one more:
by reading the code, I can see the locate_template() function comes with 3 parameters
locate_template($template_names, $load = false, $require_once = true )
the third parameter “$require_once” is ignored in buddypress and default is true
locate_template( array( ‘sidebar.php’ ), true )
that means the conflict could just happen by using something like this
locate_template( array( ‘sidebar.php’ ), true, false ); where $require_once is false.
I got it working by add rewrite rules trailing slash to the end of the URL in .htaccess:
`
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(.*)/$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com/blog/$1/ [L,R=301]
`
Make sure the above codes are before the # BEGIN WordPress rewrite rules.
Don’t use @r-a-y codes.
@Pisanojm , thanks heaps! It works!
Hi Chris,
Member albums is not a feature of BP Album + however it is a feature of the next big release (1.9), you can download a nightly release of the plug-in from the link below but be aware that the plug-in isn’t finished yet and may contain bugs.
https://code.google.com/p/buddypress-media/downloads/list
Cheers
Chris
Hi,
thanks @djpaul for the instructions. We will write a patch hopefully until Friday.
I guess some things were misunderstood… to switch from right to left is easy done by css, but has nothing to do with the double sidebar conflict we need to avoid, if a plugin comes with a sidebar and we add one in the footer too.
I guess best is just to write the patch and check if it fits the needs.
To have an option page is a great idea, but more a feature for me than a bugfix. I’d like to concentrate on the basics first. Actually, to move the sidebar in the footer is one step to have options built in much more easy.
For the future, I believe the bbpress way of handling templates files is a good example and like I understood, the idea behind is that we will have no need of header, footer, sidebars and so on, we just deliver the content part and make themedesign much easier this way.
looking forward 
Hello guys,
I’m interested in doing the same thing. Have you figured out a way of doing this without writing an SQL query?
I would be ok with hard coding the field I need to sort by.
My current query looks like this (default buddypress) but how can I have it look for a specific field value?
`$queryString = “type=alphabetical&action=alphabetical&per_page=150”;`
In WordPress I would use this `orderby=field_name` but thats not doing anything here…
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
C.
@gregfielding : The APC Object Cache Backed (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/apc/) plugin seems to work with Buddypress.
For the future, if it would be appropriate for the bundled BuddyPress theme to have an options panel (with the same type of idea as twentyeleven), I think it could make sense. However, always keep in mind Decisions not options. But for BP 1.3, bearing in mind that we want to have a beta as soon as we can manage, I am not convinced there is enough development time*.
What are the options that you would propose to have in a theme options panel?
You can try Social Snap In which allows login via Twitter, FB, Gmail and Yahoo.
@boonebgorges I’m a pretty much advanced-level BP template wrangler at this point, but I am confused about the instructions for upgrading this, or even if it’s necessary. Everything seems to be working fine as it is, so I’m a little leery.
I’m using a custom theme I put together, and I’ve got the older BP Template pack enabled. I’ve made major customizations to most of the BP-specific template files in my theme in MyTheme/activity, /groups, /members and so on.
What I’m very unclear on is what the process would be in upgrading the template pack plugin, and what exactly is going to happen when (if) I do so.
I’d very much appreciate some detailed guidance on this. Thanks!
Thanks for the links. It’s some good information on setting up CDN, but they don’t address caching and Buddypress.
From the bp-tricks article:
“Step 3: Installing and Configuring W3 Total Cache for CDN usage
Use the plugin browser to install W3 Total Cache and activate it. In the near future I’ll be posting an extensive guide for a more complete setup of W3 Total Cache, but due to the nature of BuddyPress that is a pretty complicated process.”
The iis.patch DID NOT work for me. I’ve looked everywhere for a solution. None yet. Hope someone can post an answer soon.
1. https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network first with all plugins deactivated and using twentyten theme
2. Then allow Blog Creation in dashboard BuddyPress > General Settings
Looks fine @jwokelly.
Bumping for testers wanted.
@naijaping hey my mentions tag is this ( @timothyjunior) I would have replied sooner but i really only look at my profile for mentions.
I just checked my own theme for this , and as you said it doesn’t list any folders so I can’t locate mine within wordpress either.
I edit my files threw cpanel. Did you edit your files like instructed?
Is it possible for someone to put together a detailed guide on what settings should be used?
I know mileage may very depending on your hosting solution, but if someone could cover what settings effect BP that would be great.
W3TC, SuperCache and other caching plugins do work with BP. What doesn’t work is object caching, like memcached. At least, not yet.
I kid you not, this plugin works. There are some warnings on the authors website about sub-domain multisite installs, so i’ve only got it on my main blog. But my spam is way down. Nothing in the last 7 hours. Unheard of for me.
Yes…lots of the links don’t work…that’s why I posted this…….I’m not putting index.php……..its happening automatically when I create a page and the ONLY pages that display properly are the ones I created.
Like hnla said…my hosting is no good so I’ll need to move the rest of my sites to hostgator that I want to use buddypress on them
dix
Why are you putting index.php in the permalinks though? That will interfere. This link http://massagebournemouth.com/wp/index.php/wp/uncategorized/ still does not work. I got that from your nav menu.
And you do not need to create pages in the admin area. Delete them.
Hostgator is usually fine – just get a regular ol’ Linux package, nothing fancy. Many people are using BuddyPress on Hostgator.
What do you have on your permalink settings page?
