BuddyPress is a plugin that you install as you would any other plugin, but it gives you much more functionality than some plugins. In this chapter, we'll work through all of the BuddyPress' features, configuring each of them in turn so that your site works as you need it to.
One of the great features of BuddyPress is that you can turn its features (or components) on and off according to your need; this means that you don't have to worry about anything that isn't relevant for your site. But in this chapter, we're going to look at all of it!
BuddyPress has plenty of potential uses, but here are just a few:
A network for a business or organization, letting colleagues communicate with each other
A tool for coordinating a project or collaboration
A community network for people interested in a specific topic
A network to support a meetup group, letting its members keep in touch between meetings
A network to promote a product or service and encourage customers...