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@Mike Pratt

bp-default theme

– from BP 1.1 up to BP 1.1.3 is the child theme of BP 1.1.3 bp-sn-parent

– in BP 1.2 bp-default them is now a parent theme used in http://testbp.org that’s why it’s mentioned that you could create child themes from bp-default theme.

The child theme of BP 1.2 bp-sn-parent is now called bp-classic.

Reason why you should create a child theme instead of copying 1.2 default theme in trunk is because there’s so many changes going on in code and within themes, and therefor IMHO less stressful and more proactive.