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CBOX Classic Optional Plugins

The “A la Carte” or Optional plugins are not automatically installed when you install CBOX Classic.  If you want to use one of these, select its checkbox and click on the blue update button to install the plugin.  Then you can toggle the activate/deactivate hyperlink from the CBOX Classic dashboard.   Once installed, these optional plugins will be managed by CBOX Classic.

External Feeds

The BP External Group RSS plugin lets a group’s administrator attach one or more external blogs to a group. Once attached, the activity from these external blogs will appear in the group’s activity stream.

This is an optional plugin and will need to be selected when installing Commons In A Box.

  • A la Carte
  • Documentation: See the plugin page.
  • Authors: Developed by Andy Peatling and modemlooper.
  • Support: Support for the plugin can be found here.

To set up feeds from external blogs, a group admin needs to go to “External Blogs” on the group admin panel:

External Blogs Screenshot

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Reply By Email

The Reply By Email plugin lets members reply to group forum posts from the comfort of their inboxes. Rather than logging into the site and going to the group forum page, members can post forum topics and respond to them from their email client.

  • A la Carte
  • Documentation: See plugin page
  • Authors: Developed by Ray Hoh in conjunction with the CUNY Academic Commons.
  • Support: Support for this plugin can be found here or on FAQ page.

When you receive notification via email from a fellow group member, you can simply write a response from your email client:

Reply By Email screenshot

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CBOX Classic Guide

  • Overview
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  • Configuring CBOX Classic
    • CBOX Classic Theme
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      • Sitewide Wiki
      • BuddyPress vs. bbPress Forums
      • Handling Registration
  • CBOX Classic Theme Developer Guide

CBOX has its roots in the CUNY Academic Commons, which in turn was made possible through funding from The City University of New York itself.

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The Commons In A Box was made possible through the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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The CUNY Graduate Center has directly contributed to the CUNY Academic Commons, housing the project since its inception, and has contributed to CBOX through its GC Digital Initiatives.

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