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On the front end, go to a group and select ‘Manage’.
You should end up on an url like: .../groups/your-group/admin/edit-details/
And be able to edit the description.

On the back-end, wp-admin > Groups > roll over a group name and select ‘Edit’.

Re the second issue: https://buddypress.org/support/topic/description-groups/

Do you both have the Activity component disabled?

If so, this is a bug. We’ve tentatively fixed this for the next release.

However, you can temporarily apply the changes by by adjusting these files:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/12185

(Red means code removal, green means code addition)

What happens when you enqueue it? Does it work then? The next step is to figure out why the buddypress-nouveau JS is not being enqueued on the Site-wide Activity page.

The bug needs to be reproduceable on a fresh install of WordPress and BuddyPress.

If you are able to replicate this bug there, then please list the steps it takes to duplicate the problem.

It’s possible that you are using a plugin or custom code to change certain things. If that is the case, you need to disable all BuddyPress-related plugins and code snippets and then trying to reactivate each one to pinpoint what is causing the problem.

I’m also having the same issue.

BuddyPress Devs – Any word?

I’m getting the same issue, but for me, it seems like there is a conflict with bbpress. when I disable it, it is working just fine. so far no solution for it 🙁

my console gives me this error message:

underscore.min.js?ver=1.8.3:5 Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ;
    at new Function (<anonymous>)
    at Function.m.template (underscore.min.js?ver=1.8.3:5)
    at n.template (wp-util.min.js?ver=4.9.7:1)
    at n.render (wp-backbone.min.js?ver=4.9.7:1)
    at n.render (buddypress-group-invites.min.js?ver=3.1.0:1)
    at wp.Backbone.Subviews.<anonymous> (wp-backbone.min.js?ver=4.9.7:1)
    at underscore.min.js?ver=1.8.3:5
    at Function.m.each.m.forEach (underscore.min.js?ver=1.8.3:5)
    at wp.Backbone.Subviews._attach (wp-backbone.min.js?ver=4.9.7:1)
    at wp.Backbone.Subviews.set (wp-backbone.min.js?ver=4.9.7:1)

I just saw another thread about this.

It looks like the bp-nouveau JS files are not being outputted in the footer.

You can check to see if the buddypress-nouveau JS file is being properly registered and enqueued:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.1.0/src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress-functions.php#L296
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.1.0/src/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/buddypress-functions.php#L364

Are you, by chance, filtering 'bp_nouveau_register_scripts' anywhere?

Sounds like the same problem as this report:

Can’t Post in Activity Stream

Unfortunately, we have been unable to determine the cause. Maybe you can help?

If you are able to reproduce this problem on a fresh install of WordPress and BuddyPress, then please let us know so we can look into the problem.

Maybe just “don’t use oembed except for Youtube” type of hacking?

BuddyPress just uses whatever oEmbed providers that WordPress uses.

You can disable oEmbed providers in WordPress with code:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_oembed_remove_provider

Hope that helps somewhat. The rest is up to you.

Check areas where your developer has either written a plugin or modified your BuddyPress templates in your theme (should be under /wp-content/YOUR-THEME/buddypress/ maybe.

Sounds like you should use a forum like bbPress (bbpress.org) instead of a profile-centric option like BuddyPress.