BuddyPress.org | Ben Hansen | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/ubernaut/activity/ Activity feed for Ben Hansen. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:45:57 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3cd6258c53b5da879bdadef20fd6c5ca Ben Hansen replied to the topic Activity Timestamp is never concurrent to time of post in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/activity-timestamp-is-never-concurrent-to-time-of-post/#post-263129 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 22:13:58 +0000 it was patched in BP core a few years ago maybe this is something new which looks like the old thing or perhaps something got reverted inadvertently.

]]> 11c29aefac94abc24ae546e2bc5262ee Ben Hansen replied to the topic BP and AMP in the forum Third Party Plugins https://buddypress.org/support/topic/bp-and-amp/#post-260845 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:52:04 +0000 Responsiveness and AMP are actually sort of unrelated concepts any page/site that can have an AMP’ed version probably should have one (for optimal ranking) and it’s sort of the opposite idea of making a one page fits all situations notion that has made responsiveness a first order requirement in building sites these days (it’s like deja vu all…[Read more]

]]> 2c802c41ec277c776b405e908ef6921d Ben Hansen replied to the topic Buddypress bootstrap theme in the forum Showcase https://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-bootstrap-theme/#post-257692 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:09:29 +0000 Well any theme that i have bought for buddypress usage would be at least a year old (probably more) at this point and i not would generally recommend buying a theme that’s old since responsive design trends are still moving so fast. Sorry i cannot personally recommend anything but there are good ways to vet the newer themes as well.

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]]> a4212260851dce3dda99490e1fcef7c2 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Buddypress bootstrap theme in the forum Showcase https://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-bootstrap-theme/#post-257688 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:43:00 +0000 this place has decent premium themes:
https://themeforest.net/search?utf8=βœ“&term=buddypress+bootstrap

you can also do a similar search query on the wp.org repository.

]]> 99c70dd0fb50e185f3d6b05cd9c4fbde Ben Hansen replied to the topic Activating existing users in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/activating-existing-users-2/#post-254461 Sat, 11 Jun 2016 23:42:15 +0000 sounds like you’re in business πŸ™‚

]]> dacde2368b34046980e6929e426e23cb Ben Hansen replied to the topic Activating existing users in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/activating-existing-users-2/#post-254446 Sat, 11 Jun 2016 14:56:15 +0000 the pages just need to exist and be selected on the pages tab of that admin screen for them bp to function properly. if you think the documentation could be more clear i believe you are allowed to edit it.

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]]> ef5cd8b9d5588e5e7f282ee7c69a90ea Ben Hansen replied to the topic Activating existing users in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/activating-existing-users-2/#post-254439 Sat, 11 Jun 2016 02:07:00 +0000 all existing users should be retained but their activity pior to buddypress activation is nonexistent so until they create some they might not show up everywhere.

]]> d3c4c11db43e30a477884b99a896b329 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Editing β€˜Base’ Profile Group in the forum Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/support/topic/editing-base-profile-group-2/#post-249290 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:16:47 +0000 always glad to help!

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]]> 10cdf33b5445421e1b1309fe435ad59a Ben Hansen replied to the topic Editing β€˜Base’ Profile Group in the forum Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/support/topic/editing-base-profile-group-2/#post-249257 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:05:07 +0000 did you add the fields in wp-admin?

]]> b4f762b3250e7b738434a72b76909012 Ben Hansen replied to the topic My website built in buddy press, free sound effects library in the forum Showcase https://buddypress.org/support/topic/my-website-built-in-buddy-press-free-sound-effects-library/#post-249046 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:57:04 +0000 haha is that a real address? looks like something a mail merge would do if it was broken, sorry for any confusion. :p

]]> c45e573d8bc9785e0ac973ee274257c9 Ben Hansen replied to the topic My website built in buddy press, free sound effects library in the forum Showcase https://buddypress.org/support/topic/my-website-built-in-buddy-press-free-sound-effects-library/#post-249021 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:13:16 +0000 something tells me he’s not going to have much luck with that email address…

]]> 8ed3ed78d29ac5b7fad21e242782bd5a Ben Hansen replied to the topic moderator disappeared from users in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/moderator-disappeared-from-users/#post-248606 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:28:56 +0000 so the moderator user role is actually a function of bbpress not buddypress so you may have more luck on that forum than here but have you run the the bbpress repair scripts?

]]> 2d9ecf67def433b7f7abe0a13accf453 Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to import bbPress users and forums into BuddyPress? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-import-bbpress-users-and-forums-into-buddpress/#post-248472 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 03:45:30 +0000 hmm not sure think that’s above my pay grade might want to ask in the bbpress forums if nobody else here can help.

]]> 6dcefcc79e8de55550fb40a153c1973a Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to import bbPress users and forums into BuddyPress? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-import-bbpress-users-and-forums-into-buddpress/#post-248470 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 03:32:10 +0000 buddypress used to have its own group based forums now what you do is when you create the group there is an option to also create a forum topic. you can also associate an already existing forum using the manage option on the group page as an admin.

]]> 08a3c94551e8d6a2f95986375f44ebbf Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to import bbPress users and forums into BuddyPress? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-import-bbpress-users-and-forums-into-buddpress/#post-248466 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 01:58:05 +0000 there’s no need actually the user list is the same (wordpress’) and buddypress does not have any forum functionality other than compatibility with what bbpress provides.

]]> 082b9dc450a20e65834bbc287cc1bcbe Ben Hansen replied to the topic New - Buddy Progress Bar in the forum Third Party Plugins https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-buddy-progress-bar/#post-248070 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:16:16 +0000 that’s pretty cool!

]]> c785e526d9ac7abfe810c10086c5d5f8 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Can BuddyPress manage a community with almost 3M users? in the forum Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/support/topic/can-buddypress-manage-a-community-with-almost-3m-users/#post-247822 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:08:35 +0000 @mercime didn’t realize those were done with buddypress thanks for sharing that fact πŸ™‚

]]> 1cdb9bf10e1a5ac33271312b0d8bc787 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Buddypress bug still happening 1 year after mentioning it here,effects all users in the forum Miscellaneous https://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-bug-still-happening-1-year-after-mentioning-it-hereeffects-all-users/#post-247799 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 04:46:42 +0000 i hear ya, it does sound rather convoluted but i do know the best way to get the dev’s attention is in trac. in my experience they are a pretty understanding lot. πŸ™‚

]]> 1f782fdfe6720d4b57b796973a130bcd Ben Hansen replied to the topic Buddypress bug still happening 1 year after mentioning it here,effects all users in the forum Miscellaneous https://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-bug-still-happening-1-year-after-mentioning-it-hereeffects-all-users/#post-247797 Wed, 16 Dec 2015 04:29:19 +0000 is there a trac ticket for this issue?

]]> a8b5c7a448d054260e18d03d280b73be Ben Hansen replied to the topic Buddypress 2.4.0: Profile fields broken in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-2-4-0-profile-fields-broken/#post-246786 Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:07:50 +0000 also have you checked with Abe at SeventhQueen? He’s usually very responsive on his own support forums.

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]]> 435d18d3d6c8bc394de154c543882cf1 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Best plugin for social network plugin? in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/best-plugin-for-social-network-plugin/#post-239709 Tue, 26 May 2015 17:13:51 +0000 you need a plugin which provides the correct image through open graph meta data yoast seo works pretty good for that.

]]> 80c3735c9a6039291c8b3824e352d4fb Ben Hansen replied to the topic Best plugin for social network plugin? in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/best-plugin-for-social-network-plugin/#post-239709 Tue, 26 May 2015 17:13:51 +0000 you need a plugin which provide the correct image through open graph meta data yoast seo works pretty good for that.

]]> 8f09255c2958ef9f695afea7d9dbf35b Ben Hansen replied to the topic Does buddypress require a theme to work? in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/does-buddypress-require-a-theme-to-work/#post-238411 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 23:55:21 +0000 this is really a wordpress/xampp setup issue not a buddypress thing. i can’t really help you because i never had any trouble setting mine up and i use mac anyway but you might be able to get more eyeballs on your problem by using the support resources for wordpress and/or xampp since buddypress is a sort of baby universe compared to the larger…[Read more]

]]> 69665259e68f7342d6eda682d79d9289 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Does buddypress require a theme to work? in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/does-buddypress-require-a-theme-to-work/#post-238411 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 23:55:21 +0000 this is really a wordpress/xampp setup issue not a buddypress thing. i can’t really help you because i never had any trouble setting mine up and i use mac anyway but you might be able to get my eyeballs on your problem by using the support resources for wordpress and/or xampp since buddypress is a sort of baby universe compared to the larger…[Read more]

]]> 12b51d46b941cd27e94e269bf094a8cf Ben Hansen replied to the topic Does buddypress require a theme to work? in the forum Installing BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/support/topic/does-buddypress-require-a-theme-to-work/#post-238411 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 23:55:21 +0000 this is really a wordpress setup issue not a wordpress/xampp setup issue not a buddypress thing. i can’t really help you because i never had any trouble setting mine up and i use mac anyway but you might be able to get my eyeballs on your problem by using the support resources for wordpress and/or xampp since buddypress is a sort of baby universe…[Read more]

]]> db200a7a198bdea230184006bd522c49 Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to infinite scrolling Buddypress Messages ? in the forum Creating & Extending https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-infinite-scrolling-buddypress-messages/#post-237980 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:35:52 +0000 sorry i don’t know any plugins or how to hack it but i think that would make a great feature suggestion for core if you can please add it to trac here:

https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org

if not let me know and i’ll add it.

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]]> 77fb3af4aea1712ffe1c6b115d2d0e30 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Trying to upgrade to version 2.2.2 getting error message in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/trying-to-upgrade-to-version-2-2-2-getting-error-message/#post-237719 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 02:23:11 +0000 port 21 is FTP port 22 is SFTP maybe thats the problem? those are settings in your ftp program not buddypress.

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]]> 4c7f31299c972d74c3239fb643d39ae6 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Trying to upgrade to version 2.2.2 getting error message in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/trying-to-upgrade-to-version-2-2-2-getting-error-message/#post-237719 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 02:23:11 +0000 port 21 is FTP port 22 is SFTP maybe thats the problem? those are settings in your ftp program not buddypres.

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]]> 4e56289ea4ab04450a56bfc5027c102b Ben Hansen replied to the topic Trying to upgrade to version 2.2.2 getting error message in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/trying-to-upgrade-to-version-2-2-2-getting-error-message/#post-237719 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 02:23:11 +0000 port 21 is FTP port 22 is SFTP maybe thats the problem?

]]> da21880f9e4283e1ffb44336619883d5 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Volunteer for BuddyPress in the forum Requests & Feedback https://buddypress.org/support/topic/volunteer-for-buddypress/#post-237340 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:54:38 +0000 lol, can’t believe we still don’t have a contribute/make button on the main menu or footer :/

]]> ce3924032ca1cec4cc996b8011ad79f2 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Vanishing links - any clue will help in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/vanishing-links-any-clue-will-help/#post-235695 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 22:32:25 +0000 sorry above my pay grade πŸ˜‰ perhaps @imath has an idea?

]]> 81c38016b1480889ee389ae7e58293c6 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Vanishing links - any clue will help in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/vanishing-links-any-clue-will-help/#post-235580 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 02:59:57 +0000 good to provide more info such as other plugins WP version theme etc:

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/when-asking-for-support-2/

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]]> 4c7bed66fa3c22636b7e22ff43dfc723 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Wiki, Photo and Video for Buddy Press in the forum Third Party Plugins https://buddypress.org/support/topic/wiki-photo-and-video-for-buddy-press/#post-235474 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:14:59 +0000 here are some plugins you might want to check out:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-media/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-wiki-plugin/

not sure why you think it’s not very active here, there are at least a dozen posts here a day. last BP release was within the last few weeks. this is the right spot but you may want to post on…[Read more]

]]> b840d8ebc9190dfaf7498d2fbc1ad084 Ben Hansen replied to the topic Wiki, Photo and Video for Buddy Press in the forum Third Party Plugins https://buddypress.org/support/topic/wiki-photo-and-video-for-buddy-press/#post-235474 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:14:59 +0000 here are some plugins you might want to check out:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-media/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-wiki-plugin/

not sure why you think tis not very active there are at least a dozen costs here a day last BP release was within the last few weeks. this is the right spot but you may want to post on the job…[Read more]

]]> b3592436473ce1ad1116c5847025b8ee Ben Hansen replied to the topic in the forum https://buddypress.org/support/topic/2015-buddypress-survey-launched/#post-234743 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 03:06:33 +0000 the graphic is getting cut off a bit on larger screens under mac safari:

http://i.imgur.com/PStLMWr.png</img&gt;

]]> 58abac618790e673ed98ec93c2601149 Ben Hansen replied to the topic New WP Role with access to Groups and Activity in dashboard. in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-wp-role-with-access-to-groups-and-activity-in-dashboard/#post-233770 Thu, 05 Feb 2015 18:59:33 +0000 oh i guess you changed your name bumping, @johnjamesjacoby

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]]> 43e694e3941896f4ef1cc8557795f63b Ben Hansen replied to the topic New WP Role with access to Groups and Activity in dashboard. in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-wp-role-with-access-to-groups-and-activity-in-dashboard/#post-233677 Thu, 05 Feb 2015 05:32:43 +0000 @jjj just thought i’d ping you since nobody followed up on this one and he was still asking questions.

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]]> 7636902da8f052737610074fc84215ef Ben Hansen replied to the topic New WP Role with access to Groups and Activity in dashboard. in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-wp-role-with-access-to-groups-and-activity-in-dashboard/#post-233187 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:55:31 +0000 ok well thanks for clarifying i do try to defer as much as possible to people who know more than me around here (as well as in general). i probably jumped into this thread a bit too early anyway i know that wouldn’t be personally motived or anything i just want make sure I’m not giving bad advice/input on these threads.

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]]> be13128e8576d3b2fbb344d6d69c6e21 Ben Hansen replied to the topic New WP Role with access to Groups and Activity in dashboard. in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-wp-role-with-access-to-groups-and-activity-in-dashboard/#post-233184 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:08:42 +0000 i’m sorry if you feel i’m not helping on this forum or just this thread i try to be strait to the point with my responses and try to shy away from anything relating to coding this thread perhaps was a bit of a borderline issue but please let me know if you feel like my participation is no longer desired around here.

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]]> 62107593499669bf373f2158cdb75a89 Ben Hansen replied to the topic New WP Role with access to Groups and Activity in dashboard. in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-wp-role-with-access-to-groups-and-activity-in-dashboard/#post-233184 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:08:42 +0000 i’m sorry if you feel i’m not helping on this forum or just this thread i try to be strait to the point with my responses and try to shy away from anything relating to coding this thread perhaps was a bit of a borderline issue but please let me know if you feel like my particpation is no longer desired around here.

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]]> 68481ebe89466553eb93413288eaa2ac Ben Hansen replied to the topic New WP Role with access to Groups and Activity in dashboard. in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-wp-role-with-access-to-groups-and-activity-in-dashboard/#post-233181 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:57:54 +0000 well we are working on it this is an open source project if you have a desire to help make improvements you can make things happen faster πŸ™‚

]]> ee132d2609e14a99a3fbc906a6432085 Ben Hansen replied to the topic New WP Role with access to Groups and Activity in dashboard. in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/new-wp-role-with-access-to-groups-and-activity-in-dashboard/#post-233152 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 03:52:57 +0000 doesn’t currently exist in buddypress.

]]> 43e2296664e61c2934ca9ae6e14589ea Ben Hansen replied to the topic Would a multi site work best? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/would-a-multi-site-work-best/#post-233098 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 02:43:22 +0000 what are you going to do if there are overlapping usernames? maybe others here know more than i do but i think you may be creating as many new problems or more than you are solving by trying to unify the infrastructure of these sites.

]]> e91332f463cd55b93ea4cd5153bb57eb Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to "Like" ? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-like/#post-231672 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 05:45:27 +0000 there used to be a forum for that maybe they took it down for some reason maybe a mod could chime in on that.

]]> 7e175d42afd26cf435a1671855afa147 Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to "Like" ? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-like/#post-231635 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:22:28 +0000 i am not a programmer but i would think coding a simple favorite button into the page template wouldn’t be too tall an ask or require editing core. i also think if it was using the buddypress favoriting it would just be a stop gap until the feature is included in core compatibility wouldn’t be an issue as you you could just remove the extra code…[Read more]

]]> f052d9d8ee1fc4aff245dc175982da38 Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to "Like" ? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-like/#post-231631 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:55:45 +0000 well it sounds like applying the patch is not a matter of skill at this point. this is an open source project, one which is just about to release a major revision so to expect this feature to see the light of day “immediately” is not realistic. the best thing you can do if you don’t want to give up on buddypress is to hire a developer to add the…[Read more]

]]> 611136d6c811231cec77d4d0656b562f Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to "Like" ? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-like/#post-231631 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:55:45 +0000 well it sounds like applying the patch is not of skill at this point. this is an open source project, one which is just about to release a major revision so to expect this feature to see the light of day “immediately” is not realistic. the best thing you can do if you don’t want to give up on buddypress is to hire a developer to add the…[Read more]

]]> b6b1c7c461b50f1c6ac7a4970a5d48e7 Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to "Like" ? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-like/#post-231599 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 22:31:54 +0000 brought this up in the buddypress devchat today and will bring it up again when the 2.3 discussion starts πŸ™‚ it does seem like this idea has been brought up in the past and it seems like there is some agreement that an improvement in this department would be worth looking into at least.

]]> b6f715704422a4dc23b19a68263ab383 Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to "Like" ? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-like/#post-231590 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:11:46 +0000 there has been some discussion of media handling in core I’m not sure the exact status of it but you may want to show up for a dev chat to lobby for your request(s) theres one later today in fact:

Wednesdays at 20:00 UTC
#buddypress on Slack

https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/buddypress

]]> 034650fd63376d65c47d1df428a3554c Ben Hansen replied to the topic How to "Like" ? in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-like/#post-231590 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:11:46 +0000 there has been some discussion of media handling in core I’m not sure the exact status of it but you may want to show up for a dev chat to lobby for your request(s) theres one later to day in fact:

Wednesdays at 20:00 UTC
#buddypress on Slack

https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/buddypress

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