BuddyPress.org

Doh! I forgot to disable BuddyPress before doing it. I think that caused my problem.

I’m now able to upload avatars AND still have a workable Media Library.

Here’s my steps:

– Disable Buddy Press

– In Dashboard > Settings > Miscellaneous :

Store uploads in this foler: wp-content/uploads

Full URL path to files: http://yoursite.com/wordpressfolder/wp-content/uploads

– Make the already mentioned edits in bp-core-avatars.php

– Activate BuddyPress

Both avatars and media library worked for me.