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For anyone looking, use the most recent github version of bp-template-pack for getting your theme BP 1.5 compatible – https://github.com/boonebgorges/bp-template-pack. Be wary of jquery conflicts and note that you may need to use the old method of editing 13 files instead of the more graceful method mentioned in the instructions.

@tnd, you’re welcome. Actually, the links are one of the most “awesome” features of Buddypress. Let’s say that one of your family member’s plays the violin, where Buddypress has applied a “link” for “violin”. Guess what happens when that link is clicked? Buddypress searches your entire community for members who have that attribute and lists them for further perusal, friendship building, etc. It’s a “community” building feature. Saying that, there’s a way to tell Buddypress not to establish a link for a particular word/element, etc. For example, a phone number would be a silly element to have a link for, right?

Since I’m new to all of this, I cannot remember what the tags/punctuation is that one would surround the word with that you wouldn’t want Buddypress to provide a link for.

@TammyM Should show up in dashboard menu Appearance > BP Compatibility if both BuddyPress and BP Template Pack plugins are activated. What versions of BP and template pack plugins are you using?

https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/faqs/specific-faqs/#register

You should start a new topic!

Some web hosts require extra configuration to work with wordpress email.

wp-mail-smtp also provides a testing mode to help debug php and smtp mail.

Previous discussions about it can be found by searching buddypress.org for WP-Mail-SMTP

it hasn’t been updated in a year and is most likely broken.

BP Codex is your friend
https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/blank-pages/
https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/navigation-links-return-404-errors/

BP 1.2.10 installed on two wp 3.2.1 networked sites without issue.

Congratulations on working so hard on BP 1.5. Now – if there was only a way to get the activity stream to be “real-time” …

My 3 step solution to this problem is as follows:

1. Install plugin – BuddyPress Pending Activations (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-pending-activations/)
2. Make hack to plugin function bp_pending_activations_admin() so that it sends an email when a user is activated:
$resendusers = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( “SELECT u.ID, u.user_login, u.user_email, m.meta_value FROM ” . CUSTOM_USER_META_TABLE . ” m, “. CUSTOM_USER_TABLE .” u WHERE u.ID = m.user_id AND m.meta_key = ‘activation_key’ AND u.ID IN ({$userids})” ) );

foreach ( $resendusers as $resend ) {

/* Activate the signup */
$user = apply_filters( ‘bp_core_activate_account’, bp_core_activate_signup( $resend->meta_value ) );

/* If there was errors, add a message and redirect */
if ( $user->errors ) {
echo ‘There was an error activating this account, please try again: ‘. $resend->user_login;
} else {
$to = $resend->user_email;
$subject = “Your ?????? Account Has Been Activated!”;
$message = “Your account has been activated. Go to http://??????/ and sign in with the username and password that you created when you signed up.nnWelcome to ?????!”;
$admin_email = get_site_option( “admin_email” );
$from_name = “??????????”;
$message_headers = “MIME-Version: 1.0n” . “From: “{$from_name}” n” . “Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”” . get_option( ‘blog_charset’ ) . “”n”;
wp_mail( $to, $subject, $message, $message_headers );
}
3. Redirect activation email to admin (to use as a noitification for admin instead of automatically sending activition key to user) by adding this to functions.php:
function change_activation_email_to($content) {
return get_site_option( “admin_email” );
}
add_filter( ‘bp_core_activation_signup_user_notification_to’, ‘change_activation_email_to’);

So the when a new user signs up, they do not get any activation email. That goes to the admin instead. You will need to change the wording in your template to let the user know that they have to wait for manual approval. Admin logs in to WP admin and goes to Pending Activitations and activates the user. An email is sent to user to let them know they have been activated.

BuddyPress 1.5 has not been released in a stable version yet. We are in Release Candidate status. https://buddypress.org/2011/09/buddypress-1-5-release-candidate-1-and-buddypress-1-2-10/

Where can I upgrade from BP 1.2.10 to 1.5? WP 3.2.1 shows me version of BP 1.2.10 only.

@mercime ‘s method will work correctly. But, as of https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/5124, it shouldn’t be necessary. The method that @alanchrishughes suggests should work properly. Please ensure that you’re running 1.5-rc-1, or an svn checkout of at least r5124.

Very excited for 1.5!

Counting down the days to a full public release!

http://buddydev.com/buddypress/remove-buddypress-admin-bar-from-all-blog-except-the-main-buddypress-site/ … read comments too

@kkradel if you used BP template pack plugin, check out the selectors used in bp.css file as a guide to start you off – https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bp-template-pack/tags/1.1.4/bp.css

side note: nope, your site url didn’t show up in update

So far, so good. Thanks, guys!!!!!

To install bbPress forums with current BP version
https://codex.buddypress.org/buddypress-site-administration/buddypress-forum/

To install bbPress plugin with BP 1.5rc1
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1619
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-theme-compatibility

Three cheers!

@idahoannie @kkradel after installing BP Template Pack plugin, you need to go through the process including imposing your active WP theme’s HTML structure onto the BP template files transferred into your WP theme’s folder in server.

https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/bp-template-pack-walkthrough-level-easy-2/

If you require further assistance:
– open up your theme’s page.php file, select all and copy
– go to pastebin.com and paste the code, click on submit button
– copy the generated pastebin.com url and post here.