BuddyPress.org | eable | Mentions https://buddypress.org/members/eable/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning eable. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:54:54 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fbf14566ca2bbe929fab032daf3f313a Henry Wright replied to the topic [Resolved] Adding BuddyPress templates to 2013 Child Theme in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/adding-buddypress-templates-to-2013-child-theme/#post-187163 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:21:45 +0000 @eable good idea to test on the Twenty Thirteen parent theme. If it works then you’ll know something is up with the child theme.

Will I mess up WordPress’s ability to see them all, if I drag them all over?

There’s no harm in dragging them all over. And yes, you do need to retain the folder structure.

]]> 2a5eb7d50a1c5b3ac565035ea1ec7ce4 Henry Wright replied to the topic [Resolved] Adding BuddyPress templates to 2013 Child Theme in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/adding-buddypress-templates-to-2013-child-theme/#post-187146 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:43:34 +0000 @eable apologies I didn’t realise you were using a child theme. You’re right, just style.css is required in that case.

]]> 73b5dee6e930907bb658a494a944054a Henry Wright replied to the topic [Resolved] Adding BuddyPress templates to 2013 Child Theme in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/adding-buddypress-templates-to-2013-child-theme/#post-187130 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:03:25 +0000 @eable so your theme contains just the /buddypress/ folder and style.css and 404.php files? I think that might be your problem. Themes must include an index.php file. Try adding one and see if the problem is resolved.

]]> a4c359838b4ed1a81039e794dbcbde31 Henry Wright replied to the topic [Resolved] Adding BuddyPress templates to 2013 Child Theme in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/adding-buddypress-templates-to-2013-child-theme/#post-187120 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:25:28 +0000 Hi @eable,

The directions look like they mean for me to move the whole of /buddypress/ into my child theme

Be careful not to copy the whole BuddyPress plugin to your child theme. Just the templates should be copied. As you mention in your post, the templates are found here /bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/

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