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Try:

function angelo_filter_activity( $retval ) {
    
    $retval['scope'] = 'bbp_reply_create,bbp_topic_create';
 
    return $retval;
}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'angelo_filter_activity' );

@djsteveb,

i wouldn’t remove the whole action hook, as other functionnalities from other plugins, can use it. Filtering is even better.

bp_parse_{component}_args is intended to filter template loops.

If you remove an {activity} type with this function, it will remove that activity from each activity feed (swa, profile and group). Something like an all or nothing thing.

bp_parse return values. So if you want to remove something, you have to list what you want to keep to show, and not what to remove !

Here a snippet, listing all existing BP activity types (2.2.x). Simply comment or remove the type you don’t want.

function my_bp_activity_types( $retval ) {
// list of all BP activity types  - remove or comment those you won't show.
    $retval['action'] = array(        
        'activity_comment',
		'activity_update',
		'created_group',
		'friendship_created',
		'joined_group',
		'last_activity',
		'new_avatar',
		'new_blog_comment',
                'new_blog_post',
		'new_member',
		'updated_profile'        
    );
 
    return $retval;
}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'my_bp_activity_types' );

IMPORTANT: copy/paste to bp-custom.php or child-theme functions.php. Used as-is will do nothing ! You have to remove the type you don’t want from the list….

Third party plugins (like bbPress) use also activity types. Easiest way to get the right type name is to check xxxx_bp_activity table in DB and search for it in the Type column.

@umar007, removing friendship_created will solve your question.

@djsteveb, remove new_avatar ! 😉

@tomnikkola,

as you discovered already, the CSS trick is a poor solution.
Two solution are on hand.
A first one, which applies to all activity feeds.
Basically the below snippet handles globally the activties output. You simply remove the activity(ies) you don’t want to see from the list. Note that almost all activity types are listed.
Add it to child functions.php or to bp-custom.php

function demo_parse( $retval ) {
	// existing BP/bbP activities
	// remove the one you wont to see from that list
	$retval['action'] = '
		activity_comment,
		activity_update,
		bbp_topic_create,
                bbp_reply_create,
		friendship_created,
		joined_group,
		last_activity,
		new_avatar,
		new_blog_post, 	
		new_member,
		updated_profile
	';	

	return $retval;
	
	}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'demo_parse' );

Codex:

Using bp_parse_args() to filter BuddyPress template loops

The second solution, is to use a child-theme with a modified activity loop. This let you handle finer condition for each user.

Read this tut how you can do that.

Codex:

Activity Loop

The simple thing here is to remove all your custom code snippets that are interacting with the activity stream.

In your original post, I see you’re using this:
remove_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'ray_bp_display_comments_stream', 20 );

Which means you have a function called ray_bp_display_comments_stream() somewhere which is causing the singular activity comment entries to display.

@browserco,

thank you for your help, but please, don’t give a 4 years old solution without testing it.
At first, the snippet contains cote errors, and second, it doesn’t work with BP 2.x, as things has changed.

You can easily modify your template loop by using bp_parse_args function.

Here a working example (activity-update is commented – uncomment to see the difference)

You simply have to list what to show. Anything not listed will be ignored, on all activity feeds.

Add this to bp-custom.php or child theme functions.php

function my_bp_activities_include_activity_types( $retval ) {
// only allow the following activity types to be shown
    $retval['action'] = array(
     //   'activity_update',
        'activity_comment',
        'new_blog_post',
        'new_blog_comment',
        'friendship_created',
        'created_group',
    );
 
    return $retval;
}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'my_bp_activities_include_activity_types' );

Hi,

to show only notices (aka updates) on the SWA, try this snippet (place in bp-custom.php)

function make_swa_show_notice_only( $retval ) {	
	
	if ( bp_is_page( 'activity' ) ) {
	$retval['action'] = 'activity_update';					
	}
	
	return $retval;
	
	}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'make_swa_show_notice_only' );

Reference: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/using-bp_parse_args-to-filter-buddypress-template-loops/

Recently introduced function bp_parse_args allows since 2.0 to modify easely your templates. Faster and lighter than a plugin.

Using bp_parse_args() to filter BuddyPress template loops

As example, show only updates on the SWA (add snippet to bp-custom.php or child-theme functions.php)

function make_swa_show_notice_only( $retval ) {	
	
	if ( bp_is_page( 'activity' ) ) {
	$retval['action'] = 'activity_update';					
	}
	
	return $retval;
	
	}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'make_swa_show_notice_only' );

Try this to remove ALL activity feeds

function bpfr_hide_rss_feeds() {	
   remove_action( 'bp_actions', 'bp_activity_action_sitewide_feed' );
   remove_action( 'bp_actions', 'bp_activity_action_personal_feed' );
   remove_action( 'bp_actions', 'bp_activity_action_friends_feed' );
   remove_action( 'bp_actions', 'bp_activity_action_my_groups_feed' );
   remove_action( 'bp_actions', 'bp_activity_action_mentions_feed' );
   remove_action( 'bp_actions', 'bp_activity_action_favorites_feed' );
   remove_action( 'groups_action_group_feed', 'groups_action_group_feed' );    
}
add_action('init', 'bpfr_hide_rss_feeds');

This snippet will only show logged in users friends activities (on all activity pages of the site)

function bpfr_filtering_activity( $retval ) {
	$retval['scope'] = 'friends';		
		return $retval;
	}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'bpfr_filtering_activity' );

Add to bp-custom.php or child-theme functions.php

More details about this on Codex

Hi @danbp

I used your Code and it works like a charm – thanks a million 🙂

One thing: using your nice Filter-Function, it’s only possible to make a comment, after one click on one, no matter which, of the Activity-Tabs (“All Members|Friends|Groups”)…

Without that click, the “Comment”-Button of someones entry just doesn’t work 🙁

PS: when I change the If-Statement to use your Code also for Groups, so only Updates are shown (which works), there is no way I can make the Comment-Button work…:

function make_swa_show_notice_only( $retval ) {	
	
	 if ( bp_is_page( 'activity' ) || bp_is_page( 'groups' ) ) {
		$retval['action'] = 'activity_update';					
	 }
	
	return $retval;
	
}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'make_swa_show_notice_only' );

Do you have an idea, what i can do?

Thanks in advance,
Rainer.

Please don’t post BP files, it’s really unnecessary. We’re all BP user ! 👿
Sorry, i didn’t correctly understand your request. I thought you wanted to change the order of the selectbox filters. If you also interested, see this old tread.

SWA shows by default all site activities and they can be filtered. It is well documented on the Codex.

If for some reason you don’t want to modify a theme file, you can use a custom function and put it into bp-custom.php

Example ( BP 2.0+ only)

function make_swa_show_notice_only( $retval ) {	
	
	 if ( bp_is_page( 'activity' ) ) {
		$retval['action'] = 'activity_update';					
	 }
	
	return $retval;
	
}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'make_swa_show_notice_only' );

Now the swa shows only notices (if exist). If you need to see a member activity, you have to go on his profile. Same for groups, the activity is only on the group page.