I have tried everything A to Z to stop spam registration. They all work for a while, but as the site grows it is overwhelmed. I think David100351 is correct people fill out the registration and hand it to bot drones. If anyone has successfully got this under control for a big site let me know as it makes it more work than it is worth.
WordPress is brilliant with anti-spam but have not had the same results with Buddypress. I am thankful for all the work people have done with BuddyPress and know they will say it is an MU problem, but I just want to use BuddyPress without spending so much time fighting spam. Anyone else tried wangguard?
Hi forum,
I just updated my WordPress to the newest version and I disliked one thing right away, the fact that they placed the footer links in the top left corner of the new admin tool bar. I wrote a small snippet to remove it.
http://pastebin.com/Wrk0JPxw
PS. Are we supposed to see the admin bar of BuddyPress.org? 
@animeshtripathi
You may also want to look into a plugin that will allow you to use the same e-mail address all accounts, unless you really want to create either 1). 300 E-Mail Accounts or 2). 300 Forwards.
You can check the plugin below out. It should suite your needs.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/allow-multiple-accounts/faq/
Every time I try to post an update, OR post privately to somebody here on the forum, I get a red bar that says “there was a problem posting your update. please try again”
It’s always been this way for me here 
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@abysshorror & @magicroundabout
I almost have it down, but I’m still working on it. I am developing it as a plugin of sorts, though I never planned on releasing it, so it’s not entirely compatible all around. I can send you both what I’ve got so far and I’d love to collaborate with either of you to turn this into a real plugin.
Basically, I set up a value for groups to see if the group should be moderated, then if they are moderated all new posts get the meta value of pending. I then filter the activity stream to exclude activities which have that meta value, unless it’s an admin, in which case they get a link to approve it.
All is pretty well, though I’m still struggling with filtering the activity in the most efficient way. You can download what I’m working on here: http://pastebin.com/239ZjLLq. You can also add this to style posts that need to be moderated.
`.activity-list li.pending {
background-color: #FF9;
}
.activity-list li.pending .moderation {
float: right;
}`
Remember, it’s a work in progress and may not work out of the box on your install. I’ll answer any questions if I can though. Like I said, I’d really like to collaborate and make this a useful plugin.
Okay, all the DB info matches up with the wp-config.php.
Install BuddyPress first.
Activate your Evolve theme.
Install and activate BP Template Pack plugin to make your WP Evolve theme compatible with BuddyPress.
Go through the BP Compatibility Process – https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/
Before installating BuddyPress – https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/before-installing/#system-server
I’m coming across the same barrier… Pulling the group image at different sizes is fine, however when you try and modify the group avatar size from the group admin perspective, it get’s a bit tricky. Try and upload and small icon for a group and you will notice it puts the little logo on a black background and resizes it akwardly.
Looking for something to hook onto to modify this setting and I can’t see anything pertaining to size in the BP template set
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<input type="submit" name="upload" id="upload" value="” />
‘delete_group_avatar’, ‘component’ => ‘groups’, ‘wrapper_id’ => ‘delete-group-avatar-button’, ‘link_class’ => ‘edit’, ‘link_href’ => bp_get_group_avatar_delete_link(), ‘link_title’ => __( ‘Delete Avatar’, ‘buddypress’ ), ‘link_text’ => __( ‘Delete Avatar’, ‘buddypress’ ) ) ); ?>
<img src="” id=”avatar-to-crop” class=”avatar” alt=”” />
<img src="” id=”avatar-crop-preview” class=”avatar” alt=”” />
<input type="submit" name="avatar-crop-submit" id="avatar-crop-submit" value="” />
<input type="hidden" name="image_src" id="image_src" value="” />
`
Any thoughts on how to modify size, right from the upload process?
Good. See if you have the bb-config.php you should have at the root of your WP install and check if necessary DB information is correct in bb-config.php
According to the link, these should be in my database:
yourPrefix_bb_forums
yourPrefix_bb_meta
yourPrefix_bb_posts
yourPrefix_bb_terms
yourPrefix_bb_term_relationships
yourPrefix_bb_term_taxonomy
yourPrefix_bb_topics
Those are all present.
@LavishDhand You have to join group first ; )
I know it’s a feature, but my current admin doesn’t have buddypress support… Wouldn’t that be a topic here?
(I’m using 3.3)
I want to discuss seeking some help and suggestions about my new BuddyPress site. I can’t post at forum. When I click on ‘Post new topic’ it redirects me to the community tab to read others’ topics!!! What should I do?
I want to discuss seeking some help and suggestions about my new BuddyPress site. I can’t post at forum. When I click on ‘Post new topic’ it redirects me to the community tab to read others’ topics!!! What should I do?
Can I add another groups in my child theme instead of more plugins like import the files from folder in bp-default’s groups into child-theme’s businesses?
@modemlooper
Is that possible add more User Groups as for Businesses Group?
Is there a ways how-to do it?
How would one go about getting the buddpyress links / notifications in the WP adminbar (3.3) like they have on this site?
I do not want the search bar though : /
Also, has anyone on this site figured out the style for the drop-downs for the admin bar? WordPress support is still lacking the answer…
Thanks @mercime that worked perfectly! I’m sure others have the same issue.
If it’s an issue with ticket and all, what’s the alternative to have a working child theme?
I saw the ticket it was last updated 5 months ago and mentions old versions of buddypress.
Is it possible that everyone is working without child theme? How do they manage when updates pop up like on the last days: WP 3.2.1 to 3.3 and BP 1.5 to 1.5.2
I really need some direction because I have the changes to BP default theme waiting to be done.
PLEASE????
Unless there is a specific plugin for this purpose in the wp plugin directory, otherwise you’ll need to code your own.
You could hook on bp_activity_posted_update
then perform a count and compare to your set threshold of activity updates prior to adding the permissions to the userdata. ( if you look at the member profile stats plugin – there is a function called etivite_bp_member_profile_stats_get_member_status_count() – which pulls only activity_updates )
