Thanks for the screenshots. Those could be issues with the theme. I can’t reproduce the issue myself with Twenty Fifteen. Can you upload screenshots for Twenty Fifteen?
Strange that you’re seeing a difference between your front page and activity page. That could indicate there’s an issue with your templates. Which version of WP and BP are you using?
Just to point out, you’ll probably want to delete both the activity update and comments on that update. Useful will be bp_activity_delete() and bp_activity_delete_comment()
You can add functionality to BuddyPress using plugins. If a particular feature isn’t available as a plugin you could try implement it yourself or ask a coder for help. BuddyPress has a huge API that will help.
The look and feel of your website is governed by the theme you choose.
If you already have a dev site operational, try out some different plugins and themes to see which ones work best for your project.
If you don’t find a custom solution to this I just wanted to point out that plugin is built by @r-a-y, one of the BuddyPress core developers. I expect it should still work fine. As always, try it on a test install before adding to your live site.
To Do List member accomplished this nicely until the shortcodes decided not to display.
It might be easier fixing this issue rather than building a new solution. Have you told the plugin author about the problem? Maybe they can publish a fix.
My approach is usually start by installing WordPress and then install and activate the BuddyPress plugin. From there the next step is to choose a theme. Here you will have both free and paid options. You’ll find some good free themes here. Once you’re done with your website’s look and feel, begin to add functionality such as an ecommerce plugin like WooCommerce.
