9087877@FIQ BP is opened for inexperienced users. For example I have not used BuddyPress as long as @modemlooper so his expertise is far greater than mine. I wanted the bp default to do stuff it didn’t do so I made a plugin and shared it because I thought it was a a function that was relevant. The point is instead of complaining about it then do something. Post a wireframe, a plugin, or whatever. If you want something done a specific way then do a wireframe and post it and stop complaining. Its kinda rude and disrespectful to people the way your behaving. Your like a child tattle telling because you take things just a little too far!
Austin Nichols@shawn38 Thanks for proving my point.
PS
This is not for me. Not only am I a expert at what I do, I have a team of them at my disposal. We have done things with BP that some said was impossible. I have also built marking programs for some of the largest internet companies in the world. If you would like to compare resumes I would be happy to oblige. I figured if we are going to use this code we should be involved, perhaps that was a mistake.
9087877@FIQ You really should listen to what @modemlooper is saying. If you want something changed then take your own initiative to learn how you can change it. If you want coding tutorials then make a blog and embed youtube video’s cause there is loads of video tutorials all over the place. If you want functionality then make a plugin it will make you feel less confined to BP default behavior. In all honesty if you wanted to make a version of BuddyPress that can do whatever you wanted then go for it. That is what open source is for. You can take the code that is there and change it around to do what you want. Nobody is stopping you but you! Liberate yourself and do what you need to do instead of telling others to do it for you because that smack doesn’t fly and I was kinda guilty of it myself at one point and I got tired of waiting for others to do it for me so I did it myself. Now I am grateful for the existing work because I don’t have to start from scratch. I can take whatever and change it to what I need it to be. Just saying!
@mercime@twc01 Initial scan shows that you need to revise 16 BP template files. If you still want to proceed, open up your theme’s header.php file with a text editor, copy all, paste in pastebin.com, click submit and post the generated URI here. Do the same for your theme’s page.php, index.php, sidebar.php and footer.php files.
Austin NicholsJust look at the replies I get for the suggestion that BP should be more open to inexperienced users…
Austin Nichols@shawn38 I’m sorry you believe nurturing inexperienced users is babysitting and don’t believe BP is capable or organizing content. You are correct when you say you are under no obligation. So why are you apposed to it if you are under no obligation to participate?
Gr8Scott@ r-a-y yes, it is installed in it’s own directory “wordpress” http://mdacintranet/wordpress, the problem is when I install bp the additional sub-directories that (I’m assuming) are suppose to be written under the wordpress directory are not appearing. Thus causing the page not found error, it’s not possible to display a page when the directory the page is suppose to be in is not even there. Maybe I’m suppose to manually create each of the first? I have literally re-installed from scratch about 7+ times. The wp site installs and runs flawlessly until I try to install bp. Once BuddyPress is installed the only thing that works properly is the dashboard and in order for me to then fix the site I have to do a complete re-install of wp. If I try to deactivate the bp plugin, it cripples the entire site. I have been trying this on multiple systems all running Linux (ubuntu 12.04 server) and all in virtual machines. Any help will be greatly appreciated as this seems like the perfect solution if only I can get it to actually work. Thanks.
9087877@FIQ The threads are answered without obligation by anyone. Not everyone’s topic will get answered either. Its not anyone’s responsibility here to baby sit someone through learning coding which is beyond the scope of what the forum and codex is about. Honestly can you imagine trying to sift through all of that info when all you really want to know is BuddyPress specific info. It would cause more chaos than being helpful. If you want to point someone into coding instruction then copy the URL for this thread and paste it on their topic. I already supplied a link for one of the best sources available on this thread.
Austin Nichols@modemlooper I can respect that. Forums are a poor medium for debate. Often people read into things that may not be correct due to the lack of inflection in print. I myself must admit that my direct way of speaking may be off putting to some. But if I didn’t care I wouldn’t be writing this.
Anyway…
Yes, of course members can and should create their own sites if they feel they can give back. But, that’s not my point. My effort here is to provide suggestions on how BP itself should be marketing its product. BP should not rely on outside sites to do it for them. I believe the marketing of BP is as important as the code to its future success.
modemlooperYou don’t have to add tutorials to the blog here. Create your own blog. You don’t need permission. Others have created their own sites. Then go to codex tips and tricks and post up your link. Or you can always post a how to here in the forums. I contribute to BuddyPress and I don’t have the keys, so can you.
I’m not trying to sound hostile, just speaking my mind.
Ben Hansen@valuser thanks for sending that but i don’t think i know how to install it never baked my own plugin before do i just create a dir and add those files to it inside the plugins dir?
@qrahaman yup thats exactly what we are trying to do we use groups to make contests. prior to 1.5 there was a plugin which basically did this same thing and nobody was an option worked great (not that that means its important to everyone but certainly a good option to have).
Austin Nichols@modemlooper I don’t understand your hostility.
First this has nothing to do with the wire-frame topics. I think I’ve said that 3 times now. But because you brought it up…. I didn’t attack anyone. I stated why the designs where flawed. Gave my own opinions why they where, provided links to outside opinions on why they where flawed, offered alternative ideas, provided links to other ideas, posted pictures of examples we have built, etc. Is that your idea of being negative? I have no problem with any of them being “vetoed.” My only issues was that the impression was given that they where vetoed prior to asking for feedback so that effort was wasted.
Now back on topic. I’m not asking for others to do the marketing work I described. But the simple truth is I don’t have the keys to the site. Where can tutorials be submitted to the Blog? Is the blog willing to change how it is currently being used? Where do users submit sites to be included in the showcase? Are you looking for sites to be submitted? etc etc. Those are things only the developers can control. Empower your users and you maybe surprised at what they can contribute.
danbpfrHave you declared “testing” as a child-theme from within style.css ?
If you simply renamed bp-default when throwing it into the wp-content/themes/ folder, it is normal that you have a bad issue, because you’re using the same theme twice.
bp-default theme folder has to be in the buddypress/bp-themes/ directory. 
Quint+1 for your request. Here’s an example and a qualification of its use: a member’s street address. The member should have control over whether or not their home street address is displayed in their profile. Here’s the qualification… If the “nobody” option is selected, I don’t want it hidden from mapping plugins, such as Mapology/Buddyvents. Member-specified visibility of location should also be offered by mapping plugins, which is not a BP issue.
modemlooperAll of which you complain of has a feeling of “somebody should do all these things so I benefit” not “I want to help by doing all these things” and it’s coming off as anger.
I once felt similar as you do in regards to the potential. I felt things did not progress as fast as I’d like. I even went as far as saying I’d never write BP code again. Then I took a breather and rethought how I fit into the project and moved on.
Many of my suggestions here get vetoed all the time, I can point you to the trac tickets, but then I just turn those ideas into plugins that get download thousands of times. I smile because I get the feature I need and learn more about BP code.
My advice is if something isn’t being done and you think it should be then do it. You want more tutorials then write some. There is a tips and tricks section in codex you can add links to posts that are about BuddyPress.
Also, you have been negative in the wireframe threads. Stop being negative and attacking others ideas. Nothing there is stone. It’s just everyone’s ideas. Those ideas get discussed in the dev chat and decisions are made by popular vote. You don’t like it but everyone else does and idea gets voted in. That’s life my friend. Not all our wishes come true. And you sure as heck can’t sway popular vote with negativity or attacks at the ideas being presented.
See you in the dev chat!
Sciencefiction68done!
valuserHave posted a follow on topic at https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/search-bp-members-by-wp_usermeta-fields/
@mercime@fiq I hear where you’re coming from. I appreciate the fact that you care about what happens with BuddyPress as the reason you’ve have been posting in the different threads. You have some good ideas there. We all need to keep common courtesy alive here in the forums even when others get tough, demanding, oppressive or condescending. Good ideas can get vetoed all the time depending on project requirements, you know that. If the way the idea was vetoed was not civil but brusque, then forgive those who did so and let it go.
As for the Codex, those have been volunteer efforts from the core devs, forum moderators and some active and generous members of the BP community. All are welcome to contribute to the Codex.
@mikey3dI found the problem. When I change the theme to bp-default and the link in the Group Directory is working. But oh boy, it is not theme it was the function.php that I add @boonebgorges codes is not working:
What’s the easiest way to change the default landing page for BuddyPress groups?
It was working in BP 1.6 but not BP 1.6.1. I deleted it. It works.
function bbg_set_new_group_default_subnav() {
global $bp;
if ( bp_is_group() ) {
// Set up your new default
$new_screen_function = 'groups_screen_group_forum';
$new_default_slug = 'forum';
$parent_slug = bp_get_current_group_slug();
if ( $function = $bp->bp_nav[$parent_slug] ) {
if ( !is_object( $function[0] ) )
remove_action( 'bp_screens', $function, 3 );
else
remove_action( 'bp_screens', array( &$function[0], $function[1] ), 3 );
}
$bp->bp_nav[$parent_slug] = &$new_screen_function;
if ( bp_is_groups_component() && !bp_current_action() ) {
if ( !is_object( $new_screen_function[0] ) ) {
add_action( 'bp_screens', $new_screen_function );
} else {
add_action( 'bp_screens', array( &$new_screen_function[0], $new_screen_function[1] ) );
}
$bp->current_action = $new_default_slug;
}
}
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bbg_set_new_group_default_subnav', 999 );
function bbg_set_new_group_default_action() {
global $bp;
if ( bp_is_group() && !bp_current_action() ) {
$bp->current_action = 'forum';
}
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_globals', 'bbg_set_new_group_default_action', 999 );Mikey3D
Austin Nichols@chouf1 It wasn’t victimization or moral harassment. It was a response to being called a d–k.
This isn’t about me. I can afford to hire developers, etc. I have been working with BP since it was in beta. I have answered questions here. I have contributed where I can etc etc.
I am calm.
I went out of my way to write this post in a productive way. It just seems I was talking on a completely different level. This isn’t about mods, locked posts or any of that other stuff. It was about the BIG PICTURE.
danbpfr @FIQ, i believe i understand what you’re saying here and on other treads in the past days, but i’m affraid you use the wrong maner.
“The hostility expressed just underlines my point.” sounds like victimization of yours, a kind of moral harassment against the BP users simply coming here for help or questions.
Rome wasn’t buit in one day. Learning how to use BP needs time, try outs and heavy headaches in some situation. And similar to other situations in the real life, you can’t go faster as the lowest BP user.
“My point” is your’s. Everybody here has his own point of view i guess.
If you want to help on this forum, write answers.
If you want to express your personal opinion, write on your own blog or elsewhere you want.
If you haven’t the time or the skills to do so, read only.
So what happens to you appened also to other i guess
– discovering buddypress
– learning the software
– enjoying it
– becaming familiar
– viewing the dark side
– burning down the idol (your actual statement ?)
– taking back
– viewing global
– acting local
So please, calm down, you’re not alone. 
@mercime@tomelk31 Per my check, the submit button is floated right in your site’s register page. However, this page and your other BP pages show that you still need to complete Step 3 of the Appearance > BP Compatibility process, i.e., fixing alignment for BP template files transferred to your WP theme folder.
@mercimeB. At the bottom of the same 16 files, replace:
`
`
with the following (except for registration/register.php):
`
`
with the following for registration/register.php:
`
jQuery(document).ready( function() {
if ( jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).length && !jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).hasClass(‘show’) )
jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).toggle();
jQuery( ‘input#signup_with_blog’ ).click( function() {
jQuery(‘div#blog-details’).fadeOut().toggle();
});
});
`
Save files.
C. Upload the 6 BP folders containing the 16 files you’ve just revised to your server wp-content/themes/catch-box/
D. Copy the style modifications made in BP Twenty Ten at https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/3/ and paste to your theme’s stylesheet. Adjust to taste.
@mercime@ed161718 You need to change 16 template files within the 6 BP folders transferred to your catch-box theme folder in server during the compatibility process.
If you’ve previously changed any of the BP template files in your catch-box theme folder in server, replace all of them for a clean slate by deleting the 6 BP folders – /activity, /blogs, /forums, /groups, /members, and /registration – then re-run Appearance > BP Compatibility.
Download the 6 clean BP folders to your computer hard drive.
A. At the top of each of those 16 template files I linked to above, replace
`
with the following:
`
<article id="post-” >
Then, in each of 16 files, you’d like to change the BP Templates’ page title’s header tag from `
` or `
` to `
`, AND move title to above `
Save files.
