Save and upload to your theme folder in server.
Open up your theme’s sidebar.php and Save As > sidebar-buddypress.php. Open up sidebar-buddypress.php, delete everything in it and paste the following:
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Sitewide Forums implemented via bbPress
https://bbpress.org/documentation/
https://bbpress.org/forums/ – check the sticky posts
BP version? What theme are you using? Single WP or Multisite?
@suziwilson there’s an alternative way to make WP theme compatible with BP using BP Template Pack Plugin depending on the theme
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-eleven-bp-1-5/
If you need further assistance, open up your WP theme’s page.php, select all and copy, paste to pastebin.com, click submit and post the generated URL here. Posting what theme you’re using, site URL would facilitate assistance as well.
This snippet looks good to go
Probably a rewording to “Do Not Delete or Add Anything Below This Line!”

== I did a complete uninstall per the directions, ==
Directions from what source?
== How do you trigger buddypress to recreate the tables and pages within wordpress? ==
https://codex.buddypress.org/buddypress-site-administration/deleting-buddypress/
Then install BuddyPress 1.5.1 and go through Installation Wizard
If you’re using WP 3.2.1, then you should be using BP 1.2.9 version at minimum.
As to the navigation links, open up header.php and remove
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and
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Then just hardcode the other links you need in header.php and save.
bb-config.php can be found at the root of your WP installation. For example:
if WP is at domain root == http://yoursite.com/bb-config.php
if WP is at physical subdomain root == http://wordpress.yoursite.com/bb-config.php
bb-config.php can be found at the root of your WP installation. For example:
if WP is at domain root == http://yoursite.com/bb-config.php
if WP is at physical subdomain root == http://wordpress.yoursite.com/bb-config.php
@ossendryver https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#WAMP for your PC only
EDIT – if your WP is on webhost, contact webhost tech support to see why your WP is not working.
@ossendryver https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#WAMP for your PC only
EDIT – if your WP is on webhost, contact webhost tech support to see why your WP is not working.
@wpmuguru UMW site is cool and awesome. Thanks for sharing the link to the university and to Curtis’ blog on the site.
@wpmuguru UMW site is cool and awesome. Thanks for sharing the link to the university and to Curtis’ blog on the site.
Sure. Use Twenty Eleven’s custom menu to place links that you want in main navigation.
Appearance > Menus
Sure. Use Twenty Eleven’s custom menu to place links that you want in main navigation.
Appearance > Menus
You’re missing some styles in your theme’s stylesheet (which others I helped had) for some reason or another. For example:
`.blogstyle-entries, #left-area {
float: left;
width: 71%;
}
#left-area {
margin-left: -3%;
}
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Could very well be a plugin conflict. Have you deactivated/activated plugins to check?
Strange indeed. Troubleshooting …
== I tried to create a new subdomain site. ==
Where did you create this from – the dashboard or in front end (yoursite.com/blogs/create)?
Did you enable blog creation in Network Admin > Network Settings > Registration – with either “Logged in users may register new sites.” or “Both sites and user accounts can be registered.”?
Hi there. Was it working for you before you upgraded to BP 1.5.1 or is this a new install? Have you checked out if same behavior applies using bp-default theme?
Your user account is not broken. Sorry for the inconvenience, this site is in transition.
Many who help out are volunteers, aside from a possible time differences, a topic can get overlooked if not bumped after 24 hours or so. In many cases, some topics are not bumped because OP found answers via Google search etc.
Free Gallery: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-album/
Premium Gallery: http://buddydev.com/plugins/bp-gallery/
Deactivate BuddyPress. You have to make sure that your WordPress multisite installation is working before activating BuddyPress. To resolve your multisite issues, please post at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite
@mariuse do wait for 24 hours before bumping your post. There are time differences between where you’re at and volunteers who are based all over the world.
Open up your WP theme’s header.php and Save As > header-buddypress.php in your theme folder. Open up header-buddypress.php and add the following at the very bottom:
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Open up your theme’s sidebar.php and Save As > sidebar-buddypress.php. Open up sidebar-buddypress.php, delete everything in it and paste the following:
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Save and upload to your theme folder in server.
Make sure that you keep the CSS and javascript enabled i.e. like this https://mercime.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/2011-09.gif Click on Save Settings button
Create a child theme of bp-default theme https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/
Copy over sidebar.php from bp-default theme into your child theme’s folder https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.5.1/bp-themes/bp-default/sidebar.php
Remove lines 29 to 58
Pagination on Members Directory is working for me.
The problem that I see is that your left sidebar dropped down to below content and comments div in your BP pages. Make sure you follow the instructions in Step 3 of the BP Template Pack compatibility process.