BuddyPress.org | peterverkooijen | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/peterverkooijen/activity/ Activity feed for peterverkooijen. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:53:17 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e74b7bf7eabde15acabd5f271519775b Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Quick question about "closed networks" in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/quick-question-about-closed-networks/#post-71889 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:27:42 +0000 Buddypress has no privacy/security controls whatsoever. There is also no built-in way to consistently use real names and let people register with first and last name on sign-up, which will probably become a problem for a school application. Buddypress is basically an evolving hobby project by PHP programmers. You may have more luck with a […]

]]> fc72fbe4b48ba0f62e290b892d83d9c1 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Time on my site is off by 5 hours. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/time-on-my-site-is-off-by-5-hours/#post-68482 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:42:58 +0000 Sure, that is one place. But I still get different times in Sitewide Activity, a jQuery FullCalendar script that works fine in Wordpress site without BP, etc. I am on customized BP 1.1.3 + WP 3.0, but judging from hnla’s comment the issue has not been fully fixed in the latest versions. Anyway I’m trying […]

]]> ea2f2ebb89eff683c96fd68af64d75b1 Peterverkooijen started the forum topic Wrong permalinks in Sitewide Activity in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/wrong-permalinks-in-sitewide-activity/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:24:13 +0000 I’m still on a customized BP version 1.1.3 + WP 3.0.1 and can’t upgrade to newer BP version for many reasons. The permalinks in Sitewide Activity, when someone posts a blog post, are usually wrong; the title of the post is correct, but it links to an entirely different post. Does anyone recognize that problem? […]

]]> e0e8d799a11f3b44a7656349102dc6d4 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Time on my site is off by 5 hours. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/time-on-my-site-is-off-by-5-hours/#post-68477 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:07:18 +0000 Where is the timezone set? Where in wp-admin? Where in the code? Where in the database? Is there no “master time” setting anywhere that overrides whereever else timezone may be set?

]]> b509a7147f9e32c42f8ab1d40461ff22 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Privacy component--where is it? in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/privacy-component-where-is-it/?topic_page=3#post-65505 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:48:51 +0000 Why isn’t Automattic doing anything?! Privacy/security should have been a core feature.

]]> 5e4d7cf5b2c7a481ea9e3b797aa5b5f6 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Same user database in two website in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/same-user-database-in-two-website/#post-65050 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:48:49 +0000 I’d like to know if this is possible as well.

Would it be theoretically possible to write a plugin that synchronizes member databases between two sites? Or would copying the password from one to the other never work because of different encoding on different installations? Also security issues I guess…

]]> 612399b8b9e225d47221ca152184ecf2 Peterverkooijen started the forum topic Check if ( is_my_profile ) in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/check-if-is_my_profile/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:06:57 +0000 I want to put the blog_signup_form directly on the profile page if the user hasn’t registered a blog yet. That is relatively easy to do, but it then shows up on other users’ profiles as well -> it should only show up on the user’s own profile. Is there a check like if ( is_my_profile() […]

]]> f5be01304ad28bf53953a3cad825809f Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Does BP 1.1.3 work on WP 3.0+? in the group Wordpress 3.0 + BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/wordpress-3-0-buddypress/forum/topic/does-bp-1-1-3-work-on-wp-3-0/#post-61819 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:05:52 +0000 @dralamir, if you want to put bbpress forums at the center of your site, I would just follow the official releases. My test install of BP 1.2.5 on WP 3.0 worked fine. My custom site is build around groups, group blogs and P2 front end posting and I want to keep develop it along those lines. […]

]]> 6fec04905e15468ddb1e04b34a8f2aad Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic BP 1.2.4 – Custom BP_AVATAR_URL change in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-2-4-custom-bp_avatar_url-change/?topic_page=2#post-61694 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:41:19 +0000 @bennadler, I think that issue was fixed here.

Probably old news to you by now…

]]> e78c706678c39cb00ed6ce8c7816fd9b Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Check/change file upload directory in Wordpress 3.0 in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/checkchange-file-upload-directory-in-wordpress-3-0/#post-61693 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:27:51 +0000 @ronia, yes, the latest version is 1.2.5, as far as I know, and 1.3 will officially support WP 3.0. So if you upgrade you have nothing to worry about. My problem is that I want to stay on BP 1.1.3, trying to get that to work on 3.0. The key to solve that is here . Putting this […]

]]> be72bd69805b3f3087318def0933500b Peterverkooijen started the forum topic Check/change file upload directory in Wordpress 3.0 in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/checkchange-file-upload-directory-in-wordpress-3-0/ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:58:18 +0000 I’m trying to run a Buddypress 1.1.3-based custom theme on Wordpress 3.0. Most things work fine. The main problem is avatar upload. I’ve already made lots of progress copying bits of code from BP 1.2.5. Apparently a big difference between wpmu and Wordpress 3.0 is where avatars are stored. This code in bp-core-cssjs.php….:…[Read more]

]]> ebcb18260e3089d6d731b21eb3cbb591 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic How to enable login via email? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-enable-login-via-email/#post-61625 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:42:39 +0000 Beau Lebens indispensible email login plugin!

]]> d9441b5e784a7da3bed4716f83ddcf18 peterverkooijen posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/25670/#acomment-25795 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:38:06 +0000 I see LincMe is back up. It was down the first time I looked. Looks very slick, more transparant than the default theme at least.

So what are you going to do? Just roll with the snowball. The Members. Groups, Forums mess only seems to have gotten worse between 1.1.3 and 1.2.5. I stick with 1.1.3 in the hope I can simplify and untangle them over…[Read more]

In reply to - lincme.co.uk posted an update @peterverkooijen Hi Peter. Yes, we have a new baby site at lincme.co.uk, which was working ok until a couple of days ago when I upgraded BP. I lost my member friends who were testing […] ]]> 01afaddfe59a7b452fd5b66e7b45cb6c peterverkooijen posted an update: @lincme Kinda following up on this: "... once we’ve had a f […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/25641/ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:33:14 +0000 @lincme Kinda following up on this: “… once we’ve had a few ruffled feathers we can get down to sharing really useful ideas, eh?”

Do you use Buddypress on projects? Where? Which versions? How are you planning to upgrade to Wordpress 3.0?

I use BP 1.1.3 on http://web2newyork.com and other projects. I’m currently trying to upgrade it to W…[Read more]

]]> 0 55271d41cb3a15c4a338f241250d7564 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=4#post-61454 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:12:57 +0000 @lincme.co.uk, I think we basically agree, but your remark sounded similar to the standard defense of BP, that it is so great because you can do absolutely anything with it. My counter-argument to that unavoidably sounds rigid and over-important.

]]> 6fb2a731988f3335b88362732ce9c97a Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Upgrading existing Buddypress site to WP 3.0 in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/upgrading-existing-buddypress-site-to-wp-3-0/#post-61429 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:29:05 +0000 Thanks hnla. So I’m not missing anything then? I thought it could be a problem because I’m also missing the ‘Uploading Files’ section under Settings > Media, where you can set upload paths. I saw in the code that only shows up when multisite is active. Upload path is relevant for avatar upload, which is […]

]]> 77871144c9cb36e79304edc30e0b063e Peterverkooijen started the forum topic Upgrading existing Buddypress site to WP 3.0 in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/upgrading-existing-buddypress-site-to-wp-3-0/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:33:23 +0000 I’ve upgraded an existing test site from WP 2.9.2 with BP 1.1.3 to WP 3.0. Followed all the directions. Most things seem to work OK, even with 1.1.3, but I don’t get ’Create A Network’ in wp-admin under Tools. Other multisite settings are missing as well. I have define(’WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true); in wp-config.php. What am I […]

]]> c6ff20f60071faf7d1577e3e0f9a3bf2 Peterverkooijen posted an update in the group Wordpress 3.0 + BuddyPress: I've upgraded my site from WP 2.9.2 with BP 1.1.3. I don't […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/25488/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:30:25 +0000 I’ve upgraded my site from WP 2.9.2 with BP 1.1.3. I don’t get ‘Create A Network’ in wp-admin under Tools. Other multisite settings are missing as well. I have define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true); in wp-config.php. Creating blogs seems to work. What am I missing?

]]> 0 0f903bca14ed11295ed483de1f7ac906 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic What has changed in avatar upload between BP 1.1.3 and 1.2.5 and WP 2.9 and 3.0? in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/what-has-changed-in-avatar-upload-between-bp-1-1-3-and-1-2-5-and-wp-2-9-and-3-0/#post Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:51:57 +0000 I have copied the the new bp_core_avatar_upload_path() and bp_core_avatar_url() functions from BP 1.2.5 into my customized BP 1.1.3. Avatars show up fine, but I can’t get avatar upload to work. It works in a clean install of BP 1.2.5 on WP 3.0. The working avatar upload form has this: I can’t figure out how this form […]

]]> f1effac379999cc807d0261614074147 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=4#post-61389 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:02:30 +0000 @alanchrishughes (“you keep talking about privacy”) To develop a real social network you want to encourage people to share their real identity, real name, post a picture, some personal information, etc. They will happily do that provided there is some basic privacy protection in place; only members can see their profiles, only friends can see certain […]

]]> c55322d21845e419605e99ace8dfaed2 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=3#post-61376 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:12:35 +0000 @alanchrishughes (“I’ve never understood the whole privacy freak out problem …”) That has nothing whatsoever to do with what I said. @lincme.co.uk (“Ah Peter, without visionaries such as yourself, how would we ever have got to where we are..?! Growing out of rigid definitions into new flexibility is where the virtual world is heading, like it or […]

]]> 54a03802b57bc6ab7bcc075e6e60c73b Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Single sitewide avatar per user? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/single-sitewide-avatar-per-user/#post-61301 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:07:54 +0000 “Peter, this is info that you could get in trac as easily as Paul” I’m not a programmer, so I wouldn’t know where to start with trac. Thanks for the pointer! I’ve replaced some functions in my custom 1.1.3 mess with code from 1.2.5 and have some partial success. Uploading avatars still does nothing though. […]

]]> e6a9673b1de8477f7aae26ea8957ca63 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic What has changed in avatar upload between BP 1.1.3 and 1.2.5 and WP 2.9 and 3.0? in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/what-has-changed-in-avatar-upload-between-bp-1-1-3-and-1-2-5-and-wp-2-9-and-3-0/#post Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:12:01 +0000 Thanks mercime! Good starting point.

]]> eb7f55b1f6cd570e396de7b48cc394b8 Peterverkooijen started the forum topic What has changed in avatar upload between BP 1.1.3 and 1.2.5 and WP 2.9 and 3.0? in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/what-has-changed-in-avatar-upload-between-bp-1-1-3-and-1-2-5-and-wp-2-9-and-3-0/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:06:48 +0000 I’ve upgraded a BP 1.1.3 custom theme to WP 3.0. Most seems to work fine, except avatar upload. What has changed in how avatars are processed? Were the functions changed? Just names? Are avatars stored in another place? How should I approach upgrading just the avatar upload code? Which bits of code should I replace? […]

]]> 19ba3edb9d0b93b9a5838192942b5885 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic validate email on registration in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/validate-email-on-registration/#post-61022 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:43:33 +0000 “What’s wrong with creating the user before the activation email is sent?”

Because the (spam) account is still there, listed everywhere, even if it will never be used.

]]> 8e5745f1369ff7869b338974a431475a Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic profile management functions in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/profile-management-functions/#post-60989 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:15:49 +0000 You can’t. It’s a design decision by Andy Peatling/Automattic not to support firstname and lastname, because it would offend international users. And most of the BP users community love anonymous usernames, because they use Buddypress primarily as an old-fashioned forum. You’ll have to custom code something. Good luck!

]]> bc5d812e509c23cf6b4b6013609dd0e6 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=3#post-60842 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:24:10 +0000 So you basically want to force Buddypress to work like a regular messageboard…

]]> 74071e0431d32bb3a2452b3ed90c4d76 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=3#post-60836 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:33:53 +0000 “I wanted a messageboard potentially with subjects divided into specific groups”

Sounds like you need a traditional forum script, perhaps with a bit of customization. Why do you use Buddypress?

]]> 7bf030d94b382c50fc8ce37494fd1f84 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Need help changing what my site names "members", please help i'm so frustrated. in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/need-help-changing-what-my-site-names-members-please-help-im-so-frustrat Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:31:06 +0000 Perhaps you have to make a manual edit in .htaccess?

]]> a0403f71c9b5ebcaeb3282b1d4faf713 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=3#post-60822 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:13:12 +0000 “… just because buddypress or wordpress or whoever develop new features for an application doesn’t mean you are forced to use the new features. You don’t have to install the forums …” The topic of this thread was about removing groups from forum. Groups imho are a natural part of a social networking architecture. Forums […]

]]> 22ec0f6751dec43baba46fae2616d369 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=3#post-60776 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:08:25 +0000 “Personally, I see nothing wrong with a social network which allows unregistered users to comment with CAPTCHA …” I’m sorry, but the whole point of a social network is that it is not anonymous. You can’t have unregistered users on a social network. The point of a social network is to allow members to interact […]

]]> b2d9f8f0fa858b2538aba2d9a4362b96 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=2#post-60744 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:59:53 +0000 “… but I think non-techies are thrown off by having to register for websites and checking their email, verifying, password, etc. they don’t care enough and just leave.”

You can’t have a social network without verification of identity. You should just build your site in bbpress, punbb, joomla or drupal. Or Moodle.

]]> 16490e6b6624dadc757a8cf81fc3bbde Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Removing Groups From Forums in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/removing-groups-from-forums/?topic_page=2#post-60736 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:31:51 +0000 “What is the idea even behind this “groups” concept? I have been trying to understand it and figure out a way to just work with it, but it just doesn’t make sense, it’s backwards.” “It’s like facebook fan pages. Why do people find this concept so strange?” This is again the clash between forum and […]

]]> 1c9c8b40becf53a3f0d3135471b30876 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic How to filter extended profiles fields editings? in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/how-to-filter-extended-profiles-fields-editings/#post-60714 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:33:45 +0000 No, they’re not possible. Xprofile is an underdeveloped mess with low priority in the roadmap. There is also zero privacy/security in Buddypress, so storing social security numbers is asking for trouble.

]]> f5b9b8a844dd6923453ed832177f26a8 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Creating a General Forms Plugin for WordPress! in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/creating-a-general-forms-plugin-for-wordpress/#post-60380 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:32:17 +0000 Would mm forms work?

Buddypress profile fields are not standard Wordpress though. They’re in complicated database tables called xprofile, so if you want to integrate it with anything else fuggedaboutit. You’ll need custom coding.

]]> 1336be126e70d3182747323ca4649e9d Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Single sitewide avatar per user? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/single-sitewide-avatar-per-user/#post-60219 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:25:28 +0000 @Paul Gibbs, can you point out which pieces of code have been fixed, which functions etc? Is it also WP 3.0-ready? Is it documented somewhere, on trac or something like that? I’m not a developer, so I’m not sure where to start.

]]> 058ad4609c6a1d31cb61e2cf3d39b173 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic issue on wp 3.0 install with BP in the group Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/installing-buddypress/forum/topic/issue-on-wp-3-0-install-with-bp/#post-60191 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:17:14 +0000 @eric, current versions of BP are not Wordpress 3.0-ready. I’ve upgraded a BP 1.1.3-based custom theme to Wordpress 3.0. The only problem I’ve found so far is avatars upload, so I guess WP 3.0 changed how it handles avatars? Can someone point out which change broke the functionality? Were function or hook names changed? Were functions […]

]]> c7b3078dbae8e02b695c42b601ec8252 Peterverkooijen joined the group Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/updates/p/23228/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:17:14 +0000 0 c813fba7cd8a08ba4be95703048a62a8 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Does BP 1.1.3 work on WP 3.0+? in the group Wordpress 3.0 + BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/wordpress-3-0-buddypress/forum/topic/does-bp-1-1-3-work-on-wp-3-0/#post-60115 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:11:17 +0000 Avatar upload seems broken. During the registration process I get this: “Upload failed! Error was: Could not calculate resized image dimensions” When I try again in an active user account, nothing happens at all. The page just refreshes when I try to upload a new avatar. Any suggestions where to start to fix this? Does […]

]]> 87503cc811d3fa6bda7dba4d601eb3f2 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic essential core features in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/essential-core-features/#post-60111 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:19:54 +0000 I agree…

There are login redirect plugins (bpdev-logout-redirect + bp-redirect-to-profile). I’ve integrated them into my theme. User/member management is fatally underdeveloped.

]]> e9fde052e6a741590f3d167dbbd0588a Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Is bp dying a slow death? in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/is-bp-dying-a-slow-death/?topic_page=6#post-60090 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:43:15 +0000 @dennis_h (“If you believe BP causes more problems that it solves why do you use it?”) I chose Buddypress primarily to manage member lists for my projects and give members online profile pages and ways to interact with other members online. The first version of my site was a mix of Wordpress + PunBB for the […]

]]> e0759f6fc018f18d82dd9baf3621c9b2 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Is bp dying a slow death? in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/is-bp-dying-a-slow-death/?topic_page=6#post-60084 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:13:31 +0000 @dennis_h (“What is so lacking in BP that would cancel out everything that is right with it and cause it to die out?”) Member management, privacy/security, a coherent vision of what Buddypress is and isn’t, … I was never 100% happy with Buddypress 1.0, but worked around the problems in my custom theme and hoped the […]

]]> 398df3c02513f8dffe4964a38cc894e6 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Is bp dying a slow death? in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/is-bp-dying-a-slow-death/?topic_page=5#post-60040 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:56:40 +0000 “Slowing down does not mean dying. 🙂 It means they get tired. Tired devs make mistakes. they also have a big job – half the users want faster dev, the other half doesn’t. Vocal people want this change, two months later, more vocal people want the last change ripped out. See the problem there?” Very […]

]]> c8db310fbeda75c3e0aebe2613b8567f Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic users complaining in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/users-complaining/?topic_page=4#post-60004 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:07:40 +0000 A social network is not the same thing as a forum. I agree real names should go together with privacy controls.

]]> ccada25d354e9609c579ccd99b351429 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic users complaining in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/users-complaining/?topic_page=4#post-59956 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:41:06 +0000 @Erich, (“t does not have to be a “REAL” name…”)

The standard on social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) is to use real full names. That should be the default imho and then there’s a plugin for those who want something else.

]]> 7f6ac424add1adf83e46990ea7b89406 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic BuddyPress.org Changes: (Action Plan) in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/buddypress-org-changes-what-id-change-about-bp-org/#post-59862 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:14:11 +0000 Is this thread only about buddypress.org or about the Buddypress script?

]]> 67fc9d48c60ab727aa93f2590b969359 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic Is bp dying a slow death? in the group Miscellaneous http://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/is-bp-dying-a-slow-death/?topic_page=4#post-59860 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:11:42 +0000 @Andy Peatling (“If you want a new feature or something changed, write a patch…”) It’s not about new features. Less is more. Buddypress needs to decide what it is and what it isn’t. At the moment it’s the kitchen sink. The problem is in the architecture and underdeveloped core features like member management and privacy/security. More community […]

]]> c4090461aa22b01e7ec82d59d878129d Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic users complaining in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/users-complaining/?topic_page=3#post-59855 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:58:20 +0000 @Erich, yes, I use an older version of Marius Ooms group blog plugin and have integrated P2 into my theme, so it is used on all the blogs. For a visitor who is not logged in or part of the blog team, the blog looks normal, without a post form at the top. P2 has lots […]

]]> f721c69cff18fa3ba8c3b4231b77fc9e Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic users complaining in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/users-complaining/?topic_page=3#post-59776 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:42:48 +0000 “There is almost no benefit whatsoever of Friends within BuddyPress …” Buddypress was supposed to be social networking added to blogging. Friends could form groups and work together in blogs. Friending itself is probably most relevant for internal email. The one thing you need to make that work is beefed up member management beyond default […]

]]> 3cb3d7cb82b493abacb1f67855bc0ff1 Peterverkooijen posted on the forum topic users complaining in the group Requests & Feedback http://buddypress.org/community/groups/requests-feedback/forum/topic/users-complaining/?topic_page=2#post-59222 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:10:32 +0000 “Andy is the only employed person working on the project. It’s so easy to ask for something. … it’s mostly a thankless and ungratifying task, but we do it because we want to help!” Andy/Automattic is too responsive! Their focus seems to be on delivering all these requested features out of the box. It’s pulling […]

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