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A social media web site was a novel idea about a dozen years ago. &nbsp;Today, not so much. &nbsp;Why not just <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/167970719931213" rel="ugc">start a Facebook Group</a>? &nbsp;All of the social media work has already been done for you! &nbsp;WordPress is good if you want a blog (you talking to people) but its utility as a social media platform is nothing compared to Facebook.
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A social media web site was a novel idea about a dozen years ago.  Today, not so much.  Why not just start a Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/help/167970719931213]?  All of the social media work has already been done for you!  WordPress is good if you want a blog (you talking to people) but its utility as a social media platform is nothing compared to Facebook.

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Exactly what i was looking for and great response to other suggestion thank you !
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Exactly what i was looking for and great response to other suggestion thank you !

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hi guys,<br />
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I'm looking into creating a niche social media website and have been told that Wordpress is the best path to go down.<br />
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I'm just looking for some suggestions on some useful add-ons/website services that would help and make everything easier. <br />
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Thanks.
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hi guys,

I'm looking into creating a niche social media website and have been told that Wordpress is the best path to go down.

I'm just looking for some suggestions on some useful add-ons/website services that would help and make everything easier. 

Thanks.

Niche social media website

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL for creating websites and blogs. Features include a plugin architecture, a template system and strong management, customization and search systems; through its dynamic presentation of content, webmasters have the flexibility to create websites easily.

WordPress

PHP is a widely-used server-side scripting language especially suited for web development, powering tens of millions of sites from Facebook to personal WordPress blogs. PHP is often paired with the MySQL relational database, but includes support for most other mainstream databases. By utilizing different Server APIs, PHP can work on many different web servers as a server-side scripting language.

A social networking service is a platform to build social networks or relations among people who share similar interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. A social network service consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his or her social links, and a variety of additional services such as career services. Social network sites are web-based services that allow individuals to create a public profile, create a list of users with whom to share connections, and view and cross the connections within the system. Social networking sites allow users to share ideas, pictures, posts, activities, events, and interests with people in their network. Other popular services include Google+, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit, Pinterest, Vine and Tumblr.