I see, thanks for the info guys!
Hi Hugo! Thanks heaps for the answer!
(I posted the question to WP forums, but then thought that may be it is something in Buddypress files that uses the old prefix. When I said “db prefix”, I meant “db table prefix”, sorry.)
It was “WSD Security” (Wp database Security) plugin.
I agree it’s not difficult to change prefixes when you know what to do 
Looks like the plugin worked, but something else is missing… somewhere..
> you may have to copy the new tables that now have data to the old ones so any new posts are preserved then delete the newer table and rename the old one with the new prefix.
Thanks for the advice. I have never done this before, I can try. Luckily I have not got any valuable topics, so I can easily ignore them. I.e. it’s ok if new topics created (that went to “wp_” table) will be lost.
> In this situation perhaps the first thing I would ensure is that I had a working DB and would create a new empty DB and restore a sql dump to it that way I could simply switch to that DB in wp-config and get back to original state in seconds.
I will try this.
In wp-config I see db name and a user with an encrypted password.
How can I get the password encrypted? I know it non-crypted as I enter it to phpMyAdmin.
Thanks heaps again!
Natalie
No bp-custom.php has to run from plugins folder.
As much as one would expect functions.php to be too late in the proceedings to set a constant that is read it did/does actually work for me to change my user avatars ??
This issue of being able to effect default ‘stuff’ from themes does crop up from time to time, ideally a method that could ensure things could always be set from functions.php would be great but not sure how or if that is possible with something like Constants which by definition have to be set at earliest opportunity.
@abysshorror – when you say “user/mentions” do you mean a page with a url structure like
https://buddypress.org/community/members/abysshorror/mentions
Assuming you set up the nav item with https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/functions/core/bp_core_new_nav_item/
The next part is to use the screen_function parameter, i learnt how to use it via the admin menu’s codex as the item navs are based off it… https://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Menus
Here’s a quick example i just wrote, (note: untested and i wrote it really quickly, so dont expect it to work out of the box) [Updated, see below]
To use a php file in it, you would just replace the echos with a require(‘myfile.php’); (or get_template_part) to get the php file inside the screen function.
Buddypress Albums allows users to upload photos…
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-album/
B. At the bottom of the same 16 files, replace:
`
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with the following (except for registration/register.php):
`
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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();
});
});
`
C. Save files. Upload 6 BP folders to your server wp-content/themes/duotiveThemeFolder
D. You might also want to check out the style modifications made in BP Twenty Ten for reference. https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/3/
Looking over your theme, you will need to change 16 template files within the 6 BP folders transferred to your duotive theme in server during the compatibility process.
If you’ve changed any of the BP template files in your theme folder, replace all of them by deleting the 6 BP folders in server – /activity, /blogs, /forums, /groups, /members, and /registration – then re-run Appearance > BP Compatibility
Download the 6 clean BP folders to your computer hard drive. The changes we’ll be making are using the default layout (right sidebar) for the duotive theme.
A. At the top of each of those 16 template files I linked to above, replace
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I’m also interested in this… (I don’t know how to subscribe to the topic without replying to it )
If I create a bp-custom.php in my theme directory will it work then??
I need it in my theme though, so when I distribute it the file will reset the original function
Akismet works on a string of text which it decides if it’s spam or not. I’m not sure how to do that meaningfully from a registration form.
Functions.php is too late. Use bp-custom.php or wp-config.php.
Tried pasting the function int my themes functions.php but no joy, hm..
Have those users logged in to your site since you’ve installed BuddyPress? If they are new user accounts, they’ll need to have activated their account as well (they should have got an email with a link).
Group Forums still work fine. We’re using them on this very site, for example. I don’t have a date for 1.6 yet. Beta soon.
Thank you for pointing out which duotive theme you are using.
>> I do not want to change the duotive theme.
I’m not saying to change your theme. I should have been more clear, the content in page.php shows that it’s a Page Template for a Full Width Page (no sidebar). The content in index.php shows it has a sidebar. Which layout do you want for all BuddyPress templates, the full-width page or the one with a sidebar? If you want the layout with the sidebar (per index.php), post the code of loop.php file from your theme.
Paul,
We have buddypress 1.2.8 installed for a university research project. I want to upgrade the site to buddypress 1.5 so that we can use you Achievements plugin. However, doing so I realized I cannot get the bp groups forums to work and reading the above post made me realize (after days of trying to figure this out) that bp groups forums are no longer supported. Am I correct?
Will there be a fix for this in buddypress 1.6? If so, when is buddypress 1.6 projected to be released(approx.)? Thank you very much.
duotive three http://themeforest.net/item/duotive-three-complete-wordpress-template/232555
I do not want to change the duotive theme.
I want to add all features of buddypress inside my duotive theme.
Your help is very important for me.
Thank you!
Change to bp-default theme and deactivating all plugins except BuddyPress plugin. Then enable forums for each group via that group’s > Admin panel https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/4/#forums-faqs
You do not modify your theme’s page.php file at all. What theme are you using?
Also, page.php has a full-width layout, is this the layout you want for all the BP template files?
Hi Paul, thank you for your response. I’ve noticed that you have been working on a plugin for combining Akismet with Buddypress Activity stream. Akismet is a great software which does actually work, protected my blog from 1,500 spam comments. However, it should not be just limited to the activity stream, as these bots are resorting to creating groups for their spam. Also, is it possible to combine it with user registrations as well? So when continuous spam is detected by Akismet from the same user, that user is automatically banned or deleted (up to the user).
Thank you,
Armin
this is my page.php
http://pastebin.com/4PKdH3iX
Is not necessary to modify only this ???
