Dale H Hazlett · BuddyPress.org

Dale H Hazlett posted an update in the group How-To and Troubleshooting: 14 years, 4 months ago

I am just getting started with both wordpress and buddypress. The site I want to build is for a humor related community. I have been looking at premium themes because my technical skills are low and I thought that I might be able to use either the “Magazine” theme or the “Daily” magazine type theme. I have wordpress3.0 and the latest buddypress…[Read more]
Dale H Hazlett posted an update 14 years, 4 months ago

Thank you so much for the reply. I’ll try the wordpress site. I know that I don’t presently have the skill to make my buddypress pages look like my base website -I’ve given up on that. The main thing that I still want to do is to place ads for local small businesses in a side column (or two) on the same page as the blog.

My site is a humor…[Read more]
Dale H Hazlett posted an update 14 years, 4 months ago

I just tried to look at plugins again. It is totally messed as near as I can tell.
Dale H Hazlett posted an update 14 years, 4 months ago

I am hoping for some advice. I am new to both buddypress and wordpress. However over the past 4 days I have read both the WordPress and Buddypress for Dummies books. Much of what I want to do seems to be potentially contained in plugins. I have an existing site that I would like to add community interactive functions to. I would also like to…[Read more]
- lincme.co.uk replied 14 years, 4 months ago
  
  Hi Dale. As well as the plugins section here, the wordpress.org repository contains BuddyPress plugins too, and there are a good number of them. Just search for ‘buddypress’.
  
  I had problems with the avatar upload, but if you set up a Gravatar at gravatar.com it’ll use that. (I removed mine and this site reverted to a goofy face – about right, I…[Read more]
Dale H Hazlett started the forum topic How Can I get started using Buddypress inconjunction with my html based web site to create an intera in the group How-To and Troubleshooting: 14 years, 4 months ago

I am a complete novice to both Buddypress and WordPress. Neither me nor my friends are skilled in web site development. I am an R&D analyst creating financial products. I am also an amature graphic artist. Of our group of friends, I was chosen for this task because I am the least unskilled. I have […]
Dale H Hazlett joined the group How-To and Troubleshooting 14 years, 4 months ago
Dale H Hazlett posted an update 14 years, 4 months ago

I can’t get a graphic of any kind to upload as an avatar. Any idea what I’m doing wrong?
Dale H Hazlett posted an update 14 years, 4 months ago

I am truely learning to despise this. I can’t get anything to work -not even something as simple as uploading an avatar.