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This has been fixed in the trunk in a slightly different way, so feel free to use this until you’re comfortable updating your trunk install again.

The style.css file in your child theme should override the bp-sn-default style.css so the screen.css should never be loaded.

Check out this theme as an example:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/new-avenue-k9-bp-11-theme-released

Hmm… Can you check your server logs to see what’s causing the white screens? Might be a memory or PHP version issue next.

Try the link below for now and post back with results… Not an official patch yet.

https://trac.buddypress.org/attachment/ticket/1057/dance-around-the-deep.patch

Looks like you’re not following instructions.

You need to put the absolute path to YOUR file in the include_once area. The plugin comes with a file to help you get that if you’re unsure how.

If the issue still exists, please post a ticket in the trac:

https://trac.buddypress.org/newticket/

Login with your existing BP.org credentials.

You don’t need to first browse to a group, click a group name on a topic and you will go straight to that group forum where you can post a reply or new topic.

Correct. However, placing group areas within the forum front page helps indicate that groups are message containers. Placing all groups’ forum posts on one page is similar to placing every BuddyPress file in one directory.

Stickies cannot be show on the front. You may have hundreds of groups, each with stickies. This will clog up the directory and make it useless.

That should be at the discretion of the site administrator. Hopefully, a developer will create a component which provides site owners with more flexibility.

These points should not be taken as a slam against BuddyPress.

@wordpressfan: You must first visit a sub forum on this site to post a topic. You cannot post a topic from the front. It is identical except for the fact there are no groups listed on the forums directory in BuddyPress.

Also –

You don’t need to first browse to a group, click a group name on a topic and you will go straight to that group forum where you can post a reply or new topic.

You don’t need to be a member of the group, you can post a reply or a new topic on a group forum and will auto join that group. It’s not a two step process.

Stickies cannot be show on the front. You may have hundreds of groups, each with stickies. This will clog up the directory and make it useless.

@allenweiss: If you don’t want a group to be a place for starting topics and discussions then simply disable the forum on that group.

There are some exceptions.

For instance, the buddypress.org forums front page includes groups, followed by new messages throughout all of those groups. The default forums home page simply displays new messages. The presence of groups introduces the concept to users that they must first enter a group, then enter a topic.

The buddypress.org forums front page also includes stickies. For some reason, stickies are only available to group members. This requires a subscriber to somehow know a sticky was created – and in what group – then go to that group and read the sticky. This defeats the ability to globally inform all users via forums.

These two features – including groups in the forum home page and permitting stickies to be available globally – would greatly enhance the usability of the forum concept.

If you have a bug, report it on http://trac.buddypress.org with full details of your install, version numbers and steps to reproduce

BTW this sounds more of an enhancement request/change rather than a bug, especially as per Andy’s comment in the other thread.

I think the setup is different and, with all new things, will take some time getting used to. For those that prefer it the old way, I’m sure you can still have the traditional looking bbpress forums just as it is here on buddypress.org. The new change is adding a feature, not taking any away.

read this: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/is-this-the-way-forums-are-supposed-to-work

I agree that the setup is not ideal – users should be able to post new topics anytime and then chose where to post in. Like this it is far too complicated – I plan to run a help forum – so registration and posting of topics should be as easy as it gets.

But since BuddyPress uses the full bbpress files, it should be possible to do exactly that, using some of the basic kakumei files?

this is clearly a “show-stopper” !

I hope this issue will be fixed soon and messages will be able to be send to anybody on the platform (whether friend or no friend) with auto-complete-function.

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/messages-bug

the way to go is KISS: Keep It Simple & Stupid !

This Privacy Component sounds like a huge step forward. Eager to implement and test, as soon as I have time. Thanks Jeff Sayre.

Hi, I’m having a problem with the error:

‘Attention Site Admin: Group forums require the correct setup and configuration of a bbPress installation.’

I started with a new site on a subdomain, installed WordPress MU 2.8.1, then installed Buddypress 1.0.3. This worked no problem.

I then installed bbPress 1.0.1 and followed the steps above. Everything seemed to have gone fine, and the integrated logins worked across all areas of the site.

The only problem I’m having is the error above. It appears when I’m logged into Buddypress and try to create a new group. Despite this error, the group is created, but no forum is created for the group.

I have 1 user in the system, using the login details admin/password. Admin is set as the Key Master. I have tried using the suggested versions of the 3 pieces of software, as well as later versions, all with the same problem. I’ve completely run out of ideas. Any help you can give is hugely appreciated.

Thanks

Hi, I’m having a problem with the error:

‘Attention Site Admin: Group forums require the correct setup and configuration of a bbPress installation.’

I started with a new site on a subdomain, installed WordPress MU 2.8.1, then installed Buddypress 1.0.3. This worked no problem.

I then installed bbPress 1.0.1 and followed the steps above. Everything seemed to have gone fine, and the integrated logins worked across all areas of the site.

The only problem I’m having is the error above. It appears when I’m logged into Buddypress and try to create a new group. Despite this error, the group is created, but no forum is created for the group.

I have 1 user in the system, using the login details admin/password. Admin is set as the Key Master. I have tried using the suggested versions of the 3 pieces of software, as well as later versions, all with the same problem. I’ve completely run out of ideas. Any help you can give is hugely appreciated.

Thanks

I thought forums held all topics created by all groups. In other words, you had to join a group to post a topic, but you could read and reply to topics, no matter which groups you belonged.

However, I found if I created a sticky topic in group A I wanted everyone to read, it appeared only when I visited that group. I’ve created other topics that were available to everyone. If forums can’t be globally read, the main “Forums” tab should be removed to prevent a misunderstanding.

The other question, I guess, is has the BuddyPress team shelved plans to better integrate with the full-blown BBPress?

After considering the options, funneling the forums through groups makes a bit more sense – particularly since the current method *works* instead of the voodoo magic required to get a stand-alone bbpress and buddypress to communicate.

I’ve solved the problem by posting a ‘sticky’ forum note alerting members they need to join groups to take advantage of the forums. But it would be nice to have the ‘create new topic’ as an option.

If you don’t like the free support for the free software, then you can always pay someone to trouble shoot your issues for you on a schedule more suited to your needs.

The reason it wasn’t working before was because you originally activated the skeleton theme instead of the real members theme. Now that you’ve fixed that and have bpmember active, can you verify for me that the contents of your…

http://myezsoulmate.com/wp-content/bp-themes/bpmember/css/loader.php

…match…

https://trac.buddypress.org/browser/tags/1.0.3/bp-themes/bpmember/css/loader.php