That is kind of a pain isn’t it. I was a little lucky since most of my blogs on one of my installs were using domain mapping, so I just changed their blog names to something else if they were using their main username and then created the homebase for them with their username. That is why it is easier to start from scratch and import blogs if you don’t have many rather than transforming a huge install over. I am not sure what the solution is, but it would be nice to have the option to put the homebase into an extension URL like username.bloghost.com/profile/ rather than having to have its own blog, but still have the dashboard created for the blog at that extension. All and all it really is a slippery slope either way though…
Trent
But you’re forgetting that most people use usernames across many sites as an online persona. To use myself as an example, I use nolageek everywhere. If I already had a blog as nolageek.dcgeek.com and now had to come up with a profile name… I’d want it be under nolageek – I dont have any other usenames/profiles/identities that I use on social networks. I’m just saying it’s confusing. (At least, for me!) 
Ah i see where you are coming from now.
It would be really confusing if their username was displayed or used anywhere in BuddyPress, but users are displayed using their full name. Once the tie to the username is removed from the messaging component, their username is basically irrelevant aside from logging in.
The problem though, as I understand it, is that existing users already have a blog associated with their username… not their profile/home base. That’s kind of confusing, no?
BuddyPress should work on existing installations, but the “buddypress” theme should not be used for regular blogs or enabled for people to use as their blog theme.
Basically the BuddyPress theme stays hidden, and is only used for home bases. Existing members can log in and follow the instructions on the “Create Home Base” tab that they will see once BuddyPress is installed.
As long as you have the “buddypress” theme in the /wp-content/themes/ directory, it should work ok.
Hello,
I’m proud to announce that “BuddyPress Deutschland” (Germany) has launched. It will be the german site for all buddypress users. We will release in the next days the frist version of the german localization. More information on buddypress.de.
Thanks, your Dennis!
No, I was trying to figure out why the buddypress theme wasn’t working for his blog. I was confused about the whole homebase/profile/blog distinction. The problem is that some of the blogs were already created using their usernames.. so the homebases were all screwed up. Good to know.
Mental note: install BP on a clean install. (I know it’s been said before, but this is a good resaon why)
Still not really clear on what’s not working correctly, though that blog you linked to has a different theme than the rest of the site. Is that what you were trying to do?
I downloaded Opera but can’t seem to replicate the problems, though I did customize the logo as I outlined here. Might be worth trying that out to see if it solves the issues.
First of all, thanks for BuddyPress
I have few questions though:
1) How can I get same front page as at testbp.org?
I understand that I can set what to show as the front page in settings/reading, but it doesn’t look like login page anyway… if I chane my settings, it takes me to my personal blog 
I need to set everything up and get it going ASAP
2) I want to show ads on the site.
But can’t figure how and there I can put them in the layout… Any advice?
Finally,could you let me know please when is the first realize approx.? I know that it’s going to be in the end of the year, but cant check time schedule, because google thinks I’m a Thai coz’ I live in Thailand… I mean, I like everything about BP as I’m an old fan of WP and in need of a social network, but if its still a long way to go, I’d have to consider other options.
Thanks a lot,
Boris
It’s just not working like that though. http://columbiahizzle.geekdc.com/
Is that just because he hasn’t logged into to create his home page?
Anybody can help? Please……
I am not sure I fully understand what you’re asking, but the BuddyPress theme is a great starting point. Users can still choose their own theme (provided you’ve installed and enabled them). On Testbp.org the user profiles use the BuddyPress theme while the blogs use the default WordPress theme.
The BuddyPress theme can also be deconstructed so you can integrate the features you want into a theme of your own to further customize your community’s look and functionality.
Is full registration (users+blogs) enabled under Site Admin/Options? “Enabled. Blogs and user accounts can be created.” should be selected on that page. I believe this was the error I received when I tried to create a home base and full registration wasn’t enabled.
Also, is this a clean install of 2.6.2 and what version of the BuddyPress plugins are you using so we can help you out if the above issue isn’t the problem.
Hi,
I just installed BuddyPress on my newly installed WordPressMU.
If I click Create a Home Base! I get the following Error:
You’re logged in already. No need to register again!
And it doesn’t create a homebase of cause.
Any Idea? I tried everything, but it just doesn’t work. I always land on the same site with the same error.
I’m not really sure if I understand how these themes are supposed to work.
I installed buddypress into a pretty much stock WPMU 2.6.2 install.
I went in and selected the Home theme for my main site’s blog.
What do do with the buddypress theme? Do I force it on my users?
I noticed that on the demo site that the user’s posts are in their own themes, but when you go to their blog’s “home page” it’s the buddypress theme. Is that how it’s supposed to be?
My site is http://geekdc.com
Glad you found and shared a temporary workaround. This was also brought up in another topic recently, and Andy said “In the first version for the end of the year, BuddyPress will only support open networks. However, the plan is to put together a generic privacy component which can be used by all components to restrict and allow customizable privacy levels.”.
Privacy isn’t built in yet but it will be soon enough.
Did you install them in /mu-plugins/ or just /plugins/?
Plugins installed in /mu-plugins/, such as BuddyPress, will not show up on the plugins page as plugins in this folder are automatically activated across the entire WPMU install.
On the other hand, if plugins are only needed on a blog-by-blog basis they are to be installed in the regular /plugins/ directory and will be shown on the plugins page just as in regular wordpress.
The BuddyPress plugins are supposed to be installed in /mu-plugins/ per step 3 of the instructions.
Here’s what I did as a temporary solution (this is prob. not the best way, so I wouldnt recommend it). In each /theme/buddypress/plugin folder, for example /theme/buddypress/profile/index.php after div id=”content”> I added
<?php
global $bp, $wpmu;
$potential_friend_id = $bp['current_userid'];
$friend_status = BP_Friends_Friendship::check_is_friend( $bp['loggedin_userid'], $potential_friend_id );
if ( $friend_status != 'is_friend' && $potential_friend_id != $bp['loggedin_userid']) {
echo "You must be friends to view this profile.".bp_add_friend_button();
} else { ?>
then before the last </div> in the file i added
<?php } ?>
Hello!
I just installed WPMU in what I believe is my root. I can go to the main website address and WPMU shows up.
Then I downloaded all of the zip files for BuddyPress, and uploaded the proper files and folders as per the txt INSTALL file. I looked in my WPMU plugins page in the dashboard and no plugins show up.
I imagine this is why my profile isn’t showing up either?
Am I missing something? I thought I understood this all…
Thanks!
Erik
Hi, Loving Buddypress and can’t wait for the release.
I have a problem when trying to install on a localhost server (XAMPP).
Home page is there and I seem to be able to create profiles and users. But I’m constantly getting “Opps 404” when I go to view profiles / blogs / everything else.
I’m guessing it’s because I’ve got to install WPMU under localhost.localdomain.
Is there a way around this?
I already translate BuddyPress to Chinese and create a po file. But I don’t know how to use it directly.
And I found that if I mesh the po file of BP to po file of MU. It can work. But MU and BP wasn’t upgrade in same time everytime. So I want to know how to use the language pack single.
How somebody can understand my poor english. Ha…
wow
No kidding people. wow. I’ve been out of web developement for 7 yrs. Perl was the way to go for CGI back then. (anyone remember CGI?). I’m moving back into it now and just spent the last 2 months trying to catch up. I got to the point of integrating Drupal, WordPress and phpBB3 together (users/session mgmt). Decided to abandon 2 months of headaches and start with wp and a forum. I’d do the group and social stuff as custom.
The forum remained phpBB3. Decided to drop that ’cause it just scared users away. OK NOW WHAT FORUM. Found bbPress and the wp+bbpress integration capability. Lovely! A slim, user friendly forum and the best blog engine. Cool. Move to wpmu and in my browsing and carousing around the forums found BuddyPress.
wow.
God loves those who surf. Can’t tell ya people how lovely this stuff is and is gonna be. wpmu+bbpress+buddypress
(did I say wow?)
Thanks abunches people!
Burt
Delete what you have, and install the trunk:
https://trac.buddypress.org/browser/trunk
Use the “zip archive” link at the bottom of that page.
