if you want to modify that behavior you can edit the theme files which i did for my community. users browsing the page don’t see anything unless they register. i used the wordpress-function is_user_logged_in()
files to consider:
/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/activity/activity-loop.php
and to hide the rss-button (private groups still in rss if you know the link or browse the source code – but users not logged using the site don’t see anything):
/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/activity/index.php
This seems to be a nice plugin that works on buddypress:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-recaptcha/
Some slight manual additions (just add your recaptcha keys into the actual php file), but apart from that, clean, simple it seems.
Aces you are the man !!!
I bit the bullet and gambled and it paid off 
Now I just need to re-arrange my banner because it’s playing peekaboo lol
many many thanks for your input, not to mention your patience on this edit sir
So only BuddyPress pages dont work, but your normal WordPress pages work with pretty permalinks?
Not sure if this is still something to be worrying about, but you had to “re-save” your pretty permalinks after installing BuddyPress, if you havent, try that.
WPMU, dont you mean WP + Multisite? Is the latest BuddyPress still compatible with WPMU?
You’re right not to take it personally. Know that 99.9% of those who help out here are volunteers who live in different time zones. If your post has not been answered within 24 hours, feel free to bump your topic here.
First off, what versions of BP and WP are you on right now? What premium theme/child theme are you using? Doesn’t premium theme author give support?
== in which the Parent has supposedly been updated for the latest version of BP. ==
“Supposedly” is the operative word. Install the Theme Check plugin and the Log Deprecated Notices plugin to see what’s going on with the parent theme. Run these as well on the child theme (in case it copied outdated template files from parent theme and were not updated).
== I’ve switched to BP-default theme, ran the plugin BP template pack ==
If you’re using the bp-default theme, you do not need the BP Template Pack plugin — this is only used for and with regular WordPress themes to make those compatible with BuddyPress.
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/before-installing/ and follow Installation Wizard instructions and links to configuring BuddyPress Components.
What theme are you using? Profiles settings are working well in default BP installations. If you’re using a premium BuddyPress theme, you should contact the theme author as there are many changes between BP 1.2.9 to BP 1.5.1 and some theme files would need to be updated.
If I disable BuddyPress, and then load the site, it gives me a WPOD (White Page of Death).
But none of these worked for me, although the k-noo.net looked the clearest of them all.
I think it’s not Nginx, but WordPress that hates me.
Looks like the bundled version of bbPress is missing from your BuddyPress install.
Try downloading and installing a brand new install of BuddyPress:
Download
#1 is an interesting request. I would post a new enhancement ticket about this on BP Trac:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/newticket (login with the same credentials you use here)
#2 would require hooking your activity update code into WP cron:
http://wpengineer.com/1908/use-wordpress-cron/
http://wp.tutsplus.com/tutorials/theme-development/do-it-yourself-wordpress-scheduling-mastering-wp-cron/
BuddyPress doesn’t work without permalinks enabled.
Do you get those warnings when BuddyPress is deactivated?
Try some of the other nginx configs on the net like:
http://xentek.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nginx-vhost-wordpress-mu-and-buddypress.txt
http://k-noo.net/2010/07/nginx-rewrite-rule-for-wordpress-buddypress/247
http://blog.adrenlinerush.net/?p=81
See if any of them work and report back!
@etivite thank you. I found your plugin page as well. Has a lot of things that I need. Thank you for all your help, have a great thanksgiving!
@boonebgorges Sorry I’ve to ask, just a short question: Do you think an update of your plugin concerning this problem would be possible?
@etivite one last question does your plugin allow to hide replys on the creation of groups and join of group notifications on the activity stream? I did notice the option under setting removed the replys to the forum posts and new forums posts which is perfect, but not the creation and joining notifications.
Thank you,
@etivite duh wow sorry i did not see that option. This will work, thanks again!
you can disable commenting on forum posts + blog post via the bp settings.
otherwise
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-activity-stream-extras/ – you can select the activity types to disable replies on.
@etivite thank you. I will try that out.
the messages_screen_compose() function is not loaded until the subnav on a user profile – which contains the form submit catch/verify nonce. you may need to duplicate that code (since it does load the template files)
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.5/bp-messages/bp-messages-screens.php#L35
@nahummadrid i see, our user base will not know that url so i think were safe there. I don’t see that setting under bp, I’m guessing only on the newer version?
@nahummadrid that did the trick. Thank you,
Thanks for the replys, @nahummadrid i’ll try that and let you know if that works. How else can they create a group? I’ve done a lot of mods and made my version very simple and locked out a bunch of items and screens.
@modemlooper I’m using an older version of bp 1.2.9 because I needed the universal search with highlighting that i wrote. I could not get unified searching to work with 1.5.1. Also I was told by the bp developers that site wide forum notifications do not post on activity as well on 1.5.1 which I need. If you know a way for unified search to work on 1.5.1 I’m all ears. thanks again
No need for this hack anymore as there is an option in he BuddyPress admin to limit group creation
