Topic: [Resolved] Remove 'Public Message' button in child theme

[Resolved] Remove 'Public Message' button in child theme

mort3n
Participant

@mort3n

5 months ago

Hi,

I have a child theme based on the bp-default theme. In this theme I wish to remove the Public Message button shown next to the avatar when viewing another user’s profile.

In bp-default/functions php the button is added by
`add_action( ‘bp_member_header_actions’, ‘bp_send_public_message_button’, 20 );`

In child-theme/functions php I tried to remove the button by
`remove_action( ‘bp_member_header_actions’, ‘bp_send_public_message_button’, 20 );`

This did not work.

I wonder if the functions php in the child-theme is processed before the functions php in the bp-default theme?

If so, then how do I remove the button through the child-theme (to ensure that the modification is preserved across updates).

Any ideas are most welcome!

Cheers
Mort3n

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mort3n
Participant

@mort3n

5 months ago

Resolved.

Indeed, the child-theme functions php is called before the parent-theme functions php
http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes#Using_functions.php

The function `bp_dtheme_setup()` where the button is added in bp-default is made pluggable as I’ve just learned that it should be

Therefore, the solution is to override the function in child-theme functions php.

That is, copy the function `bp_dtheme_setup()` from bp-default/functions php to child-theme/functions php and comment out the lines
`
if ( bp_is_active( ‘activity’ ) )
add_action( ‘bp_member_header_actions’, ‘bp_send_public_message_button’, 20 );
`

Hope it helps someone!

Cheers
Mort3n

danbpfr
Participant

@chouf1

5 months ago

hi,

or you can also add this piece of code to plugins/bp-custom.php

`function remove_public_message_button() {
remove_filter( ‘bp_member_header_actions’,'bp_send_public_message_button’, 20);`

}
add_action( ‘bp_member_header_actions’, ‘remove_public_message_button’ );

http://codex.buddypress.org/developer/customizing/bp-custom-php/

@modemlooper
Moderator

@modemlooper

5 months ago

use bp-custom for buddypress code. You preserve you edits if you decide to change or update a theme.

mort3n
Participant

@mort3n

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi,

Thanks for chiming in!

Good point about bp-custom, will use that instead.

Cheers
Mort3n
applegateian
Participant

@applegateian

1 month ago
Hi guys

I have tried this code in bp-custom.php as follows but it is not working, am I doing something wrong?
```
<?php

// Removing public message option

function remove_public_message_button() {
remove_filter( ‘bp_member_header_actions’,'bp_send_public_message_button', 20);

}
add_action( 'bp_member_header_actions', 'remove_public_message_button' );

?>
```
bp-help
Participant

@bphelp

1 month ago
@applegateian
Check the single quotes around bp_member_header_actions. They need to be changed to regular single quotes. If you copied and pasted the code above it would not be right. You can try this in between opening and closing php tags:
```
// Removing public message option

function remove_public_message_button() {
remove_filter( 'bp_member_header_actions','bp_send_public_message_button', 20);

}
add_action( 'bp_member_header_actions', 'remove_public_message_button' );
```
applegateian
Participant

@applegateian

1 month ago

OK thanks – that unfortunately hasn’t worked though

bp-help
Participant

@bphelp

1 month ago

@applegateian
I tested it and it works as it should so maybe you need to give more info about your setup because something else is interfering with this function. It could be a plugin as well. Also, have you followed the procedures here in regards to theme compatibility:
http://codex.buddypress.org/developer/theme-development/a-quick-look-at-1-7-theme-compatibility/