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Hey @docilecraft

Please link us to your install. What version of WP/BP are you running and with what plugins?
Cheers,
Aron

Welcome to the BP forums

Firstly, I would like to know if I already have a wordpress site up and running and with a template that is not buddypress. If I install buddypress on that site, would it fit in with the current template or would I have to change my look?

Answer: You will need to integrate the new BP templates with your current theme. The plugin BP Template Pack guides you through this process and is available fro FWEE! in the plugins directory .

I am still finding my way around plugins/ addons but would normal wordpress plugins still work with buddypress?

Answer: This depends on the plugin and it’s functionality – to my knowledge, trial and error is the bestway

My site would be a Christian portal with community features. Where is best to get buddypress plugins from?

Answer: https://buddypress.org/extend/plugins/

News – This would import news from other sites via rss feed. : Use WordPress
Ecards: Find a plugin or someone to make it for you.
Directory Mod: Maybe you can modify the Portfolio plugin to do this ?
Q&A: Sorry, no idea
Amazon Store: Run a search with our best friend, im sure he’ll hit you up with a good plugin

You’re welcome for as far as it helped
Cheers,
Aron

Hello. Im having exact same problem. I tried to mix up with style css on my own. But couldn’t manage to solve the problem due to my luck of knowledge on programming. So i reset everything. Im Using Pinboard theme. Widget area is pushed down… You can see it on http://mikrospark.com/istifadeciler/
What should i do?

header.php http://pastebin.com/WWWUQZWh
index.php http://pastebin.com/BGPXMw0L
page.php http://pastebin.com/kg6nEXiY
sidebar.php http://pastebin.com/3ErbYaeG
footer.php http://pastebin.com/1dPfs2Fi
I dont have content-page.php …???

Just go into one of the plugins and change the function the error refers too. Thus happens when people copy a plugin and don’t change function names.

See http://wpmu.org/2-easy-ways-to-restrict-group-creation-in-buddypress-1-5/

@shawn38 Yes I agree to a point. It depends greatly on traffic, plugins, etc. But, it seems from what he wrote he is beyond that point. It is technically possible to run on a shared sever, but if your goal is to create a popular site you will need to switch to dedicated at some point. That point is different for everyone, but everyone that uses BP should be prepared to make that move at some point and it can come faster than you think. It’s my personal opinion that you should start out dedicated if possible so you don’t have to deal with the pain of moving later. You should at the very least find a shared host that allows for easy expansion.

PS
Hostmonster and Bluehost should never be used. I’m sure there are more to add to that list, but those I have confirmed will throttle you regardless of users or plugins.

That is really a matter of conjecture. I have many buddypress sites running on a shared servers. The only time I ever had an issue was when I used an ajax chat plugin. Every since I have used a hosted chat plugin like envolve I have not had a site get shut down for CPU overload on the server. Just saying!

the setting is in the main buddypress settings under the settings tab.

hi check this thread you need to create that file:

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-can-i-use-old-buddypress-admin-bar-if-i-dont-want-to-use-this-new-one-in-1-6/

Short answer is yes! You can use bp-profile-search plugin to search for specific profile fields. Not certain it works with the current versions of WordPress and BuddyPress though. It works great in WP 3.2.1 and BP 1.5.1
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-profile-search/
The standard search works well too but you have to know what your searching for. BP-Profile-Search shows a visible form and a user can choose what to search for based on the criteria you set up in the plugin.

@swaggstar Where in BP-Loader.php did you place the file? I’m having the same issue and have been since 1.6.x released.

I installed BuddyPress and it crashed my site, so I installed it on two test-sites we own. We were locked out of the dash board on all three attempts. I deleted the plugin files via ftp and replaced the .htaccess file before I could access the dashboards again. The .htaccess files needed to be replaced because the following two lines of code mysteriously disappeared:

AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php
AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

We are wondering if the problem lies with our hosting company, as we have had similar issues with the .htaccess file before. (We use 1and1.com).

I really need this functionality on my website and would very much appreciate any advice or assistance in this matter.

Thank you!!!

@shawn38 thanks for your help i figured things out after reading this post i also figured out that the plugin does work you just can’t turn it on or off using the new toolbar so what i did was using the custom file to temporarily activate the old toolbar in order to activate the ninja plugin. thanks again for all your help here and on the other topic!

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-can-i-use-old-buddypress-admin-bar-if-i-dont-want-to-use-this-new-one-in-1-6/

Have you tried this plugin?

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/jet-event-system-for-buddypress/screenshots/