Check out this codex article:
https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/install-buddypress-on-a-secondary-blog/
Make sure your WP network is setup as a subdomain.
Blogs would be created at:
xxx.themainblog.com
Interacting should be seamless. BP Admin bar will show up on all sites by default.
Hello,
Thanks you very much for helping me.
I’ve followed your link but I’ve got a problem.
(3) Keep your old BuddyPress user / group avatars
I don’t find my file bp-custom.php (at the following location : wp-content/plugins/buddypress/), should I create one or is it at an another location ? I’ve looked but I didn’t find anything.
(4) Redirect previous BuddyPress permalinks
I’ve edited my .htaccess but when I click on my name from a comment I’ve made on a post on the blog’s network or if I try to view an activity I end up on the same page : the Members Directory. I’m using the default buddypress theme on the blog.
Did I make a mistake on my .htaccess ?
Here’s the path of my installation, using Wamp :
http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/ – the main blog
http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/network/ – where buddypress is enabled.
http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/blogname/ – a blog from the network
Here’s how I edited my htaccess :
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /themainblog/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ – [L]
# uploaded files
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]
RedirectMatch 301 ^/members/(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/network/members/$1
RedirectMatch 301 ^/groups/(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/network/groups/$1
RedirectMatch 301 ^/blogs/(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/network/blogs/$1
RedirectMatch 301 ^/forums/(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/network/forums/$1
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ – [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*.php)$ $2 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
Best regards,
bp-custom.php resides in /wp-content/plugins/, not /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/.
Also just to confirm, are you using a subdirectory install?
I have no bp-custom.php in wp-content/plugin/, I’ve got a hello.php and index.php.
Yes, for now I can only use a subdirectory install. Wamp doesn’t support subdomains.
You need to create a file called “bp-custom.php” in /wp-content/plugins/.
Make sure you create the file with opening and closing PHP tags:
[?php
//the code
?]
Replace square brackets with triangular ones.
Here’s how I created the file :
[?php
define( ‘BP_AVATAR_UPLOAD_PATH’, ‘http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files’ );
define( ‘BP_AVATAR_URL’, ‘http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/’ );
?]
Should I reinstall buddypress directly on http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/network/ ?
Maybe this will fix my problems ?
You’re missing the BP_ROOT_BLOG define.
Can you quicky go over part (1) in the codex article and add that to your bp-custom.php?
https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/install-buddypress-on-a-secondary-blog/
I’ve added define ( ‘BP_ROOT_BLOG’, 9 ); (9 is themainblog/network)
But I’ve already defined it in wp-config.php, I’ve add it to bp-custom.php but there is no change.
Ahh okay, wp-config.php is better actually.
Did you activate BuddyPress network-wide?
Also, did you enable the BuddyPress Default theme on blog id #9?
Yes but I didn’t had to activate it, it was already network activated (It was previously “linked” to http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/).
I’ve enabled the theme on blog #9.
Can you try removing the redirect rules from step (4)?
So, at the moment, what do you see when you go to /themainblog/network?
I’ve removed the redirect rules.
At themainblog/network/ there’s the default buddypress theme but when I click on a member’s activity for example I always end up ion the member directory page, If i click on a name from activity It’s getting me to the same page.
On the activity page, I’ve got two path of link :
http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/network/members/admin/ – when I’ve posted an update after the relocation of buddypress
http://127.0.0.1/themainblog/members/admin/ – the old links from the latest updates I’ve posted on my original buddypress installation
We can worry about redirects later, but does BuddyPress function well besides the old activity links?
The functions seems to be here, but look likes there’s a rewrite redirect problem.
I can post update, I’ve created a group, I’ve tried to post into it but I had a “There was an error when creating the topic”.
The links from the nav bar all redirect to the members directory.
Have you changed your permalinks to something else?
https://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_Permalinks_SubPanel
Set it to anything but the default.
I’ve tried to change the permalinks, I always end up on the members directory.
@johnwinch42 – Can you try out the fix in this ticket?
https://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2604
I believe this will fix your problem, as your subdirectory install is located one level deeper than expected.
@r-a-y Thanks you SO MUCH ! This fixed my problem, I’m still having some bad links redirecting to the previous locations on the activity page but when I’ll install my wordpress + buddypres on my server there should be nothing like this, if I define the right BP Root from the beginning. No ?
I’m using Wamp, I don’t have the possibility to test the subdomain features. Do you think I’ll have the same problem when I’ll install my site on the server using subdomain instead of subdirectory ?
@johnwinch42 – If you’re just testing BuddyPress locally, I would just login to PHPMyAdmin and clear out your entire activity table so you won’t have to worry about redirections.
Like you mentioned, once you set the BP_ROOT_BLOG from the onset, you won’t have to worry about redirects whatsoever!
