@Justme1-
If you do not have that line in your wp-config file, it means you used an older version. I just checked a new WPMU 2.7.1 download and the wp-config-sample.php file has this additional line in it.
Anyway, this line goes in the section that starts with this comment:
/** The Database Collate type. Don’t change this if in doubt. */
As far as your last question, yes. You will have lots of issues using the BuddyPress themes until BuddyPress is successfully activated.
HI,
I did do the Site Admin > Upgrade prior to installing BuddyPress and after installing WP 2.7.1 It said I t was up to date
I am using the new WP Config.php file. There is no
define(\’SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE\’, 1);
Can you tell me where in this file this goes please
ALso I am only getting my blog when you go to the site. No other users can log in , there are no user blogs, etc. It\’s all still on the DB. Is this because BP is not installed yet?
Are you using a brand new wp-config.php file–the one that comes with WPMU 2.7.1? Or, did you use an older version?
If so, there is an additional define line added to WMPU’s config file as of 2.7.1:
define(\'SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE\', 1);
Also, before installing BuddyPress, but after upgrading WPMU to 2.7.1, did you got to Site Admin > Upgrade in site admin and finish the upgrade?
Since my upgrade to RC-2, the avatar thumbnails (and possibly a few avatars) have disappeared.
I kept all of my files from the previous installation of buddypress; does anyone know how I can restore the avatar thumbnails or avatar images generally? I’d prefer not to ask users to re-upload them.
Thanks!
I have WPMU 2.7.1 and BP RC2 installed.
I have tried to activate the BuddyPress and I get this fatal error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_site_option()
wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-avatars.php on line 17
Any help would be appreciated
I totally forgot about the wp’s plugin up grade system that when you update plugins, old files are deleted once in order to install new ones.
What is written in the document is not exact, so make sure you backup bp-custom and your translations (po,mo) files local before upgrade via plugin’s system.
Since the language file you’ll be creating (and the bp-custom.php file that loads it) aren’t in the BuddyPress SVN repository or BuddyPress download packages they will not be overwritten when you upgrade to a new BuddyPress version.
I’ve recently just set up BuddyPress and was beginning to alter the colors etc – nothing major. Once everything was up and running I created a non-admin user to test the site out and see how the general user would see it.
I have about 8 profile fields and they all worked, but they sent the default message to the email address even though I updated it via wp-admin.
Then I clicked on Home, or the name of the person under “Feature Profile” or “Members” and it brings me to an empty page that says “Edit this entry.” – which when I click it just reloads the page. No changes.
I’m extremely new and not great with php, but I’m learning and would appreciate any thoughts on what might be causing this.
Thanks in advance!
Have you upgraded from RC1? If so, read through https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-buddypress/upgrading-from-rc-1/ then come back here if it still doesn’t work after reading that carefully.
Okay, at this stage I’d say it’s time to clean house.
If this is a test dev install–meaning you do not have it in production mode–then I recommend deleting absolutely everything. This means the database file as well.
Install a clean, new copy of WPMU 2.7.1 plus BuddyPress RC2 and see what happens. After WPMU is properly installed, then install BuddyPress RC2 using the plugin browser as described here: https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-buddypress/
Let us know how that goes.
Maythil-
I believe this issue has been resolved in the RC2 version of BuddyPress. If you have not yet upgraded, I’d recommend doing so. Read this thread: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=2298
Today i ugraded WPMU to 2.7.1 and BP to RC 2. Good work!
Maybe some newest language files will be for this version?
Jfcarter-
The upgrade process will remove a few BuddyPress tables that are not needed anymore in RC2. Don’t worry, though. All the important data is safe. So, as long as you have a recent backup of your DB, you’ll be fine.
As far as shutting down your site during the upgrade, I usually make a post the day before stating that I’ll be performing upgrades. Since it is should take no more than 10 minutes, usually it is not an issue.
But part of the upgrade process has been to delete everything except your wp-config file, various files in /wp-content/ (and of course your database), if someone attempts to go to the site during the upgrade, there may be no files to serve. So, with more established sites, I’ll stick an index.html file in root so that it will be served if someone comes while I’m upgrading. In that file, I have the logo and a “be back soon” or something like that message. This is overkill for most sites though.
Finally, you could look at the Lock Outplugin. I’ve never used it and I do not know if it works with WPMU 2.7+.
Good luck!
BuddyPress RC2 will consolidate your activity streams and merge the tables. It will also go through and add any additional settings that are missing and set them as default if for some reason they do not already exist.
As long as you have not hacked the core of your install, upgrading from RC1 to RC2 should not harm any of your existing data.
There is a built in maintenance mode when using the automatic update feature of WordPress, but for something manual (such as RC1 to RC2), I might recommend something like…
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/maintenance-mode/
I am preparing to upgrade to WPMU 2.7.1, and BuddyPress 1.0.
Is there anything I need to do to prepare my databases for these upgrades? I can’t afford to lose any data (so I’m making backups first)
P.S. Does anyone know how to shut a site down during upgrades? (other than upgrading really late at night, which is what I’m planning)
Thanks in advance.
Congratulations, Andy! This is another important milestone for BuddyPress!
Thank you for your hard work, determination, and dedication in making the BuddyPress platform a wonderful tool for creating cutting-edge, vibrant social networks. I look forward to seeing where this goes!
For those of you tuning into us via SVN:
BuddyPress RC2 = BuddyPress Revision 1406
Anything +1406 can be referred to as “trunk” again.
Check these topics for some important reading on upgrading your existing BuddyPress installs.
BuddyPress Directory Changes and New File Locations
Reminder to move your old install, and what error you’ll receive if you don’t
i think the problem your having is the fact that p2 is not a “buddypress theme”
like in the main theme how it has a large widget area and 2 small ones, and also has a BLOG tab where the main blog is
the problem your having with p2 (and any other standard wordpress theme) is the BLOG tab is displayed on the main page rather than a large widget sidebar, as the recent blog posts thing is actually a widget, if you put this widget in your p2 sidebar you will see a direct comparison between the 2
currently you cant have a p2 “theme” that aggregates ALL blog posts like the buddypress widget does,
all the users will be posting to the main blog if you want them to use p2, and if you do then the current skin should be fine? it was designed to show comments
im sure you could add some nice jscript to add collapsing comments? this would probably bring better functionallity to your site if you didnt want the comments taking up the whole page?
It is extremely important that you follow the upgrade guide if you are upgrading from 1.0 RC-1 to 1.0 RC-2 or 1.0 Release of BuddyPress.
BuddyPress 1.0 RC-2+ REQUIRES WordPress 2.7.1 or greater.
http://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-buddypress/upgrading-from-rc-1/
BuddyPress 1.0 RC-2 is now availiable for download.
Please note that WordPress MU 2.7.1 is required for this version.
IMPORTANT! – If you are upgrading from RC-1 is is extremely important that you follow the RC-1 upgrade guide. Simply upgrading without reading this will result in your site breaking.
Note: You can now also download and install BuddyPress from the plugin browser within your WordPress MU installation.
there is a plugin to disable the dashboard but then obviously they cant edit the blog?
i think what your looking for is just plain wordpress (not mu / multi user) and buddypress which is upcoming, theres a thread about it in the forum if your interested, it would definately be worth a read and then base your decision on that
i kinda know how to do this, i am planning on switching the members profiles to http://username.hyrxx.com and the blogs to http://username.hyrxx.com/blogs /comments /photos etc
so it brings more of a focus onto the profile than the blog
because buddypress is about the profiles right?
ill let you know how i get on
And… if you make these changes to the BP core files, don’t forget to save them when updating BP.
Oh, and BTW, upgrading to the paid godaddy hosting will most likely fix the ad code injection issue you’re having; but I would concur with the negative comments about godaddy — paid or not — as a host for a buddypress project. You’ll keep running into problems trying to do more advanced stuff on their servers. That’s just not the market that they’re serving.
