[Alan]

Hi. I am new here and have a small problem. I have just installed Buddypress over WordPress, as I want to create a social network for my True Ghost Stories site. However, although the installation seems to have gone okay, I am unsure where to start customising Buddypress to make it look like a social networking site. I used the default Buddypress theme, and here is the link:

http://trueghoststories.co.uk/wpmu

With the ending being wpmu, I was even unsure as to whether this is still the Wordpess Blog page showing instead of the Buddypress one. I mean, does the installation of Buddypress override the WordPress one? If this is still the WordPress one showing, then how on earth do I get to the Admin panel of Buddypress.

Thanks
Alan
Webmaster of True Ghost Stories

[Alan]

Further to my previous post, I have now added a custom header to my Buddypress social page at: http://trueghoststories.co.uk/wpmu/

However, as you can see, the member drop-down box is partially obscuring the header, so how do I move this down?

Also, I woiuld like some tips on how to fully customise the page so that it looks more like a social networking site rather than just a blog.

Thanks
Alan
http://trueghoststories.co.uk/wpmu/

[thelandman]

@fortrock6 Unfortunately there’s no straight forward and easy way to “fully customise” your site to look like a social networking site. If you don’t know CSS, you’re going to have to get your hands dirty and dive into CSS and learning how the wordpress and buddypress theme system works. Here are some links to point you in the right direction:

http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/building-custom-wordpress-theme/
https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/
https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/