Why are you putting index.php in the permalinks though? That will interfere. This link http://massagebournemouth.com/wp/index.php/wp/uncategorized/ still does not work. I got that from your nav menu.
And you do not need to create pages in the admin area. Delete them.
Hostgator is usually fine – just get a regular ol’ Linux package, nothing fancy. Many people are using BuddyPress on Hostgator.
What do you have on your permalink settings page?
Greg’s an old client.
Sometimes we have room to troubleshoot stuff, sometimes we don’t. It’d basically be an hour consult.
I’m sharing my work done so far w/ a BuddyPress plugin i built over Memorial Day weekend: BuddyPress Community Activate
Inspired by community sites like Forrst (although I think they have changed how this works since their original implantation), this plugin is designed to allow users access to the site only when activated by already existing community members. So a typical user goes to register and confirm their account, but has to await ‘activation’ by someone already a member. Think of this as turning a site into an ‘exclusive community’. Users who are already members can access a dedicated ‘wait list’ page to choose who to let in. Also users are limited as to how many they can activate (currently two, eventually controllable via an admin panel).
Although the basic purpose of the plugin should work (at least it does in my setup), it’s nowhere near done. Although i’ve built and modified many WordPress and BuddyPress plugins in the past they have all been exclusively for clients and never released to the pubic, so i’m VERY self conscious about this particular action. So why i’m I sharing now?
Simple: Following the “just launch it” mantra! This plugin isn’t meant to be used in production, but I want serious feedback from other BuddyPress plugin developers how to what mistakes I made (I’m sure I made alot) and how the current code can be improved. Although suggestions on added features are welcome, they aren’t really what i’m looking for this time around.
So I welcome your suggestions. Two things: (1) Keep in mind this was tested and confirmed in lastest WordPress 3.2 beta and BuddyPress 1.2.8 although it should work with 3.1.x and BuddyPress 1.2.7. (2) This work is provided AS-IS with no support or guarantees, and exists as a v0.1 solely for the purpose of fun/education.
Download it here from my blog:
http://www.davidbisset.com/2011/05/30/buddypress-plugin-community-activate-v0-1-0/
@mercime – fascinating link. Thank you for sharing it.
@Timothy : i created it at wp-content/themes/(My Theme)/members/single/member-header.php. but funny enough, i cant see members-header.php in my theme file at the wordpress dashboard. i can only see it through my FTC.
thanks
@svenl77
I would go to the trac: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/
and create a ticket for your ideas. This would give other dev’s the chance to look at it, and you can work it much easier than starting threads on the forum. It also keeps all the files you put up so its a good revision tracker.
And what most of us do is create a patch against the newest version of the trunk and the core dev’s check it out and either ad as/is or work to modify it to fit..
And I was wondering, if moving the sidebar can be done with just CSS why are we adjusting the markup for it then? I understand to avoid repetitious code but for backpat sake if css can do it, why create more hassle? PS, this is the stuff that can go on the trac.
@andrea_r
Gee, if that’s a service you offer, I’d be interested once I finally get my multisite project off the ground! 
@naijaping where did you create the file member-header.php inside your theme
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After taking a trip through the files I found the location and file I had to edit. /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-adminbar.php
This allowed me to modify the linking structure to what I needed.
I have been searching all morning but everything I find ends in a different solution or doesn’t tell me where the files are I need to edit. Basically what I want to do is change where my “Login” link goes to. Currently it routes to the default WP login page. I have a custom page located elsewhere in my installation and need to point to the new custom page. Can someone simply tell me where the current file is that contains the “Login” link and how to modify it to a new URL?
Thank you!
@LPH2005 did you have the chance to test the bbPress plugin with BP yet? I might be able check this out next weekend, time permitting 
I know how hard it *should* have been, I was asking @svenl77 if it was
But that appears to have been answered, thanks 
One of these days I’ll need to poke around your install (again) and see why they keep getting in.
@LPH2005 theme looks nice and clean.
WP themes will look similar at one point or another. I’ve seen freebies with similar design as well, though I suspect many/all of them would warrant a visit to the Theme Decoding Thread https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-requests-for-theme-decoding-in-here-1?replies=424 
actually I was aiming towards just that, after looking into the bp_has_members function reference in the online user widget. My code looked somewhat similar to theirs but mine wasn’t returning anything.
I suggest using that forum topic to provide an online status.
Sorry it took so long, i have been jumping back in forth threw different projects.
@Cheese. I probably would have seen this sooner if you had mentioned me in your posts
@naijaping – Thanks for that link. Were you able to get it to work with an installation of buddypress?
@ppdesigns == pages I’ve created are mysite/wp/index.php/groups ==
BP devs are going to improve support for Windows – IIS servers since adding that index.php for almost pretty permalinks does throw up errors
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2299 . In the meantime, if you’re working on Windows XP/7 etc, install XAMPP. Or, if you’re on webhost, move to a Linux/Unix server for a more relaxing experience.
@davidbennett what @andrea_r said above. I recommend that you start a new topic of your own.
EDIT- took too long to answer, didn’t see all the conversation already going on 
Ok…2 days now and my total spammer count is only 10. I can’t prove it, but this plugin does seem to be working. For what it’s worth, I’ve got the Project Honeypot part working along with the Stop Forum Spam.
If you are getting bombarded with spam, try this out and see if it helps.
“and there is no such directory…”
t will not make a directory on the server. They are *virtual* the same way pretty permalinks work.
@ppdesigns please give a link to your site. You don;t move the bp templates to the top level folder of your install. This is all *theme* based. Any templates files you move from the default BP theme go in the theme you want to use.
And yes, buddypress is what I would call intermediate usage. 
Hi @r-a-y or anyone
Urgent! I can’t launch the site without fix this bug. I just was testing to complete sign-up and click activation link in the email. I get an error:
`Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /path/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/registration/activate.php:3) in /path/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 897`
This warning doesn’t tell where the problem was causing the error. It takes me awhile to find the problem. These codes are working from “Duplicate Content: Slash and No Slash at the End of URL” but I found the problem either in functions.php or bp-custom.php or buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-catchuri.php is the same an errors when I clicked the activation link.
`function bp_core_redirect_canonical() {
if ( bp_is_blog_page() )
return;
add_action( ‘get_header’, ‘redirect_canonical’, 0 );
}
add_action( ‘bp_loaded’, ‘bp_core_redirect_canonical’ );`
OR
`function bp_core_redirect_canonical() {
if ( bp_is_blog_page() )
return;
add_action( ‘get_header’, ‘redirect_canonical’, 0 );
}
add_action( ‘init’, ‘bp_core_redirect_canonical’ );`
When I deleted the above code the activation link in email is working. Can you fix the above code that I need it before launching the site?
Thanks, Mikey3D
Hi,
Wangguard’s site is too slow. Also, the connection to the site keeps resetting even for login / getting the key and such. I seriously doubt if the plugin works smoothly after configuration.
BuddyPress is a typical open source project. First it relies on the community. Second, there is the typical wax and wane.
If I recall, there was a push to go through plugins and put notes regarding the status. Maybe it could be done with the release of BP 1.3.
Is there a way to use bbPress Plugins with Buddypress?