Blair Williams

<p>The simplest way to turn your WordPress website into a Social Network comparable to Facebook or LinkedIn. Mingle makes it easy to create a social network for your family, church, business or even a premium membership site! Mingle uses your standard WordPress website and standard WordPress theme to create your Social Network instantly. So go ahead and try it out–give your users a more social experience on your website today!</p>
<h4>See Mingle In Action!</h4>
<p>You can now try Mingle out in our Mingle Community! Come be my friend at:<br />
<a href="http://wpmingle.com" title="Mingle WordPress Community" rel="nofollow ugc">Mingle WordPress Community</a></p>
<h4>Community Builders</h4>
<p>If you’re planning on launching Mingle as part of a Premium Membership site we’ve seen great success with people using <a href="http://memberpress.com" title="MemberPress" rel="nofollow ugc">MemberPress</a>.</p>
<p>FYI, MemberPress is a WordPress plugin created by the same people who brought you <a href="http://prettylinkpro.com" title="Pretty Link Pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Pretty Link Pro</a>, <a href="http://www.affiliateroyale.com" title="Affiliate Royale" rel="nofollow ugc">Affiliate Royale</a> and Mingle.</p>
<h4>Note</h4>
<p>Mingle still hasn’t been tested with every theme or browser in existence yet. However, Mingle was developed and works exceptionally well on most themes.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>User Profile Pages</li>
<li>Pretty Profile Urls (to help with memorability and Google Indexing)</li>
<li>Ability to Upload custom avatars (falls back on Gravatar)</li>
<li>User Friending</li>
<li>User Profile Posting (for friends)</li>
<li>User Profile Post Commenting (for friends)</li>
<li>Friend Activity Pages</li>
<li>Full Member Directory</li>
<li>Login & Navigation Widget</li>
<li>Random or Recent Users Widget</li>
<li>Email Notifications</li>
<li>User Email Notification Opt-Outs</li>
<li>Front end login, logout, lost password and registration system (So your subscribers never need to see the WordPress login or admin)</li>
<li>Twitter-Like user tagging (using the @ symbol followed by the user’s name)</li>
<li>Custom Profile Fields (configurable by the admin)</li>
<li>Private Messaging</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<p>Mingle is currently available in the following languages thanks to awesome translators!</p>
<ul>
<li>Albanian (sq_AL) — <a href="http://dubupee.com" title="Klajdi Hena" rel="nofollow ugc">Klajdi Hena</a></li>
<li>Armenian (hy_AM) — <a href="http://TheBlog.am" title="Karo Kendimian" rel="nofollow ugc">Karo Kendimian</a></li>
<li>
<p>Belarusian (be_BY) — Marcis Gasuns</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Bulgarian (bg_BG) — <a href="http://www.ivominchev.com" title="Ivo Minchev" rel="nofollow ugc">Ivo Minchev</a></p>
</li>
<li>Dutch (nl_NL) — <a href="http://rolograaf.com" title="Lourens Rolograaf" rel="nofollow ugc">Lourens Rolograaf</a></li>
<li>English</li>
<li>French (fr_FR) — <a href="http://www.gatewaytranslation.com" title="Andre Lefebvre" rel="nofollow ugc">Andre Lefebvre</a></li>
<li>German (de_DE) — <a href="http://www.mindgears.de" title="Bernd Zolchhofer" rel="nofollow ugc">Bernd Zolchhofer</a></li>
<li>Italian (it_IT) — <a href="http://www.giast.com" title="Gianluca Storani" rel="nofollow ugc">Gianluca Storani</a></li>
<li>Persian (fa_IR) — <a href="http://pad.ir" title="Ardalan Naghshineh" rel="nofollow ugc">Ardalan Naghshineh</a></li>
<li>Polish (pl_PL) — <a href="http://www.jacekdudzic.eu" title="Jacek Dudzic" rel="nofollow ugc">Jacek Dudzic</a></li>
<li>Romanian (ro_RO) — <a href="http://www.tinerifaracompromis.net" title="Petrovan Ionut" rel="nofollow ugc">Petrovan Ionut</a></li>
<li>Russian (ru_RU) — <a href="http://constantine-khorunzhev.moikrug.ru/" title="Constantine Khorunzhev" rel="nofollow ugc">Constantine Khorunzhev</a></li>
<li>Spanish (es_ES) — Carlos Mejias</li>
<li>Swedish (sv_SE) — <a href="http://www.exceedingthelimits.se" title="Philip Holm" rel="nofollow ugc">Philip Holm</a></li>
<li>Turkish (tr) — <a href="http://www.vizyoncu.com" title="Mertcan Temel" rel="nofollow ugc">Mertcan Temel</a></li>
</ul>
<p>If you don’t see your language on this list or the translation in your language isn’t adequate, please contact me on my blog at http://blairwilliams.com or at http://wpmingle.com and I can give you instructions on how to translate Mingle.</p>


WP Mingle

The simplest way to turn your standard WordPress website with a standard WordPress theme into a Social Network.

Introvoke Inc. dba Sequel.io

<p>Sequel is a powerful WordPress plugin that transforms your website into a comprehensive virtual or hybrid live engagement platform. Built on the robust Sequel.io infrastructure, this plugin enables you to seamlessly embed interactive networking hubs and live events directly into your WordPress content.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Networking Hubs</strong>: Create interactive virtual networking spaces where attendees can connect, chat, and engage with each other</li>
<li><strong>Live Events</strong>: Host virtual or hybrid events with full video conferencing capabilities</li>
<li><strong>User Integration</strong>: Automatically passes WordPress user information (name, email, avatar) to provide personalized experiences</li>
<li><strong>UTM Tracking</strong>: Full support for UTM parameters and marketing campaign tracking</li>
<li><strong>Join Codes</strong>: Support for easy event access via join codes</li>
<li><strong>Responsive Design</strong>: Embedded content adapts to any screen size</li>
<li><strong>Camera & Microphone Access</strong>: Full support for interactive video and audio features</li>
<li><strong>Screen Sharing</strong>: Built-in support for display capture and screen sharing</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p>The plugin provides five shortcodes for embedding different types of content:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>[sequel_networking_hub]content_id[/sequel_networking_hub]</code> – Embed a networking hub</li>
<li><code>[introvoke_mingle]content_id[/introvoke_mingle]</code> – Legacy shortcode for networking hubs</li>
<li><code>[sequel_event]event_id[/sequel_event]</code> – Embed a live event</li>
<li><code>[introvoke_event]event_id[/introvoke_event]</code> – Alternative shortcode for events</li>
<li><code>[IntrovokeEvent]event_id[/IntrovokeEvent]</code> – Legacy event shortcode</li>
</ul>
<h4>User Experience</h4>
<p>For logged-in WordPress users, the plugin automatically passes:<br />
– User ID<br />
– Email address<br />
– Display name (with fallback to first/last name if available)<br />
– Avatar image<br />
– All URL parameters for tracking and analytics</p>
<p>For anonymous users, the plugin supports:<br />
– Join codes for event access<br />
– UTM tracking parameters<br />
– Custom query parameters</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h4>Basic Event Embedding</h4>
<p>To embed a live event:<br />
    <code>[sequel_event]your-event-id[/sequel_event]</code></p>
<h4>Basic Networking Hub Embedding</h4>
<p>To embed a networking hub:<br />
    <code>[sequel_networking_hub]your-hub-id[/sequel_networking_hub]</code></p>
<h4>With Join Codes</h4>
<p>Users can access events directly using join codes in the URL:<br />
    <code>https://yoursite.com/event-page/?joinCode=ABC123</code></p>
<h4>With UTM Tracking</h4>
<p>All UTM parameters are automatically passed through:<br />
    <code>https://yoursite.com/event-page/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=launch&utm_medium=newsletter</code></p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support and questions, please visit <a href="https://www.sequel.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Sequel.io</a> or contact our support team.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external services to provide its functionality:</p>
<h4>Sequel.io Embedding Service</h4>
<p>This plugin embeds interactive content from Sequel.io to display networking hubs and live events. When users access embedded content, the following data is sent to Sequel.io:<br />
– WordPress user ID (for logged-in users)<br />
– User email address (for logged-in users)<br />
– User display name or first/last name (for logged-in users)<br />
– User avatar URL (for logged-in users)<br />
– All URL parameters including UTM tracking parameters</p>
<p>This data is sent every time embedded content is loaded and is necessary to provide personalized experiences and track user engagement.</p>
<p>Service provider: Sequel.io<br />
– Terms of Service: https://www.sequel.io/terms<br />
– Privacy Policy: https://www.sequel.io/privacy</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin passes WordPress user information (when available) to Sequel.io for providing personalized experiences. Please review Sequel.io’s privacy policy for information about how this data is handled.</p>


Sequel

Turn your WordPress website into a virtual or hybrid live engagement platform, powered by Sequel.io

WP Mingle vs Sequel