BuddyPress.org | esploded | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/esploded/activity/ Activity feed for esploded. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:47:43 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f0fbdcb94ae4888de9c7294a34af8ec1 esploded started the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:03:12 +0000 Hi,

I’m using the latest version of BP and WP.
I am having trouble with buddypress related pages (profile, members, etc.) show up.
I realize this is a permalinks problem, so what should I set my custom […]

]]> d41df8b5a005b0c2868c8e0c156b204f esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/?topic_page=2#post-107940 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:30:33 +0000 @djpaul any advice?

I’m actually thinking about dropping buddypress if this doesn’t get itself fixed.

]]> 32bec0020c3b6961918f536093f25683 esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/?topic_page=2#post-107719 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:47:43 +0000 @mercime any advice?

]]> 004f8fc29e76bc568da9d521ec9d2d50 esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-107574 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:20:52 +0000 Also about my original question too (The problem still isn’t fixed), are polls and “likes” hard to make?

]]> 4d92cf8168edb8e78450ffe4e351ddb9 esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-107449 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:40:18 +0000 Thanks @mercime for the advice, but it still won’t work! ARGH.
Setup:
Single WP, MAMP (mac server), Not on a domain yet, but is on the root of […]

]]> 5f0b6be14e65b3975b960e9476dfb8a5 esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-107292 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:58:00 +0000 @mercime anything you can do to help?

]]> 6eed8e5f35d8214f97ed7f7e466d7222 esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-107217 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:37:05 +0000 WP- 3.2.1
BP- 1.2.9
Single WP
Normal 1-step install of bbPress.

Are there any known plugins that will mess with bbPress?

]]> f74a0b7fb62661e5cb79b49a65cf4fd8 esploded started the forum topic bbPRESS still won't work: I've tried solutions listed in this forum in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bbpress-still-wont-work-ive-tried-solutions-listed-in-this-forum-2/ Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:04:17 +0000 That includes the patch from @djpaul on bbPress.
But- I’ve noticed that I’m missing databases that are listed by other posts from previous forum […]

]]> ed88991d5846d3f1744e5ea5ac954422 esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-107203 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:11:37 +0000 One thing- I don’t seem to have any databases (according to WP-DBmanager plugin) that have to do with BBpress. It says in a different forum topic that I should have
“wp_bb_forums
wp_bb_meta
wp_bb_terms
wp_bb_term_relationships […]

]]> 6d4ffd61f1a79679aac316ee59c90dfd esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-107202 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 01:02:29 +0000 Anyone?
If it’s difficult, please suggest a forum plugin/service that I could use.
I desperately need the ability to “like” somebody’s forum post, as well as create polls.
(it still must integrate with groups and be private […]

]]> 1b6284c2e6a670f1ab325d2f8f28e2cd esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-107029 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:38:28 +0000 Sorry to post so much, but I found what the problem was. It’s a plugin called “Permalink Fix & Disable Canonical Redirects Pack”. It was really useful because I can use MAMP + wordpress on firefox, but it went rogue.

So […]

]]> 39b1b01c1d44f156a4c74b01cb8b29af esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-107023 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:34:40 +0000 @djpaul @Stigmartyr all right, I think this isn’t a permalinks issue. […]

]]> bc6be2fa866a216ba2eaa8f41d3ad13d esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-107007 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:02:21 +0000 More specifics…
for example, if I press the “about” page from the menu bar, it goes to http://localhost/wordpress/category/betas/
BUT what it shows it the homepage. Is it possible this is not a permalinks issue? (sorry, […]

]]> e87a4b9fe1cf017522ea8844b481db0c esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-107006 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:52:53 +0000 @djpaul What specifically would you like to see?

Under my htaccess file, I have

bp-maintenance.php
bps-maintenance-values.php
default.htaccess […]

]]> 2b0381aed90a915049af01ace39f4c84 esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-106988 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:03:06 +0000 Do the plugins I run have to do with this?
It happened suddenly- though I don’t remember running any new plugins.

]]> 40dceab828cc7aa8f4f138fcf70d8456 esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-106987 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:02:36 +0000 @Stigmartyr

I’m using MAMP which is a local hosting application for Mac.
It runs Apache and MySQL.

]]> 5b84f9ece250556c42ab93811142204c esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-106978 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:11:40 +0000 Meant @djpaul
sigh.
delete and edit on buddypress.org is not functioning

]]> 16811e3b6aea221b44f880b393693d12 esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-106977 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:10:27 +0000 Here are more specifics about the problems.

-All pages redirect to home
-When clicking on a specific group, it redirects to home
-When clicking on a specific forum topic, it redirects to home
-Friends, general groups, general […]

]]> 7680416600402ee1942f6b55558c15da esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-106975 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:34:21 +0000 @Stigmartyr
Thanks for the article. I will play around with that.
The permalinks structure that you used doesn’t work on mine unfortunately; I […]

]]> e05fc32fd58b24f6eecad57d66200ff8 esploded replied to the forum topic bbPRESS still won't work: I've tried solutions listed in this forum. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bbpress-still-wont-work-ive-tried-solutions-listed-in-this-forum-1/#post Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:52:28 +0000 But aren’t the ‘appropriate files’ bb-config.php which are automatically generated?

]]> f57037afc7d85904531417a3b8edd135 esploded replied to the forum topic bbPRESS still won't work: I've tried solutions listed in this forum. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bbpress-still-wont-work-ive-tried-solutions-listed-in-this-forum-1/#post Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:04:38 +0000 Oh, all right.
So I just download the patch, and open it?
I assumed I could just change the code from bb-config.php

]]> 7113d306cd117eaa7ac715ae76b445bf esploded replied to the forum topic Help with Permalinks? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-permalinks/#post-106622 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:02:46 +0000 anyone?

]]> 99b9e14eb35c3df22cde6a91972493e9 esploded replied to the forum topic bbPRESS still won't work: I've tried solutions listed in this forum. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bbpress-still-wont-work-ive-tried-solutions-listed-in-this-forum-1/#post Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:07:54 +0000 WP and BP are all up to date.
I’m using MAMP, so I don’t know how to find the error logs.
I did change the code in bb-config.php
This is really annoying.

Is it possible to use a different forum service and integrate it […]

]]> 9500bff8177f33d148cb5d436da7cdba esploded started the forum topic bbPRESS still won't work: I've tried solutions listed in this forum. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bbpress-still-wont-work-ive-tried-solutions-listed-in-this-forum-1/ Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:14:05 +0000 I still have the “There are no posts for this topic.” bug when I make a forum topic in buddypress.
I’ve tried the other solutions, with no avail. I’m pretty confident that I am doing those steps right.
If bb-config.php […]

]]> bc2ec9ecaeb83fe566e9a370c4d11149 esploded replied to the forum topic bbPRESS still won't work: I've tried solutions listed in this forum. in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/bbpress-still-wont-work-ive-tried-solutions-listed-in-this-forum/#post-106341 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:13:10 +0000 I’m really sorry 🙁
I posted this in the wrong forum section.

]]> 509de9690becddde35d7b05bde3583cf esploded started the forum topic bbPRESS still won't work: I've tried solutions listed in this forum. in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/bbpress-still-wont-work-ive-tried-solutions-listed-in-this-forum/ Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:10:17 +0000 I still have the “There are no posts for this topic.” bug when I make a forum topic in buddypress.
I’ve tried the other solutions, with no avail. I’m pretty confident that I am doing those steps right.
If bb-config.php […]

]]> e873d535f3f84bab6360e029dc63fe07 esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-106131 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:10:01 +0000 I’m completely new to programming-
Is a poll plugin difficult to create?
And by ‘use buddypress seperately’ does that mean that I should use it as a plugin and link buddypress to it?

]]> 09e02b9b2056c0b4ad09fbe17200594f esploded replied to the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/#post-105810 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 02:20:07 +0000 I want to be able to create sub categories, polls, as well as advanced sorting of the threads.

I also am experiencing a bug (or just a weird error) when I click a thread, it just says
“There are no posts for this topic.” […]

]]> e1f1b16ba3dcc239b7525a382116200f esploded started the forum topic Advanced settings for group forums? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/advanced-settings-for-group-forums/ Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:49:27 +0000 If I want to change up the settings for BBPress inside of Buddypress, do I donwload BBpress and go from there? I don’t want to mess anything up.

Under buddypress, if I press forums setup, it just says that it has been set […]

]]> aa9337db81a9fc284168a96dcdef5389 esploded started the forum topic How can I disable buddypress during mobile mode? in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/how-can-i-disable-buddypress-during-mobile-mode/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:25:25 +0000 I need to disable buddypress in the mobile view, because it doesn’t work very well with the plugin I’m using (WP mobile detector) as it shows a ton of links at the bottom of the page, making it look very aesthetically unappealing. […]

]]> e901c5dbebd13c36a47b0200e982fe1f esploded replied to the forum topic Contact forms from one user to another? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/contact-forms-from-one-user-to-another-1/#post-104350 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:36:25 +0000 Thanks for the answer.
So in these cases, should I just pay somebody to make one for me?
Or is it even possible?

]]> b3019384e1e30efdc4604a16a5af2502 esploded replied to the forum topic Contact forms from one user to another? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/contact-forms-from-one-user-to-another-1/#post-104340 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:40:56 +0000 Can anybody help?

]]> 62a0c4c8a52791c7682893de32421c0e esploded started the forum topic Contact forms from one user to another? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/contact-forms-from-one-user-to-another-1/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:20:46 +0000 I am creating a social network that needs two tiers of members,
and the ones in the lower tier must be able to send
application/contact forms to the other. (think job application with one being the employer)

Is there anyway/plugin […]

]]> a3e0dc2bc3392c6ac697c7e2f8f2f157 esploded posted on the forum topic Help with a static homepage? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-a-static-homepage/#post-104014 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:27:22 +0000 Thank you so much!
I used the home.php way, and it worked perfectly.

]]> c3f6e2863c0f30f669f702d2b3764dc5 esploded posted on the forum topic Help with a static homepage? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-a-static-homepage/#post-103993 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 05:10:06 +0000 I only want the static homepage. I have a theme that I am using and loving.
(static homepage is where the home page doesn’t show any of the recent posts, and looks like a non-wordpress website)

]]> 94a3c38a43a8f2f21b21a52be4841a1b esploded posted on the forum topic Help with a static homepage? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-a-static-homepage/#post-103987 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:07:24 +0000 `

Homepage

<!–
body {
background-color: #e1ddd9;
font-size: 12px;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, SunSans-Regular, Sans-Serif;
color:#564b47; […]

]]> 72990eaf92d7254e1df5358b9c1708a5 esploded started the forum topic Help with a static homepage? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-with-a-static-homepage/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:05:20 +0000 Hi, I’m trying to make a static homepage for a website I’m building.
I’m not really a programming wiz (not at all, tbh) so I’m using a template I found online for now.
It’s made of html and css, but in all the articles […]

]]> 7a9e5eaddf422bad3ee7ffd4dfad9858 esploded started the forum topic Using a wordpress theme for buddypress? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/using-a-wordpress-theme-for-buddypress/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:42:25 +0000 I made the theme I’d like to use (called pride and joy BTW) BP compatible, thanks to the plugin.
Unfortunately, being completely new to this kind of thing, I have no idea how to make it work like a normal buddypress plugin would. […]

]]> 906dd4ea5bff3aa3a99571b34e942c63 esploded started the forum topic Tiered level users? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/tiered-level-users/ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:11:33 +0000 I want my site to have two levels off users, one with more “power”. Is this possible? I also want the lower tiered members to be able to send a contact form to the upper level ones. Kind of like an application I guess, which includes general information. If possible, I want this to be […]

]]> 141227f535b19cbb55f9b687495c58a2 esploded posted an update: @mercime Hi, do you know any users that I can trust 100% to […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/162010/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:17:36 +0000 @mercime Hi,
do you know any users that I can trust 100% to help me out with my site? Not to code, but suggest plugins, what to learn, etc.?
The things I’m looking for are very specific, and I’m not comfortable giving away my idea to the public eye.

Thanks.

]]> 0 82bbb28cc9822f9b43411f4700d7e028 esploded started the forum topic Are there any plug ins that can... in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/are-there-any-plug-ins-that-can/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:08:36 +0000 create… -Welcome page with information about your profile, a blog in the side bar, two scrollable boxes that have the last updates on things. -a bar at the bottom that have icons to other websites I *may* make -a bar at the top with customizable categories not just “home”, “activity”, etc. -I want two different […]

]]> a374ffcae1be3df47fd1fcf9432b403c esploded joined the group Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/updates/p/161993/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:08:36 +0000 0 d987146dcc4614a23c920d1709a4a42c esploded started the forum topic Is buddypress right for what I am trying to create? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/is-buddypress-right-for-what-i-am-trying-to-create/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:48:23 +0000 I will not give specific details, but these are things I am looking for: -Welcome page with information about your profile, a blog in the side bar, two scrollable boxes that have the last updates on things. -a bar at the bottom that have icons to other websites I *may* make -a bar at the […]

]]> 19d9328b46eea80850d6282c43dcd6f6 esploded joined the group How-To and Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/updates/p/161972/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:48:23 +0000 0