BuddyPress.org

https://buddypress.org/community/members/thekmen/
though he hasn’t been active for close to two months.

bbPress is going to be turned into a WP plugin which would mesh well hopefully with BuddyPress as lead dev for bbPress is also one of leads for BuddyPress.
https://trac.bbpress.org/roadmap

Some have used SimplePress Forums, Mingle Forums, or BP Global Forums ($30) for what you want.

BP Gallery plugin ($30) has galleries for individual users and groups.<./

Walkthrough using BP Template Pack to make WP theme compatible
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/bp-template-pack-walkthrough-level-easy-2/

First thing I’d do, run Settings > Permalinks again

Anyone can sell BuddyPress or WordPress themes. License must be GPL.

BP Template Pack walkthrough for some tips:
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/bp-template-pack-walkthrough-level-easy-2/

if you want to allow your members to create blogs and go multisite, then yeah the members will have access to the backends of respective blogs. For site where BP is installed, members cannot access Add New Post unless you elevate their roles from anything other than Suscriber level which is default set in Super […]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year BP Community!

@Twig
add this to bp-custom.php file and upload to wp-content/plugins folder
function custom_adminbar_login() {
// Your code here
}
}
add_action('bp_adminbar_menus', 'custom_adminbar_login', 1);

True. I just wanted to clear that up first. So if you want to replace “Sign Up” with what you mentioned above:
https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/

In readme.txt of BuddyPress Group Activity Stream Notifications plugin:

!!!!!THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!
It is recommended that you instead move to BuddyPress Group Email Subscription:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-group-email-subscription/
!!!!!THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!

@thealchemist if your WP is multisite, you can use dsader’s plugin https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-activation-keys/

There’s a “Sign Up” link notice in adminbar if you allow registration, beside the “Login” link see http://testbp.org/ Registration is disabled by default, so if you’re not seeing the Sign Up link, you should go to admin dashboard > Super Admin > Options – Registration Settings – Allow New Registrations – check any other than […]

=== I’m assuming i have to activate the child theme in the main wordpress dashboard, is this correct? ===

Yes. Activate the child theme in dashboard of WP site where BuddyPress is installed. So if your BP is in main/primary site, activate child theme in dashboard of main site.

=== do you think i am correct in my assumption that there is another style.css that i am supposed to be importing into the child theme, that i missed? or do you think there is another explanation for why the child theme style is ‘off’? === Your mockup style.css is importing from the bp-default theme […]

Also, change theme to bp-default theme and deactivate BP plugins except BuddyPress to see whether it’s cosmic buddy theme code or if there’s another reason that’s preventing you from posting updates to activity stream.

=== There is no Super Admin panel, not to mention no choice either in the drop down menu at the top of the buddypress toolbar, or in the wordpress dashboard called ‘options.’ === Super Admin and special Options panel only show up for WordPress multisite installations – so if you want those but more importantly, […]

@xevo it’s probably BP Media nee BP Album+, not Brajesh’s BP Gallery