BuddyPress.org | sdls | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/simon_said/activity/ Activity feed for sdls. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:53:48 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9239492958807129507f63d5725b434f sdls started the forum topic Adding instructional text to compose message in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/adding-instructional-text-to-compose-message/ Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:44:20 +0000 Hi there, quick question on adding some instructional text to the autocomplete field when composing a message (single/messages/compose.php).. adding in the initial value into the field

and adding the […]

]]> ee6e93d8b65cc4a354d62d27f5adffd7 sdls started the topic Adding instructional text to compose message in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/adding-instructional-text-to-compose-message/ Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:44:19 +0000 Hi there, quick question on adding some instructional text to the autocomplete field when composing a message (single/messages/compose.php).. adding in the initial value into the field

and adding the jquery


// compose message input field
jQuery('#send-to-input').click(function() {
if (jQuery(this).val() == 'type name(s) here')…[Read more]

]]> eb8218e494382877b82457a4c2d1fe78 sdls replied to the forum topic display username in members directory in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/display-username-in-members-directory/#post-133342 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:45:48 +0000 Thanks for the help here’s a little snippet that checks for full name, and if none exists displays the username

`
/* Display Nice Name in Directory */
function my_member_username() {
global […]

]]> 9ef149ace671a2d6f49a32eae5b4e6bb simon started the forum topic Buddypress - Groups navigation / redirect to forum (this again) in the group Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/buddypress-groups-navigation-redirect-to-forum-this-again/ Tue, 01 May 2012 18:25:55 +0000 If you’ve customized a BP site before, you’ll know that the groups nav bp_get_options_nav(); can be a real barrier in getting a site exactly the way you want it.

There was an older solution to involving a […]

]]> bf6f8eca32bc309774f68422a195f808 simon started the forum topic Private messaging auto complete WITHOUT friends in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/private-messaging-auto-complete-without-friends/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:40:23 +0000 HI! Hoping someone else has run into this scenario before. From the users inbox when composing a private message, I’m hoping to get an entire list of members within the community in the TO: (message recipient) […]

]]> 74e57fa9db31acbc13d43ff8938274ac simon replied to the forum topic Can group avatar size be changed? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/can-group-avatar-size-be-changed/#post-117893 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:18:54 +0000 how bout these little dudes?… no idea what they do

Really you could just resize the original thumbnails to 100px X 100px and allow BP to resize them, however you don’t also get the crispness you […]

]]> 633cd962d2d258f2c8c7f342f66e2d84 simon replied to the forum topic Can group avatar size be changed? in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/can-group-avatar-size-be-changed/#post-117891 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:17:49 +0000 I’m coming across the same barrier… Pulling the group image at different sizes is fine, however when you try and modify the group avatar size from the group admin perspective, it get’s a bit tricky. Try and […]

]]> 012dd3b3a5489198ac1fe959c70e3519 simon replied to the forum topic Achievement Unlocked notification permanently in notification bar in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/achievement-unlocked-notification-permanently-in-notification-bar/#post-116941 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:23:44 +0000 Hey there Paul!… Your right in thinking that when you go to the main achievements directory it ‘clears’ the notification. However the link that get’s pulled into the notifcation in the header bar does not […]

]]> d907e4ed8ab6d287e516749c7b0abbbc simon replied to the forum topic Creating posts of a custom post type and awarding achievements in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/creating-posts-of-a-custom-post-type-and-awarding-achievements/#post-116932 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:08:03 +0000 Im not sure if I should delete this whole support post… conversation with myself πŸ˜‰ …maybe this will me useful to someone else.

just need to register “DO” the action in the write post function

`
// […]

]]> 976338cb4bf648be096b1971e4955631 simon replied to the forum topic Creating posts of a custom post type and awarding achievements in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/creating-posts-of-a-custom-post-type-and-awarding-achievements/#post-116929 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:46:07 +0000 To try and follow the proper etiquette with the achivements plug-in I have setup a new achievements action in the DB and added in the following function

`
// CREATE NEW POST
function […]

]]> 728e1c98c5dc86489d21c4724323b6e3 simon started the forum topic Creating posts of a custom post type and awarding achievements in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/creating-posts-of-a-custom-post-type-and-awarding-achievements/ Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:10:35 +0000 Hey there BP forumns and Paul!

Question on creating custom post types and tying it in with achievements

My scenario….

User are creating posts on the front-end of the website. This is achieved using […]

]]> 943f81192c4a121ea5c006818dcafcad simon replied to the forum topic How to edit Members navigation bar in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-edit-members-navigation-bar/#post-116034 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:44:50 +0000 Been looking for this everywhere and still cannot find an answer…. will post back if I find something concise.

]]> f369d68e86fea50681c803b5f47eb2b1 simon started the forum topic BP 1.5 – Paging, Permalinks, 404 anomaly in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-permalinks-404-anomaly/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:25:10 +0000 Spent the good part of this morning working through this, but still…. apologies if this has been covered in a previous topic. Recently updated a site to BP 1.5, it worked GREAT except for one small thing. The […]

]]> 704d8c22f6951c83bb8e44c1f8105177 sdls posted an update: @Jansha @Jansha beep beep https://buddypress.org/updates/p/186255/ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000 @Jansha @Jansha beep beep

]]> 0 ec8c108d83a588e14531817f8ed8147c simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 ~ Bugs with Private Messaging autocomplete in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-bugs-with-private-messaging-autocomplete/#post-109005 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:03:51 +0000 wow it really was the dots!

]]> 3ef761b73afdf3521dbfcf8e8dea0ca6 simon replied to the forum topic BP – xprofile_get_field_data() in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-xprofile_get_field_data/#post-108774 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:59:10 +0000 Must have been a database caching problem…. damn internet gremlins!
That first snippet worked as is with no changes…. just took 30 minutes to refresh
Thanks for your feedback both.

]]> 0b6208a99014589e9cfd9ccf1aff05e3 simon started the forum topic BP 1.5 – xprofile_get_field_data() in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-xprofile_get_field_data/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:24:54 +0000 Hello! Working on some new theming strategies for BP 1.5 and I was wondering what the correct way of referencing specific meta_data for use in a custom template:

xprofile_get_field_data();

seems to be the […]

]]> ae94d4632ad38e1823463b14bcc929ea simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 – xprofile_get_field_data() in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-xprofile_get_field_data/#post-108618 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:24:01 +0000 answer me this one oh BP gurus and I promise never to but you about xprofile_get_field_data() again! πŸ˜‰

]]> b204e9b607d28eec5571bdb674f8496a simon replied to the forum topic Q: working with $wpdb class and Buddypress 1.5 (custom SQL calls) in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/q-working-with-wpdb-class-and-buddypress-1-5-custom-sql-calls/#post-1083 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:06:33 +0000 understood.. thanks again Boone!

]]> b6cb2d0694051e638fdb0f3af6f065ae simon replied to the forum topic Q: working with $wpdb class and Buddypress 1.5 (custom SQL calls) in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/q-working-with-wpdb-class-and-buddypress-1-5-custom-sql-calls/#post-1083 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 16:56:36 +0000 thanks @boonebgorges !

WOW searching through all these new functions will be time consuming at first, but I’m sure will make things better over the long term. are these new to BP 1.5?

I’m so used to just […]

]]> 4e29c49acdde18e050f104f9856d4409 simon replied to the forum topic Q: working with $wpdb class and Buddypress 1.5 (custom SQL calls) in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/q-working-with-wpdb-class-and-buddypress-1-5-custom-sql-calls/#post-1083 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:34:12 +0000 Thanks both for the feedback!… looking into xprofile_insert_field() in bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-functions.php. This appears to be the function for adding a new profile field to the BP system.

`function […]

]]> 421e7e50f9b1509e3f596d2c6938ec54 simon replied to the forum topic Q: working with $wpdb class and Buddypress 1.5 (custom SQL calls) in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/q-working-with-wpdb-class-and-buddypress-1-5-custom-sql-calls/#post-1083 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:49:47 +0000 Something like this
$sql = "SELECT *
FROM wp_bp_xprofile_data XP
WHERE XP.user_id = $iallusersUserID";
$xprofile = $wpdb-get_col( $wpdb-prepare($sql));

should probably more like this

`
$sql = […]

]]> 6cfff8807e61366ae1b1c68a929374a9 simon started the forum topic Q: working with $wpdb class and Buddypress 1.5 (custom SQL calls) in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/q-working-with-wpdb-class-and-buddypress-1-5-custom-sql-calls/ Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:46:44 +0000 Hey all, I’m trying to find the proper way of referencing BP tables using the $wpdb class. using $wpdb-$table reference http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/wpdb#Tables allows a smart way of reference WP […]

]]> dc6361f52d04bee6e7d38d21b646d2d0 simon replied to the forum topic Activating existing users in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/activating-existing-users/#post-108339 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:31:20 +0000 That’s seems to be it… regardless of BP activity or “last activity” the table wp_bp_xprofile_data is the lowest common denominator of who is displayed in the members directory.

`
$sql4 = “SELECT *
FROM […]

]]> 2a9fd21c91a15ad56d1ffa1e066070d2 simon replied to the forum topic Activating existing users in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/activating-existing-users/#post-108338 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:24:40 +0000 Altough User A (ID:21) does show up in the table “wp_bp_xprofile_data”
It would be great if there was some help in […]

]]> 8d633e17198483f43d989bc4fb77f48a simon replied to the forum topic Activating existing users in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/activating-existing-users/#post-108336 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:13:27 +0000 On this same topic…..In the members directory in BP 1.5 user are displayed based on more criteria then mentioned by the discussion above.

User A (ID: 21) is showing up in the members directory but does NOT […]

]]> e438b225dc47297cbab13e533615c2e8 simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 ~ Bugs with Private Messaging autocomplete in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-bugs-with-private-messaging-autocomplete/#post-108325 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:17:59 +0000 @boonebgorges – Correctamundo. The text field for “To” is blank rather then being populated with the username.

@DJPaul – to get back to you on usernames see below

User A – archon2112
User B – […]

]]> 9e4b1e9425314bccd23d4055434fbdc4 simon started the forum topic BP 1.5 ~ Bugs with Private Messaging autocomplete in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-bugs-with-private-messaging-autocomplete/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:06:29 +0000 Hey all!
Quick note on this bug we found today. When sending a private message the autocomplete does not always fill in correctly. Friends and activity stream has been turned on / off to see if there is any […]

]]> a98d3bf2bbefd798ae400b00f16fdd3d sdls posted an update: @DJPaul @DJPaul Have you thought about integrating […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/178561/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:12:58 +0000 @DJPaul @DJPaul Have you thought about integrating achievements with these universal FF “badges”? I would assume that firefox will require you to “login” to your badges repository to view and display… perhaps this could be integrated with WP login? Or…. how might you bring these together? We’el see how it goes for FF, perhaps it will take off.

]]> 0 c535918dc043759d68f9a62971a69529 sdls posted an update: @DJPaul @DJPaul Firefox is onto […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/178558/ Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:32:27 +0000 @DJPaul @DJPaul Firefox is onto you!
https://beta.mozillalabs.com/en-US/open-badges/
πŸ˜‰

]]> 0 c08553b049fbf911a65a8643502e3e11 sdls posted an update: My favourite parts about Buddypress […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/178362/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:49:01 +0000 My favourite parts about Buddypress 1.5:
http://www.simondelasalle.com/articles/buddypress-1-5-the-best-parts/

]]> 0 dfa36767f7016999f590f85f356bacac simon posted an update in the group BP Jobs Board: Hi there, I am an experienced web developer specializing in […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/177582/ Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:50:46 +0000 Hi there, I am an experienced web developer specializing in Wordpress / Buddypress customization and custom plug-ins. If your interested in recieving a quote, please visit my questionaire at: http://www.simondelasalle.com/contact/request-proposal/. Currently looking for a few new projects to work on this fall.
** Hope that’s ok to post this in the…[Read more]

]]> 0 a70cdcccd25787f3e010e694166d7d07 simon joined the group BP Jobs Board https://buddypress.org/updates/p/177580/ Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:43:58 +0000 0 8904258ed37aa14083f9af2cd61ac39b simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 – Wierd bug with CSS loading a child theme in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-wierd-bug-with-css-loading-a-child-theme/#post-108004 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:24:34 +0000 SWEET youutube.com integration in the forumns!

]]> 51eec3c42b8018553c6891686eb8d6bf simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 – Wierd bug with CSS loading a child theme in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-wierd-bug-with-css-loading-a-child-theme/#post-108003 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:23:50 +0000 as @boone mentions have way through this:

for posertity’s sake

]]> a7cb821422ad9ef88ec94a9d5c1aef8a simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 – Wierd bug with CSS loading a child theme in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-wierd-bug-with-css-loading-a-child-theme/#post-107849 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:34:16 +0000 cheers !!!! @johnjamesjacoby and @mercime

]]> 16501b34159b802af46019480eb4ac0d simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 – Wierd bug with CSS loading a child theme in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-wierd-bug-with-css-loading-a-child-theme/#post-107811 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:30:21 +0000 aaaa….. IC what’s going on here…. previously on child themes you would include the BP default theme as an @import at the top of your child theme style.css this is no longer neccesary with the way BP 1.5 loads […]

]]> 714eb1d333ef897d408aba5f7748e9bc simon replied to the forum topic BP 1.5 – Wierd bug with CSS loading a child theme in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-wierd-bug-with-css-loading-a-child-theme/#post-107809 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:11:15 +0000 Appreciate the response John, so just to clarify.

All child themes for Buddypress should reference their “style.css” using wp_enqueue_style() rather then the traditional WP style of including the style […]

]]> 444b6541a4e88d8347b6f4fbe07c03b3 simon started the forum topic BP 1.5 – Wierd bug with CSS loading a child theme in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/bp-1-5-wierd-bug-with-css-loading-a-child-theme/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:50:45 +0000 Not sure if anyone else is getting this when working with a child theme, but I’m getting a β€œflash” of the site in BP default before the theme CSS changes to my child theme. It only appears for a moment…. am I […]

]]> 345c2e9e7f4f4b8ed37dad219a555299 simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/?topic_page=2#post-107571 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:55:48 +0000 cannot get this $wpdb delete to work in it’s simplest form….

`// register_activation_hook( __FILE__, ‘achievements_tweaks_events_activate’ );

function achievements_tweaks_events_deactivate() {

// remove the actions […]

]]> a7236f2523264b5e6c2e547ab9dbc169 simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/?topic_page=2#post-107563 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:58:33 +0000 as you can see above I’m trying numerous ways to reference the variable and complete this delete properly…. maybe this isn’t a plug-in question, but rather a syntax error in the $wpdb->query

]]> c50a976af5e30c5b7b6312457e92481a simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/#post-107562 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:56:27 +0000 One last question (I hope) on setting this up as a companion plug-in without mucking up the works.

When the user uninstalls the plug-in we want to remove all references across the 3 achievements tables to any related actions, […]

]]> ef4fea563e92bedeb5d69d1a53a47510 simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/#post-107200 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:48:31 +0000 Again … thanks so mUCH PAUL!!! YOU ROCK!

]]> 45b671361726654262b01dcf440a73f3 simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/#post-107197 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:10:43 +0000 oops my bad… I missed a “;”…after global $wpdb..

that worked a charm…

I’ll post this plug-in when I’m finished…..

]]> 7650cc8759cd6fc4966b147bb9aa5ed5 simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/#post-107195 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:01:00 +0000 Hey there Paul,

Thanks! found all the actions in the plug-in I want to dial in….

// gdsr_vote_thumb_article
// gdsr_vote_thumb_comment
// gdsr_vote_rating_multis
// gdsr_vote_rating_article
// gdsr_vote_rating_comment […]

]]> 29f95d3f40f58c546bea21c9177fd0d0 sdls posted an update: @GDragoN @GDragoN Hey there Milan, Just wondering if you've […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/174033/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:52:05 +0000 @GDragoN @GDragoN Hey there Milan,

Just wondering if you’ve had any experience integrating GD Star Rating with the Achievements plug-in?

http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/?#post-106938

Would greatly appreciate your feedback on where best to “hook” in

]]> 0 4e8e6d7d1bf82a06546c07e7acee5eec simon reviewed the plugin GD Star Rating https://buddypress.org/updates/p/174032/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:48:30 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsAwesome!

]]> 0 f469d7e0a7420a160e4abb66af8fe9c1 simon joined the group GD Star Rating https://buddypress.org/updates/p/174031/ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:46:59 +0000 0 821a5178015c6d14bd22424f41e538fe simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/#post-106939 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:44:05 +0000 P.S. Paul, if you’d like me to post these questions on your plug-in dev site, I can do that.

]]> 37631992bb5b5b3ddbb6c45d4178524c simon replied to the forum topic Setting up Achievement Events with other plug-ins in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/setting-up-achievement-events-with-other-plug-ins/#post-106938 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:42:43 +0000 Bit of a newbie with this level of programming so thanks again for the feedback….

I guess alot of this depends on the plug-in, so it’s a little ambitious to expect help on this … BUT… πŸ˜‰ I have looked through all 235 […]

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