Hi, I’m looking for a way of disabling the need of email activation in the registration process, and I’ve found a plugin (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-disable-activation/ the descripcion says it also automatically logs in the user) and some code (http://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3443 and #2 in http://wpmu.org/6-buddypress-power-hacks-you-dont-want-to-miss/) but I’m afraid to use those because they are really old.
Is there an alternate/new way to do this?
I want this because the activation email seems to work ok only for gmail accounts and the hotmail accounts do not receive the email (I have tried the mail plugins suggested in the codex). But I also would like to make the registration process shorter and super simple to my potential users.
If the sent email can not be removed, maybe replacing the activation key with a welcoming message.
I know that if I do this, the site would be vulnerable to sploggers but I have seen there are safety plugins for this such as wangward.
== but if I wanted to change it to reflect something closer to the Frisco for Buddypress theme, but instead Red, Black and White to suit my website, how would I go about this? ==
@jakeyboy1989 You could do that by using Firebug, Firefox add-on, and/or copying the styles of the BP elements from Frisco onto your current WP theme’s stylesheet. I suggest you do that after you implement the template changes I will post here later.
So to continue with fixing the alignment of your BP template files, I need the content of your theme’s loop-page.php file in pastebin.com as well.
@famous sorry, there are no plugins that does what you want at this time. You’d need to create one OR hire a developer to do so OR wait till someone releases this kind of plugin at the WP plugin repo.
@bigjosh – their are some privacy plugins that will allow a user to choose who can see their details
such as: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-profile-privacy/
If it’s possible to wait afew weeks, this feature has also been written for Core, to be included in the next major release (bp 1.6) Here is the developers announcement of the feature – http://bpdevel.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/profile-field-visibility-in-bp-1-6/
Can anybody tell me what the query is that returns you to the forum topic after you reply? I am using BulletProof Security on my site and it keeps blocking the query when trying to reload the page after replying to a forum topic. This is the part of BulletPress Security that is catching the query:
`RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ? HTTP/ [NC,OR]`
I am using the standard forum (not bbPress). Again, just looking for the query string that makes up the URL that returns you to the forum topic after replying. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
More info here, if needed:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bulletproof-security-buddypress-and-403
Here are the 6 files @mercime including sidebar-footer.php. Thanks again for your help. Appreciate the tips. Its the header and footer that have gotten me quite lost…
The other thing I was wondering.. is it possible to change the look of buddypress within the template.. For example, at the moment it looks like it takes its styling from the default bp template, but if I wanted to change it to reflect something closer to the Frisco for Buddypress theme, but instead Red, Black and White to suit my website, how would I go about this?
Would it be a matter of copying the files from the new template over the default template files and then using a css sheet to redefine some values?
Thanks again! Cant say how much I appreciate it!
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@starprintbrokers Go to BuddyPress > Pages and check if Registration is still associated with a Page. If it is,resave page. Don’t know why that’s acting up with Salutation theme. If you change to bp-default theme, does the register issue also happen there or is it resolved?
== I need to fix up the alignment still (which is another problem) ==
@jakeyboy1989 Fixing alignment and making BP template files mesh in with your theme’s styles at https://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/publicprivate-sites-cross-posting-content/?#post-128351
== Im still having some issues getting the template to work though. ==
@jakeyboy1989 I can see by the source code that you’re using Blogging News by Colorlabs. To help you fix alignment and some styles: open up your Blogging News theme’s header.php, Copy all, Paste in pastebin.com, Click submit, Post generated URI here. Do the same for: index.php, page.php, sidebar.php and footer.php.
And did you go through Appearance > BP compatibility process? It looks like you have not finished with Step 3 – https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#step-three – where you need to fix alignment, then keep the bp.css enabled and adjust some styles to your theme.
Code has been updated and posted at http://wp.me/p1I84P-3O
@artisantopia Per scan of your theme’s HTML structure, you’d need to use the first option, i.e., change 16 template files within the 6 BP folders transferred to your Alyeska theme folder in server during the compatibility process.
@zturton you should be contacting the theme author for your premium theme. We have no ready access to the theme. Either there are missing files or you have to configure BuddyPress settings in theme options panel, if any or the theme needs to be updated.
I am stuck again. I worked with my host and had the entire site removed. I removed themes, WordPress, everything to start with a fresh install. I installed WordPress, then BuddyPress and them Salutaion. To my relief, all the pages showed up. I tested it by going going to the template’s “Register” and “Sign in buttons on the first page. They worked fine. In Register on that front pagepull down menu, I clicked the “Sign up instantly!” button. It took me right to the Registration page, just as it should. I starting add in photos, and content to the Why MeggieBooks and the Get in Touch pages. I’ve been careful not to change many settings unless so I would not run into trouble. I have not added any plugins. So I was just showing it off, and pressed the “Sign up Instantly!” button and it now takes me to the front page, or maybe doesn’t take me anywhere. I see that all the content is now gone on the Registration page.
This is coming up on all my Buddypress pages. I cannot for the life of me find where to edit this, nor can my partner…we’re using Salutation theme, and we can’t find any editable areas for the header…and cannot find this content…please help. Thanks
“Where is this header content coming from? This content is from a “Static Block” titled “Header BuddyPress” Why don’t the links work? BuddyPress links are unique to each site. You specified the pages of your site you wanted to host the content for each BuddyPress area when you installed BuddyPress. To make these links work you need to edit the this static block and insert the URL for your BuddyPress pages”
Hi,
Im looking for a plugin that will provide a list of my authors with a short profile..
I would also like it if when users clicked on their name it brought them to a full profile page with a list of posts underneath..
I am using buddypress but are there any plugins for bp or wordpress that will do what I want?
Thanks,
Jake
Just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction as to what files I need to edit in order to change fonts, colours, etc, in buddypress?
Are there any plugins out there that make this easier for novice-coders?
Basically my site is progressivetalks.com and I have integrated buddypress with a wordpress template..
I need to fix up the alignment still (which is another problem) but I also would like to adjust the fonts to match, etc…
Thanks,
Jake
I am using custom admin bar from wpmu dev and also the admin bar improved and it is almost perfect now, I just need one thing extra.
I would like to know how I remove the ‘register’ link in the admin bar for non-logged in users?
Basically I want to do this to force people to login with their Facebook, twitter, or google plus credentials through my login portal..
I would also like to rename Login to Login/Register…
Not sure if this is hidden in buddypress or wordpress as when I inspect the element it appears to state admin-bar-bp…
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
I am using custom admin bar from wpmu dev and also the admin bar improved and it is almost perfect now, I just need one thing extra.
I would like to know how I remove the ‘register’ link in the admin bar for non-logged in users?
Basically I want to do this to force people to login with their Facebook, twitter, or google plus credentials through my login portal..
I would also like to rename Login to Login/Register…
Not sure if this is hidden in buddypress or wordpress as when I inspect the element it appears to state admin-bar-bp…
the site is progressivetalks.com
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
@mercime I have gotten pretty far now
you can see the site at = progressivetalks.com
Im still having some issues getting the template to work though.. particularly I’m not sure how to define the right widget or in other words, decrease the width of the buddy press window
see here for the buddypress component – http://progressivetalks.com/members/
any possible suggestions?
Thanks again for your assistance!
Thank you so much @mercime!
content-page.php – http://pastebin.com/CNc1smxg
I’ll say thanks in advance! Here’s the scoop. I have a family and friends site (BP WPMS) some of it can be open with registration necessary, and other parts will be hidden or private. Am using BuddyPress Groupblog to associate the private blog with the private group (successfully) BUT on the homepage I have/had a listing of the blogs on the site which leaves the private blog open as it is a secondary blog not the main one.
Question #1: Can I use Multisite User Management to set the permission on the private blog, if so, how (and please be specific…my brain is fried!) To me it seems that the subscriber level would give subscribers to the main blog access to the private one as well. Any other ideas are welcome as well.
Question #2: Does anyone know of an easy way to protect a text link going to the homepage of the private blog? That should work as well.
I can just go through the Group panel but none of the others are that way but I can do it if that is the only option.
While we are asking compatibility questions… with the groupblog plugin, will any of the group hierarchy plugins work????
Thanks in advance guys! I appreciate it!
Betty