Albums and photos can be tagged. It will also be possible to browse public photos via photo tag pages that other members can browse (just as you browse blogs via tags on wordpress.com).

Photos can also be tagged to a group as mentioned previously in the group component overview.

Photos can be uploaded from a members computer, and will be resized accordingly using the built in Wordpress image manipulation functions.

Status updates will appear in friend finder search results when privacy settings will allow it.

Something similar to the prologue WordPress theme functionality.

Credit to the myJournal business networking site for coming up with the “Wire” name, much better than my best efforts.

Any member can create a group in BuddyPress. They then become the group administrator which means they are given the option to approve or reject members wanting to join the group. They are also given the task of approving, rejecting or marking as spam content that other members tag to the group.

Every member can write blog posts and upload images to their own profile. Instead of specifically uploading content into a group, members can tag their content with a unique group tag (each group is given a unique tag once created). Once it has been tagged with the group tag, it will be placed in the approval list for the group admin to either accept or reject. Once it is accepted it will appear on the group overview page.

Quick links will likely be added to content upload pages for group tags, so that the user doesn’t have to remember them.

There is also the potential for each group to have its own BBPress forum for group related discussions

Each member will have a visible list of their friends on the site. Friends lists are browsable and members can click on each friend to see more information or add them as their own friend. Profiles are NOT restricted as a whole. Alternatively members can select which information is visible to the general public in finer detail in much the same way your blog is open, but you can make some posts private.

The ability to search for members by username, email or full name will also be included in a “friend finder”.

When adding a friend, a note can be added explaining why the friendship is being created. This is useful as friends on BuddyPress networks may not be friends in real life quite as much as they are on Facebook. BuddyPress could be used to meet people in your neighborhood, or those who like certain sports for example, rather than being an extension of your offline life.

Each member will have their own individual Inbox, Sentbox, and Drafts folder. They will be notified of new messages by a new message count on their Messaging tab as well as email notifications if enabled.

Private messaging will utilize the TinyMCE editor built into WordPress so that HTML formatted messages can be sent.

Sending of messages by group administrators and to multiple friends, as well as site wide messages by an administrator are also in consideration.

I should also make some clarifications here. Moving the blog from the main focus is all handled with the theme files. The BuddyPress plugins do not force the blog to a secondary position. This means that if you want to keep the blog front and center, it’s just a matter of editing the theme.

When BuddyPress is first installed, a “Basic” group is created with “Firstname”, “Last Name” and “Date of Birth”. These fields cannot be modified or removed as they make up the base of a member’s profile. The site admin can add fields to this Basic group. Any fields that are in this group will appear on the signup page when a member registers. By doing this, new members can partially fill in their profile and be ready to go upon first login.

For each new profile field group created by the site admin, a new sub tab is added to each members administration area. Within each sub tab a fillable form is rendered so that members can update or add their information even after they have registered.

Site admins can define the type of field (textbox, textarea, date selector, radio buttons, check boxes) as well as whether the field is required or not.

The Extended profile component also includes profile picture support. Currently this is a custom solution. There is the possibility of using the Gravatar service for this in the future, if public APIs become available. Currently profile pictures can be uploaded and activated. Inactive profile pictures are stored and can be activated at the click of a button.