WordPress, the most popular open source blogging platform, has just introduced its new piece of software, BuddyPress. WordPress describes BuddyPress as a sister to WordPress, although it actually requires the WPMU (WordPress Multi-user) version of Wordpres to run. The idea is that website owners can easily build their own social networking sites. Rather than just comment on articles, members will be able to interact with each other, and possibly start their own topics too, as well as have their own profile pages.
“In WordPress we have a robust and extensible base that can scale to many millions of users, and BuddyPress is essentially a set of plugins on top of WordPress that add private messaging, profiles, friends, groups, activity streams, and everything else you’ve come to expect from your favorite social network, like a Facebook-in-a-box.”
More information is available from the WordPress Development blog and also the new Buddy Press Community.
“BuddyPress will transform an installation of WordPress MU into a social network platform.” BuddyPress.org
