Drupal vs BuddyPress as a Social Networking site | drupal.org

Drupal vs BuddyPress as a Social Networking site | drupal.org: "Drupal, probably more so than any package listed, is capable of being the premier choice for a social network site. It really all depends on what modules are developed, and that depends on those who have the good hearts and the know-how to create those modules.

If I had the time and the php knowledge, I'd be right there with them, building modules. Alas, neither time nor training is mine at the moment. I don't know what the technical limits of Drupal are (and ALL software has limitations), but I'd hazard a guess that most if not all of the modules needed to make such a site could be developed if someone was so inclined.

I don't know about the current state of Dolphin, but last time I was looking at it, it was buggy and lacking some necessary components unless you were willing to pay for them"

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Drupal vs BuddyPress as a Social Networking site | drupal.org

Drupal vs BuddyPress as a Social Networking site | drupal.org: "HOWEVER, if you're going to incorporate e-commerce facility, Drupal + Ubercart rocks!!! There is Wordpress e-Commerce form www.instinct.co.nz - but I haven't got much experience with that one.
Also Drupal views is way too time-consuming, compared to templating in Wordpress.

BuddyPress - well, it's new, it's maintained, it's got awesome groups, profiles, messaging etc and the theming in Wordpress is nice and easy. BuddyPress (as with Drupal) is well-scalable too because it's core is Wordpress Mu.

Elgg is cool too, but it has a limited community and contributions (for now, that is). As for e-commerce solutions there and ease of templating - I can't say."

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Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking

Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking: "10. JCow
JCow is also one of the best scripts. With free edition, it provide one way communication i.e. there will be no groups, forums, user roles etc. You will require pro edition even for some of the most prominent features provided by Elgg, Buddypress. Demo
Now, overall I would recommend Elgg, BuddyPress for all the newbies who wish to get their hands dirty with the codes. Oxwall is also preferred alternate. Many other scripts that geeks advice is Drupal. Drupal, is one of the greatest CMS but for social networking I would not recommend it. For premium, you may go with Social Engine, JomSocial (for Joomla) etc."

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Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking

Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking: "his can be used to create an e-Portfolio platform and can also be used to set up an online community where people can learn different things. It provides features such as resume builder, file manager, institutions detail and much more. Just like Elgg social networking script it also requires LAMP environment for working. Demo
7. Community Builder
Community Builder by Joomlapolis for Joomla CMS is another popular free script and provides a vast base. All the basic features + addons help it to stand in the queue with elgg, dolphin, types. But for more deep and 'advanced' feature, you would need to go with Pro Membership. Features and screenshots Demo Site Download"

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Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking

Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking: "The good part of Doplhin lies in its mobile apps, already loaded media players, and many other social plugins. But it is not all that free. The Boonex will give its ads on your site's footer, i.e. the script is not white-label. Moreover, many cases you would get on googling Dolphin comparisons with others, questioning its open source nature and the bugs. The big banner ads will surely annoy you. Demo"

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Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking

Anjaan: Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking: "Top 10 Open Source PHP Scripts for Social Networking

Creating a niche social network by geeks is yet another hobby and a play-with-code activity with the upcoming of open source scripts and facebook, twitter social plugins. It is obvious for newcomers to explore the Google for 'best cms, script for sn' bla bla. Some two years ago I too was one of those. Thanks to elgg, which gave me start just within six months and I landed with Shouvik on PPSZ"

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Sometimes SEO is everything, and content is next:

Gee, when I view that image upload in HTML is looks like a lot of code. I recently attended a wedding so sharing this photo (from the 1st orthodox wedding I attended) seemed like a nice idea.