Title: Blugz – Google Buzz stream importer
Author: andrea.olivato
Published: <strong>May 12, 2010</strong>
Last modified: May 20, 2010

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# Blugz – Google Buzz stream importer

 By [andrea.olivato](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreaolivato/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/blugz.0.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blugz/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blugz/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blugz/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blugz/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blugz/)

## Description

Blugz for WordPress is a standalone, highly optimized Google™ Buzz™ stream importer
for Wordress.

Using Blugz you can easily import your Buzz posts into a single category of your
blog, automatically adding comments, images and links exactly as they show up on
buzz.

_PLEASE NOTE WE ARE IN A BETA VERSION_

**Key Features**

 * Import your whole buzz stream into your wordpress blog
 * Auto-update new posts everytime someone visit your website (you can set up a 
   minimum delay)
 * Shows comments in real time
 * Shows images, links and rich media exactly as shown in buzz
 * Geolocation Integration >**new**<
 * Choose user to assign imported posts to
 * Shows likes in real time >**new**<

**Why would you need to import your buzz stream into a Blog?**

 * You can be **indicized** better on google, using _sitemaps_, advanced _seo_ tools
   etc
 * You can **personalize** it adding themes or changing the whole layout
 * You can **monetize** your stream adding _advertising_ to your posts
 * You can **enrich** your blog adding a _live flux_ of posts to your current articles

**Future Development**

Please fill out your suggestion in the [dedicated thread](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/398254)

 * Multiple account support
 * Direct link to images in the image attachments
 * Video support
 * Get images at first import
 * Direct comments write support

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Main page showing a P2 optimized theme with your buzz stream
 * [[
 * Detail page featuring links, images and comments
 * [[
 * Detail page featuring geolocation. Second part is “onmouseover”

## Installation

**Basic Setup**

 1. Upload the `blugz` directory to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 3. Insert your user and change the destination category from `Settings` -> `Blugz`
    in your WP Administration

**First Import**

To start importing your buzz you just need to visit your blog homepage. The first
import will take a while, please be patient. As soon as the page finishes loading
you can refresh it and you should see your brand new aggregated stream.

**Ad Hoc Theme**

You can download a modded version of P2 theme and install it to achieve the best
Blugz experience

[Download P2 Mod Blugz](http://blugz.com/p2-mod-blugz.zip) themes website.

**Geolocation**

To use geolocation you need to install the [Automattic official plugin](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/geolocation/)

**Theme Optimization**

For the best result we suggest you to use the `P2` theme with disabled titles. You
can download `P2` from the [official wordpress](https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/p2)
themes website.

If you are using a different theme you should act as follows:

 * Disable comments
 * Disable titles

## FAQ

#### Why geolocation isn’t working?

Please install [GeoLocation plugin](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/geolocation/)

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Blugz – Google Buzz stream importer” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ andrea.olivato ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreaolivato/)

[Translate “Blugz – Google Buzz stream importer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/blugz)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blugz/), check out 
the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/blugz/), or subscribe to 
the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/blugz/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/blugz/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.5

 * Updated API protocol to new version
 * Added “Likes” support
 * Better GeoLocation support, added since the first import
 * Debugged Comments
 * Improved Graphics
 * Saved many async calls by getting more info from the new API
 * Started working with JSON instead of Serialized Arrays on Ajax

#### 0.4

 * Added user selection
 * BugFixed GeoLocation again
 * BugFixed image placement
 * BugFixed missing time

#### 0.3.1

 * BugFixed GeoLocation

#### 0.3

 * Added GeoLocation support

#### 0.2

 * Bugfixed Images
 * Added some more graphics
 * Links to leave comments
 * Added titles to links

#### 0.1

 * Added support for images
 * Added icon for Links

## Meta

 *  Version **0.5**
 *  Last updated **16 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.9.2**
 * Tags
 * [buzz](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/buzz/)[import](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/import/)
   [social](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/social/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/blugz/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ andrea.olivato ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andreaolivato/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blugz/)

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