Why BuddyPress is vBulletin's Big Opportunity

[slinky]

I'm developing a vBulletin and Wordpress MU integration or, at the very least, a synchronization of user login info and cookies.

Having used Joomla extensively, I can tell you that there were great reasons why I had enough and moved to Wordpress, as limited as it can be at times. I was extremely active in the Joomla forum and had quite a bit invested in a lot of plugins. IMHO, Joomla is a great way to whip up some quick eye candy for a text content based site only and I'd hate to use it for anything more than the basics. There is no question that a WP VB integrated product is far more appealing.

[lenzo]

Originally Posted by nwingate

I've moved on so I'm dropping out from this offer. Sorry.

He's jumping out, but I'm jumping in. I am on the bandwagon now too.

[ArnyVee]

slinky, how far have you gotten on the vB and MU integration at this point?

[donnacha]

Lenzo - Good to have you onboard, that's 14 of us now!

Slinky - that's great news, please keep us updated on your progress.

Apart from synchronizing the login info and cookies, a killer feature would be if each BuddyPress "Group" could have it's bbPress forum replaced with a vBulletin subsection i.e. mixing the vB presence right into the social network, rather than just having the vB forum as a completely separate tab. I think it would make it much easier for users to wander into a forum discussion, with so multiple points of entry, each tied to a specific group subject, rather than just one, main point of entry.

Does that make sense?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Thread closed as it seems we are doing business now.