How To Make A Social Media Website Like Facebook With WordPress & BuddyBoss

In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll guide you through creating a social media community website using WordPress and BuddyBoss. Learn how to build a platform that not only brings people together but also generates income through ads, affiliate marketing, product sales, and online courses.

Here’s what we’ll cover:
Installing the BuddyBoss plugin and theme on WordPress.
Customizing the news feed with widgets.
Setting up member pages, groups, and forums and linking them seamlessly.
Adding a webshop to sell products and integrating free and paid courses.
Implementing gamification features like points, ranks, and leaderboards to keep users engaged.
Enabling users to redeem earned points for rewards directly on your website.
On the monetization side, we’ll explore multiple revenue streams:

Google AdSense to earn from ads.
Affiliate marketing to promote relevant products.
Selling your own products, courses, and services.
Offering memberships for exclusive content and community access.

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a fully functional, monetized social media website where users can connect, learn, and engage—all while building a sustainable income.

00:00 Intro
08:39 Get Web Hosting
13:28 Install WordPress
14:27 Choose A Free Domain

17:10 Clean Up Your WordPress Website
21:48 Redirect Visitors To Maintenance Page
28:14 Website Title

30:43 Get BuddyBoss
36:09 Create A Logo And Favicon
38:58 Complete Your Profile
41:55 Configure BuddyBoss
53:18 Create A Post In The News Feed
55:08 Add More Members
59:18 Change The Colors
01:01:54 Change The Notification Color
01:04:29 Configure The News Feed
01:13:18 Sidebars And Widgets
01:20:18 Configure The Header And Footer

01:23:51 Extend The Registration Page
01:33:40 More Newsfeed Features
01:40:22 Import Dummy Data
01:43:27 Import Dummy Members
01:45:58 Connections and Follows
01:47:55 Configure The Profile Page
01:49:36 Add Extra Profile Fields

01:55:39 Configure The Menu and BuddyPanel
01:58:58 Groups
02:13:59 Forums
02:24:56 Configure The Forum
02:31:08 Send Messages To Groups

Monetization
02:36:07 BuddyBoss And Affiliate Marketing
02:44:50 BuddyBoss And Selling Products
02:58:30 BuddyBoss And Google Adsense
03:06:19 Selling Courses
03:23:57 Link Course Buyers To Specific Groups
03:32:13 Automate The Course Selling Process With Stripe

03:40:07 Add Gamification To Your Website Using GamiPress
03:51:38 Add Ranks To Points
04:01:38 Create A Leaderboard based on points
04:07:52 Let Members Buy Things With Points

04:14:28 Turn Your Website Into A Membership Subscription
04:42:42 Add GIFs to Your Website
04:47:16 Configure The Moderation Options
04:54:53 Thank You

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