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Important to note if you want to use @boonebgorges code with “GROUPS” and not “MEMBERS” sorting -you will have to change to the GROUPS slug… use this:

`function groups_alpha_by_default( $query_string ) {
global $bp;

if ( $bp->current_component == BP_GROUPS_SLUG && !$bp->current_action)
$query_string = ‘type=alphabetical&action=alphabetical’;

return $query_string;
}
add_filter( ‘bp_dtheme_ajax_querystring’, ‘groups_alpha_by_default’ );`

Yeah, I’m giving Humanity a try — seems to be quite effective.

There’s a big thread here:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddypress-spam/?topic_page=6&num=15

Also trying to get this group active again:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/spam-eater/home/

Nice name. Needs some spam-related icon, though.

Incidentally, I still like the idea of getting folks together in a BP Group to attack the issue. I had suggested starting such a group on an IRC chat a few weeks ago, but I see now that there *is* a (small) group someone had set up. If people are interested, we can use that. Or maybe it’s fine to just continue this thread for now, though not having to dig through a few dozen posts has some appeal.

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/spam-eater/home/

jwack – since you had such trouble with this even after taking some measures, what was the final regimen you installed for blocking spam?

https://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2552

@rogercoathup Any chance your client will let you release your work as a GPL plugin?

It’s not a default function.

But, yes it’s possible to integrate something like Google Maps and show all profiles on a map. We’ve recently commissioned this for one of our client websites.

Have a search on this forum for a post by @travel-junkie. He gives some tips on how to do this.

@Tod Locksmith, this is a fresh install (actually there have been 3, all with the same issue).

@Roopunk, I’m not sure my host would allow mod-rewrite to be enabled. Thoughts?

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-private-community/

Look in your style.css file that will show where default.css is being called from.

Where do you see it?

look at the default.css look for the ‘body’ ruleset

<snip>
`
@import url( reset.css ); /* Reset browser defaults */

/* > Global Elements

body {
background: #eaeaea url( ../images/background.gif ) top left repeat-x;
font-size: 12px;
font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;
line-height: 170%;
color: #555;
width: 90%; <<<<<<<<<
min-width: 960px; <<<<<< delete
max-width: 1250px; <<<<<< delete
margin: 0 auto;
padding-top: 0 !important; /* Remove the top padding space for the admin bar in this theme */
}
body.activity-permalink {
min-width: 960px; <<<<< delete both change to width
max-width: 960px;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
margin: 5px 0 15px 0;
}

h1 { font-size: 28px; margin-bottom: 25px; }
h2 { font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
h3 { font-size: 20px; }
h4 { font-size:
`
Do all that in a copy of the file in your child theme otherwise the changes will be overwritten when you upgrade BP

Child theme can simply be a new folder under /themes containing new styles.css and calls to copies of the other BP stylesheets which you’ll modify in stead of the original, the codex/docs has greater detail on this.

Hnla /Hugo answered your question on this original thread:

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/miscellaneous/forum/topic/header-image-not-fitting-on-site/

Please be mindful not to tie up resources around the net needlessly

There was no reason not to have continued in the original thread and you should have done.

You have to be a little more liteeral then as to what you have been trying – sorry not wanting to come across too … but do need things explained in coding terms i.e reference actual elements, perhaps show the the snippets of code pertaining to the attempts, is this a child theme? does it work off the BP default styles or is it a unique layout, need some detail to be able to understand what you have tried.

Oh just checked the site strangely familiar! why did you feel the need to ask how to set a fixed width after the very lengthy post I made or did I miss a a question asked in the thread?

I’ve just changed the width on the body ruleset from width:90%; to width:900px; works for me! I would lose the min/max widths though.

If you state a value then unless it’s zero it must have a unit, 900 what? banana skins, doughnuts, or perhaps px, em, %