Reply To: Should ALL BP plugins be network activated?
Hi disapointed,
Recent plugins are all network activable.
First of all, plugins have nothing to do with buddypress, which is itself a plugin.
on a single WP install, you “activate” plugins.
on a network install, you “activate site wide”.
By default, WP is a single install. And “network” is a WP parameter. You can install buddypress on a single WP.
Each plugin you install on the main blog is also installed to be used on the network blogs.
To give them these oportunity, you have to check the “plugins” checkbox on the network settings page
your_site/network/settings.php
If checked each blog admin can choose which plugin he want to use on his blog.
Difference between a WP plugin and a BP plugin ?
Technically, none. They work and use exactly the same principle: html, php, header infos, hooks, actions and filters.
But….
The header of a BP plugin contains a tag: buddypress
This is a crucial information for WP who knows then that the plugin should works only with BP installed.
If this tag is missing, the plugin is intended to work with WP (and maybe in some case with BP)
Another difference exist in the action, hooks and filters names, even if this is purely coding stuff and depends on programming quality and knowledge.
And that’s all !
Already disapointed ?
https://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/plugin-development/creating-a-plugin/
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