I agree with the OP. While it might be a big task, it would be a nice gesture for the core developers to incorporate the code into the core.
Eh, since this isn’t really a problem with the buddypress software… upgrading bp is not mandatory. But it is encouraged. Upgrading bp fixes bugs for you, and your users you didn’t even know existed! 
Especially if your still at 1.2.3. Eeek!
Upgrading your wp is more important, and I would strongly recommend you do, as it could fix your issue ^^ above, as well as security updates and other critical things.
Found solution on my buddypress site – This drove me crazy .. My clients wanted ‘Profile’ to show first when their link was clicked on. OK, makes sense for this site.
1. Did not work: This method broke my buddydress theme in IE (but not Mozilla) – adding ‘define(‘BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT’,’profile’); ‘ to bp-custom.php and uploading it to /wp-content/plugins. .. useless for me.
2. Worked – adding ‘define(‘BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT’,’profile’);’ to my wp-config.php file (up top, above – ‘// ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** //’) – UREEKA BABY!!
I’m using buddypress 1.2.7 , buddydress themes and wordpress 3.0.4 – Hope this helps someone..
For privacy options to be added to buddypress core, I would presume it will have to be seen & tested by many eyes.
After 16 months of development & not seeing a single line of code or a name who has tested the code in question, I’d be surprised if it made it, but fingers are still crossed as it’s a well needed component.
However, the developer has stated that the code, when released will not be buddypress 1.3 compatible, so getting it into core will obviously require some work.
Not bashing anyone.
@modemlooper not bashing, just asking a question.
This is not a forum for bashing @jeffsayre. Please keep it on topic by discussing adding privacy to the core of BuddyPress.
@tubruk WP/BPversions? Change to bp-default theme, keep BP activated and deactivate all other plugins.
Is it expects some progress on buddypress Invite Friends plugin in some near future ???
It would be great to have this awesome plugin working.
@theartillerist do you mean you’re still using WPMU 2.9.2 or do you mean you installed WP 3.0.4 and created a network – multisite? In any case, you do not create a physical subdirectory with a .com at the end because all subdirectories and subdomains created with WP multisite are all virtual. You should read or re-read Create a Network.
After installing WP at domain root, create a network then use the domain mapping plugin so that a new domain name e.g. theartillerist.com, would be pointed to domain root so it can be retrieved in subsite.
Before installing BuddyPress, do resolve all installation and configuration issues including domain mapping at WP.org multisite forums – https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite
@travel-junkie I don’t doubt the code exists & have read about the ‘select few’, just wonder if anyone on these boards has ever seen any of the code?
I’d love to.
@rjhoward of course you’re free to develop in whatever platform is easier to tweak and mold to what you want. There are other options in the market – free and paid.
Related to create group problem above, when you can’t get default BP behavior working in your install, change to bp-default theme and deactivate all plugins except BuddyPress plus rename bp-custom.php and the mu-plugins folder.
Cheers.
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As far as I know there were a couple rounds of private beta for a select few.
@suchaqd
That’s an interesting idea, but I doubt Automattic would go for it. kickstarter.com is great, but so far only available in the US
We’ve decided that BuddyPress is too buggy; we’re going in a different direction. If one can’t get basic stuff like this to work, something is very wrong.
Not putting Jeff down but has anyone ever seen a single line of this code?
@boonebgorges yep that makes sense .
Just found and read Jeff’s update as well as the potted history writeup he made, makes one both a bit sad and angry.
Just deleted two hundred odd words I wrote here on this subject of GPL, free work, download and moan thought what’s the point?
@Travel-Junkie It’d be helpful if WP/Automattic (read: entity that provides mega-spotlight/massive exposure) would come out with an *Official* Kickstarter-like WP site solely devoted to curbing these funding issues (case in point: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunatik-multi-touch-watch-kits). I think everyone can agree that BP is in need of some privacy functionality and so if everyone who needs the plugin pitched just a buck, @jeffsayre could still justify development time on it… he’d probably be at 10 grand by now, maybe more.
@Ann_Whitt_Wen You’re welcome. Good to know that you’ve resolved the issue
I agree 100% that some level of privacy control in the core is a very good idea. I’m just saying that the discussion about whether Jeff’s approach is right for the BP core is one that we can only have when the plugin is in our hands.
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People don’t get it, true. And it definitely wears you down if you’re doing it for free even more. We still have to pay bills after all. I still have 2 plugins in the WP repo, been downloaded around 150.000 times together, but I can’t afford anymore to keep them updated. With a few donations a month it could well be different, but all I got in 2 years was around EUR 50 altogether, most from other developers who were using them on client projects.
The comments to Jeff were completely uncalled for but really this is an opportune time to add this functionality since the plugin is being dropped. Who knows maybe Jeff is overwhelmed, he did say he had help at the beginning. Maybe by it moving to core he can still contribute as can others.
@travel-junkie Thanks for the update wasn’t aware of this, real shame that Jeff has been worn down by negative comments when he’s undoubtedly put so much time into this plugin. I really feel that many simply do not get what hard work and time is involved in development of any nature and when it’s essentially done for ‘free’ it’s doubly galling when people take the work for granted, complain or just request endless ‘Features’ as though there was some obligation to provide endless fixes, updates, improvements etc.
If only all those probable 3000+ downloads that one would expect to see with a plugin like this stumped up a dollar each then at least the developer might just feel their hard work rewarded slightly!
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First Jeff was waiting for BP 1.2.7 to hit the shelves, then he found a serious bug that needed fixing. That’s when the whole discussion started, I think. There were loads of negative comments on his site, so I think its worn him down. Some of these comments were far too harsh, even though the concerns behind them were valid. Anyways, I understand his position as well, it being a free, as in beer, plugin.
Regardless of all that, I second the request to get privacy controls into BP core, whatever the route.
I’m fully stocked stationary wise, got two pens on the desk as well as the pencil .
So why hasn’t Jeff released this then?
Following on from ML’s comments Privacy is always a concern as is fine control over permissions and and moderation of users that it ought to be a serious point for roadmap discussion regardless of route taken to achieve it.
Yootheeme just released a “WarpBuddyPress” plugin, downloadable from their members downlod site!
Tested it with Royal Plaza : works fine !
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