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Buddy press is not letting WordPress’ customize function play well. following error is thrown when we try to customize WordPress page

customizer.min.js:1 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'selector' of undefined
    at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (customizer.min.js:1)
    at i (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2)
    at Object.fireWith [as resolveWith] (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2)
    at Function.ready (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2)
    at HTMLDocument.K (load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2)
(anonymous) @ customizer.min.js:1
i @ load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2
fireWith @ load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2
ready @ load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2
K @ load-scripts.php?c=0&load[]=jquery-core,jquery-migrate,underscore,wp-a11y,wp-util,jquery-ui-core,jquery-ui-widget,jquery-ui-mouse,jquery-ui-sortable,jquery-&load[]=ui-draggable,jquery-ui-droppable,backbone,wp-backbone,jquery-ui-resizable&ver=4.9.7:2

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Disabling the plugin allows us to customize the front page. We were able to reproduce the error with different wordpress setup on both linux and windows.

1. Which version of WordPress are you running? 4.9.7
2. Did you install WordPress as a directory or subdomain install? Directory
3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory? subdirectory
4. Did you upgrade from a previous version of WordPress? If so, from which version? no
5. Was WordPress functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress (BP)? e.g. permalinks, creating a new post, commenting. yes
6. Which version of BP are you running? 3.1.0
7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version? no
8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated? If so, which ones? advanced-custom-fields-pro
9. Are you using the standard WordPress theme or customized theme? twenty fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
10. Which theme do you use ? twenty fifteen
11. Have you modified the core files in any way? no
12. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php? no
13. If running bbPress, which version? Or did your BuddyPress install come with a copy of bbPress built-in? 2.5.14
14. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files. there were no error
15. Which company provides your hosting? cloudways
16. Is your server running Windows, or if Linux; Apache, nginx or something else? Linux, Apache
Basic Trouble Shooting:
> changed theme , issue persisted
> disabled all plugins except BuddyPress,
> reinstalled buddy press and removed caching entirely
>
issue persisted

@sushant88 @tushar4monto Does this occur with all themes or a specific one?

If it is a specific theme, is the theme freely available on the wordpress.org theme repository? If so, which one?

Sorry, I cannot duplicate this on a fresh install of WordPress 4.9.7 and BuddyPress 3.1.0, using Twenty Seventeen and launching the Customizer.

Any steps to duplicate from a fresh install? What page are you attempting to launch the customizer from?

If you want to help debug the uncompressed javascript, add the following to wp-config.php:

define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );

And note down the JS console message.

Hello @r-a-y
I am also using fresh WordPress setup, but still facing the issue. Here are the setup environment details:
WordPress: 4.9.7
BuddyPress: 3.1.0
Twenty Seventeen: 1.6

I enabled script debugging by adding following code to wp-config.php:
define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );

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The issue is arriving when I am opening customizer from any page, either I am in Appearance section or Pages.

I tried one setting in BuddyPress and issue gone. I changed Template Pack from BuddyPress Nouveau to BuddyPress Legacy in Admin Panel > Settings > BuddyPress > Options tab > Main Settings > Template Pack.

When changed “Template Pack” to “BuddyPress Legacy” it’s not loading any js containing wp.customize.control, so it’s not generating any error.

I’ve created a ticket here – https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7934

Hopefully, some other contributors can duplicate the problem.

yes as I have said earlier, switching to legacy does not resolves the issue.
I haven’t tried the patch yet,