[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

@jeffsayre Looking forward to Nov. 8, 2010. Be assured that I will provide feedback
Cheers.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

Could be that the theme/s in user blog/s do not have “ in footer.php

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

BuddyPress is a WordPress plugin so you install BuddyPress the same as other WP plugins. You might also like to check out:
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/before-installing/

Installation

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

There’s also https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/moderate-new-blogs/ and https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/limit-blogs-per-user/ which could help

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

@danfun I would recommend contacting the plugin author about this – http://kimili.com/plugins/kml_flashembed/wp and check out http://kimili.com/plugins/kml_flashembed/#faqs
Michael Bester has actively upgraded the plugin and has responded when I had issues way back WPMU 2.7. Also, I have used Kimili Embed Plugin in some projects and have not had any problems with the RSS feeds.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

+1 This is getting embarassing, some messages make me *blush*

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

“The site was originally installed on WordPressMU”

You can convert a WPMU install with only one site to single WP, it’s not hard to do and there are tutorials online on how to go about it. But none take BuddyPress into consideration and you’re on WP 3.0.1, so all bets are off. I would suggest experimenting on test install first and see how that works out, taking into consideration avatar and media upload paths. Main work would be on database. In the meantime, I assume that in your dashboard > Super Admin > Options > only user registration is allowed.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

It would, but only if bbPress was installed via WP dashboard > BuddyPress > Forum Setup. BP theme won’t work in external bbPress installation.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

Via BP plugin https://buddypress.org/community/groups/add-all-nav-links-to-bp-adminbar/

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

What do you mean you cannot create more than one blog?
Are you Super Admin? Did you go multisite before installng BuddyPress? Did you install plugin limiting a user to one blog?

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

“a way that i can import the new messages on the old yahoo group to appear on the new busddypress site”

Been thinking about it myself for some Yahoo! Groups set up in 1999 thru 2002 which are still going on strong. That would be an interesting port … even with Yahoo! Groups cool makeover – http://groups.yahoo.com/overview/

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

@hnla @r-a-y @boonebgorges thank you.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

@LPH2005 It’s the iframe inserted in header.php – after the body tag and before the div#header – in your 404.php
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[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

1) Check that single WP is working then enable Multisite.
2) Do the WP config checks recommended in Codex article.
3) Install and activate BuddyPress. Check functionality of BP components.
4) Then install and activate BuddyPress Courseware. If you find some issues, you can see whether others have had same problem as you have and find resolution OR create a new topic in plugin’s group forums at https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-courseware/forum/

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

Yup, those are abnormal behaviors for a WP multisite installation.

I would suggest that you make a backup of files and database, then re-install from scratch – clean wp-config.php, delete .htaccess file and drop database tables. I would suggest not using “Enable Multisite Plugin” and Create a Network manually. Get your feet wet already with the nitty gritty.

Read this BP Codex article – Before installing BuddyPress – specifically about double checking WP “wellness” before activating BuddyPress https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/before-installing/#wp-configuration for a less bumpy road to BP social site.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

Search term which got it = featured blogs list wordpress = first in the list

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

This plugin would help https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-restrict-group-creation/

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

I use a premium membership plugin BP Gallery. The plugin has galleries/albums for members and groups, and Super Admin can choose to allow any or all uploads for images, audio and/or video. And has many more features, it’s just cool.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

@rogercoathup @jwack Aha! Found this https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/featured-blogs-list/

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

@jwack @rogercoathup something like this? http://wpmututorials.com/plugins/featured-posts-plugin-and-widget/

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

Yes. WordPress does blogging very well.

[@mercime Participant 16 years ago]

@jimsnaps “So is there no way to use buddypress, block out what’s not needed, and add an article mod? “
I answered based on your requirements, and you mentioned forums were optional No intention to limit you at all, just keeping it simple and clear. Of course you could install BuddyPress, and activate only the component/s you need at this time.

If you want the Forums component, know that you need to activate Groups component as well because the BP forums component is attached to groups. And members automatically join a group by default when they post to the group’s forum unless that group is private and no-one can post to that group’s forum unless invited to join the group. I also suggest reading through this general reference
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/configure-buddypress-components/

Of course with BP activated, there’s the One Quick Post plugin which will allow your members to post articles from the frontend. However, you will need to code using BP blog loop to generated the list of posts that each member has posted in your blog to show up in individual member’s profile page.

If you do not want to go through all that, install external bbPress forum and integrate it with your WordPress installation. When you’re ready to use BuddyPress components, BP can integrate existing external group forum to its fold – again, with the caveat that forum will be then be attached to groups.

[@mercime Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

This is BP 1.2.5.2 bp-default theme’s index.php for your reference,

[@mercime Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

Do you mean adding images to blog post? http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/05/embedding-photos-video-audio-into-your-posts/
Or do you mean adding images to forum topic post?
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-attachments-for-buddypress/
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/oembed-for-buddypress/faq/

[@mercime Participant 16 years, 1 month ago]

That is strange indeed. What did you add/delete/upgrade in your install before strange behavior was manifested? Could it be new user is typing in foreign characters or playing around OR is your install for a private community?