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For those interested or already invested in GroupWiki’s future, you should really come by the plugin forum and check out this discussion:

http://namoo.co.uk/groups/bpgw-feature-requests/forum/topic/blogwiki-vs-customwiki-pros-cons/

Your input could shape the plugin’s future

Sounds good! I would sift through the code and attempt to fix it myself but I’m working on something else at the moment. Let us know what to fix when you figure it out.

Thanks Gene! That’s a great start for now. Still trying to figure out how best to apply BuddyPress in a corporate intranet environment though. Would be great if we could easily add people to groups without them having to accept etc.

aHa! So the problem arises when the login name is different than the user name. I just checked the user list and we are the only two members with different user names than our login. So if the login and username do not match … the gift is not sent to their activity stream. Definitely something you might want to look into.

That could be part of the issue. I do not have a Component Setup under BuddyPress. I am on 1.3-bleeding (not sure if that matters) I see Dashboard, Settings, Forums Setup, and Profile Field Setup. Dashboard says [TODO: All sorts of awesome things will go here. Latest plugins and themes, stats, version check, support topics, news, tips] and Settings does not have anything about Blog Tracking.

Having done both, I can say that it takes me about the same amount of time either way, so it DOES depend on the situation.

See post https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/login-as-any-user-plugin#post-47165

See if this does what you want. Put the following function in [your-theme]/functions.php or [plugin-dir]/bp-custom.php:

function get_activity_count_by_user( $user_id ) {

$args = array(

'per_page' => 10000,

'show_hidden' => true,

'user_id' => $user_id

);



if ( bp_has_activities( $args ) ) {

global $activities_template;

$count = $activities_template->total_activity_count;

} else {

$count = 0;

}



return $count;

}

Then call the function somewhere in a template, something like this:

<?php echo get_activity_count_by_user( $user_id ) ?>

making sure that $user_id is populated with the user_id of the person you are querying about.

You could filter this in various ways. To get just one kind of content, or content from just one component of the site, try some of the filters here: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/. To exclude things (like anything having to do with blogs) is a bit tricker; after calling the $activities_template global, loop through each member of $activities_template->activities and check to see whether it’s the kind of thing you want. If not, reduce $activities_template->total_activity_count by one.

Create a theme specifically for user blogs and set this theme as the default theme when a user creates a new blog.

That should solve most of your problems.

Read this thread:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/bp-blog-theme-as-default

Might want to contact Mike Kuhlmann, the creator of the theme:

https://buddypress.org/developers/mfgmk/

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

It really depends on your site.

Creating a child theme off the default is recommended, but doesn’t give you the convenience of using an already-developed and designed WP theme / site.

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Pros of child theme

-easy upgrading when there’s a new BP release; no need to worry about breaking anything (for the most part)

Cons of child theme

-you have to create a child theme (to some this isn’t a big deal, but thought i’d list it)

–> if you’re going for a completely different design off the default theme, you’ll probably be copying a lot of templates over from the default to the point that it isn’t worth creating a child theme anymore (note that this probably isn’t the case for the majority of BP users).

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Pros of using a WP theme with BP Template Pack

-integrate BP with an existing WP theme (or site!)

Cons of using a WP theme with BP Template Pack

-using the BP Template Pack plugin requires some CSS and template tweaking to make everything look the way you want it (to some this isn’t a big deal, but thought i’d list it)

-could rely on Andy occasionally updating the BP Template Pack plugin on new BP releases (not saying that Andy is incapable of doing this — far from it — but it’s just one additional step you have to wait on)

-note you could also create your own default theme or parent-child theme structure, thekmen has implemented Hybrid as the parent theme with a Hybrid child theme designed to work with BP. This is a little bit more complex, but is doable and will probably require a bit of manual maintenance in the future as well.

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I should note that, like modemlooper, I prefer creating a child theme.

But I see you’ve already dedicated some time to get Cureuphoria up and running, so you might want to stick with what you have.

Hi Guys.

I have coped daves example above and tried it on my site however it doesnt seem to work correctly. Must be something I have done but I cannot see what it is. Been through line by line. Tearing my hair out here.

http://site.chestermc.org

I replaced ‘Community’ with ‘Home’

I just cant see what it is. Could any of you just have a quick glimpse to give me some pointers. Thanks to David for the solution!

Many Thanks.

PS – Im using BP default theme.

Having done both. I would suggest using a child theme over doing the BP template pack. Sure it’s more work but I feel upgrades in the future will be easier.

With less than a day left now,there’s probably little value in putting the blog post up.

But, you can refer to these links for ideas.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtgQiOrXrZ0ZdE5rUnRzTXB0VWtqTUtvVkp1Rk9lYXc&hl=en

https://buddypress.org/about/roadmap/

Some things I’m excited to see:

An events component that doesn’t *require* bp-groups

Privacy that uses WordPress roles and capabilities

REST API

Inappropriate content flagging

User attachments

Hrmmm…. I can’t pinpoint the problem.

Weird that gifts don’t show in either of our activity streams when someone sends one to us. Everyone else properly receives the gifts.

Go to Buddypress > Component Setup > Blog Tracking, is it enabled or disabled? It should be enabled if you want the “My Blogs” Menu.

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/external-group-blogs-bug#post-40090

you can pull in whatever from the activity stream loop and place it anywhere (surprised no one has created a “stream widget” )

https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/

You are most welcome. Please make sure to mark this thread as resolved