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You’d need to use a dummy email for each user as the email field is required. It doesn’t need to be a real address, just something you can use as a placeholder until they log in and change it. For example:

user1@example.com

Yes, you can use Boone’s plugin Unconfirmed to activate the users manually:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/unconfirmed/

Maybe there’s a catch to using that, I haven’t checked but make sure the avatars on this page aren’t impacted:

https://example.com/wp-admin/options-discussion.php

Nice solution @tkuron!

If it’s a BuddyPress page then I guess the bp_core_fetch_avatar() function should display the local avatar if no Grav exists. Are you saying this doesn’t happen?

So wp_mail_from works for all email notifications aside from private message email notifications? If that’s the case then this is likely a bug. You could open a ticket for this on Trac.

You could disable Gravatar?

add_filter( 'bp_core_fetch_avatar_no_grav', '__return_true' );

Unfortunately there isn’t a page which shows a list of working and broken plugins. However, you can use the WordPress review system and support forums to check what people are currently saying about a particular plugin. If it works, any bugs or issues should all be posted there.

Unless you activate them yourself of course.

The next time the users log in, they will become active and only then will they appear in the members directory.

I don’t think you need $field_name = bp_get_the_profile_field_name(); because you’re passing $r to your function. So you can just use $r['name'].

This might be due to a plugin you have activated or perhaps even the theme you’re using. Try disabling all plugins and reverting to Twenty Fifteen. Does the search return offline users now?

You mentioned you’re using a customised theme. Can you check if you still see the problem when using Twenty Fifteen?

As Hugo points out, index-register.php should be an entire document (with a header and footer). The template you copied (register.php) is what’s known as a “partial” and is usually included within a document.

Is it a relatively simple process?

Yes, BuddyPress is just a plugin so once you have WordPress set up you can install BuddyPress via a few clicks.

Importing members from a spreadsheet will most likely need a plugin. Try searching the Plugin Directory to see what is available.

BuddyPress can do all of these things right out of the box. Regarding point 5, you will need to disable both the private messaging and activity components. That can be done from the admin area in a few clicks.

You shouldn’t *need* to restore your database.

@djpaul I’m assuming that doesn’t apply to every new release though?

It isn’t really a copy-and-paste example. You’ll need to be comfortable with PHP and WordPress 🙁

Alternatively though, you could look for a plugin in the Plugin Directory. Maybe the functionality you need already exists?

It’s fairly easy to get the comment count for a particular user.

$args = array(
'user_id' => bp_loggedin_user_id(),
'count' => true
);
$count = get_comments( $args );

From that point on, depending on what action the user is taking on your site, you can check the count against a pre-determined figure:

if ( $count < 10 ) {
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Did you keep a backup copy of your database? If so then you’ll need to use that. Then there’s the files and folders. You should be able to get the 2.4.3 zip from:

https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.2.4.3.zip