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using a custom theme or buddypress default theme? If a custom theme deactivate it and run tests again but using the bp default theme and no plugins other than as absolutely necessary.

Couldn’t you use something like travel-junkie’s walled garden technique:
`
function sh_walled_garden()
{
global $bp;
if( bp_is_register_page() || bp_is_activation_page() || bp_is_page( BP_FORUMS_SLUG ) || bp_is_page( BP_GROUPS_SLUG ) )
return;

if( ! bp_is_blog_page() && ! is_user_logged_in() )
bp_core_redirect( bp_get_signup_page() );
}

add_action( ‘bp_init’, ‘sh_walled_garden’ );
`
This goes in bp-custom.php and hides members and activity from those not logged in but enables forums and groups for everyone. It can also be customised…..

Chris Clayton discussed a similar method here

Having different menus for logged in users is discussed here – also see here

We’re building bbPress 2 (aka sitewide forums) into BuddyPress 1.6 and bbPress 2.1. It’s not trivial work, and it should soon be ready for testing.

I think you’ll need to dig into the bbPress 1 functions (/bp-forums/bbpress/). Looks like bb_get_id_from_slug() might be what you want:

`bb_get_id_from_slug( ‘forum’, $your_slug );`

However you end up doing it, if you’re trying to call a bbPress 1 function and PHP says it doesn’t exist, put this code in before you make the call(s). It’ll load bbPress, so use it sparingly because it uses a lot of memory to load: `do_action( ‘bbpress_init’ );`

changing the bp plugin folder name is simply to get you in to your WP install again if the whole site has white screened.

I’m assuming that the WP install runs fine without BP? And wondering whether you are running out of script memory or something of that ilk, without more detailed info I just guessing really, it may be time for you to hunt through your server error logs and try and see if anything is thrown up in those.

And you can confirm that the steps to replicate this issue are with a plain vanilla copy of WP and BP and no other plugins running or custom theme only bp-default theme

you shouldn’t need to re-install WP simply rename BP plugin folder to something else which will force a deactivation of it as WP will no longer see it ; as for why this happens you might need to explain with a little more detail, but test things such as activating BP and it’s default-theme not your custom theme or template pack try to see if default BP will run for starters.

To remove notifications from buddybar:

`remove_action(‘bp_adminbar_menus’, ‘bp_adminbar_notifications_menu’, ;`

The file you need to look in is buddypress/bp-members/bp-members-buddybar.php in core.

You can then copy the function from there to use elsewhere as a template part include or similar and just remove the ul li elements that are not required.

I know the “Reply” button, but what “Quote” and “Complaint” buttons do you want? Something is getting lost in translation somewhere. Could you be more specific?

BuddyPress/WordPress versions?
What theme are you using?
What plugins do you have installed?
In what pages are the quotes and complaint buttons supposed to be seen?

On Buddypress > Settings select No for Hide admin bar for logged out users?

See: https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/configure-buddypress-components/#bp-settings

Can you create WordPress Pages ok? What do your permalinks for those look like? Can you create BuddyPress groups?

Since buddypress 1.5 you can use:
`
define( ‘BP_USE_WP_ADMIN_BAR’, true );
`
I use it in bp-custom.php although it can go in wp-config.php