=== Megathread === Contributors: Megathread Tags: discussions, comments, ratings, scoring, credentialing, ranking, influence, relevance, discussion based analytics, semantic analytics, social analytics, analytics, social influence, social relevance, credentials, metrics, authenticity, credibility, education, community management Requires at least: 3.0.1 Tested up to: 3.4.2 Stable tag: 1.0 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Megathread maximizes the value of your Wordpress and BuddyPress comments through Community Based Analytics that can extend across any platform. == Description == Are you looking to get more value and understanding out of your WordPress or BuddyPress comments and community? Megathread's plugin for WordPress and BuddyPress ranks the top tags, people, posts, discussions and communities based on levels of influence around specific topics of interest. Megathread then goes out and finds other people, posts, discussions, and communities that are most relevant to your site. The end result is the simplest and most accurate tool for understanding, educating, managing, targeting and connecting with your audience across the Web. Megathread helps individual users build social influence and relevance within and outside of your community. This plugin supports WordPress and BuddyPress discussions only. Please note this is our first public release of our product. If you have any questions, concerns, or want to report a bug please contact me directly: brian (at) megathread (dot) com. == Benefits == Targeting: Increase your ability to "see and be seen" across multiple platforms in the subjects of interest that are most relevant and meaningful to your online community. Awareness: Receive a comprehensive understanding of the most influential and relevant factors that apply to your site, your peers, and like-minded communities. Credibility: Generate authentic social credentials--for you, your content, and your members--and utilize their benefits across the Web. Over time we will be building the Megathread community via other blogs, forums and discussion platforms which will directly improve the cross-platform benefits Megathread provides your blog. == Installation === You can also go to this blog for detailed description and screenshots for instalation: http://www.megathread.com/megathreads-plugin-wordpress-buddypress-discussions/ See Installation Video: http://screencast.com/t/Tt1ZySAuOnZ Installation Time: Approximately 5-10 Minutes Requirements: WordPress/BuddyPress Discussions, SOAP (your server should support this.) 1) Register at http://app.megathread.com/signup and be sure to select Community. 2) Confirm your account through the confirmation email we send you. If you do not see this in your Inbox please check your Spam. Once you confirm you will receive a second email that provides essential information for community integration. Be sure to save this second email for future use. 3) Login to your Megathread Community Profile at http://app.megathread.com/signin. Be sure to login as Community. 4) Download the Megathread WordPress Plugin (megathread.zip) from the Tool Shed tab in your Megathread Community Profile. 5) In a new browser window open your WordPress Administration Dashboard by adding /wp-admin to your sites URL. 6) In the left side panel select Plugins->Add New 7) Upload the plug-in file megathread.zip which you downloaded (step #4.) (Another option to step #5 through step #7 is to FTP the contents of the megathread.zip file to your wp-content/plugins directory.) 8) In your Megathread Community Profile/Community Settings enter your Authorization URL (see below.) (Note: This is the path for the megathread_auth.php file in the plug-in directory you just installed. For WordPress this is going to be: http://[YOUR_SITE_URL]/wp-content/plugin/megathread/megathread_auth.php) 9) Create a Plugin-API Login and Plugin-API Password (step 8) and be sure to Update your changes. These credentials will have to match with your WordPress plug-in settings (step 10.) 10) In your WordPress Dashboard go to Settings/Megathread (see below) and under Megathread Settings paste your Forum ID (copy it from the second email we sent you from step 2) along with the Plugin-API Login and Plugin-API Password you created in your Community Settings (step 9) and be sure to Save your changes. == Synchronization == 1) If you have pre-existing/past discussions, select the Synchronize tab and the Sync button in order to retro-activate your past discussions. Synchronize 2) Check your Interest Manager and Dashboard in your Megathread Community Profile to make sure that Synchronization worked and that you have populated data from past discussions. If it did not work then re-check the steps in the integration process. == Screenshots == 1. Your "Local" Dashboard wich displays the most influencial Tags, People, Discussions and Sub-Communities over your site. 2. Your "Global" Dashboard wich displays the most relevant People, Discussions and Communities outside of your site. Results depend on other like-minded communities using Megathread and will grow over time. 3. A bucket list of the most influencial subjects across your Blog. 4. Be sure and use "Synchronization" to update pre-existing discussions into your profile. 5. Build interest groups for more accuracy and control over community understanding and Global visibility. 6. We recommend notifying your user base about Megathread and asking them to register through our simple user membership process. This will allow you to see who they actually are over your dashboard and widgets, and it will build a profile for them that measures their influence over any online community that uses Megathread. == Community Management == See Community Profile Video: http://screencast.com/t/xrS69qyouCpL In your Megathread Community Profile/Interest Manager you will see General Interests, Interest Groups, Hidden Interests (not Shown,) and Community Interest Groups. General Interests is a bucket list of all Tags, and their relevance (Value,) that Megathread has generated through your online discussions. You can Delete unwanted keywords or Hide them for later use. Interest Groups gives you greater control over your Megathread profile. Top 10 Tags are the default top Interests recognized over your site. You can also create your own Interest Group by selecting the Add Interest Group button. Once you create an Interest Group it will be added to your sidebar and will allow you accurate understanding and control over specific subjects that apply to your community. == User Registration == See User Registration/Profile Video: http://screencast.com/t/JZwcP6fsnjLD As a blogger you are also a user, so it is essential that bloggers claim their own user profile as soon as they have integrated their blog with Megathread. Register can register at http://app.megathread.com/signup and be sure to select Individual Registration. By entering the same email that they use to post or blog, Megathread will automatically create a user profile. If a user uses multiple emails over multiple blogs, they can associate those accounts with their Megathread universal profile. Any member that is not registered with Megathread will be known as Anonymous, until they claim their account through one of our Widgets or through the Megathread home site.