BuddyPress.org

After doing a little more reading, what we are trying to create is a multisite install that allows for multi-network BuddyPress networks (x2) that segregates BuddyPress social networks in the multi network WordPress install so that each WP network has a different social network. The user base is still shared across the WP install and the root is NOT a buddypress site, rather a straight up wp site. (Not sure if used all the correct language there …

Question 1: First of all, is this possible?

So it seems like we might want to use BP Multi Network plugin by @wpmuguru & @johnjamesjacoby.
see: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-multi-network/

However, a little more reading and it seems that the WP Multi Network plugin by @johnjamesjacoby is a good candidate too.
see: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-multi-network/

Question 2: Might it be that using both of these plugins is in order? Multi Network to Create Domain/Subdomain/Subsubdomain then BP Multi Network to segregate the buddypress newtorks Subdomain from Subsubdomain? Or would BP Mulit Network suffice?

Thoughts?

As we sort this out, we are also wanting each network to have its own extended/custom profile and its own groups and forums.

As I read on I am seeing that we need to have a good understanding about how sharing a database for these discrete networks, that will also have groups & forums, could be a bit tricky.

Are there any buddypress elves out there who could provide some guidance on this issue?

btw, BuddyPress.org seems to really hate me… why is my username “Deleted User” instead of gbennyb?

@bjkitchin @gbennyb

Some basic information for multiple BuddyPress sites in one WP installation.

1. Install WordPress

2. Create a Network of your WP installation

3. Install/activate BuddyPress plugin
– BuddyPress is activated by default for the whole network. So by the same token, there is only one instance of BuddyPress for the whole network.

4. Make your BuddyPress “multisite” (separate instances of BP in one WP installation)

a. BP Multi-Network plugin https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-multi-network/
– Requires either free https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-multi-network/
or the premium http://wpebooks.com/networks/
– In effect, you need to create networks out of each subsite of your original network,
then install the BuddyPress Multi-Network plugin to have separate BP installations in each
“sub-network” … you get what I mean

OR

b. BuddyPress Multi-Network plugin http://buddydev.com/plugins/buddypress-multi-network/
– simply, separate BP site for each WP subsite. You should check this out

Best people to ask about the WP/BP Multi-Network plugins above are the plugin developers ;-p