If there is a way to hack the Friends plugin for automatically adding User ID x as a Friend for all new members, please advise and feel free to move this to the appropriate forum. If not, consider this a feature request! I searched the forums but couldn't find any discussion about what we'd like to do here ...
SUGGESTION: Automatically Add Specific Users as Friends to All New Members
DESCRIPTION: Include "config" section in plugin for assigning user IDs of existing members who will automatically be added as a Friend to all new registered users.
REASON: Eliminates "blank" Friends widgets from being displayed on sites of members who add the widget but don't add any Friends.
EXAMPLE: We want Admin (id 1) and Jerry (id 2) to be Friends of all community members so their avatars appear first in the Friends widget if/when added to the member's site.
Thanks for the consideration!
EXTRA CREDIT: Insert an "Add Friends Here" link to the Widget in the Appearance admin pane directing users to their Friends tab for adding friends once the widget has been added*.
If there is a way to hack the Friends plugin for automatically adding User ID x as a Friend for all new members, please advise and feel free to move this to the appropriate forum. If not, consider this a feature request! I searched the forums but couldn't find any discussion about what we'd like to do here ...
SUGGESTION: Automatically Add Specific Users as Friends to All New Members
DESCRIPTION: Include "config" section in plugin for assigning user IDs of existing members who will automatically be added as a Friend to all new registered users.
REASON: Eliminates "blank" Friends widgets from being displayed on sites of members who add the widget but don't add any Friends.
EXAMPLE: We want Admin (id 1) and Jerry (id 2) to be Friends of all community members so their avatars appear first in the Friends widget if/when added to the member's site.
Thanks for the consideration!
EXTRA CREDIT: Insert an "Add Friends Here" link to the Widget in the Appearance admin pane directing users to their Friends tab for adding friends once the widget has been added*.
Many thanks! Just trying to make adding friends more intuitive for our members. Many add the widget, then do nothing, or end up asking how to add Friends.
Responses (5)
WPMU DEV Fanatic — 19th February 2011 #
Hello jcnjr,
What about auto fiend invites rather than auto add friends? Would that suffice?
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/welcome-pack/
Any other votes on auto adding friends?
Cheers,
David
Member — 20th February 2011 #
We don't run buddypress and would rather not send new users another email. Thanks though!
Anyone else have thoughts about this idea? What about at least just adding the link (extra credit) to make adding Friends more intuitive?
Sales & Support Lead — 20th February 2011 #
Hiya,
I'll ask Ivan if he's got an idea - he's the current keeper of the Friends plugin.
Thanks!
Member — 20th February 2011 #
Many thanks! Just trying to make adding friends more intuitive for our members. Many add the widget, then do nothing, or end up asking how to add Friends.
Developer — 22nd February 2011 #
Hi jcnjr,
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll make sure to include something like the suggested functionality for the next version.
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