I’m not logged in at the test site so there should be a FB button. There was when BP RC2 was there but now I assume they have upgraded to v1.0 on the test site and just chose not to add it this time.
I have a ton of FB users on my forum so this is a “must have” for me and not seeing it there makes me worry that perhaps they removed it because it’s not compatible with BP v1.0 or something.
– BPFan
And for all you theme designers out there, remember that Andy recently updated the BuddyPress Skeleton Theme to version 1.0 standards. It is bundled into the 1.0 download package. But, if you need a new copy, you can get it here:
https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=1575
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First of all, I would recommend copying the Recent Blog Posts widget and modifying the copy. Otherwise, the next time you upgrade BuddyPress, your changes will be gone. When done, place your new widget in /mu-plugins/. Call it something different so that you can easily recognize it in WPMU’s backend.
Okay, now the code changes:
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How can I limit the excerpt in the widget
If you look in that widget, you’ll see that the function bp_create_excerpt() is called to create the excerpt. This function is located in bp-core-templatetags.php. The number of characters is determined in the function’s arguments.
Copy that function, place it in your new widgets file, and rename it. Change the number of characters to your desired limit. Then make sure you reference the new function instead
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Is there anything I can do to exclude the main blog from this widget?
In the widget, the fucntion bp_blogs_get_latest_posts() is called. This function is located in bp-blogs.php. It relies on a method get_latest_posts() located in bp-blogs-classes.php.
Thinking out loud, I suppose you could set up a variable that excludes the Admin blog and pass it as a parameter into the bp_blogs_get_latest_posts(). The other option is to create a custom class and method and rewrite the query to exclude the main blog.
Haven’t tried either. So, I’m not sure the best approach.
Hm strange.
Silly question, but you’re not already logged in are you? 
Thanks for the reply. I’m using Ubuntu 9.04/Firefox 3. The FB button is still missing from…
http://testbp.org/
I’ve refreshed, cleared the cache/history, etc.
– BPFan
cyndy, go to the wpmu back end BuddyPress > General Settings and just Save Settings on that page after selecting the bp 1.0 member theme. bp might not be detecting the new member theme location. Upgrading to 1.0 means that the member theme is now located in /wp-content/bp-themes/bpmember
Give that a save there and see if the problem goes away.
Looks like it’s there to me.
What browser, OS, etc?
Well, put it this way, the default buddypress home theme is really just a widget framework accomodating the BP widgets for activity, members, groups, who’s online, welcome etc.
You need to decide where you want to show what and look for themes that fulfill your requirements. There are dozens of mag style themes out there… As long as you have a good range of widget positions in the theme you should be able to put your home page together the way you want to. Besides, it’s easy to create custom widget positions if you need to.
In any case, some php / theming skills may be needed to get stuff exactly how you want it.
Congrats! I have composed a ditty in honor of the occasion: http://wpmu.org/musings-on-the-birth-of-buddypress/
well, private messaging is still not working on the site, so here’s the download link:
http://www.asomatic.net/plugins/wp-jquery-slideshow.zip
I’d appreciate all feedback. You can mail to me or reply on the plugin thread.
Thanks again, I really appreciate your time.
Yes. I would highly recommend upgrading to version 1.0. It is considered the first, stable, public release. This means that it can now be used on live, production sites.
There were a few bug fixes and some nice improvements since RC2. You can visit BuddyPress trac and see for yourself! All the changesets after r1407 came after RC2.
I figured out that there is TEMPLATEPATH available. However when i use TEMPLATEPATH it refers to the absolute path rather than to the relative path on my Server?! Is there anybody who could help me with this?
echo '<a href="' . $bp->root_domain . '"><img id="admin-bar-logo" src="' . apply_filters( 'bp_admin_bar_logo_src', TEMPLATEPATH . '/images/admin_bar_logo.gif' ) . '" alt="' . apply_filters( 'bp_admin_bar_logo_alt_text', __( 'BuddyPress', 'buddypress' ) ) . '" /></a>';
WOOOOOOOOOOT!
This is the only time I think all caps should be encouraged!
I’m marking this as resolved since it sounds like you figured it out. Feel free to unmark it if it’s not.
<marquee> Woot!!…. woot <marquee>
This is no longer an issue with the BuddyPress 1.0 Release, however the bug remains in WPMU.
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Woot woot!
And woot woot from Yara, too! 
Woot woot… and onward!
Well done Andy (and community!)… BuddyPress rocks!
