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noriise
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3rd February 2012
Hello.
Please can I describe the following setup and ask for some feedback on how best to go about it in BP...
I want users to signup and choose a role. For instance you signup and select that you are a photographer.
Then we want the ability for this user to post in other group forums such as Models. But I really want to keep the distinction that this user is a Photographer and not a Model (as you can imagine ;)
Ideally there are two sets of groups for this setup.
So here is my 1st question - One set of groups contains the members profession. This would even be searchable/sortable so I could view all users who are photographers and all users who are models.
2nd Question - But I also want the ability for a Photographer to write in the other proffesions grousp (eg. Photographer looking for a model in the models group.)
I did think about just being a little more strategic with groups and perhaps using nested-groups-plugin but to be honest I'm not confident on which solution is best and thought I'd tap into the hive mind for some advice.
Please can I describe the following setup and ask for some feedback on how best to go about it in BP...
I want users to signup and choose a role. For instance you signup and select that you are a photographer.
Then we want the ability for this user to post in other group forums such as Models. But I really want to keep the distinction that this user is a Photographer and not a Model (as you can imagine ;)
Ideally there are two sets of groups for this setup.
So here is my 1st question - One set of groups contains the members profession. This would even be searchable/sortable so I could view all users who are photographers and all users who are models.
2nd Question - But I also want the ability for a Photographer to write in the other proffesions grousp (eg. Photographer looking for a model in the models group.)
I did think about just being a little more strategic with groups and perhaps using nested-groups-plugin but to be honest I'm not confident on which solution is best and thought I'd tap into the hive mind for some advice.
I have gone ahead and waiting for contact with a couple other of the great minds here to see if we can see clear as to a viable solution for what you want to accomplish.
Please hold tight while we get together and check this out :-)
You can change permissions, create and delete roles, etc.
Then we want the ability for this user to post in other group forums such as Models. But I really want to keep the distinction that this user is a Photographer and not a Model (as you can imagine ;)
Not so easy by default, perhaps you could have some custom fields for the users profile. When they sign up they could use something like the Gravity Forms plugin. That could work, although you would have to perhaps do a little more research on that one.
So here is my 1st question - One set of groups contains the members profession. This would even be searchable/sortable so I could view all users who are photographers and all users who are models.
I suppose its possible, you might need something a little custom for searching. But if you used the BuddyPress extended profiles (mentioned above as custom fields) then you might be able to use this plugin:
I suppose another option is Forums, something like bbPress or SimplePress. (I prefer bbPress for simplicity and site wide use in networks). You could assign roles, pull in a certain status, etc.
Again to get an exact fit of what you want then you may need to do something a little custom. If you are flexible or just see something which maybe doesn't fit but you prefer then sure you should be able to achieve what you need.
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Support Kangaroo — 3rd February 2012 #
Greetings Elliot :-)
I have gone ahead and waiting for contact with a couple other of the great minds here to see if we can see clear as to a viable solution for what you want to accomplish.
Please hold tight while we get together and check this out :-)
Joe :-)
Support Chimp — 4th February 2012 #
Hey Elliot.
If you are wanting to create custom roles then you might like to consider this plugin:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-role-editor/
You can change permissions, create and delete roles, etc.
Not so easy by default, perhaps you could have some custom fields for the users profile. When they sign up they could use something like the Gravity Forms plugin. That could work, although you would have to perhaps do a little more research on that one.
http://gravityforms.com
Also maybe look at FormidablePro:
http://formidablepro.com
I suppose its possible, you might need something a little custom for searching. But if you used the BuddyPress extended profiles (mentioned above as custom fields) then you might be able to use this plugin:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-profile-search/
I suppose another option is Forums, something like bbPress or SimplePress. (I prefer bbPress for simplicity and site wide use in networks). You could assign roles, pull in a certain status, etc.
Again to get an exact fit of what you want then you may need to do something a little custom. If you are flexible or just see something which maybe doesn't fit but you prefer then sure you should be able to achieve what you need.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Sales & Support Lead — 9th February 2012 #
Yeah, this is gonna be complex.
My only other selection is that if you really only want to separate them into different lists visually (Photographer/Model) you could use something like this:
http://wpmu.org/how-to-create-multiple-user-account-types-for-buddypress/
Hope something here helps!
Member — 9th February 2012 #
thanks for the suggestions guys - will take a look at them all :)
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