WordPress MU 2.8.3 Released!

After the upgrade in wordpress, wordpress MU also has an upgrade. The latest version of wordpress MU, 2.8.3 is released now. This is also a security release, so upgrade is strongly recommended.

You can download the latest version from here:

http://mu.wordpress.org/download/

Ryan S.

How to Install Buddypress in your wordpress MU?

Buddypress is a great tool for creating a social network site into your wordpress MU installation. As we know, wordpress MU is already a great of this kind. But buddypress adds some more spice and some more useful tools for you and your users.

I have just installed this feature in my MU blog(I wont tell you the address of that ), and I am learning the same. I will keep you posted in various features of this. But for starting, lets have look at the installation steps:

Installing BuddyPress from the combo download is a simple process.

1. Make sure you have WordPress MU set up and working correctly.
2. Download the combo archive of buddy press and extract it to your server.
3. Move contents of the extracted folder into “wp-content/mu-plugins”. All files should be in the root of “mu-plugins” not in a sub folder. For example, “mu-plugins/bp-core.php” NOT “mu-plugins/buddypress/bp-core.php”.
4. Move the themes to the correct locations. In the folder “mu-plugins/buddypress-theme” you will find two folders “buddypress-home” and “member-themes”. Move the “buddypress-home” folder to “wp-content/themes/” and move the “member-themes” folder to “wp-content”.

You should now have the following folder locations “wp-content/themes/buddypress-home” and “wp-content/member-themes/buddypress-member”.

5. Check the permissions on all the files you have just uploaded. They should be 755.
6. Enable the home theme for use by logging in as the WordPress MU site administrator and heading to “Site Admin > Themes” in the wp-admin area. Activate the theme “BuddyPress Home” theme via the Design or Appearance Menu.
7. Go to: “Site Admin > Profiles” in the wp-admin area.

Here you can set up profile groups and fields for users to fill in. Any fields you add
to the “Basic” group will appear on the signup form along with an avatar upload option.

8. If this is a brand new WPMU install you will need to enable registrations. Head to: “Site Admin > Options”. Check the “Enabled” radio button under “Allow new registrations” and hit the update options button. You can enable/disable blog registrations if you wish.
9. You are all set. You can customize some BuddyPress options in the “Site Admin > BuddyPress” menu item in the wp-admin area.

Ryan S.

How to edit the Index page for wordpress MU?

You have installed wordpress MU and you want to give each user a new blog. Now you want to change the main page, or introduction page of your site. Well, you do not need to publish a new post or edit the codes at all. You can do this in a very easy way as follows:

1)     Open your site contents using any FTP client.

2)     Open wp-contents/themes/home/home.php.

3)     Edit the details or create your own introduction page!

Ryan S.