I'm new to BuddyPress and relatively new to WPMU and couldn't find an answer to my situation via online research. I'm hoping someone here can help.
Here's what I'm trying to do. I am going to setup WPMU for a niche group that will be segmented by city. Example: http://www.nichegroup.com/nyc, http://www.nichegroup.com/la, etc. Those domains will share the same theme with minor changes based the city, activities, etc.
Here's my challenge, I want to create a niche social network with BuddyPress that includes everyone across all subdomains. In addition, if someone registers at http://www.nichegroup.com/nyc I want them to automatically be added to the social network and any applicable groups they checkmark during the registration process.
From everything I've read, people use BuddyPress as the top level domain and then allow members to setup blogs that are networked. The setup I'm trying to create BuddyPress would be on a subdomain. If so, can and how do I accomplish what I'm trying to do.
What I would do is make your http://www.nichegroup.com the main site in your network and the buddypress install. When anybody registers for one of your subsites, they will automatically be registered for an account on the main site.
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Hi and Thanks for using WPMUdev forums!
andersonwebsites' suggestion is the only way you will get a network wide Buddypress membership.
You can install Buddypress on multiple sites, but it will not connect your users, they will be members on that site only. It will need to be a network install via your top domain.
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Thanks for the answer. I was concerned about setting up BuddyPress the way you suggested because I wanted a certain look for my theme when people visited the top level domain http://www.nichegroup.com.
However, I read on another thread that I can simply redirect visitors to a landing page of my choice to get the look I want while keeping the BuddyPress functionality as you both suggested.
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What I would do is make your http://www.nichegroup.com the main site in your network and the buddypress install. When anybody registers for one of your subsites, they will automatically be registered for an account on the main site.
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Hi and Thanks for using WPMUdev forums!
andersonwebsites' suggestion is the only way you will get a network wide Buddypress membership.
You can install Buddypress on multiple sites, but it will not connect your users, they will be members on that site only. It will need to be a network install via your top domain.
Hope this helps!
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@andersonwebsites @KimberlyL
Thanks for the answer. I was concerned about setting up BuddyPress the way you suggested because I wanted a certain look for my theme when people visited the top level domain http://www.nichegroup.com.
However, I read on another thread that I can simply redirect visitors to a landing page of my choice to get the look I want while keeping the BuddyPress functionality as you both suggested.
Thanks again.
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