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I removed/commented out the create a blog option from the member registration form while still keeping blog creation on. I only left access to the bp create a blog form for users is_loggedin Only. By tucking it away within the member profile for the member to create a blog later during their profile detailing/editing process, […]

@JordashTalon You should be able to do this with the coming-soon achievements plugin https://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/ It is super nice! Look for @DJPaul to release sometime soon.

@amanson I think its something in the roadmap for a future release. If you’re talking about activity updates take a look at https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-activity-stream-ajax-notifier/ probably the closest you’ll get.

you could do something really similar to what you’re talking about with using P2 Theme. especially if you need…[Read more]

@bowromir not that I’m saying my designs are awesome or nice. I’ve just been hunkered down, is all…and seeing all the ways BP can be made to look like not-BP. (and working with Achievements too) – I’ll share on BP-tricks ! So that I might earn a badge!

@bowromir i’m trying to be a cool kid! I just registered. Nice theme. Nice idea for Achievements. This is interesting I think we’ll begin seeing some pretty awesome bp themes, yours being one of them. I think alot of folks, including myself, have been hunkered down designing BP in really nice ways.

*edit I wasn’t able to get a search-activity working using ajax so i just made a new page template to house the search form and the activity loop that returns the search results and works well. I’ll see if I can post something up on my blog to show how I did it. Would be […]

@thekmen https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-keep-blog-tracking-but-hide-blogs0-tab-for-non-blog-members/

the activity history goes back pretty far. so yes you’ll be able to browse back. but that is a good question you bring up. wonder if there would eventually need to be a limit. ninjas?

@modemlooper it’s just from scratch, canvas theme, but as I’m modifying…i’m seeing less and less need for the forums even as a plugin…since the QA theme would just be one big plugin anyway that’s much easier to manipulate and add other plugins to like voting, popularity, etc. It would be tough to get that with a […]

@modemlooper i’ve been starting working with a blog-as-forum theme, basically a QA theme. That could be something you could do. a Forum theme. I’m getting ready to leave the bb forums all together, because I’m not seeing a benefit in forums over a modified community QA theme blog.

@modemlooper contextual sidebars a definite must when working towards the perfect bp theme, as mentioned by nit3watch. I hate having to create them and loading up the sidebar.php with if statements to know what page you are on. Also a blog network focused theme combining the groups/blog components to work together. as mentioned here.…[Read more]

I would really like to see this happen. If not just for the standard group features applied to a blog’s “profile” but also for the possibility of the frontend admin for a blog using the group admin setup – Edit Details==Blog Name, Blog Tagline. Group Settings == Privacy Options Group Avatar == Blog Avatar Manage […]

Yes. I’m ready to do away with groups as standalone but fold them into the multisite blog aspect of the site somehow. If I could do it I would. So if it could be a modified groups plugin to combine and replace groups and blogs, that would be great. I would use it tomorrow. Come […]

this would solve so much for me. thanks ray.

was there an update here…was just trying this with something like this – but no luck

bp_get_blog_latest_post_excerpt() {
global $blogs_template;

if ( null == $blogs_template->blog->latest_post )
return false;

return apply_filters( ‘bp_get_blog_latest_post_excerpt’, sprintf( __( ”, ‘buddypress’ ), ” . apply_filters( ‘the_excerpt’,…[Read more]

there are a few Q&A themes that exist already that you could use. Add BP plugin. Create a frontend form that submits questions as Posts with the member poster assigned as author and the comments for the post(?) are your answers. The community layer is the community layer just allow only members to submit questions […]