Any tips for researching a social intranet plugin?

  • I have spent a lot of time trying to find a plugin with the functions I need, but have been stymied. Any tips for researching a plugin?

    I am trying to make a social intranet for a sailing club, but where the general public can see some things, but not all. The club members can log in, friend each other, post photos against a topic, and collaborate on events.

    The club organizers need to push information to the members.

    I have BuddyPress and SportsPress installed, and it is close, but does not provide a means for members to share photos for past events, etc.

    Should I be looking for a single plugin, or a mashup of plugins? Should I count on customizing the plugins myself, or is it unrealistic to expect to find a WordPress plugin to do all of this?

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  • Moderator Jose Castaneda

    (@jcastaneda)

    THEME COFFEE MONKEY

    What have you tried? Have you tried specific plugins?

    Thread Starter Dave

    (@davedwca)

    Yes, I’ve tried several. As I said, the closest to my needs are BuddyPress and a related plugin called SportsPress. I have been searching, reading, then installing some plugins to try them. I guess I’m looking for some guidance about whether I should continue my search, or look at some other platform. Here is a list of functions I am looking for:
    1. Profiles – Allow Members to Look Up
    2. Private Messages – Members can Contact Other Members
    3. Groups – Members can be part of a group, such as Skippers
    4. Roles – Administrators, organizers, and members
    5. Notifications – E-mail is sent to notify of a response to a topic they follow; organizers can push information; Calendar reminders
    6. Members Easily post photos of past events [with approval]
    7. Calendar events have a public / private face
    8. Photos visible to public (showcase our club)
    9. Allow Members to Self-Organize (collaboration)
    10. Mobile Device Friendly
    11. Chat area for each even
    12. Streams – what is this?
    13. Reserve for events without “login friction”
    14. Administrators can easily import and manage members
    15. Administrators can be appointed to Post to the Calendar

    Thread Starter Dave

    (@davedwca)

    Update: I have started looking for a different solution than WordPress. WordPress seems to be targeted toward BLOG functionality, and content publishing. There’s nothing wrong with that, I just am doubtful I can assemble a set of plugins that accomplish all of my functionality requirements. I’m currently looking at Drupal, which will probably require a lot of customization, but advertises a lot of build in functions that I need.

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