BuddyPress.org

Good morning!

I came here to understand this process before I jumped all the way in and risked wasting money.

I wanted to gain some understanding/ clarification on how WordPress and BuddyPress play along together and if it were possible to bring the two together under the same roof.

What I am looking to do is build a functional website for my business. I have decided to use the following theme: http://themeforest.net/item/x-the-ultimate-wordpress-theme/5871901

Under this same .com, I want to install BuddyPress. Not only this, I wish to install the following theme for it: http://themeforest.net/item/social-buddy-wordpress-buddypress-theme/3691122

The BuddyPress will be used for our team members only. I wanted us to be able to develop our project on-site. This is to eliminate having to use several systems to do our work (off-site forums, GroupMe, Google Drive, etc).

Can I have a dedicated button in our Menu bar take us to the BuddyPress forums? Or do I need an entirely new domain for this? And is it possible to install the SocialBuddy theme for BuddyPress and the X Theme for WordPress all under the same .com?

Sorry if this is confusing. I’m trying my best to explain what’s in my head. This is a bit confusing for me hence why I want to figure out this process now rather purchasing everything and finding out this may not be possible.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.