The BuddyPress Project Roadmap was just announced and version 1.1 is scheduled for an August 17, 2009 release.

If you’re unfamiliar with BuddyPress, here’s the gist:

BuddyPress will extend WordPress MU and bring social networking features to a new or existing installation.

BuddyPress is a suite of WordPress plugins and themes, each adding a distinct new feature. BuddyPress contains all the features you’d expect from WordPress but aims to let members socially interact.

All BuddyPress plugins can be themed to match your own style, in just the same way as a WordPress blog. The BuddyPress plugins are bundled with a default theme to get you going out of the box.

As all BuddyPress plugins are independant, they can be used in two different ways. All of the plugins could be used to create a complete social network from scratch, or you could use specific plugins to add desirable features to your existing blog network.

Great work guys and keep it up!  It’s really exciting watching this unfold.

WordPress 2.3.3 has been released and is an urgent security release. At the very minimum you need to update your xmlrpc.php file.

WordPress MU 1.3.3 has been released as well due to the same security fix.

Also of note, there is a vulnerability in the WP-Forum plugin that is being actively exploited right now. If you are using this plugin, please remove it until an update is available.

If you need assistance with upgrading, please contact us.