Can BuddyPress stand alone?

  • I’ve installed BuddyPress, and am trying to integrate it into the WordPress Theme “2011”, which takes some doing.

    I’d prefer to have BuddyPress as a stand alone application, using an entirely different theme from the WordPress website.

    Is this possible?

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  • No, BuddyPress is a WordPress plugin. If you need some theme support, post on buddypress.org.

    Thread Starter tucsonsam

    (@tucsonsam)

    Thank you. I think this is really a WordPress question:

    Let me ask it a different way then. Can I install WordPress a second time on the same server, in order to use the BuddyPress themes, therefore making it a standalone installation?

    If so, do I need to create a second database?

    Thank you.

    @tucsonsam

    Do you only want to install a second WP site because :

    – you want a different theme/look/layout for your BuddyPress pages?
    ==> If you know HTML, CSS, and WordPress templating, you could create an entirely different look/layout for BP pages by installing BP Template Pack plugin and creating header-buddypress.php, footer-buddypress.php, sidebar-buddypress.php, a buddypress.css file, and adding some functions in your theme’s functions.php

    OR

    – you are having a hard time making your WP theme compatible with BuddyPress?
    ==> If you need assistance with making your WP theme compatible with BP, post in the BuddyPress forums and we’ll help you there.

    OR

    – you want the BP/WP site separate from your original WP installation and have no need to integrate any information between the two installations?
    ==> Sure, depending on your hosting, you can create a physical subdomain e.g. community.yoursite.com and install WP there and create a new DB for that site. You could even use the DB of the original WP install as long as you change the DB prefix in the wp-config.php file on the new/2nd WP install is different from that of the first WP install. I would however, opt for creating a new DB for a totally separate install.

    Thread Starter tucsonsam

    (@tucsonsam)

    Thank you for your quick response! Of the three scenarios, I think that the third is the main reason I’m wanting BP to stand alone. The BuddyPress themes seem to be more appropriate for what I want to do with the BP application, although it is true I was having a hard time with making my current theme compatible. The WP website and the BP website will address a similar audience, but from a different direction, and my original intent was that they be two separate sites.

    Again, thank you.

    Sherry

    You’re welcome.

    Re BuddyPress themes: make sure that what you choose is compatible with the latest BuddyPress 1.5.5 especially if you’re buying one ??

    Thread Starter tucsonsam

    (@tucsonsam)

    Thanks again, for the heads up!

    Sherry

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