The guys over at Premium WPMU Dev have updated their Ning to BuddyPress user importer to include an avatar scraper, a better UI, and a few other odds and ends. You’ll need to pay at least $79 to get it, but you’ll also get access to the rest of their commercial plugins. Check it out [...]
All posts for the month April, 2010
Commercial Solution from Premium WPMU Dev
Posted by John on April 19, 2010
http://ningtobp.org/2010/04/19/commercial-solution-from-premium-wpmu-dev/
Ning Importer Now With BuddyPress Support
Boone has delivered on his promise to update his Ning importer for WordPress, and this time around has included the option to import Ning profile fields into BuddyPress profiles. Read more about it on Boone’s website!
Posted by John on April 18, 2010
http://ningtobp.org/2010/04/18/ning-importer-now-with-buddypress-support/
Call to Ex-Ning Developers
We’d like to hear your stories, and we’d like to help you in any way we can (if you need it, of course.) Drop us a comment here, or send me a PM over on BuddyPress.org if you’d like to remain anonymous. I know there’s quite a few freelance BuddyPress developers out there, and maybe [...]
Posted by John on April 16, 2010
http://ningtobp.org/2010/04/16/call-to-ex-ning-developers/
First round at Ning data import to BuddyPress
Boone B. Gorges, an independent WordPress and BuddyPress guru, has just announced his first stab at a data importer to get your Ning users setup inside of WordPress. On his blog, he says: As of right now, it does not have any BuddyPress-specific functionality. But the data that it does import – display name, username, [...]
Posted by John on April 15, 2010
http://ningtobp.org/2010/04/15/first-round-at-ning-data-import-to-buddypress/
Consultants available to help you transition
Aaron Brazell, author of The WordPress Bible is currently offering consulting services to help you get started with your own social network using WordPress and BuddyPress. David Bisset from Dimension Media is also offering to help with anything that you might need regarding BuddyPress. C. Murry Consulting is a full service technology consulting firm offering [...]
Posted by John on April 15, 2010
http://ningtobp.org/2010/04/15/consultants-available-to-help-you-transition/
Volunteers helping to code bridges
Right now Boone B. Gorges is already starting to build an importer for BuddyPress to help get your existing Ning data safely into WordPress and BuddyPress. At this point he appears to be the front runner. Brad Williams and company from WebDevStudios are thinking of making an RSS scraper, to assemble a Ning site’s information [...]
Posted by John on April 15, 2010
http://ningtobp.org/2010/04/15/volunteers-helping-to-code-bridges/
Wowsers!
Welcome to Ning to BuddyPress! In light of today’s announcement on the Ning website, several volunteers have stepped up to start coding tools to help transition your existing Ning data to a BuddyPress powered WordPress installation. I’m going to stay on top of things as they develop so there is an unofficial resource for everyone [...]
Posted by John on April 15, 2010
http://ningtobp.org/2010/04/15/wowsers/