BuddyPress.org | Vernon Fowler | Activity https://buddypress.org/members/vernonfowler/activity/ Activity feed for Vernon Fowler. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:06:40 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 f78db5685eab3a343b5f802f2a1db03a Vernon Fowler started the topic adding search category parameter to search forms in the forum Creating & Extending http://buddypress.org/support/topic/adding-search-category-parameter-to-search-forms/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:06:55 +0000 The search parameter ‘s’ for the search query is easy enough to track in Google Analytics (GA).
I’d like to be able to categorise the search submissions with an additional parameter, according to whether the search is for a member, group or (bbPress) forum (or any other type of component).

For example, when viewing the members directory, if I…[Read more]

]]> 9dcb345e21aa55b42611b85d7d020305 Vernon Fowler replied to the topic oembed for soundcloud via bbPress in group forum in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/oembed-for-soundcloud-via-bbpress-in-group-forum/#post-173391 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:14:19 +0000 Embedly plugin was conflicting.

]]> 5bba861d2dc6b10398f2686d1b8bc1dd Vernon Fowler started the topic oembed for soundcloud via bbPress in group forum in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting https://buddypress.org/support/topic/oembed-for-soundcloud-via-bbpress-in-group-forum/ Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:10:24 +0000 4 months ago we used to be able to embed SoundCloud HTML5 players into forum threads using the short links from the old SoundCloud. The short links look like http://snd.sc/19H4Oiy

Now when I try the same short link in a new group forum topic, all I get is a text link with the track title as the text with the same short URL – as opposed to an…[Read more]

]]> eecdb26c5e14b9d971576368c5470c5b Vernon Fowler replied to the topic [Resolved] can't activate bbPress 2.3 in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-bbpress-2-3/#post-164711 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:13:58 +0000 Could have been any (or all) of the following plugins:
BP Group Documents (ancient, don’t think I can find it online again)
BP Unread Posts http://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-unread-posts/ (also obsolete)
U BuddyPress Forum Attachment http://urlless.com/u-buddypress-forum-attachment/
I haven’t reactivated any of these 3 and am about to delete…[Read more]

]]> 023f8d10c0f0660f8d4f5a7b707151ca Vernon Fowler replied to the topic [Resolved] can't activate bbPress 2.3 in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-bbpress-2-3/#post-163515 Tue, 07 May 2013 05:19:03 +0000 I believe some other plugins were conflicting. Activating bbPress with only the BuddyPress 1.6.5 plugin active works fine. I will go through the 1.7 update before trying some of my other plugins to determine which were producing the conflict. Thanks heaps to Andrew Macdermid for working with me today to narrow down the problem area. I will post…[Read more]

]]> 163d10c0687d59b1ff34ce4195d2e2d2 Vernon Fowler replied to the topic [Resolved] can't activate bbPress 2.3 in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-bbpress-2-3/#post-163488 Mon, 06 May 2013 10:46:16 +0000 Do I need a clean bb-config.php ? I thought activating bbPress for the first time would create a fresh configuration file to the same database and user as WordPress. Really stuck on this one. Appreciate your help.

]]> ae3627a9237b3f47e511f303d78397cd Vernon Fowler replied to the topic [Resolved] can't activate bbPress 2.3 in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-bbpress-2-3/#post-163487 Mon, 06 May 2013 09:48:19 +0000 Hi @djpaul
Sorry, I forgot to mention this is not a multisite install. Just a single site, so no network to worry about. I’m tempted to download the old version 2.3 of bbPress and test that out tonight / tomorrow morning.

]]> 79ca3ef4970000afcaa967e2b71c1999 Vernon Fowler started the topic [Resolved] can't activate bbPress 2.3 in the forum How-to & Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/support/topic/cant-activate-bbpress-2-3/ Sun, 05 May 2013 13:04:37 +0000 Using WordPress 3.5.1 (installed as a directory in root) together with BuddyPress 1.6.5 I’m trying to upgrade from using group forums to bbPress version 2.3.1.

Following http://codex.buddypress.org/user/buddypress-site-administration/migrating-from-old-forums-to-bbpress-2/ to the letter except the version of bbPress is now 2.3.1. When I get to…[Read more]

]]> 4de678ced4c104a3f9726ee0ed83e348 Vernon Fowler reviewed the plugin BuddyPress Mobile https://buddypress.org/updates/p/196433/ Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:42:49 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsmodemlooper thank you so much – you just made my life a million times better. This plugin rocks. Super stuff. Within 15 minutes, I’d tested the plugin on a couple of devices, tweaked 1 line of CSS, and smiled. Winners are grinners. Thanks for your hard work. Cheers.

]]> 0 ae19e30bc111a6e96e82e43a99c5a32d Vernon Fowler reviewed the plugin BuddyPress Group-O-Matic https://buddypress.org/updates/p/195986/ Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:07:52 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsThis is awesome. It just makes groups work so much better in any BuddyPress community.

]]> 0 4e1784ab23f5cbedf034495c5d9e35cb Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Change Displayed Description Length? in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/change-displayed-description-length/#post-129938 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:04:38 +0000 Can we add something smaller to bp-custom.php as the function in /bp-core/bp-core-template.php contains the option to modify BuddyPress excerpts:
` // Allow plugins to modify these values globally
$length = […]

]]> a57321871bb925a412d3d3637176668b Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Group Hierarchy Breadcrumbs in the group BP Group Hierarchy http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-group-hierarchy/forum/topic/group-hierarchy-breadcrumbs/#post-123678 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:13:31 +0000 @3DPeruna your solution worked well for me. Thank you kindly. The only difference I made is to include the wrapping div in my child theme’s single/group-header.php rather than mess with the plugin code itself […]

]]> 084705c7f4d230e7ad4a5c665caab698 Vernon Fowler joined the group BuddyPress Toolbar https://buddypress.org/updates/p/192622/ Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:53:26 +0000 0 feddea78f92e0752d90dc91ca338f1fc Vernon Fowler joined the group Wordpress Demo Data Creator https://buddypress.org/updates/p/192621/ Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:52:54 +0000 0 9ae69414357528bc10dfb97d8b237360 Vernon Fowler joined the group TDLC Birthdays https://buddypress.org/updates/p/192620/ Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:51:56 +0000 0 0d756ff59e83eeea8188e38912ac3de6 Vernon Fowler joined the group Events Manager https://buddypress.org/updates/p/192619/ Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:50:17 +0000 0 c2a4ec9b1d776dadbcfcd96d6dc006eb Vernon Fowler reviewed the plugin BP My Home https://buddypress.org/updates/p/192107/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:13:02 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsUltimate personalisation for BuddyPress communities. Thanks @imath

]]> 0 f57381c8dc119c1903bf4eae2fe76965 Vernon Fowler joined the group BP My Home https://buddypress.org/updates/p/192102/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:57:02 +0000 0 0dc90759ece2d930c96aa0631c4194bc Vernon Fowler joined the group BuddyPress Sitewide Notice Widget https://buddypress.org/updates/p/191861/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:01:53 +0000 0 e86c2bb85c8cd8fa674a6380a6084af8 Vernon Fowler joined the group BuddyPress Groupblog https://buddypress.org/updates/p/191744/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:41:25 +0000 0 e7efaaa7eea9a2413aa1b2cc21c2fc6e Vernon Fowler posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/191742/#acomment-191743 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:40:19 +0000 Anyone know if this plugin still works in BuddyPress 1.5.x ?

In reply to - Vernon Fowler joined the group BP Random Member Widget ]]> f46017c269cb5bc1a46485e0f1eeda56 Vernon Fowler joined the group BP Random Member Widget https://buddypress.org/updates/p/191742/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:38:51 +0000 1 4d43ad382545e483b8ab3efe3b660906 Vernon Fowler joined the group Featured Member(s) Widget https://buddypress.org/updates/p/191741/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:37:15 +0000 0 3d56c0e3f9903f629f704b5379e1e38c Vernon Fowler joined the group Custom Profile Filters for BuddyPress https://buddypress.org/updates/p/191740/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:33:24 +0000 0 553ad5adc8b8a6a761669c046cbc19b2 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Not working in Buddypress 1.5? in the group Buddypress Topic Mover http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-topic-mover/forum/topic/not-working-in-buddypress-1-5-6/#post-119411 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:11:02 +0000 I also have the same problem. I am praying that with BuddyPress 1.6 on the way (soon?) and the proposed better working with forums (bbPress?) that we won’t need this plugin, but in the meanwhile it would be great […]

]]> 01571af6b77af47509c93a814aa03941 Vernon Fowler posted a new activity comment https://buddypress.org/updates/p/190517/#acomment-190581 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:13:22 +0000 WP 3.3 and BP 1.5.2

In reply to - Vernon Fowler reviewed the plugin BP Webcam Avatar: The camera capture works but then stalls on \”Uploading…\” Any extra setup requirements? ]]> a8095990a08edac028eb73a9d13675aa Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Move Dropdown Not Showing All Groups in the group Buddypress Topic Mover http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-topic-mover/forum/topic/move-dropdown-not-showing-all-groups/#post-118508 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:54:02 +0000 I can move to public and private groups but not hidden groups. Any idea how to include hidden groups in the option list?

]]> 5bf143b1f852a261b1152079b01cc5c7 Vernon Fowler joined the group Buddypress Forum Topic Mover https://buddypress.org/updates/p/190538/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:33:38 +0000 0 157bbde1c89f9930f4834a441f7c0d8b Vernon Fowler reviewed the plugin BP Webcam Avatar https://buddypress.org/updates/p/190517/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:33:39 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsThe camera capture works but then stalls on \”Uploading…\” Any extra setup requirements?

]]> 1 dbe65473cb93cc4fd670687048b4b526 Vernon Fowler joined the group BP Webcam Avatar https://buddypress.org/updates/p/190515/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:43:06 +0000 0 5fca682199f01ae7f09cac23f88986b4 Vernon Fowler joined the group BuddyPress Followers https://buddypress.org/updates/p/190175/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:24:55 +0000 0 51431b9f2aa00c29cc9f1d2c8723c397 Vernon Fowler joined the group BP Group Reviews https://buddypress.org/updates/p/190174/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:20:59 +0000 0 0ae297b2d3c581db7390a2696f55419c Vernon Fowler reviewed the plugin Buddypress Sidebar https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189854/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:25:22 +0000 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 starsVersion 1.2 of this plugin together with BuddyPress 1.5.1 and WordPress 3.2.1 works very well for our network provided I 1) follow the advice at http://hyperspatial.com/2010/08/buddypress-sidebar/comment-page-1/#comment-262 about fixing the conditional code, and 2) tick the box to Use ‘wp_reset_query’ fix within the Widget Logic options (at the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f157a55e0fe0bbbcb85ca46d729cece3 Vernon Fowler posted an update in the group Buddypress Sidebar: All sidebars working except for one named Blog - any ideas? https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189760/ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:25:24 +0000 All sidebars working except for one named Blog – any ideas?

]]> 0 e9522eba37c38d164bc2a40a6f0a9a85 Vernon Fowler joined the group Buddypress Sidebar https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189759/ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:24:35 +0000 0 7131d2ba723d016114219330edbb4eb4 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Embed.ly plugin support in the group oEmbed for BuddyPress http://buddypress.org/community/groups/oembed-for-buddypress/forum/topic/embed-ly-plugin-support/#post-115099 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:01:12 +0000 So if using Embedly and BuddyPress 1.5.1, is oembed completely redundant or will it make a comeback for 1.5+ ?

]]> 045d73d7c5829623fdaaefc17d0d538f Vernon Fowler posted an update in the group BuddyPress Groups Directory Extras: Just what I needed on Groups Directory, a little recent […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189399/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:15:01 +0000 Just what I needed on Groups Directory, a little recent action and the forum link. Awesome.

]]> 0 87de3b76281b4cc15ea9fc9d8fdbcd95 Vernon Fowler joined the group BuddyPress Groups Directory Extras https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189398/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:00:45 +0000 0 daca2123dbc609b736e0560a3bebb007 Vernon Fowler started the forum topic oembed working for blog posts and activity/status updates, not forums in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/oembed-working-for-blog-posts-and-activitystatus-updates-not-forums/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:44:32 +0000 Documentation for BuddyPress 1.5 claims support for oembed in forums as well as activity/status updates and blog posts. I can’t seem to have it working at all in forum posts. What am I doing wrong?

]]> ef7bf90e6c7de2f5672f2762e38683cd Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Make points recurring? in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/make-points-recurring/#post-114748 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:09:00 +0000 I have the same scenario as @netpat84 i.e. constantly accumulating achievements and points for 10 x logins. So far the re-occurrence only appears to be affecting the admin (me) so I’m not too worried but it is […]

]]> 2c119b9094e85778478c8d78542dee81 Vernon Fowler posted an update in the group BuddyPress Links: Any word of a working version for BuddyPress 1.5? I am also […] https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189220/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:46:10 +0000 Any word of a working version for BuddyPress 1.5? I am also prepared to donate some $$ toward development just need to know it’s working…

]]> 0 10c0a2a07414d18d557a2110fdcf831a Vernon Fowler joined the group BP-Default https://buddypress.org/updates/p/189104/ Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:57:08 +0000 0 6d4b6343a59b95c7faec0a3f794caee8 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Can Achievement be managed by a different user other than the superadmin in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/can-achievement-be-managed-by-a-different-user-other-than-the-superadmin/#post-113438 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:14:51 +0000 I can check out Role Scoper but if there’s a way to hack the plugin directly, I’d love to hear from you. My attempts so far can bring up the quick menu but not access the “give” page.

]]> 4f84b005aa1b79444e8ae4ad911d9e36 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Update from the Author in the group BuddyPress Links http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-links/forum/topic/update-from-the-author/?topic_page=2#post-113145 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:06:00 +0000 Same as Barmy Blue Man, I cannot edit/delete new links and cannot comment on links. Will need to look into this soon.

]]> 2493bfadd505b808026a0b4cb0f01c36 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Working with Buddypress 1.5 in the group BuddyPress Links http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-links/forum/topic/working-with-buddypress-1-5/?topic_page=2#post-113114 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:46:24 +0000 To get the widget working with BuddyPress 1.5, in bp-links-widgets.php on line 7, replace add_action( 'bp_init', 'bp_links_register_widgets', 11 ); with `add_action( ‘bp_register_widgets’, […]

]]> a669fb7b2ebbf3ae525120859693a8b5 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Update from the Author in the group BuddyPress Links http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-links/forum/topic/update-from-the-author/?topic_page=2#post-112270 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:24:44 +0000 Thanks so much Gwyneth Llewelyn. That is change of admin() is important for so many plugins. For those wanting to fix the extraneous nav bar item (created for 1.2.x versions of BuddyPress) you’ll probably also […]

]]> 267a0f8a8c42e2c302be2aa2b18f6271 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Working with Buddypress 1.5 in the group BuddyPress Links http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-links/forum/topic/working-with-buddypress-1-5/#post-111964 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:50:14 +0000 I’ll be keen to give it a whirl tomorrow. Thanks for the efforts so far 🙂

]]> 9f30a192c87899deba56cd1a87e93662 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Help using $bp->displayed_user->id in the group How-To and Troubleshooting http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/help-using-bp-gtdisplayed_user-gtid/#post-111865 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:03:55 +0000 Adding global $bp; helped me in a basic conditional test. Thanks and I hope this old issue has been resolved.

]]> b4ec73aaf41458b5125b80157f132289 Vernon Fowler replied to the forum topic Recurring option for 'award' based achievements? in the group Achievements http://buddypress.org/community/groups/achievements/forum/topic/recurring-option-for-award-based-achievements/#post-111505 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:17:32 +0000 Looking forward to multiple instances of awards/achievements. Keep up the great work Paul.

]]> 619b2a64aa4b1b6cd36f7fe9480be51d Vernon Fowler started the forum topic Updated for BP 1.5? in the group BP GTM System http://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-admin-actions/forum/topic/updated-for-bp-1-5/ Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:49:40 +0000 Hi. This great (old) plugin BP Admin Actions was awesome. I see the group changed name to BP GTM System. Any word on how this affects those who want to use BP Admin Actions and hopefully on BP 1.5.

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