BuddyPress.org | J.H. Snider | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/jhsnider/activity/ Activity feed for J.H. Snider. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:37:07 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 692b68c2c495232024681ad0561c4052 J.H. Snider started the forum topic Naked vs. Dressed Buddypress in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons vs. Ning vs. ... http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/naked-vs-dressed-buddypress/ Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:31:02 +0000 In recent months the number of premium Buddypress themes has greatly expanded (e.g., see http://premium.wpmudev.org, http://www.woothemes.com, and http://buddydress.com). This turns naked Buddypress into a much more polished, integrated, and good looking platform–but only if you’re willing to spend extra money. In the feature wars, however,…[Read more]

]]> b540e5a93c9df4529c03a0bf7e70fc17 J.H. Snider posted on the forum topic Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons… http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-drupal-commons/#post-67638 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:14:12 +0000 On August 5, 2010 Acquia released Drupal Commons. So far, the reviews appear mixed. The product appears to be targeted to the business enterprise. Moreover, out-of-the-gate it appears to have some significant limitations, making it for now a niche community building application. My guess is that Buddypress, based on the Wordpress platform, still…[Read more]

]]> 6dc8f8d0832072ccf3659016d3b4c8d0 J.H. Snider posted on the forum topic Buddypress vs. Buddypress with proprietary extensions in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons… http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-buddypress-with-proprietary-extensions/#post-66144 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:25:02 +0000 I think the open source movement is largely based on the assumption that there is a free lunch. Most developers to core open source code don’t expect to be paid for their work and most users of open source code don’t expect to pay for use of the code itself. To the extent that useful […]

]]> 257eae929975c8973ced8ca207ee5d4c J.H. Snider started the forum topic Buddypress vs. Buddypress with proprietary extensions in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons… http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-buddypress-with-proprietary-extensions/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:35:00 +0000 When the cost of sophisticated Buddypress themes is factored in, the cost of commercial community building websites seems much more competitive or even a bargain. This doesn’t mean there aren’t other reasons to use the Wordpress/Buddypress platform. But cost–as in “free” or even “low cost”–may not currently be sound grounds for a choice. Of course, […]

]]> 036a006b4a917a71c3521cbb8478d71c J.H. Snider posted on the forum topic Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons… http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-drupal-commons/#post-64455 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:56:18 +0000 Jay,

Thanks for the additional info / corrections.

It’s sometimes hard for me to keep track of all the various definitions of open and free. My impression from what you’ve said is that Drupal Commons is open and free to the same degree as Buddypress. It just has additional commercial options.

–Jim

]]> 385dc3c07ab90575ab60db244a051ecd J.H. Snider started the forum topic Buddypress vs. ExpressionEngine in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons… http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-expressionengine/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:14:26 +0000 ExpressionEngine Links: Home Page: http://expressionengine.com/ ExpressionEngine Pros: Classy design; appears to be feature rich Integrated platform built with many modules Includes a Wiki Impressive Fortune 500 and Silicon Valley client list Claims to be built on open source software, including CodeIgniter, an open source PHP framework…[Read more]

]]> 8b82c01e3c50fc5b9800a7c34f83ff81 J.H. ("Jim") Snider started the forum topic Buddypress vs. Ning in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons… http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-ning/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:06:31 +0000 Ning Links:
Home Page: http://about.ning.com/index.php

Ning Pros:
Simple, elegant, and feature rich
Integrated plaform: few worries about outdated, incompatible plugins
Has some Wordpress “plugins” such as Polldaddy

Ning Cons:
Proprietary data and platform
Monthly fees, which can change at any time
No wiki
No open “plugin” community

]]> d549c785b5fe27bd23a2efe73e74dbbf J.H. ("Jim") Snider posted an update in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons…: An annoying little quirk in Buddypress: since setting up my […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/29193/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:51:01 +0000 An annoying little quirk in Buddypress: since setting up my group (Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons…) several days ago, I have repeatedly tried to upload an image as my Group avatar. Each time I do so I get the following message: “Oops! This link appears to be broken.” The files I have tried to upload have been formatted as either a jpg or gif.

]]> 0 9f8fe4161652bb30c2a6159ef877f749 J.H. ("Jim") Snider posted on the forum topic Buddypress vs. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons… http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-tiki-wiki-cms-groupware/#post-62891 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:26:13 +0000 You apparently misread the review. By weak support, I meant that Tiki Wiki did not have the same quality of support as Wordpress and Buddypress. I thought that was clear from the context (and, by the way, I’m a great fan of @LisaSabinWilson‘s books, which is why I mentioned their titles). In any case, I welcome […]

]]> f8e2ab44dbce233f4da913cf8f983c06 J.H. ("Jim") Snider started the forum topic Buddypress vs. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware in the group Drupal Commons vs. Buddypress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-tiki-wiki-cms-groupware/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:50:30 +0000 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Links: Home Page: http://info.tikiwiki.org/tiki-index.php Do-it-yourself Demo: http://info.tikiwiki.org/Get+Tiki#Tiki_Demo:_Try_Before_You_Install Note: version 5, a big improvement over version 4, was released on June 8, 2010. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Pros: Open Source Feature rich core, including polls, wikis, and lots…[Read more]

]]> 5e22e4936aad95fc272426ab0fadeee0 J.H. ("Jim") Snider started the forum topic Buddypress vs. Telligent in the group Drupal Commons vs. Buddypress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-telligent/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:34:45 +0000 Telligent Links:
Home Page: http://telligent.com/
Telligent Community: http://telligent.com/products/telligent_community/
Telligent Analytics: http://telligent.com/products/telligent_analytics/

Demo:
Haiti Earthquake APAN Website: http://telligent.com/apan.aspx

Telligient Pros:
Gazillions of integrated features
Wiki support
Email…[Read more]

]]> f8dc2d9c4963a614b79f325da16c350a J.H. ("Jim") Snider started the forum topic Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons in the group Drupal Commons vs. Buddypress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-drupal-commons/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:22:02 +0000 Drupal Commons Links: Acquia Product Sheet, including video demo: http://acquia.com/products-services/drupal-commons Acquia White Paper: http://acquia.com/files/marketing/0032.Building_Enterprise_Social_Communities_with_Drupal.pdf Drupal.org website: http://drupal.org/project/commons Drupal Commons Pros: Open Source Feature rich, including wiki…[Read more]

]]> e45562714f20be400ec157975f5791e0 J.H. Snider posted an update: @boonebgorges Boone, it's great to hear that you've joined […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/28220/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:53:15 +0000 @boonebgorges Boone, it’s great to hear that you’ve joined the Buddypress support team. CUNY is my favorite demo of Buddypress. I hope you’ll continue your work integrating MediaWiki with Buddypress. I also hope you’ll carefully study the new Drupal Commons, as well as Telligent community building tools, to get ideas for how Buddypress can be…[Read more]

]]> 1 1004752bdb94287f3c94c46fa1630b41 J.H. Snider posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/28153/#acomment-28217 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:32:30 +0000 Ray,

When you have some free time, I’d encourage you to look at Telligent as well, especially its statistical tools for analyzing community behavior.

–Jim

In reply to - jhsnider posted an update in the group Drupal Commons vs. Buddypress: In late May, I attended Gov 2.0 Expo and saw Acquia promoting its Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons is an integration of “groups, discussion f […] ]]> 764c3d189ffc6a9a4e1e574a517c2b75 jhsnider posted an update in the group Drupal Commons vs. Buddypress: In late May, I attended Gov 2.0 Expo and saw Acquia promoting […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/28153/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:00:34 +0000 In late May, I attended Gov 2.0 Expo and saw Acquia promoting its Drupal Commons. Drupal Commons is an integration of “groups, discussion forums, blogs, wikis, documents, and events into a single packaged solution.” Sounds a lot like what Buddypress is trying to do.

Here is some more information on Drupal Commons:

Product Sheet, including vid…[Read more]

]]> 2 965be213aa4e5c73d1975cbc29ba00fe jhsnider created the group Drupal Commons vs. Buddypress https://buddypress.org/updates/p/28142/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:40:23 +0000 0 dffc4e298c79e903befbfd2f16f5b5be J.H. Snider posted an update: @johnjamesjacoby i hope you will make Buddypress integration […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/28105/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:32:40 +0000 @johnjamesjacoby i hope you will make Buddypress integration with MediaWiki (as done by CUNY) a high priority.

And, as you are undoubtedly aware, updating the default Buddypress theme to be on a par with the new Wordpress 2010 default theme would, by setting the bar higher, greatly improve the overall quality of Buddypress themes (which, in my…[Read more]

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