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Is there an update for this fix? 1.2.7 broke this solution on our site and I can’t find an alternative so far.

Really, it’s extremely annoying that BuddyPress keeps making changes to the themes in minor updates. Every update (1.2.7 also saw us gain an unwanted admin bar menu item with links to the WordPress backend) sees us having to chase down the little changes they made which break our layout.

Regarding the ‘export’/’import’ of WordPress. At some point in the future when BuddyPress (may) use custom post types for (some of) its components, I hope that those components can also be exported without any extra work on our part. “For free.”

As and when we get closer to doing this work, we’ll see best what the situation is.

@andrea_r

I think there should be an option to have an export of some type similar to wordpress to avoid backing up old or junk databases. This will allow to get a clean install. I think @DJPaul has this on his to-do.

@dlabbe – Check out how BP itself validates its own fields. See groups_action_create_group() in bp-groups.php, in particular the stuff after
`if ( ‘group-details’ == $bp->groups->current_create_step ) {`

Did you remember to import the stylesheet of the parent theme in your child theme’s style.css?

See “Inheriting CSS” on https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

You do not answer my question …
It is possible manually resend the message? It can be validated by the admin manually?
The subjective responses of the merits of wordpress is not useful …
Management accounts BuddyPress if you can not do that is not terrible in this case … There is a plugin to do what I want?

“specifically designed for wpmu or buddypress”

There doesn’t need to be – just pick one of the many that grabs *all* the database tables.

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=backup

Hi @boonebgorges, that sounds so great! It disappointed me, that it is so difficult to give group members the possibility to just write articles in a group. WordPress started as a Bloggingsystem, and the missing possibility to write articles in groups is for me like something is really missing there.

Of course there is the groupblog plugin, but I think it’s a bit overloaded, to create a blog for every group, just to have some articles in this place.

There is another plugin from Brajesh Singh http://buddydev.com/buddypress/blog-categories-for-groups-plugin/. But nothing like a framework, to build your own component on it.

At the moment, the only easy starting point is on quick post plugin, but this plugin turned of buddypress support in the latest versions.

To have a framework for custom post type support in BP (front end editing, integration into nav menus, etc) to build custom post type components for buddypress with the possibility, to write articles from the frontend with the same functionality like the backend offers, would make buddypress application field much more powerful. Groups could be such a beautifully bloging tool.

Thanks for that news, and Happy Christmas

have they checked their junk mail / spam folders?
If your users aren’t happy about this, just wait until they start using it – lol it’s a crude work in miserable progress imho – the signup issueS are just the beginning. I would consider buddypress more of a hobby thing for those who want to spend long hours in multiple forums trying to hash out why everything does not work well together. You will find spam robots have no problem signing up and activated dozens of accounts daily. Once your users actually get activated they will have a great time trying to sort out real blog posts from spam, they may wish they never signed up in the first place – especially if they create their own group.

Urgh, “gamification.”

You’re probably after a plugin called CubePoints. I also have a similar plugin called ‘Achievements for BuddyPress’ but it sounds you really want a virtual currency and have the ability to spend it in parts of your site, so CubePoints is probably better suited for you.

Hi @modemlooper, here comes a new BP release. Is there any good news in it which would help to get our problem fixed ? What about the bp-default theme, any improvements ? Thanks.

@GUAP same problem here

We’re shooting for a late-January release of BP 1.3, so you don’t have long to wait.

If you want to ensure that it gets out faster, check out a copy of the trunk and grab a ticket trac.buddypress.org

@hnla Ahhh yes. Will keep in mind … didn’t realize there was a distinction when on the BP homepage one of the specific features mentioned says “Even allow each of your users to start their own full powered WordPress blog.” It doesn’t say anything about Multi-site, so I thought this was a feature of BP. Maybe there needs to be some clarification on that feature description to avoid confusing folks.

Now, due to a problem with a photogallery, I had to change everyone from “Member” to Contributor which then allows members to post on on the site – just not on “their own full powered WordPress blog.” This may suffice for now.

@mercime I was aware of the difference between a real and a wildcard/virtual subdomain but not having had to create the wildcard functionality didn’t have a clue on how to implement. Suffice it to say I went to my hosting guys and got “Oh that’s easy. We’ll take care of that for you.” I’m about to dive in to the remaining instructions.

Thanks to all of you for your input and guidance!

True. I just wanted to clear that up first. So if you want to replace “Sign Up” with what you mentioned above:
https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/

@mercime Thank You! I will look into it … right now its WP+BP not multi-site.

There are two plugins Sitewide Newsletters and BuddyPress Mass Messaging. They are blanket emails – meaning you can’t edit the send list. But, would be nice to add a function to either one of these integrated into the “User” list, sort the user list by type of user and use this as the broadcast list. Maybe something can be done with either of these to do what you want.

It doesn’t seem all that applicable to me or most BP users but certainly would add more depth to user interaction.

@gerbilo ….I agree…you would think group id would be the easiest to deal. From what I am guessing and hearing it might get easier as new version of BP surface. No complaints however…BP rocks in many ways as social webbing has taken over.

In readme.txt of BuddyPress Group Activity Stream Notifications plugin:

!!!!!THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!
It is recommended that you instead move to BuddyPress Group Email Subscription:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-group-email-subscription/
!!!!!THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!

@Travel-Junkie, @DavidRLabbe – thank you very much guys for your support! It’s working like a charm, but i got one tiny question.. why it’s so hard to get group information based on group id? Cause for members we got several functions with pretty easy instructions