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It’s a blank white screen because the theme is erroring out on you looking for Buddypress.

Always check your error logs on the server. You may have to temporarily rename the theme folder to be able to get into the backend.

https://trac.buddypress.org/browser/tags/1.2-beta/bp-themes/bp-default/registration/register.php

Version 1.1 actually eliminated the BuddyPress and WordPress themes. You needed one of each, now it is all in the WordPress theme. This isn’t new to 1.2; 1.2 just comes with a new theme (and the 1.1 theme has been renamed to bp-classic).

As per your last question, if you are on WPMU, you could create a blog and have BuddyPress run on that blog. Your main “site” would run on the main blog.

How is it supposed to work out the box? I mean, it looks like the only thing that works is to create a group, which thereby creates a forum discussion. There doesn’t seem to be any way at all to administer the forums.

The site or group administrators go into a group and they will have extra controls to moderate threads. I believe all the bbPress functionality is included, but perhaps not the ability to move a thread to another forum (group).

What I’m looking to do is create forum categories or “boards” the way buddypress did here:

https://buddypress.org/forums/

Then you need a seperate, external install of bbPress and then you need to integrate that into BuddyPress.

It looks like buddypress calls this a “Main Theme,” so my question could likely be better phrased: How do I create a “Main Theme” in Forums?

With the external bbPress install method, you need to create a bbPress theme to your requirements. With the BuddyPress two-click install, look at these files:

/themes/bp-default/groups/single/forum.php and the /forum directory in that path, too.

https://buddypress.org/groups/buddypress-job-board

OK, tried both methods M suggested, and they get me this far:

1) I can create posts and forums in the bbPress admin panel

2) They don’t show up in BuddyPress/forums

I posted the patch to your ticket here: https://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/1628

Using M’s dual bbPress install procedure, there was one open question which is

— edit the bb-config.php file so that the $bb->uri variable points to the right location for your hidden bbPress installation.

(which bb-config.php file, the one in WPMU root, or the one in the hidden bbPress directory?)

I tried just the one in WPMU root and I got the error above.

Now I have the location of the hidden bbPress install in both bb-config-php files, and while the error is either gone or not appearing, the Main Themes I created in the bbPress admin panel do not appear in BuddyPress (though the Group I created in BuddyPress does appear in bbPress).

How should I proceed?

You can search here for answers :

https://trac.buddypress.org/report

Followed the dual install method and I get this:

Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 214

Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 194

Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 174

Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 244

…still gonna see if it works…

Which route should I take if I’m just wanting to add some “forums” “forum categories,” or “Main themes” as buddypress did here: https://buddypress.org/forums

Asked that question specifically here:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-main-theme-in-buddypressbbpress-forums#post-34773

PS: M, this solution (https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/bp-12-and-bbpress-adminplugins#post-34148 ) sounds pretty spiffy, but does this mean that everything will “disappear” in the next upgrade? Is your solution “safe?” Is there a way to know if it will work over the long haul? Also, it does not look like your solution includes installing bbPress, is that right?

How is it supposed to work out the box? I mean, it looks like the only thing that works is to create a group, which thereby creates a forum discussion. There doesn’t seem to be any way at all to administer the forums.

What I’m looking to do is create forum categories or “boards” the way buddypress did here:

https://buddypress.org/forums/

It looks like buddypress calls this a “Main Theme,” so my question could likely be better phrased: How do I create a “Main Theme” in Forums?

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-forums-in-bbpress-within-buddypress?replies=4#post-34712

@pjnu – “to have the social network be secondary to their wordpress blog, what options are available”

You would need to create a child theme for 1.2 bp default theme. Copy the header.php from 1.2 bp-default theme into your child theme. Tweak navigation accordingly or create primary and secondary navigation to taste.

“I feel like this new version is somewhat limiting in terms of customization. “

My opinion is that it can be challenging but the sky’s the limit

https://trac.buddypress.org/browser

@dlittle800

sorry, I was confused earlier. Thanks for clarifying.

Yes, It seems to be a bug, but it has to deal with the buddypress theme only. I checked with older theme and the same issue as you mentioned were there too.

Please put a trac ticket as Andy mentioned.

There was a new blunt solution here. Apparently having a couple of required custom profile fields also cuts down spam.

I hope someone here already have a solution to this:

I am running wordpress MU with buddypress on top.

I have added the bp-events plugin.

Currently the search bar will only search members and groups and I would like for it to search through events too.

When I choose members in the dropdown list with the string x I see the following URL being called: http://mydomain.com/wpmu/members/?s=x

When I choose groups in the dropdown list with the string y I see the following URL being called: http://mydomain.com/wpmu/groups/?s=y

I have edited the file that builds the dropdown list and now it also contains the Events option but when I choose that option for some reason the URL being caled when I search for event z is: http://mydomain.com/wpmu/members/?s=z

I am not sure what I am doing wrong but it seems after my debugging that a parameter called _wp_http_referer is not getting the right value when the Events option is selected. instead of being wpmu/events/?s=z it is changing to wpmu/members/?s=z and this is what causing the URL to be wrong.

It would be great if someone can point me to a solution or to what I am doing wrong.

Thanks,

Shai

To be honest you aren’t going to get much/any support based on bugs in previous versions of BuddyPress as we may have fixed them in the more recent versions.

I’m sorry.. Correction I didn’t have #2451on PHP 4.. So they both are working fine for under several server conditions. I’ve closed the ticket.

please confirm if anyone else is still seeing errors past revision 2454.

I use this as temporary solution:

function js_restrict_access(){

global $bp, $bp_unfiltered_uri;



if (!is_user_logged_in() &&

(BP_MEMBERS_SLUG == $bp_unfiltered_uri[0] ||

BP_GROUPS_SLUG == $bp->current_component ||

BP_BLOGS_SLUG == $bp->current_component)){



bp_core_redirect( get_option('home') . "/register" );



}

}

add_action( 'wp', 'js_restrict_access', 3 );

It closes the members, groups and blogs sections for non-registered users. You have to put it in bp-custom.php.

Privacy is planned for a later version, maybe, or maybe not.

PHP 5 is fine, but I’m still able to duplicate the error in PHP 4 ~ ticket #1641

I’m in the same boat as @do77 here.

I’m looking to add a login for all content at my buddypress instance.

I, however, am running WordPress 2.9.1 (single) and the Buddypress trunk (I update once a week)

I have the “Force User Login” plugin for WordPress currently running, but you can still navigate around it if you try via direct URL requests and the like.

Any solid solutions?

GENIUS!

This worked perfectly for me.

To be honest, so far the nightly trunk is running better than anything for me.

Buddypress has a super-bright future with all these smart people working on it.

Check out this info by M:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/bp-12-and-bbpress-adminplugins

You’ve been warned though!