[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

@Russell:

HOWEVER…

I lose the forums function in BuddyPress groups

Remember you also need the XMLRPC call in your bb-config.php as well for group forums.

$bb->bb_xmlrpc_allow_user_switching = true;

(goes right before ?> in bb-config.php)

Do this again and make sure you have the XMLRPC line in bb-config.php

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Actually, I’m going to hold off MU 2.8.1 for awhile.

The new widget API has totally changed making some widgets inoperable.

Are BP’s widgets working in MU 2.8.1? Probably not, right?

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

– Understanding how these 3 pages works in general. Do they belong to the bp-member or bp-home theme or both.

They are styled in the bpmember theme, which is a BuddyPress theme.

The bphome theme is a WordPress theme.

– Figuring out how I create a copy of lets say the Member page, then give that page an entire new name/slug.

Not sure about creating interior BP pages… I know certain BP plugins create their own slug and pages (eg. bpEvents, bpContents).

But depending on what type of page you are planning on creating, I would just create a new page in WP and assign a WP page template that is setup almost identical to the bpmember component in question. This would be the easiest route if you want total control of the page.

However, before you do, you might want to consult with a mod who has more experience with BP than I do!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Link to John’s WPMU ticket regarding bbPress for reference (just if some want to refer to it):

https://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/1032

I’m going to try upgrading to WPMU 2.8.1 on my testbox and see what happens as well.

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

FYI, I’ve been using JJJ’s method since day one!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

You know, John, I wasn’t even thinking about the Back to the Future reference when I typed it

I think your patch made the cut, as I don’t see it in the active tickets in the MU trac.

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Great scott! Just when I thought all the craziness of bbPress was done!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Hey amweiss,

If you can’t wait for Jeff’s component, there is another one out in the wild by Sandra Petronic:

http://devbox.computec.de/2009/06/buddypress-xprofile-privacy-plugin/

Hope that helps!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Hey cozzie,

For bbPress meta keywords / description, I use a modified version of a bbPress plugin called SEO Tools:

http://www.finalwebsites.com/forums/topic/new-plugin-bbpress-seo-tools

Oh, and be sure to set the topic to “resolved” if your question has been answered.

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

@ipstenu

No, the deep integration lines shouldn’t be deleted as stated in the readme.txt.

That needs to be changed… John?

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Using a URL in the include_once doesn’t work, period.

Using a URL in the include_once does not give you deep integration.

Deactivate the BuddyBar in the bbPress admin area.

Remove all lines you put in bb-config.php.

Let’s start again… fresh!

—

First thing you want to do is deep integration between WPMU and bbPress, then you enable the plugin in bbPress.

Put the following in bb-config.php:

It should be something similar to this:

<php

if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) & !defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' )) {

define( 'WP_USE_THEMES', false );

include_once( 'YOURABSPATH_HERE/wp-blog-header.php' );

header( "HTTP/1.1 200 OK" );

header( "Status: 200 All rosy" );

}

the rest of bb-config here...

For YOURABSPATH_HERE… either use the path that John’s “abs.php” spits out or use

include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/wp-blog-header.php');

Save bb-config.php.

Head on over to your bbPress forums.

Do you get any errors?

If everything is good, go to your bbPress admin area and enable the Buddybar plugin.

What happens?

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Using an actual website address is different than using the $_SERVER[‘document_root’].

Next step is to use John’s utility “abs.php” file:

http://svn.wp-plugins.org/buddybar-in-bbpress/trunk/

Download the “abs.php” file, upload it to your sever and go to the URL:

eg. ht*p://example.com/abs.php

It should output the correct directory path that you can put in the include_once line.

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

@Russell

Use the official instructions from the readme.txt.

http://svn.wp-plugins.org/buddybar-in-bbpress/trunk/readme.txt

Swap out the include_once line for this:

include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/wp-blog-header.php');

In most cases that will work, but let us know what happens!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Add a class or ID to the body that will detect the action or component.

That’s what I’ve done.

then I do in CSS:

body.groups #left-column {BEGIN OVERRIDE CSS HERE}

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

I know of a few people working on a full-on tutorial for fresh installs for the entire package (BP 1.0.2, bbPress 1.0.1, WPMU 2.71).

TheEasyButton was working furiously on a walkthrough. John also stated he was working on one.

Patience! Something will pop up soon!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

@krugazul

If you’re using different functions for your menu bar (like your invite friends link), you need to add them in the BuddyBar plugin (manually with your favorite text editor!).

@ipstenu

Yes, pound that logo with some CSS!

@Russell,

What other plugins are you using on the WP side?

Did you read mtthijsv’s fix?

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Mike, your theory doesn’t work because Paul does!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Morning all! I got rita-ized as well!

Yep… definitely need some type of anti-spam filter, in addition to Jeff’s upcoming privacy component.

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

This could be a little silly and not even note-worthy but try adding spaces between your equals signs:

<?php if ( ($localPhone == "Manchester") || ($localPhone == "Test Group") ) {

The other thing you could do is try just one condition:

<?php if ( $localPhone == "Manchester") {

and see what happens.

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

What happens when you try to echo $localPhone?

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

<?php $localPhone = bp_get_the_site_group_name() ?>;

Remove the semi-colon from the end and that will get rid of the echo problem.

I assume you meant:

<?php $localPhone = bp_get_the_site_group_name(); ?>

The if statement should be:

<?php if ( ($localPhone="Manchester") || ($localPhone="Test Group") ) {

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Try it and report back!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Can you post your full <ul id=”header”>?

I have a feeling something is messing up there.

—

Actually you know what?

Use the default header from the original bpmember theme… and see if you get any weird bugs.

<ul id="header">

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( 'home' ) ) {?> class="selected"<?php } ?>><a href="<?php echo get_option('home') ?>" title="<?php _e( 'Home', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Home', 'buddypress' ) ?></a></li>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_HOME_BLOG_SLUG ) ) {?> class="selected"<?php } ?>><a href="<?php bp_home_blog_url() ?>" title="<?php _e( 'Blog', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Blog', 'buddypress' ) ?></a></li>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_MEMBERS_SLUG ) ) {?> class="selected"<?php } ?>><a href="<?php echo get_option('home') ?>/<?php echo BP_MEMBERS_SLUG ?>" title="<?php _e( 'Members', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Members', 'buddypress' ) ?></a></li>



<?php if ( function_exists( 'groups_install' ) ) { ?>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_GROUPS_SLUG ) ) {?> class="selected"<?php } ?>><a href="<?php echo get_option('home') ?>/<?php echo BP_GROUPS_SLUG ?>" title="<?php _e( 'Groups', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Groups', 'buddypress' ) ?></a></li>

<?php } ?>



<?php if ( function_exists( 'bp_blogs_install' ) ) { ?>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_BLOGS_SLUG ) ) {?> class="selected"<?php } ?>><a href="<?php echo get_option('home') ?>/<?php echo BP_BLOGS_SLUG ?>" title="<?php _e( 'Blogs', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Blogs', 'buddypress' ) ?></a></li>

<?php } ?>



<?php do_action( 'bp_nav_items' ); ?>

</ul>

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

I haven’t had time to dive into the logic, but it looks quite sound.

What happens when you echo $localNetwork?

Try bp_get_the_site_group_name() instead of bp_the_site_group_name().

When I have some more time, I might give it another shot.

Hopefully someone else can help you out by then!

I’d also recommend getting acquainted with the bp-groups/bp-groups-templatetags.php.

It’s your bible to BP Groups!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 17 years, 3 months ago]

Try this:

<li<?php if ( is_page('games') ) {?> class="selected"<?php } ?>><a href="<?php echo get_option('home') ?>/games" title="Games">Games</a></li>

I removed bp_is_page() and replaced it with is_page(), since bp_is_page() is only specific to BP components.

Also I removed the _e and echo references to “Games”. Chances are you won’t be using a translation patch editor.