BuddyPress.org | @ChrisClayton | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/chrisclayton/activity/ Activity feed for @ChrisClayton. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:23:57 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 136a8d920c01826a076dbcb171109ca1 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Buddypress building shortcode in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-building-shortcode/#post-152429 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:07:24 +0000 I assume the errors in your div html are because of the forum software and they are fixed in your code?

The only things I can think of are…

it doesn’t like the iframe
another filter is messing with […]

]]> 57dbd00cd6c0caa25114999f4058d008 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Buddypress building shortcode in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-building-shortcode/#post-152358 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:17:53 +0000 the filter I mentioned above
add_filter('bp_get_activity_content_body', 'do_shortcode'); // Adds shortcodes to activity content.

will add it to the content of all activity (including on the profile […]

]]> 10eb30e4dfffc8edc0ae2a344e903a76 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic WP Symposium Vs BuddyPress in the forum Ideas http://buddypress.org/support/topic/wp-symposium-vs-buddypress/#post-152317 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:38:43 +0000 @indirakrishna – Chat is a huge area, and there are all kinds of solutions (some better than others) 🙂

It depends on how you need the chat plugin to function, […]

]]> 0d0a2f8bd5ce5bd3892c60891dafac40 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Buddypress building shortcode in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-building-shortcode/#post-152263 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:12:22 +0000 @enriksen –
To ‘do’ shortcodes in different content areas, you will need to filter do_shortcode() into certain functions. See the WordPress codex for documentation on do_shortcode() […]

]]> db91f5e59f5f2f717c844d363e1c483c @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Registration NOT Working in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/registration-not-working-5/#post-152255 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:35:37 +0000 @stobywan – Please don’t create new threads, there is a response that is waiting for an answer at http://buddypress.org/support/topic/registration-form-not-submitting-2/

You’re more likely to get a response via […]

]]> d787258c53290d6dbe599b8a5230585a @ChrisClayton replied to the topic BBPRESS/Buddypress issues in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/bbpressbuddypress-issues/#post-152254 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:28:31 +0000 @chrchcol – this seems like the same issue – http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/fatal-error-when-trying-to-access-group-forums-in-buddypress

From Jeff in that thread:

Thanks so much for all of your […]

]]> ecb93bcedb99001c3cdb8f647b6b7929 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Duplicate Group Components (Multiple Group Types) in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/duplicate-group-components-multiple-group-types/#post-152253 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:23:12 +0000 Was going to say that copying the groups directory, doing a find/replace, creating a loader and modifying a few things (like calling the active components array – don’t forget manually telling bp your component is […]

]]> bb30bb0a64852f327f647a73011ecf1c @ChrisClayton replied to the topic hide activity width id in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/hide-activity-width-id/#post-152170 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:32:43 +0000 The easiest way to find the ID of individual activitys is by hovering over the timestamp. There will be a url like activity/p/127/ – the number at the end is the ID.

Another option is to edit your templates and […]

]]> 66adb1588b6417e5deeff5320fb2cb56 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic User Roles in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/user-roles-6/#post-152169 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:26:31 +0000 @resom – BuddyPress doesn’t properly support capabilities (in the current release) except for some basic is_super_admin checking.

The moderator/keymaster/forum roles are from BBpress. And currently have no […]

]]> 8981a0da618e63bb8da51d960a6dee95 @ChrisClayton updated the Official Logos and Typeface page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/203747/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:59:37 +0000 ThumbnailNeed an official BuddyPress logo? Want to show your BuddyPress pride with a button on your blog? You’ve come to the right place. When you need the official BuddyPress logo for a web site or publication, please use […]

]]> 0 9500c556dfc6b8e28e0a9ba22ed183bb @ChrisClayton updated the Changing Internal Configuration Settings page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/192650/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:58:15 +0000 There are many internal configuration settings that can be changed by adding a configuration definition line to your wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php file. Here’s a list of the current setting that can be […]

]]> 0 36a2a21726d7e4df0c516686c06e116b @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Buddypress 1.7 in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-1-7/#post-150825 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:59:46 +0000 @tarkham for the fatal errors being posted, If you download trunk, you need to rename the directory to ‘buddypress’ as it defaults to ‘trunk’ and BP_PLUGIN_DIR is hardcoded to ‘/buddypress’.

]]> 8e84c7de60767c2153393d4aa55bb31c @ChrisClayton replied to the topic My BuddyPress Hosting Recommendation in the forum Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/support/topic/guide-buddypress-hosting-recommendations/#post-150400 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:35:15 +0000 It really does depend on the site and how large it is. I have one (closed) site just for me and afew friends (a legacy-facebook experience before they started opening up), and hostgator shared hosting works really […]

]]> 22c6ca58cb513d8a09df5978e2d4929f @ChrisClayton commented on the post, Announcing "Status", a Community-Developed Theme for BP 1.6, on the site BuddyPress.org http://buddypress.org/2012/08/announcing-status-a-community-developed-theme-for-bp-1-6/comment-page-1/#comment-11947 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:37:47 +0000 Oops, forgot to add that if anyone here does wish that Status was more easily customisable via the parent/child theme relationship, please do take JJJ’s suggestion and harass them via Github (or the trac ticket). […]

]]> c32094de33258f3ed1b6fc0cb10d9021 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Correct way of initialize BuddyPress in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/correct-way-of-initialize-buddypress/#post-150267 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:08:48 +0000 If you’re developing it on trunk (which you probably should be at this stage), you’ll also be able to use buddypress()->loggedin_user; instead of declaring globals everywhere.

]]> a6c973d5b9a1e830549d7d86e29ce3e6 @ChrisClayton commented on the post, Announcing "Status", a Community-Developed Theme for BP 1.6, on the site BuddyPress.org http://buddypress.org/2012/08/announcing-status-a-community-developed-theme-for-bp-1-6/comment-page-1/#comment-11917 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:55:10 +0000 @Vegaskev – Building parent themes for BuddyPress isn’t something the team who worked on Status are interested in doing. Building Status as a parent theme was something I expressed my strong opinions on.

You […]

]]> 02f2f82e10850e930248f91c004b05d4 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Suggestion for BuddyPress "Account Creation Page" in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/suggestion-for-buddypress-account-creation-page/#post-147591 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:30:41 +0000 Then easiest way to show a message on the registration page is to edit the template in your theme and replace the default message. […]

]]> fdaf6e9c82b691958abb0e031f3c561f @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Redirect issue - bp-core-catchuri.php in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/redirect-issue-bp-core-catchuri-php/#post-147467 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:58:29 +0000 There is filter hooks in the function which you should use instead of modifying core, but assuming you’re just modifying core for temporary testing purposes only, you will need to modify the $mode variable as it […]

]]> e5b5c19d1425854a83b105cd2fe7eeac @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Search plugin to add an article to "Favorites" and "Read later" in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/search-plugin-to-add-an-article-to-favorites-and-read-later/#post-147200 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:11:43 +0000 does this help?

Love It Pro for WordPress

]]> f2944eb96d7620094f0d40bd68e7fc66 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic [Resolved] Turn off updates on Activity page in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/turn-off-updates-on-activity-page/#post-147190 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:55:16 +0000 @Deceth – the easiest way to do this is to remove the content in the activity/post-form.php file in your theme. http://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.6.2/bp-themes/bp-default/activity/post-form.php […]

]]> decc591cf26a3f389d26dcfc99cc12a3 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Posts with Password privacy in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/posts-with-password-privacy/#post-147037 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:49:54 +0000 For an alternative idea, you could create a shortcode that shows the contents within it to members of a group or a site role or just certain users (if the targeted members dont change often) by using conditionals […]

]]> 910a9827a239788e8a2b9482c7ebf4fa @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Buddypress URL Structure for SEO Purposes in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-url-structure-for-seo-purposes/#post-147036 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:37:28 +0000 You may find this useful – http://buddypress.org/2009/05/customizable-slugs-in-buddypress/

You can change the members slug by defining the BP_MEMBERS_SLUG constant before BuddyPress defines the default (eg. In […]

]]> 200f0203b4b62af0f85182011913fe39 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Need Local Avatar not Just Gravatar in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/need-local-avatar-not-just-gravatar/#post-147035 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:28:19 +0000 As Ben said, BuddyPress has local avatar uploading AND gravatar intergration built in.
Is the theme removing core functionality?

Additionally, you can use a plugin for photo gallery features (there are loads. […]

]]> 99edfb32c6e6f6a7dc2ec7cf866348e8 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Download user profile in PDF in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/download-user-profile-in-pdf/#post-146888 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:37:25 +0000 @Gazen – I don’t think there is a plugin, however here is a tutorial that may help you achieve it.

http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/how-to-create-pdf-files-with-php/

]]> f19ca1cc097bd9351935c1dffc70a4fc @ChrisClayton replied to the topic How can I get the activity like facebooks? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-get-the-activity-like-facebooks/#post-146622 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:55:31 +0000 I hate the edit lock here.
Just to clarify: you’ll need to create a new bp_has_activities (copy/paste and change prefix) add that code in (you could edit another scope, eg friends but I recommend making new […]

]]> 29a85da6b225f8f0d5052cb42235d7d0 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic How can I get the activity like facebooks? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-get-the-activity-like-facebooks/#post-146621 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:53:01 +0000 The above will create a new scope called friendsnme and show both friends and the logged in user in the activity feed. Untested use at your own risk.

]]> 46f34956b3199b986da1f85364ec3142 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic How can I get the activity like facebooks? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-get-the-activity-like-facebooks/#post-146620 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:34:14 +0000 Example option (Really quickly coded. untested.)
case 'friendsnme':
if ( bp_is_active( 'friends' ) )
$friends = friends_get_friend_user_ids( $user_id );
$me = array(bp_loggedin_user_id());
$friendsnme = […]

]]> 2e1cd69f778a5cb1b3a18a7ce1af75f5 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Removing 'Global RSS Feed' in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/removing-global-rss-feed/#post-146406 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:06:29 +0000 @marutim – sorry, should have mentioned that i didnt actually test it when i posted that but i just tried it on a site and it seems to work, and I can’t see anything wrong with the code you posted.
Not sure why […]

]]> aeafe96ac74edccb81ee65838cb66de9 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic SEO for Member Pages Hack? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/seo-for-member-pages-hack/#post-146372 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:33:11 +0000 One option could be to create your own title function that mimics what bp_page_title() used to do then using that tutorial to output it (the conditional hasn’t changed)

]]> a02b80804c565deb155ddc4abba304e7 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic SEO for Member Pages Hack? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/seo-for-member-pages-hack/#post-146370 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:13:54 +0000 http://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/1.6/bp-core/bp-core-filters.php#L274

]]> 27712f6096019d4dee2cfb3e4c683008 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic SEO for Member Pages Hack? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/seo-for-member-pages-hack/#post-146369 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:13:34 +0000 I dont use Yoast seo and dont know what he does with his code, but if it helps here’s what BP uses now (in 1.6) – http://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/1.6/bp-core/bp-core-filters.

]]> 50a3a23b6a4b334266e7cfe60831d5c6 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Forum/FAQ search? Tab hiding? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/forumfaq-search-tab-hiding/#post-146328 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 07:37:03 +0000 On the new codex them, there is a search form in the right sidebar.

]]> f59d3ae9a890ea577524d10029cf3716 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic [Resolved] Guest Redirect in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/guest-redirect/#post-146327 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 07:34:30 +0000 Does this help?
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/47657/how-to-redirect-all-requests-to-wp-login-php

]]> 8099a1bb845917ce903baebd20ac5db2 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic child buddypress in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/child-buddypress/#post-146326 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:03:48 +0000 I’m a slow Typer.:D

]]> e9f9b589b761ce24c136536bfdd0e14d @ChrisClayton replied to the topic child buddypress in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/child-buddypress/#post-146324 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:01:18 +0000 1. It could be an issue with the redirects, does this link work for you? http://codex.buddypress.org/legacy/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

2. The site here is using Bbpress 2 with the topic type as a […]

]]> f444d1efa3b32c3ce2c7cb790cfc7571 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic How can I get the activity like facebooks? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-get-the-activity-like-facebooks/#post-146320 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 04:56:57 +0000 Apologise if my last reply was somewhat cryptic – what I meant to say is that BP doesn’t support it out of the box (yet), but anything can be done with the right skills. It accomplishes half of it (using the […]

]]> 39c06b652a04790fafa0a037c2c22d7d @ChrisClayton replied to the topic Removing 'Global RSS Feed' in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/removing-global-rss-feed/#post-146271 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:12:28 +0000 You could use the die function that @aces provided but hook it to the BuddyPress actions (for site side feeds that’s ‘bp_activity_sitewide_feed’)

Eg.
add_action('bp_activity_sitewide_feed', 'fb_disable_feed', 1);

]]> 8cb5167d57325f697e83b3f401ea65ed @ChrisClayton replied to the topic What is the best theme to get? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/what-is-the-best-theme-to-get/#post-146262 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:08:48 +0000 Oh and with your last question, you can use your current theme (especially after 1.7). Just turn off registration, so that you create accounts manually and make it so that only logged in users can see BP pages.

]]> 2946316c13249f7b1c1aad74370e7075 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic What is the best theme to get? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/what-is-the-best-theme-to-get/#post-146261 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:03:00 +0000 Drdick8, in the next major version of BP (1.7) theming will be easier and allow you to use ANY WordPress theme out of the box. There are millions of WP themes. (See: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes)
With the 4. […]

]]> 9b5aa7896838d3dbbc682776822afd11 @ChrisClayton replied to the topic How can I get the activity like facebooks? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-get-the-activity-like-facebooks/#post-146174 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:39:27 +0000 And regarding activity privacy, it’s coming soon, I believe. Profile privacy is still new and privacy takes a lot of work to implement.

]]> 5dbf4e91d0083fd9229e1be23290727b @ChrisClayton replied to the topic How can I get the activity like facebooks? in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-get-the-activity-like-facebooks/#post-146173 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:36:38 +0000 Peter, there is a scope to show only friends in activity -http://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/
Showing the logged in user’s activity as well will require […]

]]> ea6e02efc5b4d65adbf5f89d9c7e0851 @ChrisClayton updated the Theme Compatibility page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/198360/ Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:26:57 +0000 N.B.1: This list is based on the beta therefore unless you see them listed as work you should assume won’t as it’s still in beta.  Most theme designers and developers will be updating so please be patient and […]

]]> 0 d370b8eb48ea178a10da4f7ef4d98621 @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic Buddypress Teams? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-teams/#post-130919 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:45:39 +0000 @vienem to do what your trying to do (essentially cloning the groups functionality and giving it a different usage) is quite complex (I’ve done it for another site of mine, and it wasn’t quick. Can’t share the […]

]]> f24feb0f4bfb294d54a80c2845a76083 @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic What is the purpose of do_action('bp_after_message_content') in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/what-is-the-purpose-of-do_actionbp_after_message_content/#post-130323 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:02:24 +0000 The wp_footer() and wp_head() functions located in the footer and header files use just do_action to print all of there ‘stuff’ (meta, css, js […]

]]> 1f5c57b11ecd16aeb934b9b9d22b7e28 @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic What is the purpose of do_action('bp_after_message_content') in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/what-is-the-purpose-of-do_actionbp_after_message_content/#post-130257 Thu, 31 May 2012 04:53:20 +0000 @thirstcard
The do_action() creates a hook. Basically it prints out the contents of the function that is added to that tag (bp_after_message_content) with add_action.

Usage? Let’s say Developer A makes a […]

]]> e56fa2f0c0c501028d0b36c1e83d8614 @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic image beside username by user role in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/image-beside-username-by-user-role/#post-130135 Tue, 29 May 2012 07:16:21 +0000 You will need to make a function that finds the role for the displayed user.
See: http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_User
You will want to use a BuddyPress function in the ID paramenter instead of the […]

]]> de0e131f1f2032aa980942756c7bfe96 @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic Display names are not usernames in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/display-names-are-not-usernames/#post-129322 Wed, 16 May 2012 03:04:59 +0000 Not sure if it still works as intended as it is about two years old but you might want to have a look at this plugin. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-usernames-only/

]]> 3914acf80aa6779600935f4ccb1dae0c @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic Trying to generate an activity id in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/trying-to-generate-an-activity-id/#post-129162 Mon, 14 May 2012 07:55:44 +0000 because of your use of $post->ID

I think you might need to use…
global $bp, $post;

]]> d4b39d580c82f8cbe1989195306bfcb5 @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic This is a notice to all users. Doesn't work in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/this-is-a-notice-to-all-users-doesnt-work/#post-129158 Mon, 14 May 2012 06:40:40 +0000 It should display whereever bp_message_get_notices(); is located in the template files (in the default theme, by default it should show when theirs a message and the user is logged in, right below the log out […]

]]> 8b37bec27798deaa2a090ad22c3e0ce1 @ChrisClayton replied to the forum topic This is a notice to all users. Doesn't work in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/this-is-a-notice-to-all-users-doesnt-work/#post-129139 Sun, 13 May 2012 22:25:35 +0000 @neodjandre – The way the feature works is somewhat deceptive, what it does is posts a message on the screen (rather than their inbox) similar to what facebook does here – […]

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