Not a stupid idea at all Speel. I was logged in as a subscriber and not admin when I did the screenshot. Not apart of any groups, just a fresh account. Are there certain Buddypress Hook for the join button that I can try to place in there? I didn’t create any of the groups except for the “Colony 001” group (as an admin).
I can try this, but how would I do an e-mail confirmation check if it wasn’t through a BuddyPress registration form? How do I do this in regular WordPress (having deactivated BuddyPress)? Thanks.
I suggest that you need to isolate the mail problem. Deactivate BuddyPress and BP plugins. Make sure that your email confirmation is working in regular WordPress before activating BuddyPress. This could be something where you would need to contact your webhost’s tech support to resolve the issue.
@schteev this site is still in transition, sorry for the inconvenience.
Posts in BuddyPress.org are indexed very well by Google. So in the meantime, you could Google “buddypress.org schteev keyword/s-of-your-topic.” Thank you for your patience.
My Forums Tab is also empty. Surely any forum I have posted in should be listed?
I didn’t want to ask the obvious question.. but here goes.
– Where should I be looking to find my previous forum posts? (without going page to page in the forum, looking for my name) – Theres nothing I can find in my profile that link to my posts.. help?
Ill bookmark this page
yeah, I’m thinking of this theme too (or a complete custom design). I’d like users to note their location in the profile & then be presented with relevant information (posts)…
Also thinking of this: http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/classifieds & getting someone to modify it for me (I’m not a developer!). These guys also have a “directory” plugin however it is not “buddypress compatible” but a few people have requested it (might be worth your while inquiring too!)
I have the same problem with @jankian . And BP 1.5.1 not solving my problem.
Are you using a cache plugin, they do not work well with BuddyPress. Also your initial question was about viewing the profile as the default page of a user file not redirecting on login.
I’ve set up a subscriber account to test the theory to no avail. As a general subscriber, this is what I see for public groups:
https://i.imgur.com/1RAdu.png
This is taken while logged in. No “join group” button there. I looked at the markup and didn’t even see any info there either. Unfortunately, I’m rather new to Buddypress so finding the right hooks for this in the default template is kinda flying over my head….
@mrjarbenne, i tried bp-redirect-to-profile and not working. In fact, many many fine plugins on WP are no longer working… Upgrades are great but can very disruptive too.
Not 100% perfect. It does what it says… BUT, it interferes with your attempts to log out. When you click on log-out, it gets stuck on a blank page- trying to get back to site, you are not logged out. Any thoughts? @mrjarbenne / @modemlooper
Arezki
That sounds like a WordPress Multisite (sub-domain setup) with Buddypress running as front-end. The Buddypress main domain would be where you host your General content, then host the more specific content on the subdomain blogs. @Bowromir over at http://bp-tricks.com/ has always been a proponent of the subdomain blog having a similar look to the main blog, and as such has created a Multisite WordPress default theme: http://bp-tricks.com/featured/new-theme-bp-default-member-blog-multisite-communties/
You could then use a functionality like http://wpebooks.com/replicator/ to create the basic layout of one specific site you need (with the look and feel you want), then replicate that site multiple times, adding the specifics for each city.
BRILLIANT…worked.. OK in case other folks wonder.. her it is: created a txt file with the following simple code below (just 3 lines)… Replace the file name to bp-custom.php and place it in wp-content/plugins/ And voila. Thanks @modemlooper U save me tons of worries.
<?php
define( ‘BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT’, ‘profile’ );
?>
Sorry. I just re-read your initial question. That plugin from buddydev won’t help you in that case, but the code @modemlooper pointed you to will.
If it’s not there you can create it. It’s not there by default, so if you haven’t added any customizations before, you won’t find it. Just create a bp-custom.php file in the plugins folder (it will be one of the few files in a directory of “folders”), and add the code you want. Don’t forget to add the <?php tag before the config lines @modemlooper has pointed you to here. Another option might be this plugin http://buddydev.com/plugins/bp-redirect-to-profile/ . I’m not sure if it’s been updated for 1.5, but @Brajesh is great about updating things, so I assume it works.
Hi @modemlooper…I wonder if this new version of BP made substantial changes in files? I just searched for bp-custom.php file, certainly in wp-content/plugins/ and in wp-content/plugins/buddypress, alas nothing. Is bp-custom.php gone and now another file holds the code?
Thanks
Arezki
@danbutcher I read your input . I have a project where we are collecting stories about youth experiencing the outdoors. I would love to invite you to participate either as a professor or to highlight student work that applies. Please take a look intooutside.org.
@johnjamesjacoby Hi John, I am reading your comments and appreciate your knowledge and skills. I am about to also try to find your plugin. (I am not a programmer so most of the instructions went over my head – I do the design/art direction part).
I have a project I took on as a probono to develop an mu site for a National Park Service Collaborative http://www.intooutside.org. I created a wordpress site with Buddy Press, and we are finishing the content integration and signing up users. There are a lot of ways I could use your savvy and help…as I am limited in my coding skills. The project is to inspire kids to get outside into the wilderness and to create a forum for them to share their stories.
Are you available to talk about the site I am making and struggling with? If so, how may I contact you? You may send me an email via creative-entity(com)/contact.html
MANY THANKS!
~ Amy
PS @mikepratt @apeatling If any of you other guys have a desire to help, I would REALLY appreciate. This is a non-profit project and I am in need ….I can offer some design trade, music, dance..
You can try SeoPress plugin (not seoPress for buddypress), the last version support buddypress.
If your website email doesn’t work at all you may need an extra plugin. The codex suggests one here: https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/frequently-asked-questions/
I use https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ which has a useful debugging feature….
I guess that was not the question …
The issue is general and it applies to the fact that any user can see the activity stream of any other user, regardless if friend or not ..
Maybe we should wonder why would they “make friends” in the 1st place? Is this the way a social network works? How is Facebook solving it? LinkedIn etc !??!
None of these networks gives access to non-friend streams, only buddypress …. 
So having this issue solved once and for all, after having people pointing out to this issue for longer than one year with NO ANSWER would be really a big step forward for buddypress.
Anyone having the solution!??!
