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techguy replied to the forum topic Do Not Understand BuddyPress in the group Miscellaneous

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:07:53 +0000

@Hysteriux Sorry if my comment assumed you weren’t familiar with open source projects. I apologize that it came across that way. My point was just to highlight that the shortcomings of the website, […]

techguy started the forum topic Healthcare Related Site on BuddyPress in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:03:45 +0000

I’m considering doing a healthcare related site on BuddyPress. While we could dive into the details of HIPAA, I don’t want to do that here. The project I’m doing won’t technically fall under the HIPAA […]

techguy started the forum topic Possible Theme Project in the group Miscellaneous

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:58:08 +0000

I’m considering doing a new BuddyPress project. Since I’m terrible at look and feel I’m going to need someone who can create a slick theme that matches this person’s needs. It’s been a while since I’ve […]

techguy replied to the forum topic Do Not Understand BuddyPress in the group Miscellaneous

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:51:55 +0000

@Hysteriux I think the challenge your facing isn’t necessarily with BuddyPress itself, but with open source projects in general. Open source means that everything you see here and all of the documentation is […]

techguy posted a new activity comment

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:04:53 +0000

I’ve only changed the fishbook header and it was a bit of a pain since I had to change the whole image across the top. Just look in the Facelook’s theme folder and you’ll probably find the header image. Add the logo to it and you’re done.

In reply to - lpnotes posted an update @crashutah techguy, any tips on how to change the logo/header for the facelook theme? I think the method might be similar to how one would change the fishbook header, but the facelook […]

techguy posted a new activity comment

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:40:04 +0000

Thanks Paul. I appreciate it!

In reply to - techguy posted an update @DJPaul Can you help me with a link to theme changes from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7? I seem to remember you posting the Trac link before, but I can’t find it. Thanks.

techguy posted an update: @DJPaul Can you help me with a link to theme changes from […]

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:40:21 +0000

@DJPaul Can you help me with a link to theme changes from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7? I seem to remember you posting the Trac link before, but I can’t find it.

Thanks.

techguy posted on the forum topic Excited for buddypress 1.3?? in the group Miscellaneous

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:55:40 +0000

Here’s the nerd version of what’s been done: http://trac.buddypress.org/milestone/1.3 You can see the closed tickets of what’s been fixed.

I think Boone or Paul are working on a summary post of the changes coming in 1.3

techguy posted on the forum topic Users can't complete sign-up in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:53:16 +0000

Did you try the mail-from plugin or all the other solutions to the activation email not sent threads in the forum?

techguy posted on the forum topic Remove User from Dashboard doesn't Remove their Profile/Activity in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:52:08 +0000

I don’t think that’s a bug. I think I’ve seen the same. The activity for sure isn’t deleted. I’m not sure they’re connected, so it might be hard to remove it.

techguy posted on the forum topic BP Dev Chat Today at 11 PST (19:00 UTC) in the group Miscellaneous

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:57:29 +0000

Starting now!

techguy posted on the forum topic Soooooo lost in the group Installing BuddyPress

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:15:03 +0000

You can make the groups and thus the forums that anyone can post in as long as they have a login. Playing with it is best.

techguy posted on the forum topic Soooooo lost in the group Installing BuddyPress

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:32:52 +0000

Each group creates its own forum. So, just create a group for each category and a forum for that group will be created. That should work for you I think.

techguy posted on the forum topic registration email adress domain in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:31:41 +0000

The first part is simple. Make sure you’re using WPMU (even if you don’t use the extra blog features). Then, there’s a configuration option to restrict registration to certain domains. I haven’t tested the changing the email after the fact, but you’ll probably have to filter something to make it possible for them to change […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Blogatize.net - The Social Blog Network in the group Gallery

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:20:52 +0000

Thanks for the info. What kind of server and cacheing have you enabled? That’s a lot of blogs to be hosting.

techguy posted on the forum topic BP Dev Chat Today at 11 PST (19:00 UTC) in the group Miscellaneous

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:02:20 +0000

Happening now: http://bpdevel.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/happy-2011-to-ring-in-the-new-year-i-t/

techguy posted on the forum topic Blogatize.net - The Social Blog Network in the group Gallery

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:54:51 +0000

I got you. That makes sense. Which plugin do you use to do it if you don’t mind me asking?

techguy posted on the forum topic Paypal donate for Group Page in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:38:28 +0000

I’d have to look into how to send custom fields to Paypal, but then you could just add it to your child theme in the group-header.php (or hook it if you prefer). Then, just use bp_group_name() or something like that to get the name of the group and put that into the PayPal link as […]

techguy posted on the forum topic How to create a DONATE TAB similar here in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:29:05 +0000

I’m not exactly sure how they implemented it here, but I think they used the Group API: http://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/group-extension-api/ Even if they didn’t, you could use it to do basically the same thing.

techguy posted on the forum topic Using a .csv-file for creating groups in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:27:42 +0000

Almost anything is possible, but creating a simple loop would be 100 times easier. Just importing to the database would be rough for creating groups.

techguy posted on the forum topic Running on one blog in multisite network... in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:26:23 +0000

Unfortunately, there’s no way to do this. If you activate it, it activates for all. Although, there’s been a lot of discussion and people interested in what you’re trying to do. Just no developer that’s stepped up ready to build it.

techguy posted on the forum topic Blogatize.net - The Social Blog Network in the group Gallery

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:02:08 +0000

@romik84 Ok, so if you’re not tracking each blog by channel, how do you know how much to pay each blogger?

techguy posted on the forum topic How many members can Buddypress support before it slows down? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:33:22 +0000

Can BuddyPress really run on IIS and SQL Server? Even IIS and MySQL is problematic I believe.

As was mentioned, it depends on how you optimize your site and how fast you consider Jet Fast to be.

techguy posted on the forum topic Confirmation e-mails aren't being sent. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:30:50 +0000

Bluehost might be the best option for WordPress (I use it myself), but it’s far from the best option for BuddyPress. It can work with BuddyPress, but not with any scale and you have to deal with little things like configuring the mail from plugin, or setting up the email address that BP uses. Either […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Why shold I choose BP? in the group Gallery

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:28:37 +0000

I’d say that BuddyPress is better for people that want to have their own identity on the network and they want to interact with other people on the network outside of the forum. A forum is better for discussion of topics.

techguy posted on the forum topic Can BuddyPress registration be separate from site registration? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:23:22 +0000

@Mouchoirs Do a search for “Private Buddypress site” or something like that and you’ll find lots of threads on how to redirect non-logged in users to the login or registration page. @djpaul, Seems like you should be able to just replicate the user account creation calls on another page right? This is something I was considering doing […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Different Ways of Inviting in the group Invite Anyone

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:16:44 +0000

@AnindyaRay Sure, integrating it with the various APIs for free would be awesome. Although, that would be a lot more work than just integrating with something like Cloud Sponge. Plus, if and when the various email providers change their API, this plugin would have to be updated. This wouldn’t happen with Cloud Sponge since they deal […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Blogatize.net - The Social Blog Network in the group Gallery

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:07:35 +0000

That’s quite a few blogs you have your network. Nicely done. How are you tracking the Google Adsense across the network? You could use channels, but you can’t create that many channels and there’s no automated way to make channels. How do you know which blogs are generating the adsense revenue? I’d also love to […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Support Spam in the group Miscellaneous

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:40:37 +0000

Thanks jjj!

techguy posted on the forum topic Safe Adsense for sub blogs/ users? in the group Creating & Extending

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 06:20:28 +0000

One might say that only doing the ID and modifying the javascript for Google Adsense is against their TOS. I haven’t looked for a while, but I think when I saw a similar discussion they said something like Google doesn’t allow you to modify the javascript they provide. Of course, the argument the other way […]

techguy posted on the forum topic What to Do with Points? (Feature Request?) in the group Achievements

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 06:17:25 +0000

Why not just extend the app to handle the awarding of your prizes? That way you’re not actually taking away points that they earned. Instead, you could just have a point “Balance” that’s displayed. I bet Paul has a bunch of hooks you could use for this, or if you add them he’d probably do […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Changing Profile Fields in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:15:16 +0000

I think a query on the database is likely going to be the only solution that I can think of for this.

techguy posted on the forum topic Integrating with a custom action in the group Achievements

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:13:28 +0000

I’d start here to learn about hooks, actions and filters: http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API

techguy posted on the forum topic Change Nav Labels in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:11:01 +0000

Here’s the codex page for that: http://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/

techguy posted on the forum topic Using BuddyPress as part of a proprietary closed-source site? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:50:59 +0000

I think the key that you’re missing is that if you create something that is a derivative work of BP/WP and then distribute it then it needs to be GPL. If you use BP with a proprietary closed set of software that you’re not distributing to others you should be fine. Disclaimer: I’m not a […]

techguy posted on the forum topic BP chat....please help!!! in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:48:55 +0000

Delete the BP chat plugin folder in wp-content/plugins and it will stop that plugin and you’ll be able to get back in.

Then, you can test it on a test site and see why it’s not working right.

techguy posted on the forum topic Automatically joining to a group in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:05:28 +0000

Run through the member loop on an admin page or something and then add each member in the loop to the group using the group_join_group (or something close to that). You can also add a friend request that way too. I can’t remember the add_friend function, but it’s in the invite anyone plugin if you […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Activation Email Not Sent? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:03:02 +0000

I don’t think it will work with a gmail account (at least without a major hack). It probably has to be somenameofanysort@yourdomain.com Then, you have to make sure that email is setup on your hosting.

techguy posted on the forum topic Using Buddypress For Student Athlete Directory, Divided By Sport, With Profiles in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:56:34 +0000

Seems simple enough. You can disable a lot of the functionality you don’t want in the admin. The custom parts will be the profile itself, but you should be able to do this pretty nicely using the xProfile fields without too much custom work on your end. You might also have to build a custom […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Activation Email Not Sent? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:51:31 +0000

Also check to make sure that whatever email you are using in your Mail From plugin actually exists. Otherwise, there are often issues there.

techguy posted on the forum topic BP Dev Chat Today at 11 PST (19:00 UTC) in the group Miscellaneous

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:49:48 +0000

Today’s dev chat link: http://bpdevel.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/the-next-dev-chat-is-tomorrow-wednesday/ (yes, that’s in about 10 minutes)

techguy posted on the forum topic Activation E-mails not going out in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:51:30 +0000

Try the mail from plugin.

techguy posted on the forum topic BP multi site in the group Creating & Extending

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:47:04 +0000

It does what you want. It does not create a bunch of individual BuddyPress sites (which many other people really want). The MU just enables people to create blogs and for the username to be used across all the blogs and the stream can take in information from those blogs.

techguy posted on the forum topic Secret Society of Women in the group Gallery

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:42:05 +0000

Great to hear you got coverage on the View. Talk about a spike in traffic I’m sure.

I’ve been talking to some people about getting a guide for W3 Total Cache and BuddyPress as well. It sounds like you have some experience now too. Would you share what you’ve learned?

techguy started the forum topic Mobile Payments in BuddyPress in the group Miscellaneous

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:14:17 +0000

Today I came across this interesting company that accepts mobile payments: http://fortumo.com/ They have an SMS widget and an API and they charge the amount on the person’s credit card bill. I think the next layer of payment is going to be from the cell phone. Seems like this combined with BuddyPress could be an […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Add photos to activity stream in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:49:19 +0000

http://buddydev.com/plugins/bp-gallery/ $30, but should do what you want.

techguy posted on the forum topic How to hide a page when user is logged in? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:20:26 +0000

Modify header.php in your theme. I think it’s wp_list_pages or something like that which lists the pages. Use is_user_logged_in() for the if statement to choose when to display the pages.

techguy posted on the forum topic Urgently need a way to export user data into usable format! in the group How-To and Troubleshooting

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:15:14 +0000

I’m no xprofile field expert, but can’t you just create a page template, have the page template go through the user loop and on each loop display each of the xprofile fields that you want for that user in a table. Copy the table to excel and you’ve got it. There are other ways, but […]

techguy started the forum topic EC2 BuddyPress Hosting in the group BuddyPress Hosting

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:26:14 +0000

@gottowik gave the following info about bettercodes.org’s use of BuddyPress on EC2. First, there’s a free option to try it out: http://aws.amazon.com/free/ Good way to see if you like it. For bettercodes.org they use a large server instance running at 20-40% processor load. 1 TB disk space…2 load balancer for SSL on Subversion and GIT… around […]

techguy posted on the forum topic Too late to create a child theme? in the group Creating & Extending

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:53:51 +0000

Not too late. Just download the BP plugin to your computer so you can get the default theme. Create your child theme and upload that and enable it. Then, upload the default BP theme back to its original location.

Warning: Backup first in case something goes wrong:-)