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This question was asked 4 days ago here:
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-users-can-link-to-their-profile/

And some other search result you can read also, here:
https://buddypress.org/support/search/bp_get_loggedin_user_link/

Finally, question is: which menu are you talking about ? Give details please.

This is simply the way your theme displays things on the page. If you’d like a sidebar on those pages, you can modify the templates. See the Template Hierarchy article for more info.

first test with default 2014 or 2015 theme – and all other plugins disabled except bp – does it work then? If not…

previous forum posts maybe helpful –
(let us know what you find works!)

With a new bp setup I usually check these things first if email are not seeming to send or go through ->https://buddypress.org/support/topic/activation-e-mail-failing-to-send/#post-241079 (From a recent similar thread)

Better to check the basics before digging into whether it’s a email header config on the server, php settings limiting functionality – need for wp to send as smtp plugin – something just with gmail blackhole filtering –

so many different things can affect wp sending, bp sending, your web serving sending email as php, or an email service accepting something that was sent, much less put in the actual inbox instead of junk mail / promotions box or whatever…

=-=- also from danbp about 8 months ago:
When encountering a registration problem, first thing to do is to test your install without any plugins and one of WP’s Twenty default theme. Ensure that your site send correctly emails. Before activating any plugin, your base WP install must work.

Once WP is OK – you can install BuddyPress and check your permalinks. Pretty permalinks must be activated to get the plugin working correctly.

This point is important, especially if you have redirection issues after BP is activated.

Second point to check is your theme installation.

Proceeding like this will help you to isolate easely the culprit. If:
– WP install: OK
– BP install: OK
– theme activation: problem

So you know here the problem comes from.

While testing your install, you can activate wp_debug (set to TRUE) in the wp-config file. This can give you a lot of information about conflict and/or errors.

Just keep in mind that these information have 2 levels of importance: notice and warning.
While notice are generally harmless, warnings should be taken seriously in account and solved.

If WP is the problem, see first the wordPress support
If it’s BuddyPress, see the BP support
If it’s the theme, see the theme support
If it’s any other plugin, see first the plugin support.

hi @kostasbarkas30,

i even tried to copy some functions from bp default theme in my functions php theme but still nothing.

Revert back to the original install by deleting that custom work. then follow @djsteveb advice.

Keep in mind that you should never install something on WordPRess before WP is working correctly. Same thing when you add, let’s say BuddyPress. In this case, WP and BP should work flawlessly together. Once you hace the built your house, you can add the wallpaper. OMG ! Like IRL ! 😉

That way, it’s much easier to debug if an issue occurs. 1 is ok, add 2. 1 & 2 are ok. Add 3. 1 & 2 & 3 are ok, and so on.

Note also that BP-Default theme is no more maintained and is only in for backward compatibility. BuddyPress works on slightly any theme !

BP has no theme, just some templates with minimal styles. This stuff is stored in bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/. If you need to modify some theme functions, you do it from within a child-theme, in which you copy what you want to change from bp-legacy.

All this and more, is explained on Codex. Don’t hesitate to read through it, if you’re new to BP !

We all started a day. Rome wasn’t built in one day. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary . Facebook is unique and BuddyPress is great. Hold on, it’s just the begin ! 🙂

I mean what you wrote in your first example:
function setup_globals( $args = array() ) {...}

The right way is the one indicated on codex and by @henrywright on stackexchange. (in fact, the same snippet).

The question now is, what do you want to notify to a user ? You’re testing, ok, but what’s your purpose ? We need an activity ! For example, is celebrities (in your first topic) a custom post type ?

The example on Codex tells a user he was mentionned. This is now built in BP, so it’s no more representative of how to insert a non core activity. It shows you only the way to do it, and you can’t use it by simply copy/pasting.

@kostasbarkas30 – disable all other plugins except buddypress.
might want to add another user just in case that’s an issue.
switch to 2014 theme or 2015 theme.
these “buttons” you are talking about may be tabs, or text – sometimes across the top, with the updated 2014 and 15 I think they are styled to be a side tab kind of display.

If they display on the default themes and not the one from linash – then you will need to contact them and ask why.

@seore, please search a bit before asking ! For example “add profile tab to nav bar”
https://buddypress.org/support/search/add+profile+tab+to+nav+bar/

BP use slgihtly same technique as WordPress to build menus.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_nav_menu

See here: http://buddydev.com/buddypress/presenting-mediapress-media-plugin-will-ever-need-buddypress/

Works fine !

Hi Ollie,

this is all achievable with a custom build on top of BuddyPress and WordPress.

We’ve built similar marketplace type sites on the platform in the past. BP is a useful base for the profiles in this scenario, but also the messaging, and the activity items (which can help with audit trails and transaction history).

However, 50 hours is not a lot for a site build — a basic well designed & written portfolio site can take that in excess of that. Once you add custom functionality, the multiple screens, the security and transactional aspects of a marketplace site — you’ll be considerably more.

When looking to engage a developer bear in mind you will get a better quality site in less time from expert developers. Of course, you’ll also be paying higher hourly rates for their expertise. An expert should also advise you at the start whether what you want to achieve is reasonable within your budget.

Suggest you should post this on the job board along with contact details.

Roger

No thank you ! If you need someone to get the job, hire a dev. You could post at the official WordPress Jobs Board at https://jobs.wordpress.net and/or here at https://buddypress.org/support/forum/plugin-forums/bp-jobs-board/

@sismis,

please search the forum if a similar question already exist, before asking.
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/remove-item-from-sub-nav-on-profile-page/

If you hav so much session, i would be preferably for yu to have a local install where you can test and replicate what’s going on live site.

Now, regarding your avatar issue, it can be related to the same symptom reported here:
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/profile-pic-upload-failure/

or not !

In this case (and also the missing sidebar), we nead more details about your config, (ms, single), active theme and used plugins. Or at least a site URL.

hi @dangersparkjm,

add this to bp-custom.php define ( 'BP_ENABLE_ROOT_PROFILES', true );

Codex reference:

Changing Internal Configuration Settings

@atfpodcast – is the bar there when they are not logged in?

does it do the same thing when using the 2014 or 2015 theme?

have you checked settings –

admin dashboard – settings – buddypress – click the settings tab – checkbox – Toolbar Show the Toolbar for logged out users ?

occur when other plugins are deactivated?

Please use the code button when you publish code !

First, you can’t use a function name twice. (setup_globals)
Second, it’s more easier to do after reading the correct documentation:

bp_notifications_add_notification

And to find some answers once you have this information:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23148948/add-a-custom-notification-in-buddypress

The dev discussion around the new notification system:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5148

And the appropriate filter bp_notifications_get_notifications_for_user which let non BP component hook into notification:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7578

@olliecard – I’m sure there are many ways to accomplish this, however I am not sure that buddypress is easily adaptable to some of the requirements – privacy for certain things, restricting profiles and such. I hope someone can chime in an share methods for using BP in this way, I’d love to see those options.

You could play with things like s2member for some restrictions and payments even – but restricting BP stuff is a challenge I think. Using other member and restrictions plugins with regular wordpress is pretty solid.

I believe you may be able to achieve your goal using some other WP plugins – there are many others that get into profiles, membership, restrictions, classifieds and such.

It might be 50 hours of work to mash all the various components together in a perfect way – and if so you may want to look at what wpmudev has withe their “membership 2” plugin and others that mix with it. wpmudev peeps had quick answers and solutions for something similar I posted about there years ago. I think their prices are double what they should be – but the support there exists, and if you are looking at a serious project it may be best to get into a professional support system like that.

Of course you would mix and match some of the free plugins in the wp-repo and probably come out with something – press permit, profile plugins, s2member – custom fields, tweak some themes – maybe even go WP-MS multi site for some semi-separated static things – and you may achieve what you are describing as well.

I’d love to see others post about other options, and I’d love to see BP have more fine grained control over things – it’s moving in that direction with things like user levels and such so the future with bp is possible, I just don’t think it’s there yet, and likely won’t be playing well with others anytime soon – and getting code help with BP – even if you offer to pay for it – is not the easiest thing in the world.

2 cents from a random user – not an expert

You may try this pluging: BuddyPress Activity Plus, I am pretty sure that it doews what you are looking for. link; https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-activity-plus/