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bp-custom code not working

Marj Wyatt
Participant

@marjwyatt

10 years, 11 months ago
The development is running the following versions of software:
WordPress v3.7.1
BuddyPress v1.8.1
Custom BuddyPress theme based on Genesis Framwework v2.0.1

I have the following code in my bp-custom.php file which I placed in the mu-plugins folder
add_action( ‘bp_setup_nav’, ‘vm_setup_nav’ );
```
function vm_setup_nav() {
      global $bp;

      // Remove a menu item
      //$bp->bp_nav['activity'] = false;

      // Change name of menu item
      $bp->bp_nav['settings']['name'] = "Password & Cart Settings";

      // Change name of menu item
      $bp->bp_nav['groups']['name'] = "Circles";
}
```
It wasn’t working. I changed the plugin location from wp-content/mu-plugins to wp-content/plugins and it didn’t work there either. When I put this same code in the theme’s functions file, it works.

What am I doing wrong?

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modemlooper
Moderator

@modemlooper

10 years, 11 months ago

Try

add_action( ‘bp_setup_nav’, ‘vm_setup_nav’, 999 );

Could be that your function is running before BP has created the nav items but in functions.php the items are created

Marj Wyatt
Participant

@marjwyatt

10 years, 11 months ago

Thanks. That worked!

So I’m clear on what fixed it … the “999” at the end prioritizes the addition of the action? I’ve looked high and low for an explanation of this number. Since I put bp-custom.php in mu-plugins, it probably was executing prior to crating the nav items.

As long as I have your attention, have you got a link to a tutorial on how to make the dropdown item labels on the wp-admin bar match those in the profile page?

Thanks again for the fix and thanks, in advance for answering the subsequent questions.

modemlooper
Moderator

@modemlooper

10 years, 11 months ago

the number tells WP in what sequence to place your function when an action fires. 999 is just a super high number to force it at the end after everything else.

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