Hi mercime. I set up a test site on my localhost(mac environment). I then recreated the same set up on my hosting space using a fresh download of both wordpress and buddy press. I think I have located the problem to my permalinks in that WordPress includes the index.php in the permalink and this inhibits buddy press functionality(?). I have mod rewrite enabled on the server and have tried numerous elements from other support threads e.g. ensuring .htaccess is correct. I don’t have a url at present as I am only putting it up as a test site and by the time I had posted I took it down! let me know if this is enough information and any help would be most welcome.