This is a great idea.
There is a way to add fields to group creation (could add the email domain).
As has been said, when someone registers you can check the domain against the group domains.
Not sure of all the hooks/functions you need to use, but would love to hear if you are successful!!
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You can do this in the comprehensive config of s2member.
You can set up s2Member so that it will only allow users to access certain url ‘word fragments’ – ie /groups/
Look at the plugin called s2Member, that will help integrate a Paypal Membership payment to the signup process.
Make sure though you read up first how to set this up – I think there was an article on the BuddyBoss site at one point.
Check you did all the Theme Compatible steps.
The part missing sounds like the Buddypress ajax bits…
When you are logged in with your user, and you do Activity things, like posting updates, or writing contents, do the functions work properly?? If they dont, it is definitely an issue with the BP Ajax stuff not getting called.
As karmatosed suggested, porting the code is the important and tricky part.
You need to ensure the logic of the code in register.php remains intact, as all the bp_get_current_signup_step() statements are the key to what ‘page’ of stuff is displayed.
You will need to fit into your logic on the custom page you do, code for if the user is logged on, and code for first time visitors who may need some basic info before they just sign up.
This fault can also be caused from plugins which have css code.
ie img{height: auto; max-width: 100%;}
This will cause issues to the cropping as well.
I have been tinkering with Responsive Templating, and that is a problem I battled for several hours with, until I found the reason causing the additional css, and then added my own css to my child template to solve the problem.
#avatar-upload-form img {max-width: none;}
