Welcome to BuddyPerl, a mod_perl templating system bringing together wordpress ease of use and popular theme compatibility, with a powerful cms written in mod_perl.

Examples of this platform can be found here:

1. FoodPages.ca
2. FoodPage.us
3. FoodPlaces.co.uk
4. Dovemangi.com
5. DineHere.us
6. taglioecolore.it

These examples show how a simple and elegant wordpress theme like buddymatic can be used on top of a powerful cms.

The download links for BuddyMatic and other popular wordpress themes can still be found here.

In the meantime stay tuned for the alpha version of PerlMatic, a cms for building complex websites, in the range from university administration software, to web portals and even deal comparison engines.

This is a basic theme for BuddyPress that will be very easy to customize. The front page shows the latest post from the main blog, has a widgetized sidebar, and three widget areas in the footer.

Download version 1.5 of the theme for BuddyPress 1.2 here [download#4]

I’ve just updated this theme for BuddyPress 1.2. While I was at it, I added a theme options page with a font size & style selector, and extra color schemes. The blue is default and you now have gray, green, red and orange to choose from. I had originally designed this theme with more color blocking and borders, but decided to leave it out to be more versatile. I can’t wait to see what you guys do with it!

There’s also an added bonus – if you’re not running BuddyPress and just plain WordPressMU or even single WordPress, the theme also works. The BP features just smoothly go away. Turn on the BP plugin and they come back. One note about setup: to get the “Blog” menu item to show the latest entires from the main blog, create a new Page on the main blog called Blog, and save. Go to Settings -> Reading, and select the option to show the blog entires on the Blog page. Do not select a page for the home.

Download version 1.5 of the theme for BuddyPress 1.2 here [download#4]

We’ll be working away at updating the themes hosted here as well.

Inspired by Orkut (hey, I remember that… wonder if I can still login…) we have the Cosmic Buddy theme available from BuddyDev. Light blue with an icy wintry feel, get it from here.

A nice looking custom theme for BuddyPress found over at DeviantArt. The original dev made it for a local band, and kindly offered it for download. Swap out the graphics and you have a whole new theme.

Download link is here, as it’s tiny & hard to find on the DA site.

This was a pre-existing theme for WordPress created by Roy Guan at Theme Junkie. I added the needed BuddyPress components so it would work in BuddyPress to build a community on celebrities or fashion.

I did tweak the sidebars a little so the sidebar ad could also be shown on directory pages. The BuddyPress parts are shuffled off of the main page, so at first glance, it still looks like a regular blog. Menu items and the admin bar lead to the BuddyPress areas.

Get the BuddyPress version here: [download#2]

Sophia child theme for Thematic & Buddymatic

This is a child theme created for Thematic. You can use it with Buddymatic by changing

Template: thematic
...
/* Apply a basic layout */

@import url('../thematic/library/layouts/2c-r-fixed.css');

to

Template: buddymatic
...
/* Apply a basic layout */

@import url('../buddymatic/library/layouts/2c-r-fixed.css');

in style.css in the sophia folder. Download the Sofia child theme over here.

Updated, thanks to Grandin comment below

This is a lightly skinned BuddyPress child theme with a cool light blue color scheme. It’s just enough of a difference from the default to be pleasing.

Theme homepage Please visit the original site to download.