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I’m seeing the same behavior where only new members are being added to BuddyPress. I don’t think it has anything to do with where things are installed. I don’t think BuddyPress attempts to add “old” WordPress-only users. You’ll also notice that past blog posts and comments, etc. aren’t shown in your BuddyPress activity stream. However, if you go into an “old” blog post and simply hit update, it gets added to the stream.

What we need is a utility that can be run that will load all the existing WP users into BP. I’d also love to see one that will load up the BP activity stream with WP blog posts and comments as well, but that’s probably asking for too much.

I did find a BuddyPress plugin that talks about being able to import users into BP. However, its not what we are looking for. It is designed to import a list of users that you cut-and-paste into a text box on the plugin. I checked the code and it will only work with WPMU and it will also (re)create whatever users you import into WP as well causing duplicates. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-import-for-buddypress-all-fields/

I’m going to dig around in the BP core to see how it goes about keeping BP and WP users in sync and see how hard it would be to write a program or plugin that would simply trigger BP to add all the existing WP users that aren’t already in BP.

Here’s the solution to only show the blog posts:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-can-i-set-show-newblogposts-as-default-on-acitivity-stream

But then only blog posts are shown and nothing else.

I have no solution to the problem, how to show the blogposts as default and the rest by filter.

I have the same issue as moshthepitt. I am using WP 2.9.2 in a standard way. I have changed the permalinks to custom: /%postname% my site (dev site) is located at http://www.irreia.org/dev/

I have read as much as I can find about redirection errors to the home page. I see it happening to a LOT of people, but I haven’t seen one single fix suggested.

When I see things like that, it appears that there is some obscure setting that is not mentioned in the documentation anywhere, as it seems unlikely that so many people would be a having the same issue because they were all NOT following directions.

Also, it would be really helpful it there were a ‘subscribe to thread’ on this forum so that one could be notified of additions or answers to the conversation.

Andy am I understanding it correctly to think of it in the following way because I think I get it now?:

Think of each group like a forum category or section on other traditional forums and suddenly Buddypress is like super forum on steriods.

So in other words you will be turning all the forum categories like “Installing Buddypress” , ” How-to and Troubleshooting”, “Creating and Extending” etc etc in groups with the same name?

If that is right I think what is throwing people off is the use of the term “group” especially since many people are used to it being used in other ways on other social networks

Hi Alcina22 I might get shot at for saying this but maybe Buddypress or WP might not be the optimal solution for a news site, but why not because there is a different tool for a differnt job. I might suggest Drupal. Once you understand what a node is and that content items = nodes and you can create your own content types (node types) you are away. There seem to be a few good news sites that use that CMS. Check this out http://theopensourcenewspaper.org/

You could still use Buddypress for the social component though but you would need a bridge between the CMS you are using and WPMU to allow cross platform logins, those kinds of things tend to get messy though. Otherwise look at a magazine front page theme and hack things to get WPMU and Buddypress to function they way you want it. It all depends on how much interaction you want taking place around your articles. I have noticed that traditional newspaper sites seem to keep the activity down to just comments on artices and keep the social interaction for a separate section of the site, but maybe you have an idea for a new type of interactive news site.

You need to write a plugin then, and / or delve into the wordpress hooks and functions – best to check out the buddypress codex: https://codex.buddypress.org/

Try https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/modifying-the-buddypress-admin-bar/. It looks promising

Are you talking about the default forums in BuddyPress?

eg. testbp.org/forums

This is the preferred method and will not cause you any headaches

If you’re talking about integrating an external install of bbPress, this is doable as well.

Requires a bit of time to setup, but it can be done.

Don’t like forums? Disable it!

I already have, but half the posts on this forum these days are about BBpress/forums. Buddypress needs to make clear what it is. The growing emphasis on forums pulls it in a schizophrenic direction imho.

BBpress forum.

I am aiming at persons over 60, who don’t know diddly squat about social networking. … Get your parents onto Facebook and watch confusion reign

Why then use a social networking script? Why ask Buddypress to be like a forum?

BBpress forum.

Ray – thanks for the input. I managed to get that far myself (after trying every other combination) and seein another of your posts. Very helpful.

My remaining problem is this, everything is redirected to the ‘home’ page of the blog.

1. Which version of WP/MU are you running?

WP 2.9.2

2. Did you install WP/MU as a directory or subdomain install?

directory

3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory?

sub-directory

4. Did you upgraded from a previous version of WP/MU? If so, from which version?

no, not on MU

5. Was WP/MU functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress (BP)? e.g. permalinks, creating a new post, commenting.

yes

6. Which version of BP are you running?

plugin – Version 1.2.1

7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version?

no – fresh install

8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated?

yes, but it doesn’t matter, I deactivated every plugin except Buddy Press, same behavior

9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes?

I have tried using custom themes as well as the default BuddyPress themes

10. Have you modified the core files in any way?

no

11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?

no

12. If running bbPress, which version? Or did your BuddyPress install come with a copy of bbPress built-in?

it came with it built in, but I haven’t turned it one yet…

13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.

no errors

14. Which company provides your hosting?

HostGator

I have installed BuddyPress in a development environment so that I can test its functionality. It is located at this address http://www.irreia.org/dev (which is a copy of my live blog.

I can successfully navigate to the several pages that are created by BuddyPress:

http://internationalresidentialrealestateinvestorsassociation.org/dev/activity/

http://internationalresidentialrealestateinvestorsassociation.org/dev/groups/

http://internationalresidentialrealestateinvestorsassociation.org/dev/members/

But if I try to use the admin bar, I can’t get to any page – all pages are redirected to the ‘home’ page of the blog.

I have two members Admin and Carl Chapman, who show up as listed on the main member page, but the hyperlinks to their individual pages are redirected to the ‘home’ page of the blog.

It is the same for any other ‘sub-page’… all are redirected to the ‘home’ page of the blog.

I’m completely stumped. What am I doing wrong? What’s happening and how do I fix it?

I think I am having the same problem or at lease very similar.

1. Which version of WP/MU are you running?

WP 2.9.2

2. Did you install WP/MU as a directory or subdomain install?

directory

3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory?

sub-directory

4. Did you upgraded from a previous version of WP/MU? If so, from which version?

no, not on MU

5. Was WP/MU functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress (BP)? e.g. permalinks, creating a new post, commenting.

yes

6. Which version of BP are you running?

plugin – Version 1.2.1

7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version?

no – fresh install

8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated?

yes, but it doesn’t matter, I deactivated every plugin except Buddy Press, same behavior

9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes?

I have tried using custom themes as well as the default BuddyPress themes

10. Have you modified the core files in any way?

no

11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?

no

12. If running bbPress, which version? Or did your BuddyPress install come with a copy of bbPress built-in?

it came with it built in, but I haven’t turned it one yet…

13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.

no errors

14. Which company provides your hosting?

HostGator

I have installed BuddyPress in a development environment so that I can test its functionality. It is located at this address http://www.irreia.org/dev (which is a copy of my live blog.

I can successfully navigate to the several pages that are created by BuddyPress:

http://internationalresidentialrealestateinvestorsassociation.org/dev/activity/

http://internationalresidentialrealestateinvestorsassociation.org/dev/groups/

http://internationalresidentialrealestateinvestorsassociation.org/dev/members/

But if I try to use the admin bar, I can’t get to any page – all pages are redirected to the ‘home’ page of the blog.

I have two members Admin and Carl Chapman, who show up as listed on the main member page, but the hyperlinks to their individual pages are redirected to the ‘home’ page of the blog.

It is the same for any other ‘sub-page’… all are redirected to the ‘home’ page of the blog.

I’m completely stumped.What am I doing wrong? What’s happening and how do I fix it?

Don’t upload bbPress to the /forums/ directory… remove that right now.

A copy of bbPress should already reside in /plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/

Login to the WP dashboard, navigate to “BuddyPress > Forums setup” and set it up!

I found the answer with:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/forum-user-roles-and-moderator-ability-bp-12-rc2-wp-291#post-36543

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/forum-user-roles-and-moderator-ability-bp-12-rc2-wp-291#post-36543

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-do-i-disable-members-from-creating-groups

This is how it goes.

You ned to edit your child template.

Using the “BuddyPress Template Pack” plugin, or using the instruction in http://irishpinkadoptions.com/wp-content/themes/dkret3/readme.html#filters you have created a child theme.

You can find the files in: /site/wp-content/themes/<your theme>/groups/

You can edit 2 files:

– index.php to remove the button to create group

– create.php so peopel cannot just go and use the goup/create shortcut.

The idea is that you need to be logged in and “&& current_user_can(‘level_10’)” to be allowed to do soemthimg.

INDEX.PHP before the modif:

<form action="" method="post" id="groups-directory-form" class="dir-form">

<h3><?php _e( 'Groups Directory', 'buddypress' ) ?><?php if ( is_user_logged_in()) : ?>  <a class="button" href="<?php echo bp_get_root_domain() . '/' . BP_GROUPS_SLUG . '/create/' ?>"><?php _e( 'Create a Group', 'buddypress' ) ?></a><?php endif; ?></h3>

INDEX.PHP after the modif:

<form action="" method="post" id="groups-directory-form" class="dir-form">

<h3><?php _e( 'Groups Directory', 'buddypress' ) ?><?php if ( is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can('level_10')) : ?>  <a class="button" href="<?php echo bp_get_root_domain() . '/' . BP_GROUPS_SLUG . '/create/' ?>"><?php _e( 'Create a Group', 'buddypress' ) ?></a><?php endif; ?></h3>

CREATE.PHP before

<?php if ( is_user_logged_in() ) : ?>

<form action="<?php bp_group_creation_form_action() ?>" method="post" id="create-group-form" class="standard-form" enctype="multipart/form-data">



......

...very long form...

......



<?php do_action( 'bp_after_create_group' ) ?>



</form>



<?php endif; ?>

CREATE.PHP after

<?php if ( is_user_logged_in() && current_user_can('level_10')) : ?>

<form action="<?php bp_group_creation_form_action() ?>" method="post" id="create-group-form" class="standard-form" enctype="multipart/form-data">



......

...very long form...

......



<?php do_action( 'bp_after_create_group' ) ?>



</form>



<?php endif; ?>

<?php if ( is_user_logged_in() && !current_user_can('level_10')) : ?>

<?php echo '<h3>You do not have authority. And it is not nice to trying to break into the code... it makes the code cry.<h3>'; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

You see, my plugins are designed to work with wordpress, wordpress MU and buddypress…

I am having an awful headache just trying to keep them working up to date, and don’t have any time to make more detailed configurations… Even through I’d like to.

As long as a WP(MU) install “need” some files setted to 777 and some plugins too, it’s not possible to think seriously for an extended use of BP in entreprises. This security point is an absolute condition in many case… even on intranets.

Server power and space is the second important point.

As consultant and/or co-worker for several “big” BP projects in the past mounth, i can say today that the “community” part of the software is the least attractive to most decision makers. Why ? Because as soon as they hear about “comming together”, “sending message”, “sharing…” their personnal warnings are turning red: the workers “can” foment a revolution or something else in our enterprise ? So, these people want to be “à la page”, “facebook sensitive” and in the same time, do all to stay in their middle age. This is probably in relation with an old european mentality or a subtle french touch. But it’s like this (more or less) here.

As an example of a quasi standard usage of a BP 1.1.2/3, a very recent project now online: view here . (Sorry it’s in french). After a few days, the site register over 500 subscriber. Expected members: 20 000. Only some slug and filter tweaking and 1 or 2 plugin (sorry, don’t rememeber all the details yet)

EtherPad is now closed to new subscriber.

http://etherpad.com/ep/blog/posts/google-acquires-appjet

I use this bit of javascript. The example is for blogname (url) from Blog Title, but you can also use it for username from Full Name – or the other way around.

I’m using wpmu 2.9.1 and buddypress 1.2.1. I’m having this issue after the upgrade to 1.2.1. I can create users in the back end, and they can create posts and pages, but if they sign up through the /register/ page, then they do not have an “Add New” option for posts or pages, even though the user is an Administrator on that blog, and has activated their account.

DJPaul already answered you. There is a problem installing in a subfolder called blogs.

try changing slug

define( ‘BP_BLOGS_SLUG’, ‘blogs’ );

https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/