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What additions or features are those? I have no idea what version 1.3 will bring. Is there anywhere a post where we can read more about the upcoming version?

I am not excited — this mood is required when you are waiting something good, otherwise it’s gona be a long time , LOL

Actually, I’m preparing some of my pages for 1.3, coz it’s said there will be some front end editing posibilities. So, I am programing some stuffs to add to BP pages.

@acaps2007

I think I’ve find an easy way to provide the effect you mentioned. It’s rather a css trick than a php-code way. Below is what I’ve find during this process:

First, I find the function bp_adminbar_notifications_menu() in bp-core-adminbar.php, but it only works when adminbar is enable, and it simply lists out all notifications rather than the “mouse-over” effect we want. It seems admin-bar.js is also required, which is totally beyond me.

So I realized that since it already requires adminbar to be enable in the first place, why are we bothering to duplicate this item, especially in so complex a way?

We just need to hide all other items in adminbar, and re-position the notification menu.

So finally I come up with this:

/** Play with admin-bar to grab notification menu */

#wp-admin-bar {
position: absolute;
}

#wp-admin-bar .padder {
background: none;
}

#wp-admin-bar .padder #admin-bar-logo, #wp-admin-bar .padder ul #bp-adminbar-account-menu, #wp-admin-bar .padder ul #bp-adminbar-blogs-menu, #wp-admin-bar .padder ul #bp-adminbar-thisblog-menu, #wp-admin-bar .padder ul #bp-adminbar-authors-menu, #wp-admin-bar .padder ul #bp-adminbar-visitrandom-menu {
display: none;
}

Now we have notification menu there, and it’s no longer a “always-in-the-front” item. What remains to be done is further defining the style of this little baby, its position, background color, font color, etc.

Hope this would do some help.

It’s something I’ve thought about quite a bit. I might try building it into a theme I am working on or perhaps see if it could be considered for an enhancement for BuddyPress 1.4. It is possible but would be a lot of work and so it is unlikely someone will give you a copy-and-paste answer

@acaps2007
@ScottWatson
the post linked below says how to display the number of unread messages.

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-moverelocate-the-links-in-the-admin-bars-my-account-individuallyseparately-to-the-sidebar/

But I would prefer the idea @acaps2007 has proposed, that’s the “notification” item and the mouse over effect, since in a buddypress community, we would have
1. private messages
2. friend requests
3. group requests
4. group invites
5. mentions

Although the last one is not included in the default bp notification count, combining the previous four in one place would still help a lot.

Hi,

i have just a question about how i can disable all integration with (Profiles, Directory, Activity Stream, Widgets, Notifications, Admin Bar, Admin Dashboard) and let only the admin add ing the links (just http://www.mysite.com/links).

thanks for answer.

Problem then is people can upload graphics without having an activated account. We’ve taken out the pre-activation upload avatar step out of the BP-Default 1.3 (will be shipping in BuddyPress 1.3) theme, but it’d be trivial to put back in or re-order as PJ suggests.

+1

The user registration process could be refined. It confuses most users who aren’t Buddypress savvy.

Combining the username/email entry page with the avatar uploading at the bottom would make things a lot easier. That way the following page would simply say to click the confirmation email and login to get started.

My comment was based on the page source of the link you posted above in relation to revising files transferred from BP Template Pack to your active WP theme file
== But none affect this page! If you view source you’ll se it still said the simple `

You shouldn’t really call out specific members in this manner – members are not here to provide a coding service

To a certain degree if you want customisations then you will by necessity need to develop your skill level to effect them, his forum may be enviable but the amount of work to achieve that will have been quite detailed – getting BP the way one wants it does actually require a fair amount of work .

Please don’t just say to go to the etivite forums because he abandoned them.

Do you know this for a fact? If not then I wouldn’t state something this emphatically – I doubt he’s abandoned his site he might just be very busy? and simply because he runs a BP site doesn’t necessarily mean he’s available or obliged to support any and all issues that are dropped in his lap

This plugin by Rich may be useful – doesn’t add that topic started/latest stamp as far as I can see but adds a few refinements that can improve forums:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-group-forum-extras/

@imjscn So to round of the thread Jenny (just in case you were still wondering) you simply need to create the directory ‘languages’ in wp-content WordPress looks for this and defines it if not set otherwise, Buddypress now mirrors that process and also will check for the languages folder in wp-content but you must be running 1.2.7 for this change.

It took thecoup actually replicating my process to convince me

That isn’t entirely the correct approach, it is up to the individual , where possible, to test all possible conditions to be able to rule them out of the process of troubleshooting. To base ones belief that something ought to work on past experience is flawed, simply having performed this extremely simple process of a manual install would have saved a lot of time and a lot of human resources in trying to troubleshoot this for you

One click installs are for newbs, don’t be one, don’t use these horrible automated systems; FTP and SSH are simple enough protocols with easy to use apps, and working this way gives you greater control.

Just to recap on this thread:
On page 1 modemlooper gave this advice: (note the bold text)

Just a tip. Never use one click installs. Create the database and upload the WP files. I can’t say this will fix the problem but it could be worth a try. Your hosts one click could be broken.

cmroybal -replied:

modemlooper: Thanks for the tip. I have successfully installed around 10 other websites with WP via one-click install and have never faced any problems like this with a plugin. There might be a conflict between the Buddypress plugin and this type of WP install, but I haven’t heard of anybody else identifying this as a problem before.

What do others think?

Flawed logic is apparent! what may have happened in the past does not necessarily hold true for the present situation. You appear to rule out modemloopers suggestion based on the fact that you have never heard of anyone else identifying this problem – we need to keep in mind here that installing WP manually takes around 2 -3 minutes. you end that comment by passing back the onus to others , at this stage it is irrelevant what others think, testing the possibility was the correct course of action.

modemlooper – replied further:

I’ve used one clicks and on occasion it’s broken. If you can do a manual install I’d try it.

yet again modemlooper urges that the manual install is tried yet it seems to fall on deaf ears

Sorry to come across in this manner but it’s a useful thread to highlight where time and resources can be wasted when simple tests are not performed.

This might help its for groups but I think you get the idea props @r-a-y

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/change-group-tab-titles/

Or you could do a language file