Enterprise intranet
Build a WordPress enterprise intranet / staff social network
A company intranet with profiles, groups, activity feed, document sharing, and announcements. WordPress + BuddyPress beats commercial intranet platforms on per-seat cost past ~50 employees.
Stack recipe
What you need to assemble.
Theme
Reign Theme
Pro pack
BuddyPress Community Bundle
Third-party · third-party
BP Lock
Third-party
Google / Microsoft SSO plugin
Build it in 5 steps
From zero to live community.
Single sign-on
WP SSO + Google Workspace or Microsoft Entra. Staff sign in with their work account. No new password to manage.
Gate the entire site
BP Lock or a membership plugin restricts the intranet to authenticated staff only.
Department groups
BuddyPress group per department + per project. Activity feed per group keeps cross-team chatter sane.
Document sharing
WPMediaVerse for files. Or integrate with Google Drive / Microsoft 365 via embeddable iframes per group.
Announcements
Pinned posts + email digest (FluentCRM or Mailpoet). Weekly company-wide digest beats daily noise.
Wbcom in-house plugins
Pair Reign with these in-house add-ons.
Built by the same team that ships Reign. Designed to work natively with the theme + BuddyPress + the kit you pick.
BuddyPress Activity Share Pro
Members reshare activity to other groups + external networks.
BuddyPress Polls
Member polls in groups + activity feed. Engagement compounder.
BuddyPress Reactions
Emoji reactions on activity posts. Lighter than full comments.
BuddyPress Moderation Pro
Report + block + mute on every post and member.
Reign Demo Installer
One-click import of 30+ demo sites. Free with Reign theme.
Wbcom Essential
Free utility plugin bundling small enhancements for BP + Reign.
BuddyPress Check-ins
Daily check-ins build streaks + accountability.
BuddyPress Follow
Follow members + see their activity in a custom feed.
All Wbcom plugins integrate natively with Reign and BuddyPress. Mix in third-party tools (LearnDash, Dokan, MemberPress, etc.) where they fit your build.
FAQ
Common questions.
Per-seat cost vs commercial intranets?
Slack / Workplace / Confluence run $5-15/user/month. WordPress + Reign + BuddyPress = flat hosting cost ($30-80/mo) for any team size. Past ~50 staff the per-seat math heavily favors self-hosted.
Does this work with Google Workspace SSO?
Yes — Google Apps Login plugin or WP SAML Auth + Google as IdP. Setup is one afternoon.
Ship it