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  Jake Spurlock

  7 months ago

  Ummm... Still not 1.0. So duh, why would it be ready for mainstream? If you follow the roadmap, 1.0 is scheduled for December 15th, perhaps then, a qualified review should be given. Not one based on alpha/beta software.
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  Paul Stevens

  7 months ago

  This is more a review of WordPress MU than anything, it doesn't look like you even got to installing BuddyPress? Fairly misleading title.
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  apeatling

  7 months ago

  BuddyPress is designed to add social networking features to new and existing blog networks. Blog networks run WordPress MU and it has always been stated that it will run on MU.
  
  It's early days for the project and there is no reason why a version for single installations of WordPress can't be released.
  
  It would nice to hear the problems you have had installing WordPress MU, that way they can be considered and addressed. Did you try posting on the WordPress MU forums?
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  Nick O'Neill

  7 months ago

  Hi Andy,
  
  Thanks for commenting. I'd love to run my blog network on Wordpress MU for multiple domains. I started looking into and set things up on a new server but things didn't seem to work. I went to look for further documentation and there was none. After spending 6 hours trying to get two domains to work on the same site I decided that it would be better just to have a separate installation for each.
  
  The ultimate goal was to have all the user accounts work across my blog network but unfortunately I'm now considering programming my own system for that. I could have posted on the forum but I don't have time for tracking it, blogging, and programming my other projects at the same time.
  
  If I had a dedicated developer it sounds like Wordpress MU would be a good option. Let me know if you feel differently.
  
  Best regards,
  Nick
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  Matt

  7 months ago

  It's easy to share user tables across multiple WP blogs, you don't even need MU. There is some functionality in wp-config:
  
  http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php
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  Nick O'Neill

  7 months ago

  Hey Matt,
  
  Thanks for commenting ... I would do that if my user tables were in the same database. Unfortunately they aren't :( Do you know if there is any way to link the two databases to one Wordpress user table?
  
  Best,
  Nick
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  craig

  7 months ago

  All I can say is. . a suite of BuddyPress plugins for single install WP would be SUPER fantastic.
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  Mike Lee

  3 months ago

  Any new experience on this since all the new Plug-Ins and added documentation? Looks like a lot of people use it according to this link.
  
  I'm looking at using BuddyPress so very eager to hear if you stuck with this and how it worked out.
  
  http://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=185
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  Paul

  3 months ago

  Nick, any success with your project? I have a blog on WP 2.7.1 that I'd like to migrate to MU to use with Buddypress. Distinct from that domain, I'm setting up more of a social network. I'd like Buddypress to function across the domains. Any resources to help figure this out?
  
  Is there an alternative?
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  harvey

  3 months ago

  DO NOT, I mean DO NOT use Buddypress Facebook connect plugin! This program is buggy, will screw up your WPMU installation, and the junior geeks on the buddypress site refuse to answer a single question about error mesages that the plugin WILL generate. Check out the number of ignored messages. It doesn't matter whether you delete every single file and start with both a clean installation of WP MU and BuddyPress Trunk, the installation will generate endless numbers of mysterious error messages which no one will acknowledge or offer a fix for.
  
  In short, this plug-in bites.
  
  It's a great idea, I wish that a real company would create a facebook/social engine integration. Here's hoping, because this user would gladly pay for a genuine product, not a buggy,
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  Nice one harvey.

  2 months ago

  The facebook connect plugin is running fine on testbp.org - so perhaps it you that is a "junior geek"?
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  Teijo

  3 weeks ago

  Hi,
  
  
  I really would like to try Buddypress for WP (single user).
  I don’t know how long I can wait and are thinking of trying another social network plugin. So, I have 2 questions;
  
  1/ Does anyone know of another plugin similar to Buddypress?
  2/ If creating friends on this other platform, is it then later possible to import these friends into Buddypress?
  
  I really appreciate your advice here as I’m not a pro on this.
  
  Cheers -:)
  Teijo
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