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Dan, it looks like your code uses curly quotes.

Yours:

If you make your quotes straight, it will work.

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-change-permalinks-under-wamp#post-1285534
http://www.techronnati.com/blog/wordpress-blog/wordpress-permalinks-work-localhost/

You could create the illusion through customizing your navigation and theme.

Or maybe give this method a try – https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/install-buddypress-on-a-secondary-blog/

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/walled-garden-for-buddypress/

And here’s a link to the original thread which is worth reading through.
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/securing-components-from-non-logged-in-users/

I haven’t tested this with the latest version of…[Read more]

Here’s a couple links about improving BuddyPress and WordPress performance.

https://codex.buddypress.org/buddypress-site-administration/improving-performance/

WordPress Optimization Bible

I would test some of the tips in those docs before setting up multiple databases.

But see also:…[Read more]

To hide the forum tag cloud from users, you could add the following to your stylesheet:
#forum-directory-tags { display: none; }

One other note. "I copied the bp-default containing the members directory and its files." You should not copy over the entire bp-default directory and its contents. Only copy over the individual file (and possibly directory) that you are trying to override. If you copy over the entire bp-default directory into your child theme, […]

This link should help you get your child theme ready to go – https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/ It sounds like the child theme you created might not be activated yet. Once you activate the theme you should see the changes straight away when you modify the child theme. On a related note, I’d highly…[Read more]

No courseware. The site was launched March 2009 on WordPress MU/BuddyPress. Slight modifications based on snippets/plugins posted by Burt Adsit, Paul G., Boone G., JJJ and Andy. The content is mostly pre-recorded video and audio – not a formal educational program with assignments etc. So the setup is pretty straightforward and most of the…[Read more]

Works for me using WP 3.0 on a local install.

Updated to BP 1.2.5 automatically, clicked the activate button after upgrade, and it was activated across the network.

You might try adding the following to your stylesheet first:

ul#nav li a, ul#nav li a, ul#nav li a {display: none; }

Reference: Taming Advanced CSS Selectors and Attribute selectors at w3.org

Try replacing “template_url” with “stylesheet_directory”.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/bloginfo

bloginfo(‘stylesheet_directory’); should call your child theme address dynamically.