@gian-ava
adding the attribute could be done by jQuery but would be so much easier doing it in core, so should really be a trac request.
as for adding the scripts to the footer, I’m sure you can add ‘true’ to the end of the end of wp_enqueue_script like
wp_enqueue_script( 'tipsy-js', TEMPLATEPATH . '/js/jquery.tipsy.js', array( 'jquery' ), true );
@thekmen For my site, since I have a “js” folder, I did put the tipsy plugin in there and than put the custom tipsy code in my “scripts.js” file. Also I call all the JS scripts from the footer.php, not the header. So I just had to add the call for the tipsy plugin (the code for scripts.js was already there) into the footer.php template file.
The tutorial is more to give you the basic idea, than I think everyone customize it a little depending of their file structure and knowledge.
But I must say that your suggestion is very good, and I would have never thought of something like that. Thanks a lot for suggesting such a good option. Maybe you could also go and write up the option in the comments for the post itself, to enrich the article.
@thekmen “As for editing the BuddyPress widgets, maybe you should open a trac ticket to have title=” added to the image hrefs in bb-core-widgets.php”.
I actually thought about that, because when I had to implement the effect on a site that used the who’s online widget, I had to add the title attribute into the “bb-core-widgets.php”, which is a core file, and that means that updates wil kill it.
Anyway, on this matter, can I ask you if it’s possible to write a function to add the title attribute to “.item-avatar a”?
I thought to give it a try with jQuery, since I am not a PHP Ninja yet?
What’s your thoughts?
@gian-ava nice writeup.
However, I would do it without editing template files if possible.
So rather than editing header.php, I’d upload the jquery.tipsy.js file to my themes js folder.
Create a new file called jquery.tipsy.tips.js and upload to the same folder, use this file to add the jquery rules that you want the tips displayed on, like
var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
$j(document).ready(function() {
$j('.item-avatar a').tipsy({gravity: 's'});
});
Then in my themes functions.php add
/* Load the Tipsy JS javascript */
function tipsy_loaded_init() {
wp_enqueue_script( 'tipsy-js', TEMPLATEPATH . '/js/jquery.tipsy.js', array( 'jquery' ) );
wp_enqueue_script( 'tipsy-js-tips', TEMPLATEPATH . '/js/jquery.tipsy.tips.js', array( 'jquery' ) );
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'tipsy_loaded_init' );
As for editing the BuddyPress widgets, maybe you should open a trac ticket to have title=" added to the image hrefs in bb-core-widgets.php
@Travel-Junkie I do actually include, as a habit, the jQuery library that way. Only I got a function for that. Thanks for pointing that out, anyway. I thought you were talking about something else.
Otherwise, because I did implement the effect on another site for someone, and run into conflicts with other js libraries, I decided to re-write the tutorial, with some adjustments.
Same page: http://stylozero.com/a-cool-hover-effect-for-your-buddypress-members-avatars/
@foxly – Come into the #buddypress-dev irc room on Freenode and let the team know what you have in mind!
You can also use a java web version of IRC if you don’t have a client:
http://java.freenode.net/?channel=buddypress-dev
@stwc – Thanks for this code! Works great!
Have you guys tried setting your permalinks to something other than the default?
https://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_Permalinks_SubPanel
When you’ve tried a different setting, also see if a .htaccess file is generated in your WordPress root directory.
Yep – reading helps on my part. Sorry.
“You can do this with any template file in the parent theme. However, if you want to override a template file that is in a sub folder, you must also recreate the sub folder in your child theme.”
https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/
But now I’m on my way to getting this fixed 
Its the same case with me in my production site. The ‘All Members’ link the the members page links to the homepage of the website. Need help please.
I’m guessing it is an issue with your theme customization. Try switching to the default BuddyPress theme. If everything works fine, then that is the case.
@jbarr – I linked to a solution above. Please take a look and try it out! Paste the snippet in your theme’s functions.php file.
First, which version of WP/MU and BuddyPress are you running?
Second, does this happen with the default widgets that comes with WP and BP or with 3rd-party widgets only, or both?
I’m using a buddypress install together with a custom version of the theme “Sense & Sensibility”.
When I put widgets on my page, everything is ok. They appear where I want them on the page.
But when I close the widget-page in the admin section and I open it again, all widgets I set disappear and the widget areas are empty.
Does anyone know why this may happen? And how to solve it?
Greetings
Tim
Hi
BuddyPress is just a set of plugins for WordPress. Installing BuddyPress won’t loose any of your existing data. Of course, back up all your files and database first just in case!
What precisely are you trying to do? Style a comment if a user is in a particular group? (is that a BuddyPress Group?)
If so, it’d be best to save that in the ‘commentmeta’ when the comment is saved to the database (saves a query per comment, which could get bad quickly). Let us know and we can help.
Reading your post, I think the answer is “hire a theme developer to make it look right.”
First of all, you need to get a test server (even if it’s locally on your machine) setup with a base WordPress install with your theme and then install BuddyPress and then this.
There will be changes which you’ll need to adapt to, but the above-linked BP Template Pack plugin should get you started (or at least let you assess whether the changes are something you can do or whether it’s something you need to hire a developer for).
Alternatively, go into https://codex.buddypress.org/wp-admin/ and find the Pages that way.
@silversurferes do you have a calendar in mind??
You probably should ask the plugin developer. They’ll need to make the plugin BuddyPress aware for it to appear on those pages and then it will work the way you want.
Go to your BuddyPress settings and set “Disable activity stream commenting on blog and forum posts?” to yes. That way they can comment on the activity stream, but not for forum posts where you want them to click through to the forum post and comment there.
Probably long term it would be cool to have the Reply button on forum/blog posts just go to the forum/blog post comment area. I know this bifurcation of commenting has been discussed a number of times.
I was directed to a plug in that fixes or makes the addition of tabs easier. Install the Page Links To by Mark Jaquith or go to http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/ It works great!
It looks like you have a solution, so for those of us who need some additional coaching, can you please explain how to implement it?
I just love what BuddyPress has to offer, however for privacy reasons, on the site I’m developing I need to hide several components like “Activity” and “Members” when a visitor is not logged in.
Thanks!
