[@mercime Participant 14 years, 1 month ago]

== why buddypress doesn’t use user_metadata and have a proprietary xprofile table. ==

I believe one reason would be that WP doesn’t have an API for BuddyPress’ more sophisticated profile fields/groups, or something of that nature. At least that’s what I recall a core dev answering the last time that question was asked

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 1 month ago]

ok, I have revised the code above to right sidebar only. Delete old header-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php and add code posted above.

Note that in the revised instruction, you do not create a blank sidebar-buddypress.php file but copy the sidebar.php file and Save As > sidebar-buddypress.php then follow instructions above.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 1 month ago]

The Salutation theme has its own BP template files if I am not mistaken. If so, you will then have to make the change/s in theme’s salutation/blogs/create.php file. Back up the original create.php file just in case something goes awry.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 1 month ago]

@tgnwsauctions looks like you’ve fixed it already on your own

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

Marking this as resolved.

As for bbPress not showing up, BP compatibility didn’t change the original page.php which bbPress theme compat uses. Please start a new topic in this forum or in bbPress.org if you need further assistance on this matter.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

@fitnessblogger if you have child theme of bp-default theme or are using the BP template pack plugin and moved BP template folders/files, then copy over this file https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.6.1/bp-themes/bp-default/blogs/create.php following the directory structure and make the change.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

Code posted at http://wp.me/p1I84P-1p

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

@jaymeselman Note: If you’ve revised any of the BP template files transferred to your backstreet theme folder in server during the BP Compatibility process, please delete those 6 BP folders transferred to your theme folder in server – /activity, /blogs, /forums, /members, /groups, /register – then re-run Appearance > BP Compatibility again to make sure that you have clean template files.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

@tomelk31 It should rein in BP content to the left to lift up the sidebar. Where did you add the style to `#content .padder` and the styles I mentioned for you to copy from the Twenty Ten modifications? I’m looking at your blacklight/style.css file in server and the styles have not been added at all.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

A day hasn’t passed by and you’re already bumping your post. Know that those who help out in the forums are all volunteers living in different time zones.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

@cleaus there’s `get_template_part(‘content’, ‘page’ ) ;` in your page.php file which means I need the code to content-page.php file as well

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

== Yes it work with the admins but for other user account type the plugin didn’t allow them to create a group. ==

For group creation In BuddyPress at this time, it’s either Admin or “others” – the users/members – that’s it. So there’s no conflict when only the Admin can create groups if you uncheck “Enable group creation for all users.”

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

Basically, you will no longer need to install the BP Template Pack plugin to make your WP theme compatible with BuddyPress as this new feature serves as a fallback for any WP theme which does not have BuddyPress templates in it. The feature is the same way bbPress plugin templates are served up in WP themes.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

You need to install/activate BP Template Pack plugin to make your WP theme compatible with BuddyPress.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

Could very well be that your theme has not been updated. Have you changed to bp-default theme to see if issue is corrected?

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

It’s either a theme conflict or more likely a plugin conflict (a membership plugin probably) because restricting group creation to admins only is working in all default installations using bp-default theme and updated plugins.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

B. CREATE a NEW BLANK FILE named sidebar-buddypress.php

Open up the blank sidebar-buddypress.php file and add the following within:
`

jQuery(document).ready( function() {
if ( jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).length && !jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).hasClass(‘show’) )
jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).toggle();
jQuery( ‘input#signup_with_blog’ ).click( function() {
jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).fadeOut().toggle();
});
});

`

Save file.

C. Upload header-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php to your theme folder in server wp-content/themes/strings/ in the same directory where your regular header.php and sidebar.php files are

D. Copy the style modifications for some BP elements https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/3/ and paste those at the bottom of your theme’s stylesheet, then adjust to taste.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

Based on the HTML structure of your theme, you will only need to create two new files, header-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php to make the BP templates compatible with your theme.

If you’ve revised any of the BP template files transferred to your strings theme folder in server during the BP Compatibility process, please delete those 6 BP folders transferred to your theme folder in server – /activity, /blogs, /forums, /members, /groups, /register – then re-run Appearance > BP Compatibility again to make sure that you have clean template files.

A. COPY your theme’s header.php and Save As > header-buddypress.php

Open up header-buddypress.php and at the BOTTOM of the file, below other code contained within, add:
`

<article class="blog_post" id="post-id; ?>”>

`

Save file.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

@jaymeselman based on the HTML structure of your theme, you only need to create two files, header-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php

Having said that, you have two options. either
a) all pages full-width
b) all pages with sidebar

(a) or (b)?

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

@cleaus there’s not a single code in your pastebin.com’s links for index.php, page.php, sidebar.php and footer.php

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

I did ask you if you wanted option (a) or (b) above so we can do this already Which is it?

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

@tomelk31 looks like the easiest option is available where you only need to adjust the style instead of revising 16 BP template files by adding the following to your stylesheet:

`#content .padder {
float: left;
margin-top: 20px;
width: 600px;
}`
then copy over the style modifications for some BP elements https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/3/ and paste those at the bottom of your theme’s stylesheet after the `#content .padder` above, then adjust to taste.

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

Closing this duplicate of https://buddypress.org/community/groups/installing-buddypress/forum/topic/need-some-real-help-with-alignment-if-anyone-can-assist/

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]

Can’t say. Based on what’s in the BP roadmap – major upgrades – I can only guess around December or so, but don’t bet on it

[@mercime Participant 14 years, 2 months ago]