Creating a Portal site in WP - any thoughts?

[j0s3]

Hi all,

I'd like to create a site where users get to log into their own private area,
post questions (privatly) and have them answered by admin (again, privately).

I'm contemplating how to do this...

I thought of installing WP, then creating subdirectories (1 for each member) and
installing 1 WP in each directory. In effect this gives them their own blog, through
which they get to interact with admin.

OK that just LOOKS like the wrong way to do this. Potentially, with 100 members,
there would be 100 blogs installed in subdirectories... it's a nightmare.

So I'm looking for a solution where the member logs into 1 WP bog, and gets their own
private 'bit'. They won't see other members' posts etc... only their own posts, and the
answers to those posts (by admin).

In effect this would be a ticket/support system, so any advice on plugins is also welcome.

If anybody can advice or point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful.
Preferably I'd like a solution I can use with WP.

Many thanks
Jose

[cfoster1216@me.com]

Jose,

Look into buddypress.org - It is a plugin for WP MU, I have installed it and began working with it. So far I love it.

But that is my personal opinion.

[CharlesClarkson]

I'm pretty lazy. I would probably adapt Basecamp to my needs and skip all the time needed to design a solution from scratch, but if you are sold on WordPress and you have the time you might start with WordPress MU.

HTH,

[j0s3]

Thank you both for those replies - and wow to all those solutions (I now want to try them all :) )

Cheers
Hoz