BuddyPress is a free WordPress plugin that lets users create their own social network within a WordPress website. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install BuddyPress on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before you can install BuddyPress, you must have a WordPress website running on your system. If you do not have WordPress installed, follow these steps:
sudo pacman -S lamp
cd /tmp && wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
sudo tar xvzf latest.tar.gz -C /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R http:http /var/www/html/wordpress/
sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter your MySQL root password when prompted.
Once in the MySQL console, create the database using the following command:
CREATE DATABASE wordpress_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress_db.* TO ‘wpadmin’@‘localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’;
exit
Once you have WordPress installed and configured, you can now download and install BuddyPress:
cd /var/www/html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins && wget https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.9.1.2.zip
sudo unzip buddypress.9.1.2.zip
Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard by visiting your WordPress website and logging in.
Click on the Plugins tab in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
Scroll down to the BuddyPress plugin and click on Activate.
Follow the on-screen instructions to configure BuddyPress for your WordPress website.
By following the steps in this tutorial, you can easily install BuddyPress on EndeavourOS Latest and start building your own social network within your WordPress website.
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