How to create a Social Networking Site like Orkut, MySpace using Open Source Drupal or Elgg?

Submitted by sudeepg on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 12:43.

I was evaluating to build a social networking site using open source stuff like Drupal, Elgg. Elgg provides out of the box functionality for a social networking site like Orkut, Hi5, Myspace, but Drupal is far more flexible. It seems Elgg is not tested and used as much as Drupal. I have been working on Drupal for a long time now and my faith on it has only increased, though, I had to make changes to the code and modules at times.

Even though, I was skeptic about Elgg, I did some initial code evaluation and installtion. But, was not satisfied and therefore, decided to go with Drupal.

Following is the list of modules, I could need to make a social networking site:

guestbook ( equivalent to comments on profile or scraps )
image, inline, shazamgaller: to be able to add images inline and create photo gallaries.
invite ( allows to become member by invitation only )
OG ( gives you groups or communities )
cck ( let you make any type of content )
private message ( and chat, if you want )
mysite
nodeprofiles (http://groups.drupal.org/profiles-as-nodes)
event
buddylist

Other modules, you might need:

bbcode & wysiwyg toolbar
captchya
devel
feedback
flatforum
flexinode
legal

Hope, the list doesn't look long. But, it is obvious code customization iwould be required at places to suit your need and that is very power of open source comes.

drupal doesn't fit for SNS

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 07:35.

I think drupal is more like a content mangement, not a community mangement.

You should find a social networking script like okphp

Try a system like SimStreet.com to create your Social Networks

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 11:32.

I have found a site called SimStreet.com (http://www.simstreet.com) that enables you to create you own social networks and control your own adverts. Its very easy to use, and well worth considering.

looking to build a site

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 21:13.

hello,

I was looking to build a site "facebook" style and was thinking of using precoded software like abledating 2.4 (for examle)

my issue is that I am not a web programmer. I am a freelance graphic artist but image design is about as far as i go. also, the site would not be for dating, more like networking over current issues. i had been quoted prices from 7 to 15 thousand by web designers and i don't have any where near that. what would you reckamend? I see these SNS all over the net so it can't be that expensive to build one, or can it? do you know of a network or forum where i could get in contact with programmers who would be willing to go in as a partner in ownership if i fit the the bill of cost or would i be better off buying the softwear and going in to it that way?

mlsalters77@hotmail.com

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thank you

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/04/2007 - 07:36.

thanks much for compiling this list. I was wandering a bit aimlessly but nowhave a decent grasp of what I'm looking to do.

Jay Armstrong

Nice

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/02/2007 - 14:18.

hello, can you write a tutorial to setup an social network site?

social network development

Submitted by juansuave8 on Thu, 06/07/2007 - 19:25.

Hello,I need a social network development using drupal. This is a perosnal project of mine. Please contact me at 416programmers at gmail.com. This will be a paid project.I hope to hear from you soon

Complete module list

Submitted by sudeepg on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 13:02.

Somebody gave me this complete list and said that he made changes to only buddylist to get it up and running. Apart from that he did lot of theming changes.

block
buddylist
chatroom
comment
computed_field
contemplate
content
date
feedback
filter
forms
help
image
image_exact
imagefield
inactive_user
insert_view
invite
landing_page
link
locale
menu
nice_menus
node
nodefamily
nodeprofile
nodereference
number
optionwidgets
page
pageroute
pageroute_ui
path
pathauto
poll
privatemsg
profile
registerprofile
search
simplenews
statistics
story
system
taxonomy
text
tinymce
tracker
user
usernode
userpoints
userreference
views
views_fusion
views_rss
views_theme_wizard
views_ui
watchdog
xstatistics

Project In Mind: Need a Affordable Developer/Partner

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 00:04.

Below is my ad on CL looking for Web Developer. Could you please provide me estimate for something like this using Drupal, is it even possible? I'm working witha limited budget and looking for some quotes as well as sample of work here of similar sites.

LOOKING FOR A PARTNER: Web Developer to create social Networking site

Reply to: gigs-710345827@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-06-06, 2:23PM PDT

I've several years of Web Development experience however This is something I can't create myself since
1) it reaquires technical knowledge of particular componants
2) I don't have that kind of time with my full time job being super demanding.

Below is more about me
http://www.hourtown.com/index.html?view=service&id=ed9e0f78997c392d6b2c325233772b58&service_id=

With that being said, I want to design social networking site.

Think web 2.0 layout of some sites I like
www.mixermixer.com
www.orkut.com
www.linkedin.com

It would be nice to estimate on something like this.
I want to use as many free services as there are available without losing too much control of data and such,

Here are some high level requirements:
Users are able to create profile
Users should be able to Upload photos (multiple profile photos)
Users should be able to share messages with each other (private messages)
share music library (optional)
Messaging/IM capability (optional)
Blog

Eventually I want to include SEO tags, keywords, people to be able to search site and pick it up in google etc
most of money will be made from advertisement.

if i decide to go with something like NING then I can't have access over the DB and client info and such right? plus i have to pay them $20 /month if i want to take away the ads and use my own ads.
any thoughts here?

I don't have deep pockets to spend tons of $ on project like this. I'm willing to partner up with someone if they are interested or just pay them cash as long as your bid is reasonable.

Email me

do you have the site URL

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/10/2007 - 19:05.

Hi,

could you please post the url of the site developed with the above modules ?

Cheers

Loic

Any chance of a link to his site?

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 15:58.

I'd love to see what all of that amounts too!

Cheers.