I am running a new install of WordPress and BuddyPress, the latest versions of both – but none of the BuddyPress content is working.

By that I mean the default pages… activity, members, register etc. I have tried creating the pages myself and setting BuddyPress to use them via the settings in WP-Admin, and also tried allowing BuddyPress to create the pages itself through it’s installation wizard. In both scenarios, all attempts to find domain.com/register/ or domain.com/activity/ etc failed.

What could be causing this? The non BuddyPress content works fine, complete with “pretty permalinks” so clearly mod_rewrite it present. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[@mercime Participant 12 years, 10 months ago]

You need to install and activate the BP Template Pack plugin and go through Appearance > BP Compatibility to make your WordPress theme compatible with BuddyPress.
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/

[@stuartjwright Member 12 years, 10 months ago]

Thanks for the suggestion – but unfortunately I still have no buddypress pages found after installing and activating the templates pack plugin and going through the compatibility steps.

I’m using the Salutation theme from ThemeForest which is apparantly already compatible with BuddyPress as well as WordPress anyway. Very confused, as i’ve installed BuddyPress in the past and had no problems – even without installing additional templates. Confused!

Any other suggestions?

[@mercime Participant 12 years, 10 months ago]

This is not a BuddyPress issue then, but a theme issue. If you change to bp-default theme, I gather that the issue will be corrected.

In all probabilty, your theme would need to be updated to be compatible with latest BP/WP versions. You should contact theme author for the free support which should come together with the purchase of a premium theme.

[@glepage Member 12 years, 10 months ago]

I’m having the same issue. I built a custom WP theme and I’m now wanting to integrate BP into my theme. Or should I take an existing free BP theme and start from scratch?

[@mercime Participant 12 years, 10 months ago]

@glepage you can integrate BP into your theme. Install and activate the BP Template Pack plugin and go through Appearance > BP Compatibility process https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/ At the bottom of that page you’ll find an example of using the 1st method and two examples of the second method to make your theme compatible with BuddyPress.

[@glepage Member 12 years, 10 months ago]

Thanks @mercime

Unfortunately that plugin doesn’t seem to work as well. I’ve even tried installing ‘BP Template Pack’ onto the default WP twenty eleven theme and it won’t work either. Thought it might be a compatibility issue so I uninstalled all plugins. Still didn’t work. All other plugins have been installing well as well.

[@mercime Participant 12 years, 10 months ago]

@glepage could you clarify further re what you mean by BP Template pack doesn’t work? Maybe I should have more explicit, you need to activate BuddyPress plugin first.

As for Twenty Ten, we have a codex article on how to make it compatible with BuddyPress at https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/

[@glepage Member 12 years, 10 months ago]

Unfortunately, still did not work.

As for Twenty Ten. I built my site from a blank theme.. Is there a way to find out the basic requirements for BP?

[@mercime Participant 12 years, 10 months ago]

== Is there a way to find out the basic requirements for BP? ==

See system and server requirements plus WP configuration at https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/before-installing/

[@cj-kruger Participant 12 years, 10 months ago]

Edit: re-read your first post and saw u have it enabled..

You guys sure you have rewrite_module enabled in apache modules? With out it enabled, all your bp links and pages will be dead.

To check, google your server type ( eg: lamp,xamp, wamp.. ) along with ‘enable apache rewrite_module’

[@cipes Member 12 years, 10 months ago]

Thanks for the help Charl! adding the rewrite_module for my Apache in WAMP fixed the issue.
Much appreciated!