BuddyPress.org | dennissmolek | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/dennissmolek/activity/ Activity feed for dennissmolek. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:37:55 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6e5657da8371822284d0c29af585efe8 dennissmolek replied to the topic Changing group home page causes infinite loop in private groups in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/changing-group-home-page-causes-infinite-loop-in-private-groups/#post-146741 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:19:25 +0000 I am having the exact same problem. I submitted it as a ticket:
http://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4706
What is happening is its trying to redirect to the home tab, then the change default filter moves it […]

]]> 908dffe62a6a903019695cb3957f2c5e dennissmolek updated the groups_get_groupmeta() page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/194196/ Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:36:43 +0000 groups_get_groupmeta( $group_id, $meta_key = ”)

Function to get custom group meta.

If you don’t pass a meta_key it returns ALL meta data associated with that group_id.

Returns String or Array of Meta […]

]]> 0 9f62773d2b71ab33312f82b20f4aaa49 dennissmolek updated the How to Edit Group Meta Tutorial page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/194223/ Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:30:34 +0000 By Dennis Smolek:

Props to Charl Kruger for his post: http://charlkruger.com/2011/12/07/getting-started-with-buddypress-group-meta
It has a few issues but got me to write my own working version starting with […]

]]> 0 c975bb6bd76de2f46430fea176ed07ed dennissmolek updated the Group Extension API page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/201899/ Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:59:14 +0000 The group extension API (1.1+) makes it very easy to add custom creation steps, edit screens, navigation items and pages to a group. It essentially allows you to create fully functional extensions to BuddyPress […]

]]> 0 12fc885fc27fc9aba721b73a7c2101f8 dennissmolek updated the Codex Standards page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/196223/ Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:28:51 +0000 Written 6/18

Over the course of the next 2 months I will be dedicating 1 hour a day to writing for the codex. With that I’ve established some standards based upon the Wordpress.org’s own codex. I will start […]

]]> 0 4fa89e73efb602d4368f0b634fae33fc dennissmolek updated the bp_core_new_nav_default page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/195328/ Wed, 16 May 2012 06:05:02 +0000 This function changes the default subnav item of a parent item.

Example:

This changes the default subnav of the “Settings” nav item to “Notifications”

NOTE: The 5 priority flag is required

]]> 0 f4d71ff6ea9e6c344adb00e43db130df dennissmolek updated the Attaching to Group Creation page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/194222/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:33:11 +0000 Quick Note on group creation,

When a group first gets created it fires multiple actions some times multiple times.

For example, groups_create_group and groups_created_group fire first on the initial details […]

]]> 0 df072e407d12682d7cdb95ebc1492838 dennissmolek updated the How to Edit Group Meta Tutorial page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/194198/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:10:56 +0000 By Dennis Smolek:

Props to Charl Kruger for his post: http://charlkruger.com/2011/12/07/getting-started-with-buddypress-group-meta
It has a few issues but got me to write my own working version starting with […]

]]> 0 d6dfc98acdb487aa9fb0f3ebb84011d1 dennissmolek updated the groups_get_groupmeta() page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/194197/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:23:34 +0000 groups_get_groupmeta( $group_id, $meta_key = ”)

Function to get custom group meta.

If you don’t pass a meta_key it returns ALL meta data associated with that group_id.

Returns String or Array of Meta […]

]]> 0 d0380b7b587bd06de6754fb9f92122eb dennissmolek started the forum topic Query Users by Xprofile Data in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/query-users-by-xprofile-data/ Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:55:21 +0000 I have 60 XProfile fields and I’m trying to engineer a loop or query to display all the users that have some sort of XProfile data. For example, a set of users have a favorite restaurant: BurgerPalace.

Id like […]

]]> b1f2519b17090e4e2e78f51c5e275578 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Problems with buddypress in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/problems-with-buddypress/?topic_page=2#post-103404 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:25:50 +0000 @LPH2005 Good point, I dont know if it gets overwritten, I’ll have to look into that..

]]> 62c3025314e82b23e826fe6bd4c3d6aa dennissmolek started the forum topic works with 1.3? in the group BuddyPress Usernames Only http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-usernames-only/forum/topic/works-with-1-3/ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:14:50 +0000 I dont know what the status of this plugin is for 1.3 We have a few sites using this and Didn’t know if you tested against trunk.
Is it working for 1.3?

]]> 32892aa0e064c9135d9ab5561045d111 dennissmolek joined the group BuddyPress Usernames Only https://buddypress.org/updates/p/160504/ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:14:18 +0000 0 92c76da50670486577418271599ba778 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Problems with buddypress in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/problems-with-buddypress/?topic_page=2#post-102240 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:36:01 +0000 Sounds like a memory issue. I had it when working with WP-commerce. My suggestion is to adjust your memory in wp-settings to something like: ini_set(‘memory_limit’, ‘128M’); What’s happening is theres a glitch somewhere and its crashing the whole script. If the glitch happens early it displays a big blank nothing.Turn off ALL plugins, then turn […]

]]> 817035b88dc30eabbc531f9086887cb7 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic New BuddyPress theme by DevPress: Visual in the group Gallery http://buddypress.org/community/groups/gallery/forum/topic/new-buddypress-theme-by-devpress-visual/#post-102239 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:26:50 +0000 link?

]]> 00fd22ada02fbe1b3e8ee38f4932ecc2 dennissmolek joined the group Gallery https://buddypress.org/updates/p/159888/ Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:26:50 +0000 0 2bebe66fcd01b562f6fa5f8f309b08af dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Call to arms – Abandoned Buddypress Plugins in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/call-to-arms-%e2%80%93-abandoned-buddypress-plugins/#post-101403 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:41:52 +0000 I think the reality will be a simple search filter like on WP. It either will work with 1.3 or it wont, and I think as long as your plugin falls out of working with 1.3 and the dev hasnt updated I would consider it abandoned. The issue I have is when they wont admit […]

]]> b16a5f1f04414fe1884941f8c32fbce9 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Sending attachments with Private messages in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/sending-attachments-with-private-messages/#post-101398 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:29:45 +0000 There isnt a plugin I know about, but there are a few for group docs and things like that..

]]> 7a075545583e4cb9944fe0b8012a0a2f dennissmolek posted on the forum topic can buddypress site ll be veiwed by just writing the domain name ? in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/can-buddypress-site-ll-be-veiwed-by-just-writing-the-domain-name/#post-101397 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:29:00 +0000 Just like when you install WP, users will see xyz.com not xyz.com/wp-admin

]]> 3cf143ba19851fa8635480e440909108 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic How to make Group(s) sticky? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-make-groups-sticky/#post-101396 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:10:23 +0000 r-a-y posted the best response to this. I think a plugin would over complicate the site. You can use the loop or just call your groups specifically.
I’m burried with side projects right now but I’ll add this to the list of “quick-tuts” I plan on doing..

]]> 1d3338f50b6d59df37bf2c3607d9fb05 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic How to get a "Trending" list from users posts in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-get-a-trending-list-from-users-posts/#post-101395 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:04:08 +0000 I think one thing to note is twitter uses the hashtag identifier and also is limited to 140 chars. You would have to search all the content in a blog post, filter the results, and compare. Twitter just takes all the #whatever tags and compares them. I dont think a plugin would be too hard […]

]]> 3930ab289734e25953d5e66d480bd964 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Call to arms – Own your task in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/call-to-arms-own-your-thing/?topic_page=5#post-100088 Mon, 30 May 2011 20:35:23 +0000 @svenl77 I would go to the trac: http://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ and create a ticket for your ideas. This would give other dev’s the chance to look at it, and you can work it much easier than starting threads on the forum. It also keeps all the files you put up so its a good revision tracker. And what […]

]]> b8f0ee061b2471f22109d2053a893786 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Call to arms – Own your task in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/call-to-arms-own-your-thing/?topic_page=4#post-99895 Sun, 29 May 2011 00:19:21 +0000 @johnjamesjacoby : Wouldn’t moving the sidebar cause a nightmare for backwards compatibility?

]]> c0a5cc146cc206fd4ac967ad18bddad5 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Call to arms – Own your task in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/call-to-arms-own-your-thing/?topic_page=4#post-99894 Sun, 29 May 2011 00:17:57 +0000 I am currently writing my own theme that looks nothing like BP-default, but I’ve been on trac almost daily with the UI tickets. I don’t know if we need a dedicated “UI/UX” team, but as long as folks are submitting on those tickets it will ease some of the other dev’s needing to mess with […]

]]> 84e82dece803d1987e4bfaf27d0ffa42 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Buddypress Xprofile file upload field in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/buddypress-xprofile-file-upload-field/#post-99734 Fri, 27 May 2011 02:44:01 +0000 There is a groupDocs plugin, and Boon is working on a great doc’s plugin. I think it might be set for users too..

]]> f4d325cde5ad4634ee1eaff843fdadd5 dennissmolek posted an update: @johnjamesjacoby You mention on the post at bp-tricks you're […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/154016/ Tue, 24 May 2011 19:10:29 +0000 @johnjamesjacoby You mention on the post at bp-tricks you’re always on, but I can’t seem to find your contact info beyond the irc channel.

]]> 0 75f6500804b0933aa7e8dade83bab2bf dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Navigation HELP in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/navigation-help/#post-99410 Tue, 24 May 2011 02:19:54 +0000 nav_row is after the content tag so look in index.php Should be there. Functions.php relates to custom functions for your theme, not to your nav. Somewhere in your code there is the info that creates that navigation that’s under your logo. Put the code pcwriter mentioned there, it will generate the BP related menu items. […]

]]> f5b959094e884a9c605eaf1d03c5d8ba dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Please give me your oppinions - I broke the rules. in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/please-give-me-your-oppinions-i-broke-the-rules-1/#post-99409 Tue, 24 May 2011 02:10:30 +0000 Not using a child theme will create the chance for theme mistakes to break the site. That is why they are there. So if you create a new theme thats great, but BP-default has pretty much every case loaded into it, so if your child theme messes up its there to cover you. Thats the […]

]]> 5cb660fef8160fc49e07c6abfb143b7c dennissmolek joined the group Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/updates/p/153887/ Tue, 24 May 2011 02:10:29 +0000 0 426fc03a4a3453f67cecff76c0180ea8 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic What happen to buddypress.org Plugin and theme section. Nothing is showing since morning in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/what-happen-to-buddypress-org-plugin-and-theme-section-nothing-is-showin-since-mo Fri, 20 May 2011 03:13:57 +0000 I lost everything on the community tab..

]]> cf73febdb09cdd8e80a466b5a5860c4f dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Site feedback in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/site-feedback/#post-98404 Thu, 12 May 2011 02:44:49 +0000 Seeing as this site is two years old now is there anyone working on updating the site? perhaps for 1.3? I will have loads of time this summer that I would like to help out as much as I can, and updating THIS site would be a great idea..

]]> c302dfa3569be4f85cd4bb8de0f45182 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic What is the purpose of active_components? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/what-is-the-purpose-of-active_components/#post-98401 Thu, 12 May 2011 01:04:28 +0000 Not 100% but I’m guessing which components are currently turned on under the component settings

]]> 541ede2146af61f2860d7d7780e2494c dennissmolek joined the group How-To and Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/updates/p/152231/ Thu, 12 May 2011 01:04:27 +0000 0 4ac11fae3c6adf14dcea7389b1a9ee40 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Switching from "groups" to a "object" API in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/switching-from-groups-to-a-object-api/#post-98340 Wed, 11 May 2011 09:29:44 +0000 It’s exciting to see! Last time I was messing with the code it wasn’t so well documented throughout and I’m excited to see the component class. Out of curiosity, why isn’t that stuff in the codex? Time? I’d be willing to put some of it in there.. The only thing I see as an issue […]

]]> 68919119cc36601934254b64d4903c0b dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Switching from "groups" to a "object" API in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/switching-from-groups-to-a-object-api/#post-98334 Wed, 11 May 2011 07:15:31 +0000 So I have been reading through the code from the trunk and it seems I hadn’t read the code like I should have. The code is already built around the component class, but ALL components are. From what I have been reading I am simply wanting to extend the BP_Groups_Component to fulfill my individual needs. […]

]]> 7968d3c5252e7045e711b822c9c5f265 dennissmolek posted on the forum topic Switching from "groups" to a "object" API in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/switching-from-groups-to-a-object-api/#post-98156 Mon, 09 May 2011 09:11:58 +0000 Thank you Paul! I’m going through it now, on the trunk its bp-core-component.php

]]> e723b9f2cf833c19668e520fe5d4c71f dennissmolek posted on the forum topic How to contribute to Buddypress code development in the group Third Party Components & Plugins http://buddypress.org/community/groups/third-party-components-plugins/forum/topic/how-to-contribute-to-buddypress-code-development/#post-98155 Mon, 09 May 2011 09:04:32 +0000 I agree that the default theme needs a designers touch, but it has all the nuts and bolts to make everything work. If for some reason your new theme breaks, the default will at least be there to back you up. Plus its always helpful to be able to simply turn off your theme to […]

]]> 248eb50622c3d3b29ce045ea088f6074 dennissmolek joined the group Third Party Components & Plugins https://buddypress.org/updates/p/151816/ Mon, 09 May 2011 09:04:31 +0000 0 17127ff9807b5953e4d5c56a16b9eacb dennissmolek started the forum topic Switching from "groups" to a "object" API in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/switching-from-groups-to-a-object-api/ Sat, 07 May 2011 09:53:34 +0000 I have been pouring over the site trying to catch up from when I took a break about 10 months ago. The only thing I notice is Andy is confirmed gone as he’s working on Jetpack now. I’ve read through the dev-chat logs and the trac and got fairly caught up. I have two projects […]

]]> 2e3be493f725910cd04bec883c5cb43e dennissmolek posted on the forum topic CSS container v. bp_container in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/css-container-v-bp_container/#post-97984 Sat, 07 May 2011 06:32:49 +0000 I think LPH2005 is like most folks and doesnt think of writing the css path off of the body tag. I think it makes sense from a ground up prospective but with there already being so much styled it is probably best to use the path method for BP specific items.

]]> 8a995ca6ddb059adf428fa4c0d2acf18 dennissmolek joined the group Requests & Feedback https://buddypress.org/updates/p/151516/ Sat, 07 May 2011 06:32:49 +0000 0