After finally learning how to search buddypress.org forums I found another partial solution that I decided to implement.
It does not remove the General subnav menu. It’s an edit on the core BP files that removes the form data (actually, I replaced it with a link to another page where Profile mods can be done).
I would still like to know how to do this without modifying core BP files.
This is the URL to the forum topic:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/hide-general-settings-tab/
Mike.
Thanks @mercime
There are a total of 6 ‘content’ files in the theme, below is the content-page.php and also the content.php just in case it turns out you’ll need that, too.
The other 4 are titled ‘content-aside.php’, ‘content-attachment.php’, ‘content-gallery.php’ and ‘content-single.php. Let me know if you need any of those.
Here’s the two I mentioned above…
content-page.php:http://pastebin.com/JUBm8Js2
content.php: http://pastebin.com/aTWXKEQf
Many thanks,
Ronnie.
Good point. Looks like a good trac ticket to post 
In the example you posted above, however, this can already be accomplished if you have a page.php which includes a sidebar by default. When you edit the Group Directory page and choose the Full Width template, the directory page is rendered in full page. The single group pages take on the HTML structure of the theme’s default page.php which has a sidebar.
If however, you want all the BP templates to have full-width layouts for example, and have a default page.php with a sidebar, then that will be problematic …. unless you copy over the BP templates in your theme and add “, “ and “ which could include conditional statements and a different HTML structure surrounding the BP components. Of course this is theoretical since I haven’t tested it yet
EDIT – I see you’ve posted it in trac already https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3741#comment:55
Got it working by just creating a blank ACTIVATE Page.
Weird but it works.
== ACTIVATE page and it now shows up in the PULL DOWN but does nothing? ==
This is the page where members land with auto-generated content for that specific member after they click on activation email code which is sent to theme after they register.
So on it’s own, just going to yoursite.com/activate/ you’re not expected to see anything at all on that page.
I reinstalled buddypress didn’t help.
Under PAGES there was no ACTIVATE Page I created a blank ACTIVATE page and it now shows up in the PULL DOWN but does nothing? Is there a code to add to the ACTIVATE Page to make it work?
I also have the activate.php file so that it fine.
Yes I believe so. IS there any way to go through the wizard again? It doesn’t seem to be available to me.
@emaerchen not sure if the theme has been released. Best way to contact @travel-junkie about JobBoardr is via http://shabushabu.eu/
Go to dashboard menu Pages > All Pages and double-check if there is indeed an Activate page listed. If not, then the installation process had a hiccup in your site.
@aikighost Did you go through the Installation Wizard after activating BuddyPress? That would have addressed page creation for the default Registration page as well as pretty permalinks required, among others. BP Codex is your friend https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/setting-up-a-new-installation/installation-wizard/
Yeah it is strange I am suppose to pick ACTIVATE but it isn’t in the pulldown.
== What do you set the Activate Pull down to? ==
The page should have been automatically created if you went through the Installation Wizard after you activated BuddyPress in your install https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/setting-up-a-new-installation/installation-wizard/
– Go to wp-admin and check for the admin message. If it’s not there, then go to Plugins > Installed plugins, delete BuddyPress and re-upload it manually via FTP/file manager/cpanel
– BP also requires “pretty permalinks” so go to Settings > Permalinks and set it to option other than default ugly permalink.
@ronnie_fantastic please post the code for your theme’s content-page.php file. Initial scan shows that you might only need to create 2 files for compatibility process, but I need to see content-page.php
Hi @mercime
Twas not flattery! I was simply observing your legendary status on these here forums. 
I also did not expect any guarantee of compatibility with Artisteer themes, so it’s perfectly cool if this is too much of a pain to figure out, or if it simply can’t be done.
If the two can’t work together, then I will try and adapt a theme that is compatible to look like the theme I created with Artisteer.
As you requested though, here are the codes you requested. Header and footer seems straightforward…
Header.php: http://pastebin.com/5QjaczaG
Footer.php: http://pastebin.com/jcHeRhms
Sidebar… looks like it could be a real pain… there’s 5 code pages for the sidebar????
sidebar-top.php: http://pastebin.com/JbghaYq6
sidebar-bottom.php: http://pastebin.com/3bB7kTjf
sidebar-footer.php: http://pastebin.com/6QtsLHmg
sidebar-default.php: http://pastebin.com/899BRFgc
sidebar-secondary.php: http://pastebin.com/0NMSe6mp
As I’ve observed… you do an awful lot to help folks out with code fixes round here. If this one is too much of a headache because it’s been done with Artisteer… just say so and I’ll figure out another way to do it.
Many Thanks.
Ronnie.
Those menus aren’t provided by BuddyPress, so it won’t work. Are you using the https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-profile-menu/ plugin, by chance?
@raminjan : Whilst a little bit older: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/how-to-display-specific-users-avatar/ has some useful stuff in it. It all depends on if you want to customise the theme or you do want to go the plugin route. If you want uploading and other functionality you’re going to have to go plugin. If you just want to show the existing profile image (which probably is more sensible) then you could output anywhere you want.
ok, tried to go from buddypress 1.2.6 to 1.5 on a WP 3.0.1 site
and got the following error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function show_admin_bar() in wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-buddybar.php on line 585
restoring the site from a backup now.
i had all of the plugins inactivated.
how do you suggest i proceed — the site is using the default BP theme.
best,
dainis
i guessed at the naming convention and just added “.zip” to the filename.
so if the current version is at https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.1.6.1.zip
then 1.5 is https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.1.5.zip
i was guessing though and could not find that info posted anywhere though it likely is…
best,
dainis
thnx crew!
back to guessing a bit, trying to download the versions. i’m here poking around: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser#tags/1.5.1
would i need to download those folders, rename them buddypress and then upload that way?
where do i download the older versions of buddypress?
best,
dainis
@shawn38 whats the deal on bp friendpress plugin I know it worked. Why did you abandon it? As stated above it was good so whats up?
@mercime and Keith,
Thank you for pointing out to this plugin. It works exactly as desired.
Thanks again.
@greenmeanie do post at the Gravity Forms forums as well. They provide support for their premium plugin.
