BuddyPress.org | ken_k | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/ken_k/activity/ Activity feed for ken_k. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:30:11 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e99dcd239d4ea5dd245c460ae3310a76 ken_k replied to the forum topic Date Selector and Groups Bugs in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/date-selector-and-groups-bugs/#post-110249 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:09:56 +0000 Done. #3630 & #3631. I didn’t know that regular users can report bugs on the trac site, neat.

I didn’t submit one about future years since you mentioned it is by design. But is there any way to make the form […]

]]> 51c57daabde3e79280da69ca7bac9778 ken_k replied to the forum topic Date Selector and Groups Bugs in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/date-selector-and-groups-bugs/#post-110187 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:30:03 +0000 Bump.

]]> c1988f0892723da02494201c64a580ed ken_k started the forum topic Date Selector and Groups Bugs in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/date-selector-and-groups-bugs/ Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:00:55 +0000 Hi

Running BP 1.5. I encountered the following issues:

1. If you put a date selector in the Base profile and even though is set to required, can be bypassed during registration.

2. The date selector has […]

]]> 62b6fccb280b94a15599f428bd0ce601 ken_k replied to the forum topic Cant get 1.5 site wide forum to work. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/cant-get-1-5-site-wide-forum-to-work/#post-109308 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:24:43 +0000 Josh, thanks for the link. It mentioned: “If you’re using any other conventional WordPress theme (TwentyEleven, BP-Default) and find the default template layout of bbPress acceptable, you don’t need to do […]

]]> af4693d39e1db860602a3857337863fc ken_k replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 & bbpress 2 (site wide) slugs in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-bbpress-2-site-wide-slugs/#post-109307 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:14:55 +0000 I’m not sure if this is correct so you’d probably want to wait for a developer to answer, but the way I got it to work (because I also agree forums is the best name/slug) is to delete the Forums page that BP […]

]]> c9b3067bf4b961b6559c50b1115615dc ken_k replied to the forum topic Cant get 1.5 site wide forum to work. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/cant-get-1-5-site-wide-forum-to-work/#post-109303 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:01:06 +0000 I’m not sure if this is the correct way to do it, but what I did was: disable the group forum component in BP settings; delete the forums page that BP installed (because I like to use /forums) but I found you can […]

]]> ad6e18eeb942aa588ef676974e5a2068 ken_k started the forum topic Problem (?) with 1.5 logging in and admin bar in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/problem-with-1-5-logging-in-and-admin-bar/ Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:54:20 +0000 Hi guys,

I did a clean install of 1.5 and have two issues:

First, when I go to /wp-admin/ to login to my WP admin account, it simply redirects back to my BP home page as a logged in user for some reason. And […]

]]> 28bee1a501c08ecfbb526c6fe55106bc ken_k replied to the forum topic Will I be able to upgrade via dash if I use 1.5 RC1 ? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/will-i-be-able-to-upgrade-via-dash-if-i-use-1-5-rc1/#post-109083 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:24:39 +0000 Excellent. Thanks for the clarification.

]]> 99067af51a132dfa0fe35a90017aec45 ken_k started the forum topic Will I be able to upgrade via dash if I use 1.5 RC1 ? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/will-i-be-able-to-upgrade-via-dash-if-i-use-1-5-rc1/ Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:39:10 +0000 If I manually install 1.5 RC1, will I be notified and be able to update normally/successfully via the dashboard when 1.5 is released?

Since 1.2.11 is in the works, I’m assuming 1.5 isn’t going to be released […]

]]> 61828aa4272ae7ebb849b4bbc2755808 ken_k started the forum topic Combining another field to display name? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/combining-another-field-to-display-name/ Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:09:50 +0000 I renamed the core Name field to ‘First Name’ and created a second field ‘Last Name’.

Is there anyway I can append the ‘Last Name’ field to the display name variable so that the user’s full name is […]

]]> a2801a106eef487d8d6f6a93972941a8 ken_k started the forum topic Possible to hide Name field and combine First Name + Last Name fields in place? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/possible-to-hide-name-field-and-combine-first-name-last-name-fields-in-p Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:47:59 +0000 Hi

I have two fields: ‘First Name’ and ‘Last Name’ under base during registration.

Is it possible to hide the mandatory BP ‘Name’ field, and somehow combine the values from First Name [space] Last Name […]

]]> 6c03d5f833d411e4b1893f6cbef5e3e9 ken_k started the forum topic Possible to have a profile field required based on selection of another field? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/possible-to-have-a-profile-field-required-based-on-selection-of-another- Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:28:58 +0000 Does anyone know if there is a way to make a profile field required only if a certain selection is made in another field?

For example, if someone selects USA in the Country drop down list, is there any way to […]

]]> 6530409a698e329fd1b4535338b702eb ken_k started the forum topic Is this an acceptable way to have 2 BP's running? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/is-this-an-acceptable-way-to-have-2-bps-running/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:01:12 +0000 Would it destroy or cause any problems in the future if I run another WP/BP installation on a subdomain on the same hosting account, with a different MySQL database?

I’m thinking about running […]

]]> 4c1a835b0ef4e29bc76f68153540b375 ken_k replied to the forum topic Questions about upcoming 1.5 version in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/questions-about-upcoming-1-5-version/#post-108528 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:55:00 +0000 Also… I just wanted to comment that it would be really nice if the documentation for Buddypress is more organized. Currently there is information about 1.5 mixed in with 1.2 and even earlier. Is it that […]

]]> b8ab0dee21ec815076710df26a4a61b8 ken_k started the forum topic Questions about upcoming 1.5 version in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/questions-about-upcoming-1-5-version/ Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:16:01 +0000 Hi

Could someone please help me with some questions I have dealing with the upcoming 1.5 version:

1. Since it is jumping versions, it seems to be a huge upgrade. I was wondering if there is ANY benefit in […]

]]> 9fab18c2897fb9b87d196fdba98b47e9 ken_k commented on the post, BuddyPress 1.5 Release Candidate 1 (and BuddyPress 1.2.10!), on the site BuddyPress.org http://buddypress.org/2011/09/buddypress-1-5-release-candidate-1-and-buddypress-1-2-10/comment-page-1/#comment-8430 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:19:46 +0000 I’m new to BP started working on it a couple weeks ago and customized it pretty well, I’m excited to hear that a new version is coming out. Would appreciate if someone can help me with the following:

– where […]

]]> c57f55475ce91fc2dee200574dddbde3 ken_k started the forum topic When users are deleted, why doesn't their ID No. purge? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/when-users-are-deleted-why-doesnt-their-id-no-purge/ Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:30:06 +0000 I noticed when an account is deleted, a new user (created via admin interface) does get issued an older ID number and so it just consecutively goes up as if no user was deleted.

I’m wondering if users are still stored in a […]

]]> 598bd259cd9e6a05f3e9c484912be11a ken_k started the forum topic Very Restrictive Usernames in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/very-restrictive-usernames/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:51:06 +0000 I’m running the latest version of WP/BP and I just realized that users aren’t allowed to register with any upper case characters, dots, not even underscores and hyphens. Why?

Is there a way to allow these characters without […]

]]> 5ad4349e93bcdba18468f1ea3e4c89b2 ken_k replied to the forum topic How do you edit the admin widget? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-do-you-edit-the-admin-widget/#post-106932 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:49:21 +0000 Oops, I meant user widget, not admin widget. Actually I’m not even sure what to call it exactly. 😛

]]> 7cf4f36cfa93883f51594f3b100ffb89 ken_k started the forum topic How do you edit the admin widget? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-do-you-edit-the-admin-widget/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:48:29 +0000 When you login to BP, on the right side bar there is your avatar, username, and a logout button. It’s like a widget. Where can you edit that to include links in addition to the logout button?

Thanks.

]]> bebdc35e4189777eb9f9a8eba9cd09bc ken_k replied to the forum topic Is there a community emulation method for testing? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/is-there-a-community-emulation-method-for-testing/#post-106821 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:45:36 +0000 Oh and I should note that I would trust the default BP installation, but since I added several plugins and modified/modifying several areas which is why I want to test it in this manner.

]]> 249f59f43d97f38c769a23ce26ee0fdd ken_k started the forum topic Is there a community emulation method for testing? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/is-there-a-community-emulation-method-for-testing/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:43:29 +0000 Hi

I’m wondering if there is a way to “emulate” a community, in other words automated test accounts, who have friends, who post things, etc etc in order to test the site in full prior to launching to the public?

I searched […]

]]> 2073068a75377ec28515de1615104816 ken_k replied to the forum topic Documentation for Customizing BP Theme? in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/documentation-for-customizing-bp-theme/#post-106559 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:22:40 +0000 Wow thanks that looks like a neat add-on.

As far as the coding goes, am I supposed to start from scratch or copy over all the files from the plugin / bp-default directory?

It’s quite a shame that the documentation is lacking […]

]]> 3015bee44bcae140a7fef4ece86fa8b9 ken_k started the forum topic Documentation for Customizing BP Theme? in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/documentation-for-customizing-bp-theme/ Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:06:45 +0000 Hi all,

I installed Wordpress and Buddypress plugin without problem, went over to the documentation and followed the instructions to customize the default theme. That was easy but it doesn’t explain how to actually *start* […]

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