@Andrea_r I currently have the default theme installed, and have the Twenty Ten child theme is in wp-content/themes. I’m not sure now if I’ve done it all working properly. Is it better to have the Twenty Ten theme if I’m using the CP version too? I’m still so unclear about all this. I’ve read the post about creating a child theme, but I don’t know if I need to do that or not. My site isn’t “live” yet, ie. registrations are closed, so I can still change things around if I need to. I’m just not sure what to do about that.
r-a-y
First of all, I love you! Thank you! There is no worse feeling than the feeling that you have totally and completely lost it! LOL
Secondly, this is the “admin panel” I was referring to: http://rohan-kapoor.com/projects/plugins/bbpress-admin/
Thirdly, “Groups” I see & I think even *I* can figure *that* out….I thought it was groups *AND* discussion boards in BuddyPress (d’oh!)
Fourthly, and the reason I love you beside the fact you responded (and so quickly….was it the abject desperation in my “voice?”) is the Simple Press. Read some about it (here, thank you all!!),but with your explanation of #3, I understand it now….and because you gave me validation by saying there is a need for a codex for “code-monkey widows” (hubby is a programmer, but sadly, no osmosis yet….and after 20 years, too!)
Thank you!
M. 
Thanks Vera, but I figured that nasty issue out earlier. Actually found the .dist file on my other machine in the meantime, but if I use it as the .htaccess file if returns a server error (500).
That was only a guess at the problem anyway – it might not actually be the issue. Like I said it’s only those specific links that reference a user page. It’s a funny one. Ill try add more info as I investigate.
Anybody else have any idea where permalink data may be held for Buddypress?
Hi Norman, first thank you for your script – I am trying to convert an smf installation to buddypress with it, but I have no success – hopefully anybody can give some hints? I have a few questions:
– How exactly do I have to proceed? I installed wp-mu, then via the plugin menu buddypress and smf-importer. The import seems to finish without errors, BUT I do not see any groups or forums at all! The link to /grous or /forum siple give a 404.
– I do not understand, if I need to install any forum separately? Do I need to install bbpress in another folder? Or does your import script generate some forum, but why is it not there?
– I do see however that there IS some data in the database that has been imported. But no way to see it on the side.
– Also many strings are beeing cut off, so title of groups and forums is corrupted.
– How can I debug this process? Is there any option to get some debug output?
– I s there a command line version of your importer or will it only run in WP context?
– Is there some technical documentation what exactly are you doing (yes, I know, use the source, Luke – but some hints will be helpful
– What exactly does this message mean and what can i do about it:
“Skipped 941 topics and 5075 posts due to missing users, boards or topics.”
How can I make it not to skip? or get some more infos which boards or users are missing? I do not think any users or boards are missing, btw…
– What if I want to use some more powerful forum? Which forum can I use and STILL have groups functionality?
THANK YOU very much for your attention!
Snaky
@joamos the best thing is to isolate the image upload problem first. Deactivate BuddyPress and other BP plugins. If image upload process does not work in WordPress, it won’t work in BuddyPress.
So upload images to posts in main blog and sub-blogs with BP deactivated and see if media appears in main blog and in sub-blogs. If it doesn’t work, check out this thread – https://wordpress.org/support/topic/164999?replies=1 or find resolution in https://wordpress.org/support/
Thank you guys! You rock!!!!
All you need is a SSL cert and then you can secure your entire WordPress install. BuddyPress should inherit the SSL settings from WordPress.
There is no bbPress admin panel when using bbPress for BuddyPress.
First of all, I should let you know that BuddyPress is not a forum script, it’s a social networking plugin. If you’re expecting a forum, then you might want to use something else like Simple:Press.
Forums in BuddyPress follows a concept called “Groups“. You need to create a group to create a discussion forum. This is similar to how Facebook’s fan pages operate. Administration settings for forums are handled by group administrators and moderators.
The second thing you need to do is login to the WordPress dashboard, navigate to “BuddyPress > Forums setup” and setup forums.
Now you can create a group and enable a discussion forum.
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The BP team here needs to write a codex article for people new to BuddyPress, so thanks for reminding us.
You have to fool around with the “bp_dtheme_ajax_querystring” filter.
Boone provided a small tutorial on this:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-can-i-set-show-newblogposts-as-default-on-acitivity-stream/?topic_page=2&num=15#post-42623
Modify the code to detect a group and change the per_page variable if you’re on a group.
@r-a-y, is this not maybe a bug or something as Iv’e tried various approaches and cant come right?
From the point you deleted BuddyPress plugins, themes, and database tables, it’s all WordPress now. If something’s wrong with your WP Theme, reupload your backup of WP themes, that’s all there is to it.
Looks like you’re missing admin and theme stylesheets.
Re-upload WP 3.0 files and folders via FTP or cpanel. Then re-upload BuddyPress plugin as well. Refresh browser and check if bad behavior mentioned above still happens.
I haven’t had time to try and provide a patch, but I know cnorris23 is looking into it as well:
https://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2513
Maybe someone should provide an alternative version for this plugin as a stop-gap until Andy is ready to resume duties with BP-related matters?
Here’s a good tut I always refer back to: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_php.html
It says for dreamweaver, but just follow up till the end of the xampp/mampp installation.
Edit: here’s the one I was looking for soz: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_php_03.html
@hnla – Just tested this and it works for me… logged in as administrator and set up an existing user as a contributor on a blog. Logged in as the other user, blog shows up under the “My Blogs” menu.
Using same test environment as you.
The thing the “My Blogs” menu doesn’t do is list the role next to the blog, is this what you mean?
Ha ha, glad that replacing .htaccess fixed things!
Shouldn’t matter which version of PHP you run for the sake of WP/BP – WP supports PHP 4.3 and up.
Never mind, Boone. I did the .htaccess thingy again and now it worked. I’ll never understand but I don’t have time to research
Thank you very much!!!. One question remains though: How should I set up MAMP to work on PHP: using version 5.2.13 or 5.3.2?
@r-a-y your patch for this issue ticket#2431 was intended to correct the issue of a user elevated to ‘contributor’ or similar supposedly then having links under ‘My-Blogs’ ? The ticket is marked closed/resolved, yet testing on WP 3.0 BP 1.2.5.2 doesn’t produce links for a user with role ‘contributor’ has this issue reared again with WP 3.0 – haven’t time right now to look deeper so didn’t want to reopen the ticket and move to 1.2.6 until sure it is still an issue and why.
Yes, I worked on the permalinks and did the changes to .htaccess. I worked on another blog on my server and had no problem, so I’m now blaming MAMP. I just don’t know if there would be any difference.
You shouldn’t have to delete the originals. But since the problem happens when you are using bp-default, I would guess that it has nothing to do with your theme.
Regarding the 6 folders that come under bp-template-pack/templates – I copied them to wp-content/themes/bp-default directory but I didn’t delete the original folders. Could that be the problem? Should I MOVE instead of copying?
Sounds like it doesn’t have anything to do with the theme, then. Have you turned on pretty permalinks? Dashboard > Settings > Permalinks, select something other than the default. Also, were you asked at any point during the installation of WP to create an .htaccess fil?
@brajesh has updated this on his site and now, I can say it is working 100% for me and is a MUST have for all BuddyPress sites, IMHO.
Here is the link:
Creating The sitewide global/unified search Page for your Buddypress Theme
