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Vito687-

I can not change or create avatars

I assume you mean that you cannot create avatars at all. If that is the case, then you cannot even get the chance to change your avatar. Is this correct?

The error you mentioned in your OP is found in only two places in BP:

• bp_core_avatar.php –> in the function bp_core_avatar_admin
• bp_xprofile_signup.php –> in the function xprofile_validate_signup_fields

So, either you do not have sufficient permissions in the folder where the avatar is first uploaded, or you’re uploading an avatar that is too big. I will guess that it is the first problem based on the error message.

But, let’s be thorough.

You mentioned that you’re running a very recent BP trunk version and WPMU 2.7.1_beta from branch. We’ll assume that everything is correct with your upgrade and that you’ve also read the thread Lance mentioned and tried any applicable suggestions.

Here, then, are some additional or follow-up questions:

1. What is the size of the avatar you’re trying to upload?
2. What is the avatar’s format?
3. Are you using the standard buddypress-member theme or a customized theme?
4. What version of GD is installed?
5. What version of PHP are you using?
6. Have you checked all the folders in blog.dir and made sure that there are indeed no files?
7. Have you checked the permissions of each of the subfolders in blog.dir?

@John James Jacoby

Thanks John, I’ll wait for the tutorial!

Note – because of a limitation of my hosting provider (for whom I am a reseller) – they don’t allow xml-rpc calls to the same server, I have had to put bbPress on a different server from WordPress & BuddyPress, so if you want a tester to go through the tutorial I am happy to do so.

(I have a few spare domain names kicking around that I can use for this!)

Yeah, copy over the register.php from the buddypress-home theme folder.

Trent

Vito687 – have you search a bit here on the forums for a possible solution? This seems to be a common problem and there are a lot of threads with helpful hints, like https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=1960.

Some things to check:

• GD library support on your server
• .htaccess file is in place and doesn’t have lines commented out
• Errors in your server logs
• file permissions

I know you’ve tried looking at the last two already, but it’s still good to try everything again, especially if you’ve changed a few settings but didn’t check the other items afterwards.

There is a TRAC issue for that here https://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/192

By backend menus for WP, do you mean you want to totally remove access to the wp-admin area?

This has been a common request by others as well, especially if you have blogs turned off and are trying to hide it completely for subscribers.

If you’re saying that each member still has a blog, but you want them to be able to create new blog posts and manage their blogs through the buddypress interface, that still is not a possibility, and would require an additional plugin (in my opinion) that does not yet (and may never) exist with BP…

It is possible to setup default widgets for blogs, it’s a little tricky though. Also, in order to setup a default member blog, I’ve found the best way to do that is to only give them one option and only have one theme turned on the Site-Admin->Themes area. There may be a way to force a default theme, but I’ve never attempted it yet.

Let me try and answer this diplomatically because this seems like spam without being spam to me…

BuddyPress isn’t Facebook, and it really doesn’t have any intentions of trying to imitate it. That’s up to an audience of GPL contributors to try and mold and shape it into that, if they so choose.

BuddyPress also has a test development site already, to flex its muscles and allow people to use it as they like. testbp.org.

There are unlimited domains available, with unlimited hosting and bandwidth options. None of what you’re offering really has anything to do with BuddyPress other than using it for potential profit. Contributing a domain that specializes in spreading bad news isn’t any part of Automattic’s roadmap that I’ve seen, so don’t count on getting any hosting.

If what you’re doing is offering a business opportunity to specific individuals, you should contact them privately and see if they’re interested.

(I’m locking this for now. If any other staff feels like re-opening it for discussion, go for it. My gut tells me this isn’t what the forums here are for.)

to add stuff under the buddyrpess menu in wp admin it’s not needed to keep your plugin in /plugins/buddypress :S

look here from the bpdev-admin.php code

add_menu_page(

'BPDEV Admin',

'BPDEV Admin',

2,

'bpdev-admin',

'bpdev_admin_settings_page',

BPDEV_PLUGINS_URL . '/bpdev-core/images/icon.png'

);



add_submenu_page(

'bpdev-admin',

'All Plugins',

'All Plugins',

1,

'bpdev-plugins',

'bpdev_admin_plugins'

);

so, the first create a new item, the second a new sub-item, you should create a subitem like that

add_submenu_page(

'buddypress', <== check this on the code

'My Plugin',

'My Plugin',

1,<= Position

'bpdev-plugins', <= Slug

'bpdev_admin_plugins' <= callback

);

put it in a function and add_action( '_admin_menu', 'my_function_with_my_menus' )

This is the greatest challenge of all.

Read the integration tutorial at this website.

Read it again. Read it again. Read it again.

Follow all steps, exactly.

Use Firefox and check the cookies that are being placed when you login to BuddyPress. Chances are that you skipped a step somewhere, or that one of your cookies or plugins is out of alignment.

It is possible and they can play nice together.

Here is what I would do… And what I do mostly on all of my BuddyPress installations…

In your BuddyPress->General Settings, make the “Full Name field name” be called “Display Name” or in your case “First Name/Last Initial”

That way, people know right away what you want shown there. You won’t need to baby sit them because it says right there what you want entered. Most people will follow suit, and the ones that don’t, what’s the diff?

(Notice I use my middle name here on bp.org?)

Then, create extra fields for First Name and Last Name, for yourself to use. Make them visible if you’d like, or whatever.

This way you’re not trying to create a crazy filter to micro manage anything.

@Enlightenmental1-

It seems like you’re on the right path!

it’s BP-tos….?

Just to let you know, the “bp” at the beginning of a plugin does not mean that it is an official, supported BuddyPress component. The same goes with the “wp”. Plugin developers can name their plugins whatever they want.

That is what the TOS and Captcha developers did.

Does Welcome Pack have options to customize the activitation email (without messing up wpmu-functions.php) and insert the actual first name or full name of the new user in ‘Dear User’?

I’ve asked about that here. Burtadsit said you were working on this.

Apologies I haven’t even tried Welcome Pack yet. I’m in the middle of my day job. Shouldn’t even be here…

Okay, not a new hook per se, but a new admin menu group (BuddyPress) to which you should be able to add additional submenu pages. It still uses the add_action call to a WPMU hook (admin_menu).

Look at how its done in bp_core_add_admin_menu() in bp_core.php. Then, additional submenus under BuddyPress menu group are added in other BP components–like xprofile_add_admin_menu() in bp_xprofile.php.

Actually, come to think of it, maybe you should keep it in plugins/buddypress/. That will make it easier to add it to the BuddyPress menu in the backend.

@Erwin

As Nicloa suggests, placing your plugin in plugins/bp-events/ makes sense. Also, perhaps you should consider adding it to the BuddyPress menu in WP admin.

i really suggest you (for stats and user experience)

to put it in plugins/bp-events/

Then you should add some code to stop it working if bp is disabled,

contact me if needed ( nicola at buddypressdev.org )

got it working it was my stupid php… so what exactly does this do ? when you post a blog on wpmu does it post it on fb as well?? and vice versa ?

also isnt there anyway to take out users profile info … and put em into there buddypress if they have the same fields..?

@burt:

I’ve written a plugin (essentially your logo replacement code), and put it in the mu-plugins directory, but it doesn’t seem to be getting invoked?

Am I missing something obvious?

My file is called 2l2r-plugins.php and sits in the mu-plugins directory:

<?php

*/

function l2r_adminbar_logo() {

global $bp;

echo '<img id="admin-bar-logo" src="' . apply_filters( 'bp_admin_bar_logo_src', site_url( MUPLUGINDIR . '/2l2r/images/l2r_home.gif' ) ) . '" alt="' . apply_filters( 'bp_admin_bar_logo_alt_text', __( 'BuddyPress', 'buddypress' ) ) . '" />';

}

remove_action('bp-adminbar-logo','bp_adminbar_logo');

add_action('bp-adminbar-logo','l2r_adminbar_logo');

?>

Okay so I just tried installing the absolute latest Trunk of BBPress with BuddyPress RC1, but when I try to activate the buddypress-enable.php file it says:

Plugin file does not exist.

Back to Modelrific Forums.

Question, will BuddyPress RC1 work for this, or do you have to be using the latest BuddyPress install via SVN?

This thread has an example of how to build a filter: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=2146 for the user full name.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API for docs on wp actions and filters.

You should really talk to DJPaul here on the forums. He has a plugin called Welcome Pack that assigns new users a default friend and default group. He also says that the next version of that plugin will have the ability to create a custom welcome message to the new user. Not sure if that’s a PM or an email. Suggest what you want to him. He’s working that kinda track.

https://buddypress.org/developers/DJPaul/

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/welcome-pack/