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@faithcoach – One issue at a time, please. We’ll address the layout of the BP template files first.

Per http://faithteam.org/faithnotes/members and other BP pages which shows unstyled BP elements ==> Enable the CSS and JS of BuddyPress in dashboard menu Appearance > BP Compatibility, i.e., uncheck the two boxes to disable CSS and JS from BP and Save.

As for the Group Forums, you need to enable it first for each group. see https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/4/#forums-faqs

Reported to developers and fixed in version 1.5.5

One way of doing that is by serving different menus depending whether someone is logged in or not such as
`
<?php
// https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_current_user
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
if ( 0 == $current_user->ID ) {
wp_nav_menu( array( ‘container’ => false, ‘menu_id’ => ‘nav’, ‘theme_location’ => ‘secondary-menu’, ‘fallback_cb’ => ” ) );
// Not logged in.
} else {
wp_nav_menu( array( ‘container’ => false, ‘menu_id’ => ‘nav’, ‘theme_location’ => ‘primary’, ‘fallback_cb’ => ” ) );
// Logged in.
}
?>
`
or another approach:
`
<?php
if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
wp_nav_menu( array( ‘container’ => false, ‘menu_id’ => ‘nav’, ‘theme_location’ => ‘primary’, ‘fallback_cb’ => ” ) );
} else {
wp_nav_menu( array( ‘container’ => false, ‘menu_id’ => ‘nav’, ‘theme_location’ => ‘secondary-menu’, ‘fallback_cb’ => ” ) );
}
?>
`
replacing the `wp_nav_menu` bit in the ( child ) theme’s header.php file. It may need adapting depending on theme etc. Remember to make backups before editing!

Then use the walled garden or similar techniques to redirect users if they try to reach the page directly…

Hi
Take a look at http://themeloom.com/2012/02/how-to-make-buddypress-use-the-new-wp-admin-bar/

It’ll become the default in our next major BuddyPress release, but you can switch to it right now.

richardpd, what I do to find my posts is go into my activity page and it shows the posts I have partaking in.

@BossX – As in, similar to the wordpress profiles (https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt)?
Yes, it’s possible through a custom theme.

The top part with the profile information is simply the members/single/member-header.php file with code to insert their bio and other info – See: http://bp-tricks.com/snippets/displaying-certain-profile-fields-on-your-members-profile-page/

The bottom part is the members/single/profile.php template (their activity is an external custom built activity stream, but the theory is the same… just add the activity loop) – See: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/

And then they changed the default profile view from the activity view to profile with – define( ‘BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT’, ‘profile’ );

I am also http://testbp.org/members/aces/ You should be able to pm me there, although I haven’t tested it with pm before and I’m not sure I can help…..

Did you use an auto installer provided by your host to install wordpress and/or buddypress etc? Autoinstallers have been the cause of many problems in the past.

Note

ditto – both the above suggestions.
i think lack of forums search + no way to find ones own posts limits the community activity here somewhat – essential for BP community to grow and develop – IMHO.

same happens to me

Avatars, for most of us, are not allowed.

And no, you can’t search the forums either.
Hopefully that will be fixed soon.