i had tons of trouble with this.
Don’t know if you tried these methods but they worked for me..
I used two plugins:
Mail From and WP-Mail-SMTP
with mail from I had to create a myname@mydomain in the email section of cpanel because my site was stuck in default ‘noreply@mydomain.com’
It kinda splits your email send outs as: username @example.com
I chose: eMail Address admin@mydomain.co.uk as the Current address WordPress is sending mail from
With the other plugin I noticed one major edit solved the whole issue for me in terms of my site sending out the registry email verifications.
First I chose to send out the emails with my newly created email address (made in cpanel)
then I checked the: Send all WordPress emails via SMTP box
then I chose: SMTP Host = localhost
then this was the was crunch that seemed to make it work..I changed the default SMPT port from 25 to 26 and it worked !
I also chose: Authentication No: Do not use SMTP authentication.
sent a ‘test’ email out to a test account on my site and all was ok.
I don’t know if this will work for you..but all I can say is it worked for me so no harm in trying.
This issue took me 3 weeks to solve !!
what about https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-activate-users/ WP Activate… i feel its slightly buggy with buddypress, but it does the job… problem is sometimes… if the refresh button is pressed multiple times on the user account confirmation screen… then the user gets created multiple times … but if u approve him once in wp activate.. the user doesnt go away… he still remains.. check it out though.
Check out this fantastic new plugin – BP Multisite http://wpmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bp-multi-site.zip. I’ve installed and am testing it. Not completely sure yet, as there’s a permissions issue (see my comment on the article page below, but it seems to work like a charm.
Now I can have my main network site and not only set up a mixture of regular blogsites (like a restaurant review) and networks (a local English club) but offer my members the chance to have their own distinct network, rather than a mainsite group or regular blog! All using the same username, as @dgmodel and I’ve got it working with facebook connect, so people don’t even have to create ANY accounts!
Here’s the article with the guy/project who got this going:
http://wpmu.org/free-plugin-lets-you-use-wordpress-multisite-to-power-multiple-buddypress-social-networks/
I should have said multiple WordPress sites are not good on $5 hosting. BBPress is changing to a WordPress Plugin and would probably not require as much resources. FaceBook connect creates WordPress users. Users can use BuddyPress or Next version of BBPress from WordPress user accounts.
in the sql db, there’s associations created in tables related to the user account.
However, being as it’s giving you a specific php error, I’d lean towards the plugin going haywire.
It could be a memory thing too. post the error log and you may get some more precise advice.
I’m a fan of the brute force method of doing things, make it or break it….
not neccesarily the best, works for me though.
@psivait What @andrea_r is talking about robots.txt and rel=“nofollow” to noindex the link?
robots.txt
`User-agent: *
Disallow: /register/`
rel=“nofollow”
In your child theme: sidebar.php
`<?php printf( __( ' You can also create an account.’, ‘buddypress’ ), site_url( BP_REGISTER_SLUG . ‘/’ ) ) ?>`
PPS: Prior to installing the Mail From plugin my emails were being sent from noreply@mydomain.org. Wonder if I had created an email account called ‘noreply’ if that also might have solved the problem,.
I’m having the same problem as Tonyone, and it goes away when Buddy Press is disabled. The first problem stated in this thread, the forgot password feature is not sending emails, is different than what the “me toos” are describing.
With BuddyPress enabled
A new user who creates an account gets their account notification email
The Fast Secure Contact Form works and sends email
The Email Users plugin works
BUT
The Bulk Password Reset plugin does Not work, neither does the ‘Get New Password’ on wp-login.php. Both of those trigger this error:
The e-mail could not be sent.
Possible reason: your host may have disabled the mail() function…
This may not be a mail problem but a password rest problem pulling the wrong error message out of … someplace
I’m on a Bluehost server, running WP 3.1.3 and BuddyPress 1.2.8
Sorry….habit ….I use capitals all the time.
I’ve just tried what you said to do….I deactivated all of the buddy press plugins, did the permalinks, re installed the buddy press but the same links won’t work.
The links I can’t get to work are on the top menu bar….its got ‘my account’ and none of the options on the menu work except the log out’ or the ‘notifications’ link on the ‘notifications’ menu.
I’ve just created the pages ‘register’ ‘activity’ ‘members’ ‘groups’ ‘forums’ and they show up on the lower menu bar and those links work and show what they are supposed to ……so for some reason the menu links on the top menu don’t update themselves
so my question is….where or how do i make those links work?
dix
Had exactly the same problem as mentioned by the OP. To repeat:
1. User creates account.
2. Clicks on Activation Link in email.
3. Gets taken to a page that says Activation Successful. You can now Log in
4. Logs in (login is successful) but is taken to a page with a message, “Please enter a valid activation Key” with an empty field below.
5. If the user ignores this, he/she can start using all the BP features.
6. This message appears only the first time they log in. Doesn’t appear on future logins.
Have upgraded to the latest WP 3.1.3 and BP 1.2.8 and yet the problems persists. Any ideas.
Thanks
I am looking for something that when a user creates a post it will tweet to there “personal” Twitter account. Not a “site” account.
No. It;s one email address = one account.
@psivait
re spam: I would do a little research as there have been some lengthy posts on this question /issue here so dig those up and give them a good read, there are plenty of steps you can implement to reduce spam, however be aware that there isn’t much you can do about human spammers and they account for a good deal of time wasting these days especially if you allow for blogs to be created at signup (something I don’t personally think a good idea).
As for approving multisite blogs as a single super_admin I’m not sure you can or should, multisite blogs are meant to be fully fledged blogs in their own right and the user that creates the blog is the admin. There are however steps you can take as the multisite admin to restrict what can be done on user blogs but that is more a question for WP than BP. If your meaning that you will have members on your primary blog that is running the multisite install and you want to elevate them above ‘Subscriber’ level to say ‘Contributor’ so they can post then that can be done and can and submissions will be ‘awaiting admin approval’ which you will see if you run through the options in the dashboard with perhaps a test user with a ‘Capability’ higher than ‘Subscriber’
@hnla @r-a-y @mercime
The a**hole above has created another user account with a variation of Stacy in the username. Can anything be done to block this schmuck?
Hi Paul,
im not wanting to create my own hash.. i just want to write the user information to the database without using the default bp_core_screen_signup function.. so i am using a database query to manually add the data to the wp_user database table..
the problem is that the hashed password isnt correct..
can you offer any suggestions as to why when you refresh the page when echoing `wp_hash_password(‘test’);` i get a different hash each time??
here is an example
Person A currently exists in the database.. password = ‘test’
Person B creates a new account where i write wp_hash_password(‘test’); to the database
Person A looks like this $P$BgZ1xZI/B6RJ9bngl.EnPRcCB34n/G.
Person B looks like this $P$BotBsMWNHVnIElIOT9VGpax6cdXVgo.
Person A can log in with password as ‘test’
Person B cannot.
if i overwrite Person B’s password field with the copied and pasted hash from Person A, Person B can now log in with password ‘test’
OK ! It’s working with the exception of the file attachments (because I removed the do_action lines) but the page now posts to the proper forum. 
Here is the code:
`<?php
/*
Template Name: Question
*/
?>
IMPORTANT: This form does not work yet.
Please do not use this form.
How To Ask A Great Question And Get It Answered
Maybe you are stuck on a homework problem or do not understand a particular concept. Don’t panic. TheChemBook.com is a great place to ask your questions.
First search to see if someone else has asked about the problem. Next, search The Chemistry Text by reading the section on the topic.
If none of this helps, start a new topic by completing the form below.
Start with a great headline. Avoid saying, “I’m lost” or “how do I do problem 12?”
A great headline might be “Determining Significant Figures – Captured Zeros”
Next, type as much detail as possible, for example, add the exact wording of the problem you are trying to answer.
Finally, explain the problem and what you have tried.
The more details you add then the faster someone can help you.
Teachers are available at irregular intervals, therefore, make sure that you help others with their questions, too.
<?php printf( __( "You are not a member of any groups so you don't have any group forums you can post in. To start posting, first find a group that matches the topic subject you'd like to start. If this group does not exist, why not create a new group? Once you have joined or created the group you can post your topic in that group’s forum.”, ‘buddypress’ ), site_url( BP_GROUPS_SLUG . ‘/create/’ ) ) ?>
You need to <a href="”>log in or <?php printf( __( ' create an account‘, ‘buddypress’ ), site_url( BP_REGISTER_SLUG . ‘/’ ) ) ?> to participate in the tutoring area.
`
If you see a way to enhance this template then please let me know. The file attachment plugin isn’t working with this page (nor edit a topic) so something obvious is probably missing.
Hope this helps someone else trying to get a page with a form to post to the forums ….
Thanks for your help. I did indeed have the setting “Hide admin bar for logged out users?:” set to YES. I switched it to NO and now the menu bar appears whether logged in or logged out.
The only problem is that new users still only see the “Register” and “Log In” menu items, even when they are logged in. This is puzzling because I can access the pages directly as a new user if I type in the URL.
The test user I’m working with is visible under the Users listing of my BP root blog so it doesn’t seem like that would be the problem. I even gave the test user Admin priviledges to make sure there were no access level issues. The only difference is that the test user was signed up after I activated multiuser mode.
The way that WP eMember handles membership is directly linked to the WP user database. The only thing that WP eMember does is allow a new user to be created and grants them appropriate priviledges dependent on their membership level. It does seem like there could be something happening with the sign-up
When I activated WP multiuser it transferred all my plugins to the network admin panel instead of the individual site. WP eMember is now a network-wide plugin, along with BP. Since WP eMember creates a WP user account, I’m guessing it’s now creating user accounts outside of the main site and thus the main site doesn’t recognize the user? Perhaps I should move a bunch of plugins back to the main site instead of the whole network? I don’t really need any plugins for the user blogs so they could all be on the main site and things might work better. I’m not quite sure how I’d manage moving the plugins though.
Don’t know the site, but there’s only two good options. One is to enable multisite with a custom theme for each blog so that it *looks* like the same site (as your main site). Second is to only use the one blog (no multisite) and set each user up as an author. Those people could use the wp-admin interface to blog, or you could create your own posting form, or use gravity forms which has this feature.
If you used the one blog technique, you’d have to make sure your WordPress post loops only pulled out stuff written by I.e. The admin account. You could then get your PHP hat on and then write a new panel for their BP user profile which would basically do its own post loop but for that specific user ID.
== but there is no new member sign up, only a log in ==
@godcix go to dashboard > Network Admin > Settings > Settings > Registration Settings — either “user accounts many be created” or “user and blogs may be created” should be chosen. The default setting is closed registration so you have to change the setting.
1. Did you “Publish” those pages already or are your pages “Draft”? If already published, click on Update Button on each page. Re-run Settings > Permalinks and save. Post content of your htaccess file here.
2. Do you have a membership plugin or something like User Access Manager (UAM)? Deactivate and delete. Clear cache and check if Pages still redirect to 404.
3. Go to dashboard > Tools > Export > XML.
Create a free WordPress.com account
In dashboard of your new WP.com account, dashboard Tools > Import WordPress WXR i.e. XML
See if Pages appear even when not logged in. Then go to Tools > Export > XML
If so, import the XML file into your install. If the pages are working in your WP.com, it should work now in your own install
— Delete the free WP.com account (unless you want to keep it.
If that doesn’t do it, answer this:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/when-asking-for-support/
If you configure multisite to allow blog registrations, when a user registers an account on your BuddyPress-powered site, it will ask for/prompt for the name of the site (blog) to be created. BuddyPress then tells multisite to register that new site; there’s very little involvement here as far as BP is concerned.
By Initial message, you mean the text under Create a Blog … “By filling out the form below, you can add a blog to your account. There is no limit to the number of blogs you can have, so create to your heart’s content, but blog responsibly. etc”?
You can do that without touching core file with this method: http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2010/01/02/mangling-strings-for-fun-and-profit/
Hi Mercime
I added the extra bit still no joy, just an example of whats happening if you click on the create account button on the home page then you will see a tick box saying agree to our terms there is a link there to that page, if you click that you will get a 404 error, However when i log in as admin that same url will become visible.
thanks for all your help so far i really appericate this.
If I create a user in the backend then that user will be displayed in the members list, great. But I don’t want to have to create new users myself, I need people to be able to create their own accounts.
Is that making sense?
Then you need to enable site registrations, people then need to register, receive their activation email activate their account login and do something then they should appear in BP members directory. You will need to ensure BP settings allow users to create groups and that forums are setup.
What type of WP install are you running? With multisite users are added under Network Admin users list in the dashboard and have to be manually added to main or other sites and given WP roles if required.
