As discussed in previous articles, EasyOutsource is built on a fantastic social networking platform for WordPress called BuddyPress. BuddyPress is updated by an active community of developers on a regular release cycle, and our site will be updated with new features as new versions of BuddyPress are rolled out.

Our site’s version number corresponds with the BuddyPress version number we are using. We are currently at EasyOutsource 1.1, built on BuddyPress 1.1.3. A major update to EasyOutsource (1.2) is right around the corner and will be using BuddyPress 1.2.5.

BuddyPress Roadmap: http://buddypress.org/about/roadmap

BuddyPress Development Updates: http://bpdevel.wordpress.com

Updates for EasyOutsource 1.2

Favorites List:

We are doing away with the Friends system entirely as it doesn’t make much sense on a job hiring site. We will be replacing it with the ability to add users to your Favorites list. It will work similarly to the existing Friends list, with the main difference being that Favorites are one-way (do not require a confirmation) and are private.

Sorting of search results:

You will be able to easily sort workers by Last Active, Newly Registered and Alphabetical. You will be able to sort jobs by Last Active, Most Applicants, Newly Created and Alphabetical.

Updated Design:

We will take advantage of the new and improved theming system introduced in BuddyPress 1.2. The new design will be more intuitive to navigate, will make content more accessible, and will have better cross-browser support. The basic look and feel will be similar to the current design.

Probable updates for EasyOutsource 1.3.

• Search by profile fields such as Rate and Availability
• Better privacy settings
• Better integration with WordPress 3.0 (under the hood improvements)

Possible updates for EasyOutsource 1.4.

BuddyPress v1.4 is still in the brainstorming stage

• File attachments in messages
• Ability to archive messages
• Advanced profile field searching