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to add the a static image page to a member profile, and corresponding url – you are looking at adding a new component to BuddyPress (unless there is a quick hack fix).

Search creating a new component on here.

It’s not trivial though, upgrading and using the existing plugin may be the quicker option.

Anyone else got thoughts on this one?

@DJpaul, @hnla Thanks for the feedback. I agree the username would probably be appropriate, but I’m guessing a lot of webmasters like myself would like to be able to edit it to be seo friendly for their site even though alt attributes might not be originally designed for that purpose. It is very common for webmasters who understand seo to change the alt in images in order to drive traffic via google images and also to help in keyword placement because some weight is given to those.

I suggest upgrading first to the latest version of BuddyPress: https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/upgrading-from-10x/

And then using something like the Media+ plugin.

You will have to do some theme re-work for compatibility with 1.2.x, but you’ll be making it a lot easier on yourself for any changes.

If you don’t want to upgrade, it might be worth putting 1.1.3 in the thread title, to solicit more direct help.

try one of these seo plugins:

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/seo-for-buddypress/
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-advanced-seo/

@crashutah:

As @djpaul says live demos are the modern day equivalent of “don’t work with animals and children”. Great if you can make it work, but so many opportunities to go wrong.

You are talking about why it rocks, not an installation tutorial, so I’d also steer clear of any talk about platforms and servers. As @mercime points out, showcasing is where it’s at if you want to talk rocking.

I’d go with the following structure:

1. Whet their appetite with a quick showcase of a few real world sites

Use different types of sites – I see 3 main types in practice:- just niche social networks, pretty much the default BuddyPress with a little bespoke styling; complimentary ones where the niche social network is still obvious but there’s some additionality like a magazine (hmag, tasty kitchen, or our own Hello Eco Living or Fisherbook); and the ones where the social network is in the background supporting the main function (Travel Oregon, Volkswagen, GigaOM).

You could also show by vertical – in education (CUNY), big companies (Daily Telegraph Blogs)

Keep this short and sweet – leave them wanting more!

2. Tell them what they get out of the box

Do it with visuals of a group, activity stream, etc.

3. Tell them what they can add to the box (plugins)

Just a few strong examples – easy to appreciate ones: – e.g. EventPress (running your own event registration) and Media+ (photos, videos, who doesn’t want that!)

4. Finally walk them through one of the most exciting sites in more detail

Use screen dumps / graphics throughout (it doesn’t need a bullet anywhere – although a couple of big number slides is nice – a la Steve Jobs)

Ask them questions throughout to engage attention – “Who’s ever built a site where it would be great if they could get visitors registering?” – then show them an example in BP. “Have you ever wanted a twitter like stream on your site?”. “Have you ever wanted a site where your visitors could post from the front end, and see responses in real time?”, etc., etc.

This way, you’ve got them thinking already: oh yeah, I need that in my site, imagine what we could do if we added this, etc. You’ve painted the picture for them.

And for a bit of humour – you could always risk a live activity stream playing in the background – where a buddy sends a few ‘helpful’ messages as you talk.

Hope that helps!

works and bluehost.
Advanced DNS Editor
Add A Records
*.uetblogs.com A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Subdomains
create subdomain *
* .uetblogs.com /public_html

install manually

I installed on bluehost and it worked.
Bluehost problem is that later you will have problems with file count

or as said @ rogercoathup change provider or installed in the subdirectory as said @ mercime

I see that you installed wordpress.
follow the steps and pay attention to what appears.
you to succeed

Hey y’all, I was having the same issue and I followed @sandholdt‘s solution. I’m a complete Unix noob so if I can do it . . . so can you!

Specifically,
SSH’d to /wp-content/uploads
typed chown -hR avatars [username] <— for me this was the username I use to login with my FTP client.

That’s it. Good luck.

I’d stay clear of any live demos, but that’s just my experience

@Pisanojm here are temp solution. However I see your extend profile not show in badge, I will check that too but in about 3 days (no computer in my new home – -“).

temp solution:

— replace —

if ( get_site_option(‘bp_badge_showthumbimage’) == true ) {
$avatar_html = bp_core_fetch_avatar( array( ‘item_id’ => $bp->displayed_user->id, ‘type’ => ‘thumb’, ‘alt’ => __( ”, ‘buddypress’ ) ) );
} else {
$avatar_html = bp_core_fetch_avatar( array( ‘item_id’ => $bp->displayed_user->id, ‘type’ => ‘full’, ‘alt’ => __( ”, ‘buddypress’ ) ) );
}
preg_match_all(“//i”, $avatar_html, $avatar_url);

— with —

if ( get_site_option(‘bp_badge_showthumbimage’) == true ) {
$avatar_url = bp_get_loggedin_user_avatar( ‘html=false&type=thumb’ );
} else {
$avatar_url = bp_get_loggedin_user_avatar( ‘html=false&type=full’ );
}

for others i will try upload new release next week.

@joseffb I’ve tried that and it works but is not 100% The problem is WPTouch is made for a blog not groups, profiles and forums and various edit screens.

I’m putting together a simple default mobile theme based on the default BP theme. It’s not ready yet as a BP theme has many files to go through to make it look right.

Couldn’t you create your own loop that calls the groups forums that you want. Then repeat it a few times for each group forum you want to list?

if ( bp_has_groups( ‘slug=GroupName’) ) :
locate_template( array( ‘forums/forums-loop.php’ ), true )
endif;

Or what about the forum extra’s plugin? https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-group-forum-extras/

@LPH2005 – I haven’t seen code released to public, but seen it done by:
@apeatling for https://buddypress.org/support/topics/grouped/
@deanjrobinson for http://help.deanjrobinson.com/ notice that his groups are categorized as well.
Per Dean – “a custom forum loop inside a custom groups loop.”

@MariusOoms

:bump:

@r-a-y
is it possible to have the primary avatar of group instead of user avatar?
for e.g. if I joined xyz group the activity should show the avatar of the group followed by the text.

Thanks

@rainer511 – you seem to have this resolved already. I logged in with your test/test and posted in “my” activity area.
http://www.fumcfrostproof.com/members/test/activity/

@adiljaved what @rogercoathup said, go multisite subdirectory structure for subblogs as in http://example.com/subsite1 (instead of http://subsite1.example.com) if you don’t want to change servers.

@crashutah It would all depend on the audience – total WP/BP newbies or WP.org site owners no BP yet or BP site admins who need a little more help before launching. If I were to give a BuddyPress presentation on why BP rocks in an hour, i would make it interactive – with audience participation

– Knowing audience level in WP/BP experience would help you give a better presentation – possibly getting list of attendees off the database from registration to your specific module is powerful information to have, if registration for Utah and/or Vegas were set up to allow that

– Spend a few minutes with the overview of BP – testbp.org – native components included – then include minimum server requirements like mod_rewrite, pref LAMP server, GD library, PHP5.2+, etc.

** include a live presentation of WP and BP installation in 6 minutes or less – get them involved and let them time you, and since you are an experienced developer, you could do it in less than 4 minutes

– Note that even if installation can be easy and fast, it’s the customizations in terms of theming and added functions via plugins that make the site unique and stand out. The special customizations are what makes a difference between a “free” site with a $20,000++ WP/BP site.

– Compare BP showcase sites with default WP/BP install and explain how some customizations can be done either via custom functions, free/paid plugins or by hiring coders/programmers.

** A live 5-minute lesson on how to create a bp-default child theme, upload to server and activate it
** If you prefer, create a custom function live, upload to live site that you created earlier, so audience can see the changes brought on by function or plugin
** If you’re strong in theming, you can also show live how to add some styling in style.css to effect minor/major changes to theme

– Q and A session – 10 minutes or less

– Your contact information – some attendees might prefer to hire you rather than create the site themselves.

Good luck and have a great time!

You can filter an activity stream https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/

This only shows @mentions in an activity stream

if ( bp_has_activities( ‘scope=mentions&action=activity_update’ )) : bp_the_activity();

@drwebstein – this thread might might help you: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/adding-more-fields-to-groups/

You’d have to create a plugin that adds group meta information.

If you’re familiar with a little PHP, check out this post for a brief primer:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/adding-more-fields-to-groups/#post-64306

Also check out the Group Extension API:
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/group-extension-api/

So you want a user blog theme that resembles your Buddypress theme?

Read this:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/bp-blog-theme-as-default/