Re: Is BuddyPress confusing to users?
BuddyPress is still very much a WP(MU) plugin. What it does best is create an instant social network around a community of bloggers … I don’t think this is a negative, but a positive.
I agree. That’s why I believe Buddypress has a lot of potential. It’s a social network, but with a strong content publishing angle.
I just wish that shift in focus from blog posts to “member management” would get more attention. Personally I don’t need any more new features. Adding forums for example only adds to the structural confusion. I’m still struggling with the basics, creating a user-friendly registration and profile settings interface.
The Dashboard of WordPress has gotten two complete overhauls within about the last year. The current version is awesome.
The WordPress admin interface is pretty good for what it has to do, but it is not what people expect when they sign up with a social network and it clashes with the front end interface.
Edit in response to Andrea_r:
P2 looks interesting. It’s an example of responding to user expectations and evolving interface “standards” on the web.
