BuddyPress.org | Sarah Gooding | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/pollyplummer/activity/ Activity feed for Sarah Gooding. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:40:45 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d196aeccb1f152a139d82daf664c2601 Sarah Gooding updated the Customizing BuddyPress Avatars page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/213281/ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 17:39:53 +0000 ThumbnailThe BuddyPress core allows for a number of ways for you to customize the size and appearance of user avatars. In this tutorial we’ll show you which files to edit in order to make changes to avatars. We’ll also […]

]]> 0 69687db04f4799509197ff79ff8ef249 Sarah Gooding updated the Participate and Contribute page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/323101/ Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:50:12 +0000 Documentation: codex.buddypress.org
Help improve BuddyPress documentation by writing articles or updating existing material.
* Codex Standard and Guidelines
Documentation: develop.buddypress.org
+ Inline […]

]]> 0 c850b1be1d12f16ac9e89c2dd2603f00 Sarah Gooding updated the Official Logos and Typeface page, on the BuddyPress Codex https://buddypress.org/updates/p/214853/ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:21:53 +0000 ThumbnailNeed an official BuddyPress logo? Want to show your BuddyPress pride with a button on your blog? Youโ€™ve come to the right place. When you need the official BuddyPress logo for a web site or publication, please use […]

]]> 0 32e8305cf573b0c32a6ff43d3f8b8617 Sarah Gooding replied to the topic After installing BuddyPress, No where for users to register. in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/after-installing-buddypress-no-where-for-users-to-register/#post-177111 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 01:00:47 +0000 You’ve almost got it! Yes, create a new page for registration and then go back to the BuddyPress page settings and assign the register page.

]]> d20f09d3dd41a656c6887aca044608ab Sarah Gooding replied to the topic New user here - basic coding support in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-user-here-basic-coding-support/#post-177108 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:34:39 +0000 You can adjust colors in your active theme’s style.css file. You will need to know some CSS probably. However, it is best to use a child theme so that when you update your theme, the style changes will not get overwritten. Not sure if you already have one in place, but here’s some more info about that: http://codex.buddypress.org/themes/building-a-…[Read more]

]]> f71ea8f69bc94ae726347ec8a103e831 Sarah Gooding replied to the topic After installing BuddyPress, No where for users to register. in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/after-installing-buddypress-no-where-for-users-to-register/#post-177107 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:27:16 +0000 Also, you’ll want to assign a page for your registration page- see this codex article for more details: http://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/register-and-activation-pages/

]]> c708a39566f43703236f8075ed2040a3 Sarah Gooding replied to the topic Member profile problems in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/member-profile-problems/#post-177106 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:22:12 +0000 Do you have pretty permalinks set? Check out this codex article for more info: http://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/troubleshooting/navigation-links-return-404-errors/

]]> 072411e0aaa00227c87d7fb9e0f44ed2 Sarah Gooding replied to the topic After installing BuddyPress, No where for users to register. in the forum Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/support/topic/after-installing-buddypress-no-where-for-users-to-register/#post-177105 Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:19:07 +0000 Do you have registration open in your WordPress settings? Go to Admin >> Settings >> General and check “Anyone can register” to see if that fixes it.

]]> ecf89fbca69ec9923618a0ae5288571a Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Upgraded to 1.6, now I can't even get into the Dashboard! in the group Installing BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/installing-buddypress/forum/topic/upgraded-to-1-6-now-i-cant-even-get-into-the-dashboard/#post-135315 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:50:21 +0000 The next thing I’d try is renaming the plugins folder so that it deactivates all your plugins (in case you are experiencing a conflict).

]]> beda93985fe9788a54292e8e9740812f Sarah Gooding joined the group Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/updates/p/197910/ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:50:20 +0000 0 9bd0f70716f3d6302f09b6ba086a1339 Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Achievements for getting Likes? in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/achievements-for-getting-likes/#post-135314 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:47:54 +0000 If you mean using the native BuddyPress ‘favorites’ functionality, that would be a really cool feature for Achievements ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 81d3353a33a1fb5763bb79b27e28a7d1 Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Customizing Labels, Messages, and URLs in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/#post-135313 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:45:01 +0000 Happy to help you out if @modemlooper is busy ๐Ÿ™‚ You can get in touch with me on Twitter at: @pollyplummer or via my website: http://untame.net. Can get it done for you tonight if you need it ASAP.

]]> 90eaee7da23f4bc526bf54dde409655f Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Responsive BuddyPress Examples? in the group Gallery http://buddypress.org/community/groups/gallery/forum/topic/responsive-buddypress-examples/#post-135311 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:42:08 +0000 We’ve put together a nice list of responsive BuddyPress themes here ๐Ÿ™‚ http://wpmu.org/10-responsive-buddypress-themes/

]]> e5404b28ae9421e96525955097ad7aff Sarah Gooding joined the group Gallery https://buddypress.org/updates/p/197906/ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:42:08 +0000 0 539059f5797e2ee372c6faaecddb9d6c Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Unusual Problem with Favorites in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/unusual-problem-with-favorites/#post-118351 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:33:39 +0000 Just an update to this issue: Through working with @karmatosed we found that it was a problem, partially related to this ticket here: http://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3821 and were able to correct it.

]]> 7a58dd8221d9b7623eeaa8d1ca57fad6 Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Unusual Problem with Favorites in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/unusual-problem-with-favorites/#post-118170 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:18:40 +0000 Yes, I just tested with this but it doesn’t make a difference for showing a users’ list of favorites. I’ve never encountered this before.

]]> badbb807e523893fd4782fcc4ce7aaf5 Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Unusual Problem with Favorites in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/unusual-problem-with-favorites/#post-117633 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:50:15 +0000 I haven’t changed anything in the BP core. I just deleted those files and uploaded a fresh copy of BP 1.5.1. again – still no change. Maybe something in the database? What might I look for in the activity or […]

]]> 8f88e14fbbab044472a1258ecbde0c38 Sarah Gooding started the forum topic Unusual Problem with Favorites in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/unusual-problem-with-favorites/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:06:47 +0000 I’m having an unusual problem with favorites. Nothing displays at /username/activity/favorites/, despite a user having made several favorites. I get the message: “Sorry, there was no activity found. Please try a […]

]]> d6a424776c695c81756cef374e43271a Sarah Gooding replied to the forum topic Not showing up in admin menu in the group Welcome Pack http://buddypress.org/community/groups/welcome-pack/forum/topic/not-showing-up-in-admin-menu/?topic_page=2#post-114968 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:28:57 +0000 Same issue with WP 3.2.1, BP 1.5.1, and Multisite. cannot locate Welcome Pack settings within the settings menu.

]]> 10333a8b15ee74b5a5fcf8d04ec79759 Sarah Gooding joined the group Welcome Pack https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189391/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:28:56 +0000 0 72a29271216f8d1927389d3154742fa2 Sarah Gooding posted on the forum topic [SERIOUS BUG] Score points don't fall to - but count in trillions instead. in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/serious-bug-score-points-dont-fall-to-but-count-in-trillions-instead/#post-102620 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:55:26 +0000 Well… this continued to be a problem on one of my sites, so I just jumped into the db and found him by user_id in the wp_usermeta table and then located the achievements points table and manually changed his points to something reasonable, like 75. Funny thing is that although his numbers were in the […]

]]> 015d829cb8b838dae58cd60770dcf4fc Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/156139/#acomment-160531 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:29:53 +0000 Yeah I will need to re-write it for the next version so that it doesn’t do that if you have certain components disabled. For now, you could just remove private messages code in the update-content.php file. Sorry, I didn’t answer you back earlier. Buddypress.org doesn’t let me know when I get a message. ๐Ÿ™

In reply to - befound posted an update @pollyplummer Hi Sarah, fabulous plugin. Thank you. I had problems when I had buddypress component settings for friends or private messaging disabled. I get an error message in the […] ]]> f000d08e85dee5f1c3eeee8068d5318a Sarah Gooding posted an update in the group BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel: Version 1.2 was released today: […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/152016/ Tue, 10 May 2011 21:08:43 +0000 Version 1.2 was released today: http://wpmu.org/buddypress-sliding-login-panel-plugin-gets-a-quick-update/

]]> 0 f9e59103950b270d6ba3b127440fa0f6 Sarah Gooding reviewed the plugin BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel https://buddypress.org/updates/p/152015/ Tue, 10 May 2011 21:08:10 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsVersion 1.2 was released today: http://wpmu.org/buddypress-sliding-login-panel-plugin-gets-a-quick-update/

]]> 0 ab4134bca28cea775efa706f450fcffb Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/118320/#acomment-152014 Tue, 10 May 2011 21:06:38 +0000 Good advice. It will not be changed to be compatible with older versions of IE.

In reply to - chouxpastry2002 reviewed the plugin BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel: dont work in IE7 shreds out my CSS ]]> a6a9657b75da3d03d854b8e9015a86d1 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/150501/#acomment-152013 Tue, 10 May 2011 21:05:14 +0000 Yes, just posted an update today! ๐Ÿ™‚

In reply to - rickgoz reviewed the plugin BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel: Is Sarah still taking care of this plugin? Are we waiting for a new version? ]]> b61ddb798f5b5c5860cb983067e6827f Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/140808/#acomment-152012 Tue, 10 May 2011 21:04:56 +0000 Those are old instructions. The header update is no longer necessary – it’s built in.

In reply to - junebob reviewed the plugin BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel: For those of you struggling to get this to work based upon the instructions given here, it’s because they are wrong. Firstly, if you copy+paste the line […] ]]> 175b06c28e12138409053b71aa250532 Sarah Gooding posted an update: Updated my BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel Plugin today: […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/152001/ Tue, 10 May 2011 19:30:59 +0000 Updated my BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel Plugin today: http://wp.me/pzRKG-cWi

]]> 0 259ea260a0377d328cdc403055385127 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/151116/#acomment-151120 Wed, 04 May 2011 18:47:08 +0000 Possibly ๐Ÿ™‚ Feel free to drop me an email at sarah@untame.net

In reply to - dodisabaruddin posted an update @pollyplummer @pollyplummer can i hire you for tweak some code? ]]> 838b60569afaea349a1a1bced46c5f03 Sarah Gooding posted on the forum topic [SERIOUS BUG] Score points don't fall to - but count in trillions instead. in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/serious-bug-score-points-dont-fall-to-but-count-in-trillions-instead/#post-97693 Tue, 03 May 2011 21:21:15 +0000 Hmm… would a -15 do it? Here’s the user where it happened: http://sportsrantz.com/members/damenacelo37/achievements/ and he only has 6 achievements. So it must be the negative one that is causing it to go wonky? What do you think the best way to reset his points would be – directly through the database? Thanks for your help, […]

]]> 62d86228995348cbe88acf5572f3b830 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/117665/#acomment-149922 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:39:29 +0000 Thanks. I am just now getting your message – havent logged into buddypress.org for a million years. @pollyplummer on twitter is the best way to get ahold of me. Sorry I missed your other messasges!

In reply to - Adam Nowak posted an update @pollyplummer Thanks for posting the links to the Code Collective, feel free to register if you want and store some of your code there. ]]> 96d7b51b60f630f0076dc24425a94196 Sarah Gooding posted on the forum topic [SERIOUS BUG] Score points don't fall to - but count in trillions instead. in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/serious-bug-score-points-dont-fall-to-but-count-in-trillions-instead/#post-97054 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:22:23 +0000 I’m having a similar strange bug on a site that I’m helping with – one user has gotten like a trillion points somehow and I’m not sure what happened. I’m thinking about getting into the database to change the user’s points because it looks quite ridiculous.
WP 3.1.1
BP 1.2.8
Achievements 2.0.7

]]> f95af19bb59cea5f86bd75cdf7290c64 Sarah Gooding joined the group Achievements https://buddypress.org/updates/p/149919/ Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:22:22 +0000 0 77f01b720fa1ddb11331a3bef5dcc0ac Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/137357/#acomment-137389 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:28:40 +0000 Thanks, that would be awesome ๐Ÿ™‚

In reply to - Alan posted an update @pollyplummer @pollyplummer Is there a fix to the friend request that continue to show in BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel after the friend request has already been accepted? ]]> c90599bc404b06804f3e3cd0b589c583 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/137357/#acomment-137361 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:01:46 +0000 Not yet. I haven’t had any time to work on it. Hope to release an update someday in the future.

In reply to - Alan posted an update @pollyplummer @pollyplummer Is there a fix to the friend request that continue to show in BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel after the friend request has already been accepted? ]]> 8f7654a0e663f359ac2ca5dff2c9bb91 Sarah Gooding posted on the forum topic Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons in the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons vs. Ning vs. ... http://buddypress.org/community/groups/drupal-commons-vs-buddypress/forum/topic/buddypress-vs-drupal-commons/#post-89363 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:50:50 +0000 I recently did a quick writeup comparing BuddyPress and Drupal Commons – hope some people find this helpful when selecting between the two: http://wpmu.org/open-source-social-networking-matchup-buddypress-vs-drupal-commons/

]]> 4c322150025eaa4a4d197ab544de909c Sarah Gooding joined the group Buddypress vs. Drupal Commons vs. Ning vs. ... https://buddypress.org/updates/p/136509/ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:49:49 +0000 0 3c1e2be032cc7072eed4c46729d3fe7c Sarah Gooding posted on the forum topic Make Forums the home page for us beginners in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/make-forums-the-home-page-for-us-beginners/#post-82235 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:28:48 +0000 You can change the default tab open by editing your wp-config.php file. Add this:

define( 'BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT', 'forum' );

This info is from the documentation: http://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/changing-internal-configuration-settings/

]]> 9fd97820048969d00c5a0ec675d2da55 Sarah Gooding joined the group BP Jobs Board https://buddypress.org/updates/p/62046/ Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:33:58 +0000 0 b933a4438f812d694acddaf40512ade8 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/58135/#acomment-58610 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:30:57 +0000 I’m using the pro version because I need about 10 different subscription levels.

In reply to - Sarah Gooding reviewed the plugin Membership lite: Fantastic plugin! I am currently using it on a site that hasn’t launched yet and have found it to be very intuitive and easy to set up. ]]> 8d5188543dbf1b037e025f5632a34262 Sarah Gooding reviewed the plugin Membership lite https://buddypress.org/updates/p/58135/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:52:29 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsFantastic plugin! I am currently using it on a site that hasn’t launched yet and have found it to be very intuitive and easy to set up.

]]> 3 3019ebee5be64512cbe3d763863d3221 Sarah Gooding joined the group Membership lite https://buddypress.org/updates/p/58134/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:52:29 +0000 0 a34451d1bf932f26321e2aefe07eecc9 Sarah Gooding posted on the forum topic BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility Plugin Broken? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-backwards-compatibility-plugin-broken/#post-71072 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:31:58 +0000 @johnjamesjacoby Do you know anything about this? Are the setting such that you need to turn all the regular components off if you want to use the legacy components? Or is the plugin broken? The site I’m working on redirects to homepage for wall posts, and there seem to be some issues with friending as […]

]]> 72ca5dbb519e1c346d020d5b504da06e Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/49864/#acomment-56736 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:33:17 +0000 Not yet. I’m totally slammed with other projects right now. Probably not for another 2 or 3 weeks at best.

In reply to - Anointed posted an update in the group BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel: this plugin really needs its own forum! @pollyplummer I am having the same problem as a few others have reported where it keeps saying I have […] ]]> 232570a57c73c2b5c04a715e5ce08bb3 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/54159/#acomment-56540 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:40:41 +0000 Make sure the single quotes aren’t curly when you paste it into wp-config.php (they should be straight)

In reply to - Dr. Nuno Santos posted an update @pollyplummer Hi Sarah! I really would like to run your plugin on my site, but I guess Iยดm to stupid to do right. When I put the command as you say into the w+-config.php, it never […] ]]> b6dfc7dd1696f7cac8f848ce8570c029 Sarah Gooding started the forum topic BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility Plugin Broken? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-backwards-compatibility-plugin-broken/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:27:55 +0000 I have a site that’s running WPMU 2.9.2 with BuddyPress 1.2.3. They are using the BuddyPress Backwards Compatibility plugin due to the fact that their theme was created during the very early stages of BuddyPress and they wanted to continue to use the theme. For awhile the plugin seemed to be working okay. However, they […]

]]> 20777dc3686fc70a541fdbca652bc8a5 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/52771/#acomment-53221 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:56:12 +0000 haha. Her name is Sara Goodman. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Definitely not me. I WISH I made videos that well. ๐Ÿ˜‰

In reply to - Anointed posted an update @pollyplummer Is this the same Sarah Gooding from the Krop.com video tutorial that I found today? If so.. Wow, you do a fantastic job. I would sooo love to pick your brain for a few […] ]]> 83e2131d1541bce5e7018869d6d27ec1 Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/52771/#acomment-53148 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:38:47 +0000 @Anointed I don’t know what video you’re referring to. I think you have me mixed up with someone else. Can you send me a link to the video?

In reply to - Anointed posted an update @pollyplummer Is this the same Sarah Gooding from the Krop.com video tutorial that I found today? If so.. Wow, you do a fantastic job. I would sooo love to pick your brain for a few […] ]]> 644a6cc74b76bcbb536709b24473b09b Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/49864/#acomment-49887 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:06:08 +0000 I’m aware of this error. Hoping to fix it for the next release.

In reply to - Anointed posted an update in the group BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel: this plugin really needs its own forum! @pollyplummer I am having the same problem as a few others have reported where it keeps saying I have […] ]]> 9f0a6577643398ffaf4c27d3c3be8f5a Sarah Gooding posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/48274/#acomment-48294 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:36:06 +0000 whoops mine posted curly too. ok it’s probably not that ๐Ÿ˜‰ I have no idea why you cant disable the bar. There’s a dirtier way that you can do it with CSS… oh wait, just checked your site. Looks like it’s working now ๐Ÿ™‚ great job.

In reply to - Anointed posted an update in the group BuddyPress Sliding Login Panel: @pollyplummer Just for kicks I tried installing the bp sliding panel but for some reason it doesn’t slide. Using standard bp […] ]]>