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Hi @imath
Thank you for your support, as you wrote above the problem was in the template! I fixed it as recommended and everything worked!

I want to add that today I managed to test two dozen third-party plugins and half of them stopped working properly with the 12.0.0 update, so the problem is not with BuddyPress but with third-party developers who have not prepared for this update!

Thanks @imath for the detailed response!

Is there a list of deprecated functions that we could use as a starting point to troubleshoot the critical and non-critical errors? By checking error logs, all of the errors seem to be in custom theme functions for BuddyPress-specific themes, but it would be handy to have a starting point with so many themes throwing different errors (because of custom function naming). All of the non BP-specific themes I’ve toggled through appear to be working fine with BPClassic installed and activated, so this could be the root issue I’m seeing across different installations (I’m thinking it has something to do with pulling user functions, user meta, messages, etc… or something universal that is only present on themes with BP support built-in).

Some of the sites we work with are 5-10 years old, and even though we update themes/plugins as they become available, there are a lot of functional BP themes/plugins that have been psuedo-abandoned/un-updated, that I’d like to try to update with my limited BP-specific knowledge.

I completely understand that progress must be made, so I’d like to try to see what I can do on my end to support the legacy ecosystem that seems to grow more and more each year. BP is an incredibly powerful tool for community work and non-profits, but many of the tools, plugins, and themes that we’ve used will have to be carried forward by the community to remain functional.

Thanks again, and have a great day!

I have the same issue… I use woffice theme (themeforest)

debug.log show this if I activate ONLY Buddypress plugin without no other one…

[12-Dec-2023 14:48:45 UTC] PHP Deprecated: str_starts_with(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($haystack) of type string is deprecated in Path….\wp-includes\class-wp-styles.php on line 430

I would be very thankful for help!

Hello there!

I run/help administer quite a number of BuddyPress sites (and I greatly appreciate all of the work that makes ours possible!), but almost all of the sites that I administer or assist with are not working, even with the BP Classic plugin installed and activated.

Conflicts so far include: Grimlock BP add-ons (required for several Themeforest themes), Kleo (very popular Themeforest theme), and any of the sites using Visual Composer/WP Bakery widgets. All of these sites continue to throw errors (or have broken displays in the case of WP Bakery widgets), even with BP Classic installed and activated. I have stopped upgrading other sites until I’m able to figure out what is causing these to crash, even with the BPC plugin activated, but I’d assume that there are probably additional conflicts with the 5 other themes we utilize.

The only sites that continue to be fully operational are those running Divi (with BP Classic installed and activated) or WP Default themes.

I am reaching out to theme and plugin authors for updates, but this seems to be pretty widespread, so I’m hoping there’s some other conflict or issue that I’m missing or not understanding.

I greatly appreciate any help or guidance. Thanks again for all of the work that goes into this plugin. 🙂

See: https://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-12-0-0/#post-332192

Hi there! in the latest 12.0 update, I can’t see a way to set pages to buddypress core functionalities like – members, activity streams, register and activate. Is there a new way of doing these things? Thanks

Morning, sorry I couldn’t find the start a new topic button in the main forum.

I have a problem where If I send out invitations for people to join my buddypress site – the invitation email goes straight to people’s spam folders

Is there a way to fix that?

Two ways to use your BP profile pic as your WordPress avatar:
1. Plugins:
Install and activate a plugin like “BuddyPress Default Avatar” or “BuddyPress Avatar Sync.”
These plugins automatically sync your BP profile photo with your WordPress avatar, making it a simple and hands-off solution.

2. Custom code:
If you prefer a more technical approach, you can add code to your theme’s functions.php file.
This code snippet will enable syncing of the two avatars:

PHP
function bp_avatar_sync($user_id) {
// Get BP profile picture URL
$bp_avatar_url = bp_core_fetch_avatar(array(‘item_id’ => $user_id, ‘type’ => ‘full’));

// Update WordPress avatar URL
update_user_meta($user_id, ‘user_avatar’, $bp_avatar_url);
}
add_action(‘bp_core_avatar_uploaded’, ‘bp_avatar_sync’);

Remember, both methods achieve the same result. Choose the method that best suits your technical skills and preferences.

this issue could stem from a configuration problem with BuddyPress, a plugin conflict (even though it works on your staging version), or a persistent caching issue.

I’ve done what you want to do like this:

$user_compose_url = get_site_url() . '/members/' . get_user_by('id', get_current_user_id())->user_nicename . '/messages/compose';

/* or when Buddypress 12.0 will be released */
$user_compose_url = bp_loggedin_user_url( bp_members_get_path_chunks( array( bp_get_messages_slug(), 'compose' ) ) );

$url = wp_nonce_url(
                add_query_arg(
                    'r',
                    get_user_by('id', $user_id)->user_nicename,
                    $user_compose_url
                )
            );

This way you’ll have the nonce.
You’ll need to adapt the code to where you want to display the button though.

It’s possible that the issue stems from BuddyPress configuration, plugin conflicts, or caching problems. Given the complexity and restricted access to the site, hiring an expert on a salary basis could provide dedicated support.

Their expertise can efficiently troubleshoot and resolve the problem, ensuring a smooth and tailored solution for your specific needs.