17 build guides
Pick the shape. Get the playbook. Ship the community.
17 step-by-step guides across 9 community shapes. Five of them build purely on our own free plugins. The rest start with those same plugins and show the third-party route if you already run LearnDash, Dokan or WP Job Manager. Every one gives you the 5 steps to launch.
free WordPress LMS community with Learnomy
Courses, a member feed, and threaded discussion on one install, with every plugin in the recipe free to install.
Starts with Learnomy
WordPress services marketplace with WP Sell Services
A marketplace where people sell time and skill rather than shipping boxes: service listings, seller profiles, and order requests.
Starts with WP Sell Services
free WordPress job board with WP Career Board
A job board where employers post, candidates apply, and both keep a profile and a feed instead of an email address.
Starts with WP Career Board
free WordPress business directory with Listora
A directory where members submit the listings and every listing belongs to a person rather than floating free.
Starts with Listora
WordPress community on the free BuddyNext engine
Profiles, an activity feed, groups, messages, and notifications, plus threaded forums and member photo and video.
Starts with BuddyNext
LearnDash course community
A course community where students enroll, work through lessons, and talk to each other in the same place.
Starts with Learnomy
LifterLMS course community
A course community with flexible course structures and a member feed on the same install.
Starts with Learnomy
Tutor LMS course community
A course community with an instructor dashboard, a student feed, and one consistent design across both.
Starts with Learnomy
Dokan multi-vendor marketplace
A marketplace where sellers get their own storefront inside a community site.
Starts with WP Sell Services
WC Vendors multi-vendor marketplace
A niche marketplace with less feature surface to manage.
Starts with WP Sell Services
WCFM multi-vendor marketplace
A marketplace with complicated commission rules or multiple currencies.
Starts with WP Sell Services
WordPress job board with employer + candidate communities
A job board where employers post, candidates apply, and both take part in a community feed.
Starts with WP Career Board
WordPress business directory with community features
A directory of places or businesses with member submissions, reviews, and a social feed.
Starts with Listora
private WordPress members-only community
A private members-only community: profiles, feeds, groups, and messages, gated to people who signed in.
Starts with BuddyNext
1-to-1 + 1-to-many coaching platform
A coaching platform running one-to-one sessions, cohort programs, and a community feed on one install.
Starts with Learnomy
WordPress enterprise intranet / staff social network
A company intranet with profiles, department groups, an activity feed, documents, and announcements.
Starts with BuddyNext
WordPress membership site with community
A subscription site where paid tiers unlock community and content.
Starts with BuddyNext
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