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@chmac – “Giving WordPress its own directory will not work in WordPress 3.0 with multisite enabled. It interferes with the member blog lookup. “
https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network#WordPress_Settings_Requirements

@tubruk

I’m not really sure what you are trying to do with your code. Whereabouts are you trying to hide fields with no data? In the default theme profile-loop.php, fields without values are already not displayed.

As for quick fixes: You’ll need to replace ‘your-field-id’ with a variable that’s got the field id in it. You’ll also need to write valid PHP e.g. closing the PHP code before beginning your html. I’d steer clear of inline style definitions as well; the default BuddyPress theme comes with a comprehensive set of CSS files, and you’d be better augmenting these with style definitions.

Unfortunately, this forum isn’t really the appropriate place for PHP coding tutorials – You might be better reading up on PHP before attempting to modify the theme templates in any depth.

@LPH2005 … I see your point. It would be helpful to have Courseware hidden from groups unless they opt-in to using the plugin.

@LPH2005 have you tried this plugin? https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-auto-group-join/

@chmac, What do you mean you put WP at cscomm.org/wordpress – which by the way, is a blank page at this time.

@rogercoathup thanks but my php isnt really so good this one dont work:

if (bp_get_profile_field_data(‘field=your-field-id’) === “”) :
div style xy xy xy xy (the part which should be shown when its filled out

else:
you have to fill it out message

endif;

@intimez:

yes, that’s the same problem as I’m experiencing:

… the !bp_current_component() clause in the if statement in bp_page_title() is what’s causing the problem for sub-page titles.

I’ve identified that in another thread: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/sub-pages-e-g-about-are-not-getting-the-correct-title-tag-set/

But, hadn’t seen your entry in the trac.

If problem is same as this one, try the patch

https://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2548

Use the same login as buddypress and post your result

@tubruk

in your child theme, wherever you want to hide fields that have no data, you can put a simple if statement, something like:

if (bp_get_profile_field_data(‘field=your-field-id’) === “”) :
// don’t display code
else:
// display code
endif;

Which file to edit, all depends where it is you are wanting to display / hide the profile field. The most likely file for displaying profile fields is profile-loop.php in members/single/profile, but that already skips blank fields (using a call to bp_field_has_data(); that function has to be used inside the profile field loop).

@rogercoathup where do I have to add this and what do I need to change?

thanks you

@djpaul – I think this might be a wider problem – I investigated this for another user.

I’ve installed the default BuddyPress installation, and using the default theme. If I click on the “about” page, the title tag still displays “home”

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/need-to-check-if-bp_profile_field_data-has-data/

check out this thread:

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/need-to-check-if-bp_profile_field_data-has-data/

@lordsnake

Some thoughts:

1. Forums – WordPress are developing a new approach to forums, releasing bbPress as a plugin. A beta is due mid September, with a key BuddyPress developer leading the initiative. Have a Google / Bing and check that one out

2. Tutorials – I suggest creating these in a sub-blog dedicated to tutorials (each tutorial is a separate post in the blog – video / image uploading is then no problem). Maybe use a forms plugin (e.g. gravity) if you want front end posting. There should a standard WP plugin that allows post ratings

3. Job Board – these is a plugin out there from @travel-junkie : https://buddypress.org/community/groups/third-party-components-plugins/forum/topic/introducing-jobboardr/

4. Community Store – check out some of the WP extensions for e-commerce. Shopp and WP-commerce seem to be the main contenders

5. There is a facebook connect plugin (have a search in these forums) and @modemlooper is doing some work with twitter. It depends whether you are talking about connecting accounts (e.g. facebook connect), or simply sharing activity on social sites (facebook like, tweet this, etc.). There are loads of plugins / code snippets you can install for sharing (check out shareThis and their snippets for WordPress)

Cheers, Roger

@psycolor

You could look at using functions like:

groups_is_user_member( $user_id, $group_id )
To test if the user is in a specific group, and only show the page if they are in the appropriate group. This is defined in bp-groups.php.

bp_is_member()
To simply check whether the current user is a member (and logged in). This is defined in bp-core-templatetags.php

There is also a group blogs plugin: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-groupblog/

I don’t know if this can be adapted to implement the private pages for your group members.

Cheers, Roger

This plugin does a lot of what you are after as well, although it was designed for external links: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-links/

It requires you to type in a URL from the links page. It would be nice it if had a “pop up” form / button, that you could attach to posts throughout your site.