Buddyboss
Why use Buddyboss?
The internet is rich with more than two billion individuals on major social networks such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If you are proficient in WordPress and want to create a platform that could allow people to interact with each other, Buddyboss is exactly what you need. It allows you to create a social network, a forum or a platform specialized in online courses.
There are many reasons why you should use the Buddyboss extension. First of all, it allows you to make several different projects. Depending on your preferences, you will be able to design a social network that embeds features such as: private messages, adding friends, member profiles and group creation.
Then Buddyboss helps you create an online course platform with training forums and groups. Depending on your preferences, you can even integrate a user reward system with games. If you're not interested in social networking elements anymore, you can get rid of them and stick to your e-learning platform.
Furthermore, using membership plugins, you can, with Buddyboss, create a membership website to provide access to paid content for a specific community. Finally, for a company, you have the possibility to create an intranet website. This will allow workers to access it for their different needs.
The benefits of Buddyboss?
Integrated social media platform Customer support Compatible with several Learning Management SystemsThe disadvantages of Buddyboss?
Learning curve High cost Medium quality translationsBuddyboss Overview
Full description of the tool
Before using the Buddyboss plugin, you need to understand how it works and know its different features. Here is a complete description of this plugin.
General information about the extension
Buddyboss is a social network WordPress theme. It is designed for platforms that want to specialize in interactions, private messaging, comments, friendships... The template is designed based on a plugin called BuddyPress. Depending on your preferences, you can add new features that are compatible with BBPress and BuddyPress.
Buddyboss plugin features
Buddyboss comes with many great features that will make you want to use it right away. These include support for LearnDash, LifterLMS and the mobile app.
LearnDash
LearnDash plugin allows you to turn your website into an e-learning management system. With this solution, you will allow users to purchase access to digital courses and communities related to these concepts. They will be able to take texts, submit exercises and get certified online. The great thing about the integration is that it is seamless, allowing learners to focus.
With LearnDash, you allow students to have free access to courses in exchange for a digital payment or subscription via PayPal or Stripe payment solutions. Although this plugin is not free, it is compatible with BuddyBoss. By integrating it, you will have a quality e-learning platform.
LifterLMS
Besides LearnDash, you can use LifterLMS. It is almost identical to LearnDash in terms of functionality. However, with this tool, you can offer private coaching. If you want to create an affiliate system and a platform with quizzes and statistics, this is exactly what you need. Note that it costs less than LearnDash. With Buddyboss, it's a solution you can use to offer online courses.
Integrations
One of the interesting integrations of Buddyboss is the rating system. With it you can turn your social network site into a rating website like Facebook marketplace. In order to achieve this, you just need to download the extension and install it. Besides, with Buddyboss, you will be able to sell merchandise by combining it with the WooCommerce plugin.
For a ticket purchase or event system, Buddyboss is a perfect solution. You will have access to these features thanks to the free plugins Events manager and Events calendar.
With Gamify which is a free plugin, you will have the opportunity to integrate with Buddyboss, a system of rewarding users with points, rankings, badges or achievements. This is a pretty cool feature that would help motivate learners. To turn your social networking site into a free job board, you can use the WP Employment Manager plugin. Then, you will allow members to post jobs and apply for positions.
Among the possible integrations on Buddyboss, there is the iFlychat plugin that offers a live chat option. Normally, you'll be able to enjoy a free plan, but you'll have to quickly upgrade to the premium subscription to enjoy more interesting features.
Note that Buddyboss supports an extensive list of page builders to help you create a quality platform. Some of them are: Divi, Elementor, WPBakery and Architect Thrive. Finally, for SEO, several extensions are supported. These include SEOPress, SEO by Yoast, Rank Math and SEO All-in-One Pack.
The cost of the plugin
The Buddyboss package consists of the Buddyboss theme and the free Buddyboss Platform plugin. You will get one year of free updates and one year of premium support. In case you have a site that generates a lot of traffic and revenue, good support would help you avoid problems.
For use on a single site, 5 sites and 10 sites, you must pay $228, $288 and $348 respectively. The lifetime offer costs $600.
Our opinion
Buddyboss seduces users with its user-friendliness and ease of use. Very simple to configure and very elegant, this plugin will allow you to create your social network platforms or online courses. Our opinion about the plugin is positive.
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