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This bug is caused when javascript is disabled or when you have conflicting javascript in your theme or plugin set up.

This is fixed in the development version of the plugin:
https://github.com/r-a-y/buddypress-followers/zipball/master

New release is scheduled to drop in the next few days pending any other bug reports.

Regardless, it would be good to spend some time to track down your javascript conflicts.

View this thread for a solution:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-clear-the-previous-registration-form-data-1/

In the current BP system, you’d need to create groups for each of your cities.
Then enable the discussion forum for each group and you should be good.

You might be more interested in using the bbPress forum plugin:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress

An example of the bbPress plugin in action can be found here:
http://testbp.org/discussion/

Full BuddyPress integration with bbPress is scheduled for the next major release of BP, v1.6.

@porscheheritage – BP 1.5 requires at least WP 3.2; upgrade your WordPress install to WP 3.2 and you should be good!

shootingpedia – Your problem isn’t related to the problem listed in this thread.

To enable registration, read this:
https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/frequently-asked-questions/#register

If you want to use BuddyPress’ avatar system, deactivate Simple Local Avatars.

If you want to use Simple Local Avatars instead of BP’s avatars, you’d need to disable BP’s avatar functionality.

To do this, login to the WP dashboard and navigate to “BuddyPress > Settings” and for “Disable avatar uploads?”, select “Yes” and save.

Give that a shot and see what happens. You might have to add some code so Simple Local Avatars overrides all traces of WP avatars. (Not sure though.)

What @modemlooper said, definitely the easiest and simplest way to do it, but if you want to integrate with certain activities, posts etc, try: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-share-it
However, this doesn’t exclude anything, which means EVERY activity can be posted.

now, if only you could combine the awesome Buddypress extras from etivite: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-activity-stream-extras/ then you’d have a killer combo

You could get facebooks like code and paste it into footer.php file

http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like/

Hi @r-a-y

Im on BP 1.5.1 and have removed any plugins except for Buddypress and I have removed any theme and using DEFAULT.. the problem persist.. the site is http://fireusergroup.com

I am having the same issue . If you go to http://4villains.org/register you will see the form partially filled out with information about one of the members A.D. Shanton. This isn’t good because my community is getting confused as well as anxious about security.

Has anyone found a solution to this?

Update:
This issue is more serious then i first thought now several of my community who have been helping me test are not receiving confirmation emails to their email when registering. They had to first remove all the content that was auto filled in our form for registration ( which is info another user put in when they first joined).

Need a Solution to this ASAP this is detrimental to our site!

I have the exact same problem.
My buddypress group is called Writers’ Bloc
However the email post notifications always get delivered as
Writers&#039 ; Bloc (ampersand hash zero three nine semicolon instead of apostrophe, I added a space so you can see the problem)

I have not figured out a way to have it appear as an apostrophe in the emails. Is this a buddypress bug? or post notifications?

I know PHP so if someone can direct me to the right file I can probably fix it myself…

@ultimateuser,

Slider Pro is great and the support that David provides is second to none. http://sliderpro.net/

#update – sorry they will have access to the /wp-admin/ page but it will have no functionality.
The previous link I posted clarifies the role capabilities well. If that is your primary confusion.

Hi, this link shows the roles and levels of access each role has. I think the best way would be to put ‘subscriber’ as the default user level. this way they won’t have access to /wp-admin/ page.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities

By @sbrajesh https://github.com/sbrajesh/bp-limit-group-membership-per-user

Then install bbPress the plugin (sitewide forums) https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/ and have group forums as well.

== I would like to have the option of each forum in the menu. ==
Do you mean the main menu? Then use custom menu and add the link/s to respective forums.

@OHAAT first, bbPress the plugin is no longer in beta, it is now stable version 2.0.2. The topic above was 4 months 2 weeks ago.

To totally uninstall the forum for groups, backup DB and the bb-config.php that was created at root of your WP install. Then delete that bb-config.php at root. For more info about installing sitewide forums (bbPress plugin) check out https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/

To clarify, your upgrade is from BP 1.5 to 1.5.1 or BP 1.2.+ to BP 1.5.1?

== Does it mean that the problem is with my framework? ==

If you’re coming from BP 1.2+ to BP 1.5.1, it’s with the updated BP Template files in 6 folders which should have been transferred to your Platform theme folder, plus that you went through the installation wizard

If you’re coming from BP 1.5 to BP 1.5.1 check via admin menu BuddyPress > Pages that your Member page is associated with Page titled Members in select box. Check also that the slug is the same as the title of the page. e.g. page title = Members and slug = members not members-2 or members-3

EDIT 1 – took too long to answer. didn’t see your post @aces

EDIT 2 – Also, if you updated your Platform theme, the update might have deleted the BP template folders from your WP theme so reupload activity, blogs, forums, groups, members and registration from bp-default theme to your WP theme folder in server.

I don’t know an easy way to do this at the moment, but it’s a reasonable enhancement request. At the very least, we could provide a filter that would allow plugins to modify which group types are permitted. http://trac.buddypress.org

Just waiting for things to correct themselves is probably not the best strategy.

The usual advice for blank pages is: https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/blank-pages/

https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/1-5-theme-compatibility/ suggests some tools that may help diagnose the problem.

https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/1-5-developer-and-designer-information/