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edited the code as i had left out load template. see here – http://pastebin.com/Zy1bbZi3

@abysshorror – when you say “user/mentions” do you mean a page with a url structure like
https://buddypress.org/community/members/abysshorror/mentions

Assuming you set up the nav item with […]

Buddypress Albums allows users to upload photos…
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-album/

The registration and activation pages on that site is working for me…
http://urantianow.com/forum/ – page titled ‘buddypress’
http://urantianow.com/forum/register/ – registration page as a child of […]

bp_has_members() has an alphabetical type parameter.
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-members-loop/

Have you tried that?

regarding question B, that can be done via […]

Could i suggest trying Elgg (.org)? It might be better suitable for your needs?

@40cooper – the best way to modify text is via a translation file
https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/

@brownstone73
1) Groups in buddypress are like ‘post types’ in wordpress, while you can deactivate it so that it doesnt do anything, it’s hardcoded into the core and the only way to remove it completely is by […]

Does this help?
http://etivite.com/wordpress-plugins/buddypress-block-activity-stream-types/

To answer your question, it could definitely be used for an online dating community.

Their is ALOT of code around the web that you can find via google.com to create a private community…
here is one: […]

@jaredvd – When i attempted to create a wiki awhile ago using a modified version of wiki lite I used the voodoopress guide (http://voodoopress.com/how-to-post-from-your-front-end-with-no-plugin/) and then changed […]

At the moment, the only site-wide plugin still being maintained is the wiki plugin by wpmudev https://buddypress.org/community/groups/wordpress-wiki-plugin/home/

But; despite being listed here on the BP plugin […]

@kapitol – for css; you might want to check out https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_style

@djbnotts – sorry, missed your reply the other day. Your welcome. Just thought i’d suggest it as users seeing errors is a serious problem. 🙂

BP Private community does the exact same thing as David’s code […]

Membership – have you seen S2members? https://buddypress.org/community/groups/s2member/

The name, city ect, you can get that by default in buddypress via your wp-admin – go to buddypress/profile fields.

The […]

== or simply remove the “delete” link? ==

Sure can. CSS is your friend 🙂

.delete-activity {
display: none;
}

@jmk10276 in buddypress 1.6 their will be Akismet integration built into buddypress, which will help kill the activity spam. https://buddypress.org/about/roadmap/

Their isn’t really any spam protection plugins […]