BuddyPress.org | Glenn | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/rglennnall/activity/ Activity feed for Glenn. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:35:02 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 45a487d4ebc6a16100f190bba781cd28 Glenn replied to the topic Solution to "buddyblock" alternative in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/modemloopers-solution-to-buddyblock-alternative/#post-262153 Fri, 16 Dec 2016 01:20:15 +0000 thanks so much for this, modemlooper – what i get from it is fantastic, but due to some custom tabs i’ve added in bp-profile it’s throwing a couple of errors before it gets to the output:

Warning: Illegal string offset ‘slug’ in /…/public_html/safeusername/wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php on line 464

Warning: Illegal string offset ‘slug’ in…[Read more]

]]> c41e0be915fe675e2a16e8f57094f696 Glenn replied to the topic Solution to "buddyblock" alternative in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/modemloopers-solution-to-buddyblock-alternative/#post-262151 Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:32:39 +0000 i understand that. just as so many others have and charge nothing or a more realistic $5-10 dollars for similar features.

even CodeCanyon plugins cost less than $30 most often.

]]> 80bd069dc99e8bf148ebc33a3d5a1559 Glenn started the topic Solution to "buddyblock" alternative in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/modemloopers-solution-to-buddyblock-alternative/ Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:42:29 +0000 BuddyBlock costs a ridiculous $29 to allow users to block other users.

I came across an old post in which modemlooper did something similar, only the link to his code is dead:

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/block-user-free-alternative/

“if you look through my code starting at line 89 you can see where I’ve removed message button and f…

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]]> 22d7998b821d5b322a9d7a94a3acfc41 Glenn started the topic need simple means of uploading single video in the forum Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/support/topic/need-simple-means-of-uploading-single-video/ Sun, 11 Dec 2016 14:20:57 +0000 I’ve tried Media plugins like Mediapress and rtMedia to simply allow members to upload a single video for their profile, but they don’t quite handle it the way I need it to for various reasons.

can someone PLEASE help me with a simpler plugin OR custom code in a BP template to allow members to upload one video for their profile?

many thanks
GN

]]> b558639214034e79b286ad1a553ec027 Glenn started the topic Second activation message on Profile Page function in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/second-activation-message-on-profile-page-function/ Thu, 24 Nov 2016 04:53:44 +0000 When a new user clicks his activation email and is brought to the Activate page, which says, “Your account is now active!” — if he then goes to his Profile Page the same message is displayed only that one time.

I’m trying to find the function that checks that this is the user’s first visit to his Profile Page or that he has just come from the…[Read more]

]]> 722254797b728635996525874ee57e44 Glenn started the topic how-to NOT automatically activate new users??? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-not-automatically-activate-new-users/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:38:41 +0000 for some reason my User Registration is automatically activating new users. I’m unable to find the settings to disable this and have the Activation Email sent.

can someone kindly show me how to enable this feature?

thanks
GN

]]> 6528d10e31eaea4e0db8f037ecde0d11 Glenn replied to the topic redirect to profile after register in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/redirect-to-profile-after-register/#post-260925 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:49:58 +0000 I wasn’t very clear – my main goal is to redirect to Profile after REGISTRATION and not just after LOGIN…

anyone?

]]> 1e318b48b2ff714cddce86ddfa7b7994 Glenn replied to the topic redirect to profile after register in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/redirect-to-profile-after-register/#post-260923 Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:47:31 +0000 thanks – is this going to redirect after Register as well as after Login?

]]> 35e4a04dbaf45086add7fdfa5daac184 Glenn started the topic redirect to profile after register in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/redirect-to-profile-after-register/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:26:45 +0000 how can I get BP to redirect a new registrant to his new profile directly, please?

]]> 28f3ccfb94c8a6f70d354f94ab928d44 Glenn started the topic ALL users not appearing in BP members dir in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/all-users-not-appearing-in-bp-members-dir/ Sat, 07 May 2016 22:28:35 +0000 I installed BP well after having installed WP. for some reason when trying to display my users in the members directory, only 8 are appearing (of 27 or so). i then added them all to a Group, and get the same results. i’ve searched high and low for the differences in these two groups of users and can find nothing.

could anyone PLEASE find it…[Read more]

]]> 55b0642859d0d9736dc9fd231f74a955 Glenn replied to the topic associating and embedding posts to particular Groups in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/associating-and-embedding-posts-to-particular-groups/#post-253138 Wed, 04 May 2016 16:50:06 +0000 it’s not entitlement, it’s just (clearly unjustified) expectation. my questions were very simple questions for BuddyPress aficionados. and i’m not the only one who gets ignored in here, it’s apparent.

please excuse me for asking for help. i’ll know better next time.

and at least i wasn’t rude.

]]> b13f7d45a2847ce5b88755a662aa092e Glenn replied to the topic associating and embedding posts to particular Groups in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/associating-and-embedding-posts-to-particular-groups/#post-253137 Wed, 04 May 2016 16:46:00 +0000 i was trying buddyblog, too – they seem quite similar, as they’re by the same author, aren’t they? are they different?

]]> ae7a1ea57d7ba2f91b4c12811f1b8482 Glenn replied to the topic associating and embedding posts to particular Groups in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/associating-and-embedding-posts-to-particular-groups/#post-253135 Wed, 04 May 2016 16:40:17 +0000 yes, in fact i’ve been trying it, along with Simple Front End Post, and I finally got it to work so that i could see “Create a Post” under “Blog” in the group, but when i did so, the post doesn’t appear in the Group – still says “there are no posts” or whatever it says.

i get impatient when i have to force plugins to work right and i was about to…[Read more]

]]> c11326635d62d761ef411110d5d51a04 Glenn started the topic associating and embedding posts to particular Groups in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/associating-and-embedding-posts-to-particular-groups/ Wed, 04 May 2016 16:11:24 +0000 i’ve been trying for a couple of days to find a way to embed a post that’s written by a particular group member in the Group he belongs to.

can anyone PLEASE offer some help in how i might associate a post with a group, via tags or category or however, and to embed the (really simple) content within the Group?

does that make sense? please can…[Read more]

]]> acb605adebdc5bbd9d3f7bd1b727f45b Glenn replied to the topic Xprofile Custom Fields Type » Get Roles in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/user-profiles-xtended-extending-get-roles/#post-253132 Wed, 04 May 2016 16:06:39 +0000 boy, these forums are just an ocean of people offering information and help, aren’t they…???

]]> f345ded7d6d1ed47f432739ef83159d5 Glenn started the topic inserting posts or pages into a Groups page in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/inserting-posts-or-pages-into-a-groups-page/ Tue, 03 May 2016 21:46:11 +0000 i have Groups Pages plugin installed, but i’m not even sure exactly how it’s supposed to work. fairly convoluted if it’s supposed to add forms or content to groups.

all i’m trying to do is provide a way for groups members to post to their groups, simple classified ads within the group. does that make sense? can anyone direct me how this might be…[Read more]

]]> 964209c734599acbba7827e072491d84 Glenn replied to the topic Xprofile Custom Fields Type » Get Roles in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/user-profiles-xtended-extending-get-roles/#post-253115 Tue, 03 May 2016 20:15:18 +0000 not sure if this belongs in How To, since i’m asking how to get a function to get user roles for the form, apologies…

]]> 14b21511dbca398090c16cdea5f2611e Glenn started the topic Xprofile Custom Fields Type » Get Roles in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/user-profiles-xtended-extending-get-roles/ Tue, 03 May 2016 20:06:18 +0000 when i added Xprofile Custom Fields Type, dropdowns for Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies are made available. Can anyone show me how I might call the list of editable roles to be included in these dropdown options?

Very Kind Regards,
GN

]]> 0551f4f375d1928d388bb37f4b87ad90 Glenn replied to the topic i wish to see BP register page while logged in as admin in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/i-wish-to-see-bp-register-page-while-logged-in-as-admin/#post-253108 Tue, 03 May 2016 15:32:28 +0000 this filter redirects me to the members dir., of course. I’m trying to prevent being redirected away from the Register page when I’m logged in.

if i comment out the existing filter somehow i’m still redirecting to Home. Could WP be doing this? i dont’ remember WP keeping me from seeing the default signup form, so i don’t think it’s WP…

]]> 8f5c5be3bc96b99202904516600331f6 Glenn replied to the topic i wish to see BP register page while logged in as admin in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/i-wish-to-see-bp-register-page-while-logged-in-as-admin/#post-253103 Tue, 03 May 2016 13:26:14 +0000 great, thanks. I clearly wasn’t going to get any help from you guys who know the answer unless I misbehave, so I did.

thanks

]]> ce5a642c757bbeeaff8845f8781cf493 Glenn replied to the topic custom fields in BOTH WP and BP register - incorporating each... in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-in-both-wp-and-bp-register-incorporating-each/#post-253100 Tue, 03 May 2016 12:52:26 +0000 that DID help, thanks

]]> a5885ee97f7e9fe934035378b22d7069 Glenn started the topic i wish to see BP register page while logged in as admin in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/i-wish-to-see-bp-register-page-while-logged-in-as-admin/ Tue, 03 May 2016 02:10:02 +0000 i wish to see BP register page while logged in (as admin) – can someone please tell me where the default function that prevents this is?

]]> 7f6e93a63d94f8fe67d2b97392e16d99 Glenn replied to the topic Registration page redirects to login - can't register in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/registration-page-redirects-to-login-cant-register/#post-253089 Tue, 03 May 2016 02:04:05 +0000 nobody gave a damn about helping you, did they.

]]> 74b6714b5d45874b368d2b948358ce70 Glenn started the topic temporarily turn off register page redirect in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/temporarily-turn-off-register-page-redirect/ Tue, 03 May 2016 01:08:14 +0000 i cannot find the function that redirects away from ‘register’ if the user is logged in. i simply wish to turn it off while i do some work on that page…

can anybody help me?

many thanks
GN

]]> f2bfa901bfaf7d325dd25e25f6225318 Glenn started the topic custom fields in BOTH WP and BP register - incorporating each... in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-in-both-wp-and-bp-register-incorporating-each/ Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:56:37 +0000 having trouble getting custom fields into BP Reg form OR WP default Reg form issue, here.

My WP (User Manager) Reg form includes dropdown select User Roles, & My BP Reg form includes selecting Groups when registering. As BP is built, it incorporates the default WP Reg form, and i cannot include the User Role select this way.

can i get any…[Read more]

]]> 6c0a12236a35e1a5118a42a3cfcc2ff2 Glenn replied to the topic assign existing users to groups in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/assign-existing-users-to-groups/#post-252967 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:46:33 +0000 thank you Dan – i saw this, and felt that it’s unfortunate that existing users have to be manually typed in instead of being provided in a simple dropdown, and that multiple users would have to be assigned to a group one at a time in either case. Surprising that BP is stuck with this archaic format in this instance.

just sayin’

]]> c3a714326bb228a0dee4fa3bf069da89 Glenn started the topic assign existing users to groups in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/assign-existing-users-to-groups/ Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:34:44 +0000 only moderately familiar with BP – i’ve installed it long after my WP install, and wish to assign existing members to groups. can’t see how to do so –

is there something i’m missing?

]]> c1afe71ce8a7b039dd7bf1e0c4ab841a Glenn replied to the topic Group users in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/group-users/#post-252952 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:27:38 +0000 no one wants to help, huh?

]]> 60ca7840290c2141e95ce8a0c98cd891 Glenn replied to the topic assign users to group based on role in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/assign-users-to-group-based-on-role/#post-252951 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:24:52 +0000 DanBP, those two links are specifically about assigning NEW users on registration – i’m not so sure that the poster was strictly referring to NEW users. so to ridicule @venutius for ‘hijacking’ is pretty unprofessional, in my eyes.

so you didn’t in any way answer the post query.

@venutius, don’t apologize.

]]> 5d0639ee73e258d37ba0b76b44072273 Glenn replied to the topic [Resolved] need to view Groups Members in Admin in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/need-to-view-groups-members-in-admin/#post-241904 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:56:19 +0000 ah, merci, you…

]]> b7b30708dd9ab07ea6135c3dd459174f Glenn started the topic [Resolved] need to view Groups Members in Admin in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/need-to-view-groups-members-in-admin/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:25:33 +0000 i need a way to show – in Admin or on the front end – either the Groups associated with each User or even better a way to show Users associated with each Group…

any plugin that will do this, or am i missing something intrinsic to BP?

]]> b7b30708dd9ab07ea6135c3dd459174f Glenn started the topic [Resolved] need to view Groups Members in Admin in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/need-to-view-groups-members-in-admin/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:25:33 +0000 i need a way to show – in Admin or on the front end – either the Groups associated with each User or even better a way to show Users associated with each Group…

any plugin that will do this, or am i missing something intrinsic to BP?

]]> 59e732d545283816477fad5849b14be9 Glenn replied to the topic query ALL users with Role as Editor in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/query-all-activity-associated-with-a-group/#post-241787 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:57:59 +0000 thanks, this gets me the members that i want – i’m trying to put this in the members-loop

this is failing to get some of the members for some reason:

while ( bp_members() ) : bp_the_member();

$user = new WP_User( bp_get_member_user_id() );
if ($user->roles[0] == 'subscribers') :

this gets me all of them, but when i put it in the…[Read more]

]]> 858d1f2348f5c15e378f320f09d2fd7b Glenn replied to the topic query ALL users with Role as Editor in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/query-all-activity-associated-with-a-group/#post-241787 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:57:59 +0000 thanks, this gets me the members that i want – i’m trying to put this in the members-loop

this is failing to get some of the members for some reason:

while ( bp_members() ) : bp_the_member();

$user = new WP_User( bp_get_member_user_id() );
if ($user->roles[0] == 'student') :

this gets me all of them, but when i put it in the loop, it…[Read more]

]]> 12f55647c4ed4e623fcd9c22e25ad7f2 Glenn replied to the topic query ALL users with Role as Editor in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/query-all-activity-associated-with-a-group/#post-241787 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:57:59 +0000 thanks, this gets me the members that i want – i’m trying to put this in the members-loop

this is failing to get some of the members for some reason:

while ( bp_members() ) : bp_the_member();

$user = new WP_User( bp_get_member_user_id() );
if ($user->roles[0] == 'student') :

this gets me all of them, but when i put it in the loop, it…[Read more]

]]> 4a2f403252fe9474907976cd059634b6 Glenn started the topic query ALL users with Role as Editor in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/query-all-activity-associated-with-a-group/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:17:12 +0000 I’ve been trying for hours to create the proper query for all users with a particular Role

can someone please help me with this?

thanks
GN

]]> 29336cfee9d015eed0f244ad3b02f919 Glenn started the topic query ALL users with Role as Editor in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/query-all-activity-associated-with-a-group/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:17:12 +0000 I’ve been trying for hours to find the proper query for the activity of a particular group #

in my buddypress install, each member only joins one group, and I’d like for activity of JUST this group to appear instead of all activity of the website – which is what’s appearing now on the Activity page…

thanks for any help
gn

]]> 3262ff9c5b1908e451523eb9053d6be8 Glenn started the topic need to pass a GF form value to $activate_url in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/need-to-pass-a-gf-form-value-to-activate_url/ Sun, 24 May 2015 18:21:25 +0000 i have a checkbox field in my Gravity Forms registration form and I’m trying to add its value to the activate_url, like bp_get_activation_page . ?key=$key&test=$test but haven’t been able to get the value passed via conventional means –

the name Gravity Forms gave to the checkbox is ‘input_14.1’ – i tried to get the value using $test =…[Read more]

]]> 226dfa59a1942ec745afc82b44aa3aba Glenn replied to the topic [Resolved] getting "info notice" popup upon user activa., redirect to profile in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/getting-info-notice-popup-upon-user-activa-redirect-to-profile/#post-239602 Sat, 23 May 2015 21:22:46 +0000 [SOLVED] – turns out it was a Notification I had sent to “All” which seems to include future registrants.

]]> 8380d029a4f542cbaf276c0c1f8e54c9 Glenn replied to the topic [Resolved] getting "info notice" popup upon user activa., redirect to profile in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/getting-info-notice-popup-upon-user-activa-redirect-to-profile/#post-239585 Sat, 23 May 2015 17:33:41 +0000 *** I’m using Gravity Forms if that tells anyone anything.

Thanks for any help offered!

]]> c8f234b4b8b0751bf47ebfab45ae3bc4 Glenn started the topic [Resolved] getting "info notice" popup upon user activa., redirect to profile in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/getting-info-notice-popup-upon-user-activa-redirect-to-profile/ Sat, 23 May 2015 16:51:33 +0000 i’m getting a popup upon first visit to new users profile that i’ve traced to bp-messages-template, namely this code:


if ( is_array( $closed_notices ) ) {
if ( !in_array( $notice->id, $closed_notices ) && $notice->id ) {
?>
<div id="message" class="info notice" rel="n-<?php echo esc_attr( $notice->id ); ?>">
<p>
<strong><?php…[Read more]

]]> 72b10f2ea56ceda7d2cc61f114230654 Glenn started the topic [Resolved] getting "info notice" popup upon user activa., redirect to profile in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/getting-info-notice-popup-upon-user-activa-redirect-to-profile/ Sat, 23 May 2015 16:51:33 +0000 i’m getting a popup upon first visit to new users profile that i’ve traced to bp-messages-template, namely this code:


if ( is_array( $closed_notices ) ) {
if ( !in_array( $notice->id, $closed_notices ) && $notice->id ) {
?>
<div id="message" class="info notice" rel="n-<?php echo esc_attr( $notice->id ); ?>">
<p>
<strong><?php…[Read more]

]]> 470dd590a70a1ec67b1dd7824a063a7b Glenn started the topic [Resolved] getting "info notice" popup upon user activa., redirect to profile in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/getting-info-notice-popup-upon-user-activa-redirect-to-profile/ Sat, 23 May 2015 16:51:33 +0000 i’m getting a popup upon first visit to new users profile that i’ve traced to bp-messages-template, namely this code:


if ( is_array( $closed_notices ) ) {
if ( !in_array( $notice->id, $closed_notices ) && $notice->id ) {
?>
<div id="message" class="info notice" rel="n-<?php echo esc_attr( $notice->id ); ?>">
<p>
<strong><?php…[Read more]

]]> 01fa188e1fb7df28d07706cce31f4f60 Glenn replied to the topic [Resolved] Removal of 'settings' step in group creation in the forum Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/support/topic/removal-of-settings-step-in-group-creation/#post-239352 Mon, 18 May 2015 01:26:53 +0000 this is JUST what i’ve been trying to do for a couple of hours – please tell me WHERE exactly you placed this function?

thanks!!

]]> 86aeca66d11d72aa64f8eb0f6b0961ac Glenn replied to the topic [Resolved] Would like to limit registrants to a single group in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/would-like-to-limit-registrants-to-a-single-group/#post-238130 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:57:37 +0000 was just looking at that one, thanks very much. not quite what i wanted, so I just changed the Checkboxes to Radio buttons in the BP Registration Groups plugin. guess that’ll work…

]]> d6b87ae3c4f5b9d0646b8c0ecf37d94d Glenn replied to the topic [Resolved] Would like to limit registrants to a single group in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/would-like-to-limit-registrants-to-a-single-group/#post-238128 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:31:08 +0000 seems to do the opposite, thanks tho. I’m looking to limit groups per member, not members per group.

]]> 41f55a263ed9811fd4cad5ee5e7a1a35 Glenn started the topic [Resolved] Would like to limit registrants to a single group in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/would-like-to-limit-registrants-to-a-single-group/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:09:48 +0000 As stated, I would like to limit registrants to a single group. Don’t see how, and can’t find a plugin that will manage this for me. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I’m fairly adept with WP codex, but not familiar at all with BP.

Thanks so much!
GN

]]> 41f55a263ed9811fd4cad5ee5e7a1a35 Glenn started the topic [Resolved] Would like to limit registrants to a single group in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/would-like-to-limit-registrants-to-a-single-group/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:09:48 +0000 As stated, I would like to limit registrants to a single group. Don’t see how, and can’t find a plugin that will manage this for me. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I’m fairly adept with WP codex, but not familiar at all with BP.

Thanks so much!
GN

]]> 43f368db0ea9a4a846492b0de7d4ebe0 Glenn's profile was updated https://buddypress.org/updates/p/401904/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:03:32 +0000 0