BuddyPress.org | David Dean | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/ddean/activity/ Activity feed for David Dean. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:23:22 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 72c58c112a5719201d465e20f57c9a64 David Dean replied to the topic SNEAKY ADVERTISMENT PLUGINS!!! in the forum Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/support/topic/sneaky-advertisement-plugins/#post-149572 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:33:59 +0000 @harvey1233 – I don’t see any hypertext ads on this site or on justinharvey.com. I think something has infected your browser or your PC.

]]> 4e3dd9c04561e4af8a5f616fb375644b David Dean replied to the forum topic + sign too close to Avatar in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/sign-too-close-to-avatar/#post-143472 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:29:48 +0000 Hi, @WillyWortel19 –

This plugin supports a user CSS file for the group tree. The file should be within your theme directory at the following path _inc/css/hierarchy.css

Feel free to copy the bundled CSS […]

]]> 7975ea7976839effaf2a63f9989fa5b7 David Dean replied to the forum topic Just installed and Tree's option not showing & member groups menu options in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/just-installed-and-trees-option-not-showing-member-groups-menu-options/#post-143158 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:31:38 +0000 Hi, @rebeccaogm –

The options for this plugin are in your site’s dashboard. Look for the menu item called BuddyPress, then the Group Hierarchy item under that.

This plugin doesn’t provide a drop down […]

]]> 92bdf36a1a7d39d85b9ec3071c93fb54 David Dean replied to the forum topic Can we spit out a site map with links? in the group BP Group Organizer http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-organizer/forum/topic/can-we-spit-out-a-site-map-with-links/#post-143155 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:19:56 +0000 Hi, all! –

I’ve started adding a groups export feature to this plugin. For the next release there will definitely be CSV export, and I’m checking out other formats to see what would be best for this plugin. […]

]]> dbc4adbba0c13280633caa0eeb498be8 David Dean replied to the forum topic Compatibility with BP 1.7 (trunk) - not lovin eachother... in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/compatibility-with-bp-1-7-trunk-not-lovin-eachother/#post-143065 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:36:14 +0000 Hi @guykreativ –

This is related to BP bug #4550. The development version of this plugin has a workaround and works on BP 1.7 for me, but I haven’t tested everything yet. Please give it a try and let me know […]

]]> bbe1216fb988e29ea8474cc88158dfe2 David Dean replied to the forum topic Sub-Groups not showing – clicking [+] shows (0) under the root group in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/sub-groups-not-showing-clicking-shows-0-under-the-root-group/#post-137189 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:06:29 +0000 Hi @arialburnz –

You can contact me at
david at generalthreat dot com

]]> 98621d6369bad8f5c40402c62529f1a5 David Dean replied to the forum topic Group forums is not activated in the group BP Group Organizer http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-organizer/forum/topic/group-forums-is-not-activated/#post-136904 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:58:06 +0000 Hi @thosch – thanks for the report! I will look into this and see what I can find. There hasn’t been an update for a while, so it’s entirely possible a new step is needed to activate the group forum.

]]> 83eb08cdb948ec4e4d57a2ca7f06b2c9 David Dean replied to the forum topic Sub-Groups not showing – clicking [+] shows (0) under the root group in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/sub-groups-not-showing-clicking-shows-0-under-the-root-group/#post-136503 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:28:50 +0000 Hi @arialburnz – thanks for the awesome bug report!

These issues (no subgroups for anonymous users and the “0”) have been fixed and a new version will be out shortly.

]]> f92481d5d9d2df9c1a7010b1699cb260 David Dean replied to the forum topic Theming the template in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/themeing-the-template/#post-134441 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:14:27 +0000 @janco – Yes, that and bp-group-hierarchy/templates/tree/tree-loop.php

But you should copy the tree subfolder into your theme folder and work from there, so your changes aren’t overwritten by an update.

]]> 265f61d6f41b151bf8f23994297954af David Dean replied to the forum topic Can this Plugin do this? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/can-this-plugin-do-this/#post-133707 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:07:31 +0000 There are enough filters and things that you could make this happen, but it would require a lot of coding and a highly-customized theme.

The biggest obstacle I can see is switching between multiple root slugs […]

]]> 03c69ecd5b402b4759655ae83f3841c8 David Dean replied to the forum topic Site_Root group showing all SubGroup updates! in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/site_root-group-showing-all-subgroup-updates/#post-133705 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:00:19 +0000 @intrd – Site Root isn’t a real group, it’s just a placeholder so you can make new groups top-level.

If you want group activity to propagate to parent groups, the easiest way is to hook when entries are made […]

]]> 8a899595db2a80a3dc83840a78f93c12 David Dean replied to the forum topic New version for WP 3.4 or good to go? in the group BP Group Organizer http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-organizer/forum/topic/new-version-for-wp-3-4-or-good-to-go/#post-131869 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:27:56 +0000 @BlinkyBill01 – it has worked fine for me, and I haven’t had any reports of problems. If you run into anything, please let me know!

]]> 978fde0cbea415448c6cf2a02ae48639 David Dean replied to the forum topic Hiding Sub-Groups from the Groups page? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hiding-sub-groups-from-the-groups-page/#post-131514 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:57:57 +0000 ‘BP_GROUP_HIERARCHY_SLUG’

Glad to hear things are working for you!

]]> 93fc80823bb5d93e5fe3ddf23665201d David Dean replied to the forum topic Create a member group for non members in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/create-a-member-group-for-non-members-1/#post-128086 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:12:58 +0000 @b1gft – that’s not a bad idea! I’m thinking the default behavior should still be to hide the button, but there’s a simple filter than you can use to return true and expose it. Thoughts? You’d have to create […]

]]> a1e8a7c4a2433243f59a0c57efecbb92 David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/?topic_page=2#post-128085 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:01:41 +0000 Hey Shaun,

Are you SURE it’s the BP_Groups_Hierarchy class? I just added a die() call at the beginning of the constructor, and admin pages load fine. Which is to be expected, since it isn’t that class is […]

]]> 954789bb1e72441875a91f7ee59947cb David Dean replied to the forum topic Create a member group for non members in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/create-a-member-group-for-non-members-1/#post-127921 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:46:55 +0000 Hi @b1gft – it’s still a bug and a fix is available in the development version if you need that functionality now, but I’m glad the workaround is working for you!

]]> 8447456233fbfe5d1cc4ed464edeeb31 David Dean replied to the forum topic Create a member group for non members in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/create-a-member-group-for-non-members-1/#post-127875 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:53:17 +0000 @b1gft – Thanks for the info! That’s a great start. I think I’m close to a fix, but have a couple questions to make sure I’m fixing your issue and not some other one 🙂

– This is on the page for a particular […]

]]> cc1719ae671afe38eb1e05c08cb6fc89 David Dean replied to the forum topic Create a member group for non members in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/create-a-member-group-for-non-members-1/#post-127837 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:30:39 +0000 Deleted User, can you provide some details on your install?

]]> b66003f0a55fa0b33f097a21ca8a5f8c David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/?topic_page=2#post-127836 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:27:42 +0000 Which constructor do you mean? There’s more than one class in the plugin.

If you’re talking about the BP_Groups_Hierarchy class, that has to load every time BuddyPress would have loaded the Groups […]

]]> fb99339655c15bdf20bc071e2e1d501f David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/?topic_page=2#post-126807 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:16:51 +0000 As you’ve plainly stated, what you have are guesses. I’ve encouraged you to review the code yourself to get a better understanding of how it operates. Ultimately you are responsible for your site, and I cannot […]

]]> f86f28f06fb43f11864fef4d94b07dde David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/?topic_page=2#post-126522 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:48:54 +0000 If you have doubts about how the plugin handles different pages, I encourage you to take a look at the source yourself.

I will continue to work on improving the plugin, both in adding new features and […]

]]> a124c806b367463f0e7a59d1cf439462 David Dean replied to the forum topic Group Hierarchy Breadcrumbs in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/group-hierarchy-breadcrumbs/#post-126519 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:10:39 +0000 Hi all,

I’ve posted a short write-up on adding breadcrumbs to your group pages. It’s pretty straightforward – as you all have already discovered, there’s no way around a child theme. But there still seems to […]

]]> 6ecdb17727b917bd532367701bd7e321 David Dean replied to the forum topic Counting Parent Groups in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/counting-parent-groups/#post-126329 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:09:30 +0000 This seems like something you could cobble together without trying to send params to the group creation process, which is very awkward.

Top level: set toplevel groups to “Nobody” in the admin […]

]]> 726b84554121f0629f85ea2b941f1931 David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-126138 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:11:46 +0000 lol. What a revolutionary idea! 🙂

Page routing does need to run on every BuddyPress page (it hooks bp_current_action), but it only runs on the first call, and quits ASAP if the page isn’t a groups page.

]]> 1f169926c11c642b9107608a58e874bb David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-125146 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:22:23 +0000 I’ll keep working on it, but I’m not sure how much can ultimately be done about this.

Computing the intended group for any request is a database-heavy process, especially when the groups are deeply-nested. […]

]]> 657571f90d2f53372c74a6ef4017f898 David Dean replied to the forum topic Hiding Sub-Groups from the Groups page? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hiding-sub-groups-from-the-groups-page/#post-124515 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:51:12 +0000 The template that loads just the group tree (hiding the flat list) is templates/tree/index.php

I don’t run a live demo, but you may be able to find a good site posted in a thread here. I can point you to […]

]]> a16f724fed4b72a3cbe5cfbf5a0296ce David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-124506 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:52:17 +0000 Hey Shaun,

Development version is available at: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bp-group-hierarchy.zip

Glad to here there aren’t any table issues! Let me know if you notice an improvement.

]]> 5f809fe8bbbebc60b7f3f380d60147e5 David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-124308 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:12:24 +0000 I’ve refactored a bunch of the loading and posted a new development version. It appears stable, but I can’t tell whether it’s any faster. You’re welcome to give it a shot, and let me know if you notice any changes!

]]> 8c431a936ac772a2962de3648c15bd6d David Dean replied to the forum topic Import Group Names or Align with WP Categories in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/import-group-names-or-align-with-wp-categories/#post-124307 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 03:11:19 +0000 A new release won’t be out for a week or more; it’s undergoing major changes since support for BP 1.2 was dropped.

If you want to grab the development version, the new function is called […]

]]> 5558f6799486254a7e82a8021ef5382e David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-124304 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:21:02 +0000 @shaunmacrae – that’s crazy! These are the first reports I’ve had of big slowdowns, but it’s obviously a big concern.

Do you happen to have a LOT of groups? Also, can you check out your groups table and […]

]]> d243d69c242b8dcc50e808e1672664cc David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-124171 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:18:18 +0000 I gave P3 a shot, and all I got was an Apache crash… Can you provide details from your P3 run, along with more info on your setup?

]]> 6282fb3d953c852c5e3bc5866a463e47 David Dean replied to the forum topic Import Group Names or Align with WP Categories in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/import-group-names-or-align-with-wp-categories/#post-123876 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:54:52 +0000 Sorry, @snomo – there isn’t a way to do that right now. There isn’t currently a taxonomy for BP groups, and this plugin doesn’t create one.

Keep an eye on this ticket for updates on taxonomy support: […]

]]> 875614f32c8d6a220676bf6e0b426da1 David Dean replied to the forum topic bp_group_hierarchy_fixup_permalink does not work from other multi-site blog in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/bp_group_hierarchy_fixup_permalink-does-not-work-from-other-multi-site-blog/#pos Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:30:02 +0000 bp_group_hierarchy_fixup_permalink is not intended to be called directly – you should be able to get the same effect by calling bp_get_group_permalink, which it filters.

If you’re getting a white screen, […]

]]> b5879437bdb68c6203bde0d0fcf81463 David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-122989 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:24:17 +0000 @MutualDesigns – if you’re using BP 1.5 and are willing to try the development version, you should notice a reduction in processing steps, and possibly processing time. Let me know if you get a chance and whether […]

]]> 78b2c8877d75929630641dff10ce7cc0 David Dean replied to the forum topic Plugin breaking groups URL in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/plugin-breaking-groups-url/?topic_page=2#post-122988 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:15:50 +0000 @tomraff – are you still using BP 1.2.x? The bp_get_page_title function was deprecated with BP 1.5.

I’ll try changing the part of Group Hierarchy that checks for the deprecated bp_page_title filter to be a […]

]]> e7cf76f73bcddf47c091418f84342be8 David Dean replied to the forum topic Queries in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/queries/#post-122930 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:42:26 +0000 It’s hard to say without more details of your install, or preferably examples of the queries. While some additional queries are normal (it is checking for parent groups and such), that sounds way overboard.

]]> 7f668c6e28e34f7fca7cd4316bd3784d David Dean replied to the forum topic I have 200+ groups and this loads slow in the group BP Group Organizer http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-organizer/forum/topic/i-have-200-groups-and-this-loads-slow/#post-122448 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:05:33 +0000 The JavaScript load was reduced significantly in the most recent release. Loading the tree certainly won’t be instantaneous, but it may be faster.

]]> 11d488f292d59636df420363f0567586 David Dean replied to the forum topic Hiding Sub-Groups from the Groups page? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hiding-sub-groups-from-the-groups-page/#post-122368 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:59:25 +0000 I think I see what you mean. This plugin doesn’t call any BuddyPress files.

If you haven’t already tried this, you can also put the template files ( the whole tree folder) into your theme folder, rather […]

]]> 6647a45b511d206b10d47742adfdcdda David Dean replied to the forum topic Hiding Sub-Groups from the Groups page? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hiding-sub-groups-from-the-groups-page/#post-121952 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:50:07 +0000 I don’t know what this means: “In any of your .php files, so you have code in it that calls for anything directly from the buddypress plugin?” Can you elaborate?

Obviously this plugin hooks into BuddyPress […]

]]> cc6979b8a02940ee60eaeea4181b93ca David Dean replied to the forum topic Hiding Sub-Groups from the Groups page? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hiding-sub-groups-from-the-groups-page/#post-121707 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:34 +0000 /tree folder should be parallel to /groups and the others. The template files aren’t calling any other BuddyPress templates.

]]> 68d52ca4d47b1579f2f431c55b22f8b1 David Dean replied to the forum topic Hiding Sub-Groups from the Groups page? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hiding-sub-groups-from-the-groups-page/#post-121463 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:06:14 +0000 I haven’t used Gantry or RocketTheme, but it sounds like you should copy the tree folder out of the templates folder.

]]> 2db8eb1271a95840ae6f441600a6ba96 David Dean replied to the forum topic Hide Group List - Getting Failed to load the requested template error in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hide-group-list-getting-failed-to-load-the-requested-template-error/#post-121398 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:48:54 +0000 Can you provide any info on your setup?
WP / BP / plugin versions?
Does this occur with the bp-default theme?
Any other plugins running?
Is there anything unusual about your install (e.g. moved wp-content […]

]]> 4ddf08308a1e944d899c81215c7e30d1 David Dean replied to the forum topic Hiding Sub-Groups from the Groups page? in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/hiding-sub-groups-from-the-groups-page/#post-121397 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:45:37 +0000 This is what you get if you select to display the group tree and hide the flat list of groups.

I can look into a shortcode, but no promises on an ETA. 🙂

]]> 67c740c5ef635061a6579869391947c2 David Dean replied to the forum topic Plugin breaking groups URL in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/plugin-breaking-groups-url/#post-121171 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:13:43 +0000 Sure – david at generalthreat dot com

]]> 3a69ffd66051f3bd498e7eecf7ad28cf David Dean replied to the forum topic Plugin breaking groups URL in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/plugin-breaking-groups-url/#post-120906 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:49:09 +0000 @imacg – thanks! The DB error is really helpful. Are you saying you get a white screen on all non-group pages, and that the DB error you posted is recorded? Or is that one just recorded upon activation?

As far […]

]]> daf18d0b07a7551a6d4ac0a82f99a55d David Dean replied to the forum topic Plugin breaking groups URL in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/plugin-breaking-groups-url/#post-120817 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:52:39 +0000 @tomraff – can you provide some more details on your setup? Is this a new install? Any other plugins in use? Also, can you provide any error log messages you can find?

]]> 7403da5dd9d3eaaec115f458df65cf86 David Dean replied to the forum topic Plugin breaking groups URL in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/plugin-breaking-groups-url/#post-120737 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:15:46 +0000 That must be it.
The column should be: bigint(20) default 0.

I’m not really sure how it’s happening, but the change in prefix is a great clue. I’ll dig around in the activation code and see what I can find. […]

]]> 2212e08b608613c9753306576d2a5b9f David Dean replied to the forum topic Plugin breaking groups URL in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/plugin-breaking-groups-url/#post-120721 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:08:35 +0000 Thanks for the response! Can you check your wp_bp_groups table and confirm that there’s a parent_id column?

]]> 61a919c5ce5fd007b636e5d537303675 David Dean replied to the forum topic Plugin breaking groups URL in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/plugin-breaking-groups-url/#post-120137 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:09:36 +0000 Is anyone still having this problem?

]]> 02e5cb3e6d902b53455e968132101844 David Dean replied to the forum topic WP_DEBUG and WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/wp_debug-and-wp_debug_display/#post-120136 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:07:10 +0000 Thanks for catching this! A fix has been added to the development version and will be included in the next release.

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