The great Paul Gibbs (@pgibbs / BYOTOS), BuddyPress core developer and plugin developer, is working on an update to his Welcome Pack plugin for BuddyPress with a nifty new administrative layout, message creator, and HTML e-mails. I really appreciate his use of the native WordPress UI. I’ve used his current version minimally in other projects but can’t wait to use it all-out for my course sites in the future (along with his Achievements plugin).
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