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Answered my own question. It was some sort of code conflict between some existing jquery code I wrote and buddypress, but it was nothing a little conditional tagging couldn’t solve.

Thanks @vapvarun. I checked out that link and started to follow the instructions for migrating. But then I found that I am already using bbPress 2.5.14. So it seems I am not using the old bbPress.

Also, when I get to step 3:

[code]
(3) Remove “Forums” page from BuddyPress
In the the WP admin dashboard navigate to “Settings > BuddyPress“. Click on the “Pages” tab.
Under “Discussion Forums“, select “None” and save.
[/code]

There is no such “Discussion Forums” section.

So I think there must be some other problem.

Is this a bug? I’ve been trying to figure this out for days. Why does my custom member directory revert to the default when I sort it??? I load it, it works fine and outputs the filtered users. I sort it by Alphabetical order (for example) and it gives me all users again. Does anyone have an idea why this is happening?

[members-loop-2.php]

<?php
/**
 * BuddyPress - Members Loop
 *
 * Querystring is set via AJAX in _inc/ajax.php - bp_legacy_theme_object_filter()
 *
 * @package BuddyPress
 * @subpackage bp-legacy
 */

/**
 * Fires before the display of the members loop.
 *
 * @since 1.2.0
 */
do_action( 'bp_before_members_loop' ); ?>

<?php if ( bp_get_current_member_type() ) : ?>
	<p class="current-member-type"><?php bp_current_member_type_message() ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php if ( bp_has_members( bp_ajax_querystring( 'members' ) .'&include=' .get_user_matches()  ) ) : ?>

	<div id="pag-top" class="pagination">

		<div class="pag-count" id="member-dir-count-top">

			<?php //bp_members_pagination_count(); ?>

		</div>

		<div class="pagination-links" id="member-dir-pag-top">

			<?php bp_members_pagination_links(); ?>

		</div>

	</div>

	<?php

	/**
	 * Fires before the display of the members list.
	 *
	 * @since 1.1.0
	 */
	do_action( 'bp_before_directory_members_list' ); ?>

	<ul id="members-list" class="item-list" aria-live="assertive" aria-relevant="all">

	<?php while ( bp_members() ) : bp_the_member(); ?>
		<li <?php bp_member_class(); ?>>
        
			<div class="item-avatar">
				<a href="<?php bp_member_permalink(); ?>"><?php bp_member_avatar(); ?></a>
			</div>

			<div class="item">
				<div class="item-title">
					<a href="<?php bp_member_permalink(); ?>"><?php bp_member_name(); ?></a>

					<?php if ( bp_get_member_latest_update() ) : ?>

						<span class="update"> <?php bp_member_latest_update(); ?></span>

					<?php endif; ?>

				</div>

				<div class="item-meta"><span class="activity" data-livestamp="<?php bp_core_iso8601_date( bp_get_member_last_active( array( 'relative' => false ) ) ); ?>"><?php bp_member_last_active(); ?></span></div>

				<?php

				/**
				 * Fires inside the display of a directory member item.
				 *
				 * @since 1.1.0
				 */
				do_action( 'bp_directory_members_item' ); ?>

				<?php
				 /***
				  * If you want to show specific profile fields here you can,
				  * but it'll add an extra query for each member in the loop
				  * (only one regardless of the number of fields you show):
				  *
				  * $xGender =  bp_member_profile_data( 'field=Gender' );
				  */
				  
				?>
			</div>

			<div class="action">

				<?php

				/**
				 * Fires inside the members action HTML markup to display actions.
				 *
				 * @since 1.1.0
				 */
				do_action( 'bp_directory_members_actions' ); ?>

			</div>

			<div class="clear"></div>
		</li>
	<?php endwhile; ?>

	</ul>

	<?php

	/**
	 * Fires after the display of the members list.
	 *
	 * @since 1.1.0
	 */
	do_action( 'bp_after_directory_members_list' ); ?>

	<?php bp_member_hidden_fields(); ?>

	<div id="pag-bottom" class="pagination">

		<div class="pag-count" id="member-dir-count-bottom">

			<?php //bp_members_pagination_count(); ?>

		</div>

		<div class="pagination-links" id="member-dir-pag-bottom">

			<?php bp_members_pagination_links(); ?>

		</div>

	</div>

<?php else: ?>

	<div id="message" class="info">
		<p><?php _e( "Sorry, no members were found.", 'buddypress' ); ?></p>
	</div>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php

/**
 * Fires after the display of the members loop.
 *
 * @since 1.2.0
 */
do_action( 'bp_after_members_loop' );

[index-2.php]
‘<?php
/**
* BuddyPress – Members
*
* @package BuddyPress
* @subpackage bp-legacy
*/

/**
* Fires at the top of the members directory template file.
*
* @since 1.5.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_before_directory_members_page’ ); ?>

<div id=”buddypress”>

<?php

/**
* Fires before the display of the members.
*
* @since 1.1.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_before_directory_members’ ); ?>

<?php

/**
* Fires before the display of the members content.
*
* @since 1.1.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_before_directory_members_content’ ); ?>

<?php /* Backward compatibility for inline search form. Use template part instead. */ ?>
<?php if ( has_filter( ‘bp_directory_members_search_form’ ) ) : ?>

<div id=”members-dir-search” class=”dir-search” role=”search”>
<?php bp_directory_members_search_form(); ?>
</div><!– #members-dir-search –>

<?php else: ?>

<?php bp_get_template_part( ‘common/search/dir-search-form’ ); ?>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php
/**
* Fires before the display of the members list tabs.
*
* @since 1.8.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_before_directory_members_tabs’ ); ?>

<form action=”” method=”post” id=”members-directory-form” class=”dir-form”>

<div class=”item-list-tabs” id=”subnav” aria-label=”<?php esc_attr_e( ‘Members directory secondary navigation’, ‘buddypress’ ); ?>” role=”navigation”>

<?php

/**
* Fires inside the members directory member sub-types.
*
* @since 1.5.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_members_directory_member_sub_types’ ); ?>

<li id=”members-order-select” class=”last filter”>
<label for=”members-order-by”><?php _e( ‘Order By:’, ‘buddypress’ ); ?></label>
<select id=”members-order-by”>
<option value=”active”><?php _e( ‘Last Active’, ‘buddypress’ ); ?></option>
<option value=”newest”><?php _e( ‘Newest Registered’, ‘buddypress’ ); ?></option>

<?php if ( bp_is_active( ‘xprofile’ ) ) : ?>
<option value=”alphabetical”><?php _e( ‘Alphabetical’, ‘buddypress’ ); ?></option>
<?php endif; ?>

<?php

/**
* Fires inside the members directory member order options.
*
* @since 1.2.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_members_directory_order_options’ ); ?>
</select>

</div>

<h2 class=”bp-screen-reader-text”><?php
/* translators: accessibility text */
_e( ‘Members directory’, ‘buddypress’ );
?></h2>

<div id=”members-dir-list” class=”members dir-list”>
<?php bp_get_template_part( ‘members/members-loop-2’ ); ?>
</div><!– #members-dir-list –>

<?php

/**
* Fires and displays the members content.
*
* @since 1.1.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_directory_members_content’ ); ?>

<?php wp_nonce_field( ‘directory_members’, ‘_wpnonce-member-filter’ ); ?>

<?php

/**
* Fires after the display of the members content.
*
* @since 1.1.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_after_directory_members_content’ ); ?>

</form><!– #members-directory-form –>

<?php

/**
* Fires after the display of the members.
*
* @since 1.1.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_after_directory_members’ ); ?>

</div><!– #buddypress –>

<?php

/**
* Fires at the bottom of the members directory template file.
*
* @since 1.5.0
*/
do_action( ‘bp_after_directory_members_page’ );
‘

Thank you for the suggestion. I deactivated the XProfile plugin first and ran the backup job – still had the error, so I deactivated the BuddyPress plugin and ran the backup job again. I still have the error. I guess I’m going to have to look into this further.

One thing I did notice when I deactivated the XProfile plugin, I retained all my current extra fields. The only one I had a problem with is birthdate. It used to show age, not birthdate. Perhaps there is a plugin that will deal with just this issue. I’ll have to look around.

Thank you again for all your excellent help. I really appreciate it!!!!

Is anyone likely to update BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields?

Yes, I know. I have enabled buddypress legacy and when I go to group manage -> forum and I try to enable forum it stays inactive – https://imgur.com/Bc5DTL4 I also selected child forum for the group.
I have enabled group forums – https://imgur.com/jakMcKg

Looks like there was removed groups forum activation from create.php

				<?php if ( bp_is_active( 'forums' ) ) : ?>

					<h4><?php _e( 'Group Forums', 'buddypress' ); ?></h4>

					<?php if ( bp_forums_is_installed_correctly() ) : ?>

						<p><?php _e( 'Should this group have a forum?', 'buddypress' ); ?></p>

						<div class="checkbox">
							<label for="group-show-forum"><input type="checkbox" name="group-show-forum" id="group-show-forum" value="1"<?php checked( bp_get_new_group_enable_forum(), true, true ); ?> /> <?php _e( 'Enable discussion forum', 'buddypress' ); ?></label>
						</div>
					<?php elseif ( is_super_admin() ) : ?>

						<p><?php printf( __( '<strong>Attention Site Admin:</strong> Group forums require the <a href="%s">correct setup and configuration</a> of a bbPress installation.', 'buddypress' ), bp_core_do_network_admin() ? network_admin_url( 'settings.php?page=bb-forums-setup' ) :  admin_url( 'admin.php?page=bb-forums-setup' ) ); ?></p>

					<?php endif; ?>

				<?php endif; ?>