[buddypress-dev] Blog Focus

[Andy Peatling]

On 4-Apr-08, at 8:37 AM, Andrea wrote:
> Doh, sorry, that was me. :D I get it now.

Not at all, the website spelled it out this way and I didn't clarify  
that this wasn't set in stone. :)

Andy


> Andrea
>
> Andy Peatling wrote:
>> I just noted a thread in the MU forums regarding concerns about  
>> removing the blog as the main focus. I just want to clear this up.
>>
>> This is all handled within the theme files. This means that anyone  
>> can create a custom theme (or modify an existing one) and keep the  
>> blog front and center. This would not affect the other components  
>> as they can still be rendered anywhere you like using the correct  
>> template tags.
>>
>> It might even be an idea to create two bundled themes, one for a  
>> Facebook like experience, and another for blogging with social  
>> networking features.
>>
>> All I'm really saying here is that the BuddyPress plugins don't  
>> force the blog into a secondary position. That is up to you as  
>> theme developers. Currently, the default theme just handles it this  
>> way. I'm clearing this up on the website right now.
>>
>> Andy
>>
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