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| Stable release | 1.2.1 / February 23, 2010 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | PHP, MySQL |
| Type | Blog publishing system, Social Networking System, Social Networking, Social Network Scripts |
| License | GNU General Public License version 2 |
| Website | http://buddypress.org/ |
BuddyPress is an open source social networking software package. It is a plugin that can be installed on WordPress to transform it into a social network platform. BuddyPress is designed to allow schools, companies, sports teams or any other niche community to start their own social network or communication tool.
BuddyPress inherits and extends upon the integral functional elements of the WordPress engine including themes, plugins and widgets. As it is built on WordPress it is written using the same primary technologies, PHP and MySQL.
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BuddyPress has a range of features that will allow the creation of a social network application.
The basic installed system offers:
Group discussion forums are provided by the integration of the popular GPL forum software bbPress. With 1.1 versions and above, bbPress is seamlessly integrated within BuddyPress allowing for single sign-on and one click forum integration.
From the BuddyPress website:
Social networking in a box. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress.
| Version | Date |
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| 1.0 | Apr 30 2009 |
| 1.1 | Sept 30 2009 |
| 1.2 | Feb 16 2010 |
A full release history can be found here.
Comparison of social networking software --BuddyPress not yet listed but hopefully will be soon
  | MyOwnSpace - MyOWNSpace | Get MyOWNSpace at SourceForge.net |
| | Dolphin - Dolphin :: Smart Community Builder :: Free Software |
| | Elgg - Elgg - Open Source Social Networking & Social Publishing Platform. |
| | WordPressMU - WordPress MU › Blog Tool and Publishing Platform |
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