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Please make sure you have enabled the following option for BuddyPress Settings >> Options.
Activity auto-refresh >> Automatically check for new items while viewing the activity stream

@jerrythemouse To add a membership layer, you can use Paid Membership Pro, which also comes with a BuddyPress addon.

Paid Memberships Pro – Content Restriction, User Registration, & Paid Subscriptions

BuddyPress & BuddyBoss Private Community with PMPro – Restrict Profiles, Groups, Messaging, Forum Discussions

@giszech Delete old BuddyPress pages with “under construction” subtitle to avoid conflicts with the new setup after activating BP Classic. You can deactivate BP Classic after that.
in BP v12, these pages are not required anymore.

Hi there, and welcome to the world of BuddyPress! Don’t worry; the 500 error can be daunting for beginners, but we’ll work together.
I’ve seen this issue reported before with the Lambda theme and BuddyPress, and it boils down to a compatibility issue with the navigation functions. Here’s how we can tackle it:

1. Debug Mode Explained:
Good job enabling debug mode! The error message you shared (“Call to a member function get_primary() on null”) points to line 2558 in bp-core-functions.php. This line attempts to access a navigation menu item that’s not available, causing the 500 error.

2. Don’t Modify Core Files:
While removing the problematic line might seem tempting, avoiding modifying core BuddyPress files directly is crucial. This can cause conflicts and instability down the line.

3. Theme Compatibility Fix:
Instead, let’s explore theme compatibility options:
Theme Update: Check if an updated version of Lambda is available. Developers often fix compatibility issues in newer versions.
Theme-Specific Navigation Hook: Some themes, like Lambda, provide custom hooks for modifying the navigation. Research Lambda’s documentation or contact their support team to see if such a hook exists. You can then use this hook to customize the BuddyPress navigation without touching core files.
Alternate Theme: Unfortunately, if compatibility solutions are unavailable, switching to a different theme that plays well with BuddyPress might be necessary. Popular choices include BuddyPress-compatible themes like BuddyBoss, BuddyPress Theme, and Total.

4. Community Resources:
Don’t hesitate to tap into the wider BuddyPress community for support:
BuddyPress Forums: Head over to the BuddyPress forums and search for similar issues related to Lambda and navigation. You might find existing solutions or helpful advice from other users.
BuddyPress Slack: Join the BuddyPress Slack community to chat with developers and experienced users in real-time.

5. Next Steps:
Based on your preference and technical comfort level, please choose one of the suggested solutions and try it out. If you need further assistance with specific configurations or troubleshooting, please share more details, and we can delve deeper together.
Remember, the BuddyPress community is friendly and supportive, so don’t hesitate to ask for help. Good luck, and I hope you get your BuddyPress site up and running smoothly soon!

Can you explain this to me? I am building a membership site that needs to accept money subscriptions; but I also want the functionality of BuddyPress galleries for our members, and the facebook-like interface that lets people chat with one another.

Do I need to scrap BuddyPress and do UltimateMember only?

@shanebp

This is the advent of the spammers in the buddypress forum?

I am glad to hear that a v.14 is planned!
For 10 years I’ve tried to build something with buddypress, but I have never been able to launch a completed project, as I haven’t had the skills to make it as functional as it needed to be.

I am one of those guys that have used wordpress + various other members plugin + freelancer to make what I want.

Every community is different – so is the ones I’ve tried to make, and more often than not I haven’t needed 60% of the functionality coming out of the box in buddypress. But there are always something missing, at least for what I wanted to use Buddypress for.

In version 14 I hope to see more functionality (presented in a clear way for the users) towards user-interacting: Easy to use notification system for 100% of interactions between users.

All notifications is so, so important – as this is the way to bring members back. “Lila has sent you a message, click here to see”, “You got a new friend request”, “Someone replied to your topic”.. This brings people back, helping to grow the community!

So: Live popups and emails + bell notifications for:
Private messages, new bbpress replies / new topics, bbpress mentions, commenting, like buttons, added, follows, friend requests, accepted friend request, rejected friend requests, rating of content, e.g posts, forum posts etc.

And the entire notification system must be easy to use for both members and the admins!
Not all admins have coding skills. We just need an easy way to implement a bell in the header, which nicely presents new notifications. Small things like that is what I’ve been looking for.

And I have often found that 50% of it is working as I hoped, but then the other 50% is just not there. Forcing me to go to Freelancer, and from the developers over there, getting told: “You don’t need such a heavy tool like buddypress to accomplish this. Let me fix it for you just using wordpress and UsersWP”.

@eluyawi

You can use the following code snippet to create a new tab to display at BuddyPress Profile.

// Function to add a custom tab for Membership Details in the BuddyPress profile
function wbcom_rcp_buddypress_add_membership_tab() {
    global $bp;

    // Define a new navigation item for the BuddyPress profile menu
    bp_core_new_nav_item(array(
        'name' => __('Membership', 'textdomain'), // The name of the tab
        'slug' => 'membership', // The slug for the tab, used in the URL
        'screen_function' => 'wbcom_rcp_buddypress_membership_screen', // The function that will load when the tab is clicked
        'position' => 50, // Position of the tab in the profile navigation
        'parent_url' => bp_loggedin_user_domain() . '/membership/', // The parent URL for this sub-navigation
        'parent_slug' => $bp->profile->slug, // The slug of the parent navigation item
        'default_subnav_slug' => 'membership' // Default sub-navigation slug
    ));
}

// Function to handle the display of the Membership Details tab content
function wbcom_rcp_buddypress_membership_screen() {
    // Add the title and content to the Membership tab using actions
    add_action('bp_template_title', 'wbcom_rcp_buddypress_membership_screen_title');
    add_action('bp_template_content', 'wbcom_rcp_buddypress_membership_screen_content');
    // Load the BuddyPress plugin template for displaying the tab content
    bp_core_load_template(apply_filters('bp_core_template_plugin', 'members/single/plugins'));
}

// Function to set the title of the Membership Details tab
function wbcom_rcp_buddypress_membership_screen_title() {
    echo 'Membership Details'; // Title displayed on the Membership tab
}

// Function to display the content of the Membership Details tab
function wbcom_rcp_buddypress_membership_screen_content() {
    // Use the shortcode [subscription_details] to display membership information
    echo do_shortcode('[subscription_details]');
}

// Hook the function to add the Membership tab into the BuddyPress setup navigation action
add_action('bp_setup_nav', 'wbcom_rcp_buddypress_add_membership_tab');

You can use a plugin to add code snippets to your WordPress website using a plugin like “Code Snippets.” This plugin allows you to add custom PHP code snippets to your site without editing your theme’s functions.php file.

@fourbfb you can try to debug with the following steps.

1- Temporarily deactivate other plugins to rule out conflicts, as another plugin might interfere with BuddyPress’s upload functionality.
2- Switch to a default WordPress theme like Twenty Twenty to check if the issue is theme-related.
3- Verify PHP settings such as upload_max_filesize and post_max_size are adequate in your php.ini file.
4- Use the browser’s developer console (F12) to check for JavaScript errors that might block the upload process.
5- Ensure that the profile photo and group icon uploads are enabled in BuddyPress settings.

Hi,
Have you tried checking your SMTP settings in BuddyPress directly? Ensure they align with the configuration in WP Mail SMTP plugin. Additionally, verify if your hosting provider has any specific requirements for SMTP setup. You may need to coordinate with them to improve email deliverability. Good luck!

Either Ultimate Member or BuddyPress; you can not use both together.

Warning in BP 12.2.0

[25-Jan-2024 02:32:13 UTC] PHP Warning: Attempt to read property “activity” on null in /var/www/eufort-sokolniki/wordpress/current/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php on line 643
[25-Jan-2024 02:32:13 UTC] PHP Warning: Attempt to read property “id” on null in /var/www/eufort-sokolniki/wordpress/current/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-activity/bp-activity-template.php on line 643

🙂 Depending on your website’s plugins, theme, and any custom BuddyPress codes. BuddyX is ready for BPv12+ it does not need BP Classic. All our plugins are also ready for BPv12+.

@thesun2012 bp_legacy_theme_ajax_messages_star_handler is not mandatory; you can also create your custom handler based on it
for example

function wbcom_custom_buddypress_ajax_handler() {
    check_ajax_referer('custom-bp-ajax-nonce', 'security');

    $displayed_user_id = isset($_POST['displayed_user_id']) && !empty($_POST['displayed_user_id']) 
                         ? (int) sanitize_text_field($_POST['displayed_user_id']) 
                         : get_current_user_id();

    $message_id = isset($_POST['message_id']) ? (int) sanitize_text_field($_POST['message_id']) : 0;
    $star_status = isset($_POST['star_status']) ? sanitize_text_field($_POST['star_status']) : '';
    $bulk = isset($_POST['bulk']) && !empty($_POST['bulk']);

    if (!bp_is_active('messages', 'star') || empty($message_id) || !is_user_logged_in() || !bp_core_can_edit_settings()) {
        wp_send_json_error(array('message' => 'Invalid request or insufficient permissions.'));
        return;
    }

    $result = bp_messages_star_set_action(array(
        'action' => $star_status,
        'message_id' => $message_id,
        'bulk' => $bulk,
        'user_id' => $displayed_user_id
    ));

    if ($result) {
        wp_send_json_success();
    } else {
        wp_send_json_error(array('message' => 'Failed to update message status.'));
    }
}

add_action('wp_ajax_wbcom_custom_buddypress_action', 'wbcom_custom_buddypress_ajax_handler');

AJAX Request Adjustments like this

jQuery.ajax({
    url: ajaxurl,
    type: 'POST',
    data: {
        'action': 'wbcom_custom_buddypress_action',
        'displayed_user_id': displayedUserId, // Include if available
        'message_id': messageId,
        'star_status': starStatus,
        // Additional data...
    },
    success: function(response) {
        // Handle success
    },
    error: function(error) {
        // Handle error
    }
});

We can suggest modifying the bp_legacy_theme_ajax_messages_star_handler() function to handle the displayed user ID and use the logged-in user ID as a fallback.

function bp_legacy_theme_ajax_messages_star_handler() {
    if ( false === bp_is_active( 'messages', 'star' ) || empty( $_POST['message_id'] ) ) {
        return;
    }

    // Check nonce.
    check_ajax_referer( 'bp-messages-star-' . (int) $_POST['message_id'], 'nonce' );

    // Check capability.
    if ( ! is_user_logged_in() || ! bp_core_can_edit_settings() ) {
        return;
    }

    // Get the displayed user ID or fallback to the logged-in user ID.
    $user_id = isset($_POST['displayed_user_id']) && !empty($_POST['displayed_user_id']) 
               ? (int) $_POST['displayed_user_id'] 
               : get_current_user_id();

    if ( true === bp_messages_star_set_action( array(
        'action'     => $_POST['star_status'],
        'message_id' => (int) $_POST['message_id'],
        'bulk'       => ! empty( $_POST['bulk'] ) ? true : false,
        'user_id'    => $user_id  // Use the determined user ID
     ) ) ) {
        echo '1';
        die();
    }

    echo '-1';
    die();
}