Thanks for confirming it fixed the issue and for your feedback.
I am sorry to read 50% of these third party plugins are not ready for 12.0.0. As I’ve said a bit earlier, we’ve tried our best to raise most 3rd party plugin authors attention about the important change we’ve introduced in 12.0.0:
– we extended our beta period to 4 months
– we documented the changes.
– we’ve built a backwards compatibility Add-on
– we’ve added a new feature to display Admin notifications in version 11.4.0.
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!
I think I fixed it.
I enqueued /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-templates/bp-nouveau/css/buddypress.min.css manually in functions.php
Hi @koka777
I’ve just checked about bp_core_retain_legacy_widgets(). It’s not used by BuddyPress or BP Classic. I guess another plugin, a theme or some custom code is using it. To fix the issue:
1. if you’re the author of the custom code, you can replace it with:
function_exists( 'bp_classic_retain_legacy_widgets' ) && bp_classic_retain_legacy_widgets();
2. otherwise you can report to the plugin/theme author this issue.
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!
Hi @anonymz
Thanks for your feedback, as we don’t use this function (see https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Abuddypress%2Fbuddypress+str_starts_with&type=code ), It’s probably a plugin or a theme hooking to a BuddyPress filter or action.
Do you have the full error trace ?
@westmdresearch & @fraughtithrouble
I believe there can be errors when a plugin/theme has not been updated since the last 2 versions of BuddyPress, we only load by default deprecated functions back to 2 previous versions. I suggest you to use 2 constants in your wp-config.php file:
– define( 'BP_LOAD_DEPRECATED', true ); this will load all deprecated functions (from version 12.0 back to version 1.2)
– Errors should become deprecation notices. Errors/notices should never be output on front-end, so if some errors are output on front-end, I advise you to also use define( 'WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false );
@fraughtithrouble if you want to rollback, activate BP Classic (to get the regular directory pages back into your regular WordPress pages), then deactivate BuddyPress and BP Classic. You’ll need to manually reset the « DB Version » to the one of you version, see https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/. For instance for version 11.4.0, into the wp_options table the _bp_db_version option should be 13408. Only then download and activate a previous BuddyPress version (11.4.0).
@westmdresearch I’m sorry to read about all these troubles, we took all possible precautions to avoid it on our side: beta period was extended to 4/5 months, we documented the changes, we’ve built a backcompat plugin, unfortunately we cannot test and fix all free or premium plugins, this part remains their responsibility.
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 ($haystack) of type string is deprecated in Path….\wp-includes\class-wp-styles.php on line 430
I would be very thankful for help!
@varadkk if I understand well you need to get the link to your BuddyPress directories or to the registration page.
For these pages, it should always be https://yoursite.url/$slug_value where the $slug_value is the value of the slug input.
You can alternatively use the BuddyPress Directory menu or logged out member menu items if you use a regular theme, see https://github.com/buddypress/buddypress/blob/master/docs/user/administration/navigations/README.md
Hello
Has anyone found a good solution for optimising the member page titles it does not seem to be supported by most popular SEO plugins which is quite annoying.
why hasn’t this functionality been added to buddy press itself??
Rank math does have titles excerpt re-write for groups but not member pages which is annoying
J
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. 🙂
I use a custom template to present BuddyPRess elements on the front page. I have a widget space where the Users I Follow widget loads and I display the most recent feed items.
Previously, the correct CSS for these was loaded and everything was fine. Now that CSS does not enqueue as needed.
Is there a new or changed init function I need to call?
Hi @varadkk
The new way to customize URLs or directory titles is happening in Settings > BuddyPress then click on the URLs tab. More info about it here: https://github.com/buddypress/buddypress/blob/master/docs/user/administration/settings/urls.md
If for some reason (compatibility with a 3rd party BP plugin) you need to get this page back, you can use the BP Classic add-on.
@weathermadness with so few information I guess something is wrong with a potential third party BP plugin, have you activated the BP Classic plugin ?
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
Good evening
wondering if somebody can help me?
I’ve sent out invitations to people’s emails to join the buddypress network on my website but the emails are going straight into people’s SPAM/JUNK folders
is there any feature in Buddypress to fix this?
KInd regards
Richard
If you’re using the robust BuddyPress plugin with GeoDirectory, you can extend your directory using the BuddyPress Integration extension. Like Yelp or TripAdvisor, you can build a social network that is driven by directories. Adult Psychiatry
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.
The Codex mentions here that there is a page in Settings > Email but I don’t see it.
So I have 2 questions : by default, does sending a notice as an admin to all users triggers a mail to be sent?
And if so where do I configure/disable it? With 40000 users I’d like to be able to notify users but not send a load of email spam.
If you’re using the robust BuddyPress plugin with GeoDirectory, you can extend your directory using the BuddyPress Integration extension. Like Yelp or TripAdvisor, you can build a social network that is driven by directories. mario games
Dear Buddypress,
I have been using your plugin for a while now but still couldn’t figure out how how to remove this text from the registration field: By Creating An Account You Agree To Our Terms And Conditions And Our Privacy Policy. Because I cannot set the links for it they are pointless and confusing. Can you help me with that?
I’m a beginner at WP. I am trying to develop a listing directory with a social network integrated. I’m building the listings directory with the MyListings theme on main domain and want to develop the Social network with BuddyPress (maybe BuddyPress + Youzify) on a subdomain.
My idea is to have a platform where users can publish their listings on Mylistings and have their profile and interact with other members on BuddyPress.
My questions are:
How do I link each author on MyListing website to their BuddyPress profile?
How can I link each profile (BuddyPress) to the author on MyListings theme?
Thank you.
