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Cool. Thanks Bowe!

@Bowe: Very cool. Thanks so much for the link, downloading it now!

@Teebes: you can already do what you want with auto group join: http://brentandmary.net/2009/10/24/bn-auto-join-group-plugin/

I’m planning to do the same for my site. Based on certain profile fields they are put in different groups after signup!

I love the idea of as an admin, creating a relationship between profile fields (not necessarily required ones) and groups. In fact, I was scouring around my new 1.2 install hoping this feature was already live I see it as a good way to get folks involved in their specific demographic while always having the ability to leave the group if they want.

I see this as an option when defining a group, keeping the current public/private options intact, just adding another criteria or ‘group profile rule’.

you mean removing the “Friending somebody” stuff and instead make only “Following somebody” ?

Yeah, why not ?

In the end, the people at a social network are usually not my “real” friends…..

I actually only have 2 or 3 “real” friends in life – how many real friends do you have ?

Thinking about this, gives me the conclusion that the idea of JJJ and Andy is the right one.

Lets replicate real life, instead of creating artificial behaviour……

@designodyssey

Just use thesis and build in the buddypress functions.

Yes, the current group functionality is fairly limited. All you can really do is post comments and participate in forums. There’s no ability to create group content (posts, pages, videos, etc.) and very limited notification options. There used to be an option to post a wire update and notify all members of the post by email. Even this has now been removed in 1.2-bleeding… perhaps a casualty of the merging of the wire and update features. Hopefully it will come back. And hopefully bp-events will progress as well. It’s been very quiet lately.

That said, there is a good foundation in place that I’m sure will be built upon over time by the core team and by plugin developers.

As for the group blog plugin… I tried it but it didn’t do much for me since it doesn’t really integrate very deeply with the group. It’s basically a standalone blog that doesn’t live within the group context.

does the installation actually create “members”, “groups”, etc blogs

No, those are simply slugs that are appended to the URI.

To help us better troubleshoot your issue, please answer these questions.

The buddypress themes should be place in the normal WP theme folder:

wp-content/themes

Upload bp-sn-parent and bp-default to the theme folder and activate the bp-default theme

Download the latest BP release here: https://trac.buddypress.org/changeset/2205/trunk?old_path=%2F&old=2205&format=zip

You can find the new theme in bp-themes/bp-default

Ok here’s an idea..

1: Install the groupblog component

2: Make the default theme for the groupblog the P2 Theme: http://p2theme.com/

3: Only let the admins add new posts (this can be videos like you said) and the members of the group reply

4: Adjust the p2 theme to your taste so that it looks just like your site

You now have a “wall” where admins can post videos/news/photos which does more then a standard wire does and it’s also fully integrated with groups/activity stream.

It does’nt do everything you want but it could work

Hi there – Really like the look of the new default theme. Sorry if this is stupid question, but is it possible to download the current not-yet-final version as a zip file anywhere please?

Yes, lets please leave friending (and gifts!) to the complete meltdown that is Ning.

Instead of friends, let’s go the twitter route and be able to group people by lists or even with tags. That is useful.

Friending is a complete waste of bandwidth.

I think this is a no-brainer *as long as it doesn’t make life more difficult for the average user.*

…also trying to avoid duplicating similar features that could just be one flexible component.

That’s why I would also consider deprecating/downplaying forum integration in favor of group blogs, microblogging, threaded comments. Consolidate social organization in Buddypress around blogs and groups. That would really set Buddypress apart.

I really like the idea of “following” people and making lists (friends/co-workers/family) which you can use to filter the activity stream (just like Twitter). But have you thought about how you would like to display this? This new “follow/friends” stream should on a seperate page or on your profile homepage (normal visitors only see your activity stream, you see the stream of all the people you follow)

This way you would visit your profile homepage to get an update of all your friends activity and the network homepage to see what’s happening on the entire network. Basically you would have a “user home” and a “network home”. I think this would be a very good idea and with the inclusion of widgets for both homepages it would be very cool

I’m currently working on my website and made two examples of how I would like to see it done:

User homepage

http://www.bp-tricks.com/wp-content/uploads/my_friendsv1.jpg

Network homepage

http://www.bp-tricks.com/wp-content/uploads/homepage.jpg

Consistent layout but different content: sitewide and personal!

ps: Merry Christmas everyone!

hi,

i have a similar problem. when i access the registration page at http://<somehostname>/register i get a HTTP 302 response code and a redirect to the start page.

i’m usingthe following setup:

– buddypress 1.1.2

– wordpress mu 2.8.6

i’m sure, that i followed the installation instructions correctly step by step. i double checked it. the only thing i changed is the theme. however, also with the default theme activated (which i haven’t touched) the issue remains.

does anybody have an idea, why this is?

Upgrades and updates are a pain, I use the BuddyPress Trac to review changes between minor versions when upgrading and apply them one by one while ensuring that any modifications made by me stay intact.

My motto is that you should let your theme dictate the look and the UI of your BuddyPress site and I’ve modified every single directory to match the look of my theme. Upgrading to 1.2 in January will require a lot of work and I’m actually considering starting from scratch, but I love doing it – it’s like taking your Xmas toys apart and figuring out how they work.

Happy Holidays