A fairly normal page loop in the header might do something like: `bp_has_members(“type=random&per_page=12&max=12&user_id=false”)`

Looking through the code, the small carousel of members ultimately calls `bp_has_members()` in `plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-templatetags.php`
This over rides any user_id arguments with this line:
`if ( !empty( $bp->displayed_user->id ) )
$user_id = $bp->displayed_user->id;`
With no further filters beyond that. This means that I cannot change the behaviour of this?

Any ideas on how I might make it work, for example, just as on other pages?

[@commoneasy Participant 10 years, 6 months ago]

Hi man, sorry to bump this old topic. did you find any solution for this? i try to use a member loop on BP profile page showing friends of friends, unfortunately the loop only shows direct friends of the current displayed user…(and thus showing no friends at all)..THANKS!