wordpress/buddypress uses the template file ( ie footer.php ) in the child theme directory if it exists, otherwise it uses the parent’s file.

*.php files are simple text files and normally everything means something. Most things have opening and closing tags which you need to be aware of, but in general, what you put in the child…[Read more]

Actually I was trying to keep it simple and I don’t know what theme you are using.

Copy footer.php from the parent theme directory to your new child theme direcory and change that line to what you want.

If you are using bp-default then that line is…[Read more]

The main point of a child theme is that you can upgrade the parent theme and still keep your edits.

To create a child theme of bp default you need to create a new directory ie: /wp-content/themes/bp-child/

In that directory you need to create a style.css simple text file with a header at the top of the file ie:

/*
Theme Name: A BP…[Read more]

You might need to customise your child theme’s style sheet. Using bp-default the following might be useful:


.activity-list .activity-content {
margin-left: 25px;
}


I haven’t checked anywhere else…