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The first place to start is with the BuddyPress documentation ( Codex ) Read the following two pages to familiarise yourself with BP theme compatibility and how to use custom files, if that isn’t sufficient to correct your issues you may have a theme that does not play properly with the WP template process and has a custom process for dealing with the loop in ‘pages’ which will need modifying in a custom bp file, however the theme author is best placed to be able to tell you what adjustments you need to make.

Theme Compatibility & Template Files

Template Hierarchy

@xyhavoc BP Theme Compatibility –

Theme Compatibility & Template Files

Template Hierarchy

You can avoid the need for activation email by using this code in bp-custom.php

function bp_disable_validation( $user_id ) {
  global $wpdb;

  $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "UPDATE $wpdb->users SET user_status = 0 WHERE ID = %d", $user_id ) );
}
add_action( 'bp_core_signup_user', 'disable_validation' );

add_filter( 'bp_registration_needs_activation', '__return_false', 100 );

But the next screen will still inject this $title:
“Check Your Email To Activate Your Account!”

Even with a template over-ride!

I think it’s reasonable that if this filter is applied:
add_filter( ‘bp_registration_needs_activation’, ‘__return_false’ );

That you shouldn’t need a database operation.
And the $title should not be injected.

Currently, the only way I see to change that $title is to hack a core file.
Hacking core files is NOT recommended.
That said, see:
plugins\buddypress\bp-members\bp-members-screens.php and find Line 515.

[ I’d love to be wrong about all this and hope somebody has an easier approach. ]

If you’d like to help BP and anyone else trying to solve this problem,
please submit an enhancement ticket at https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/
Use the same user / pw you use here.

Now… a question for you… On your site http://causeanddesign.com you have a very nice help tour using overlay boxes. The first box says: “Welcome. Every nonprofit deserves good design and good technology.”

Did you write a custom script / plugin for this?
Or find an existing plugin?

Don’t be confused by the term ‘Legacy’ those files in that directory section are the format for template files working under BP’s new theme compatibility layer, use those for any custom mmods you need to make copying them to a theme/child theme in a directory named either ‘community’ or ‘buddypress’ and observing the folder structure within that directory to maintain paths.

an alternative is to change few lines on the login form’s code as posted here: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/7485

Cheers

@derock299 check out the answer at stackoverflow

You could use a language file. See this article for more info:

Customizing Labels, Messages, and URLs

@dbghost2005yahoocom

It’s not good form to post a question in another thread it causes confusion. In your other threads I did mention basic trouble shooting so can you confirm you have tried deactivating your custom theme and trying with one known to work and that all components are activated and have pages existing for BP to use.

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/getting-help-for-this-forum/ a quick response to that thread would have been appropriate just to let us know that you understood those basic steps.

@shaunmacrae We don’t delete BuddyPress accounts which are tied to WordPress accounts. Just don’t use it.

@cam, thank you so very much, this seems to have resolved it for me as well!

That has been advised two posts up, please re-read and read the links. Creating a custom file named buddypress.php which is a copy of your themes page.php file will allow you to modify the markup directly so you can specify named get_sidebar() calls to include a new sidebar template file for BP screens only, however bear in mind how your theme deals with sidebar files and dynamic sidebars(widget calls) is something we have no knowledge of.

Even I have the impression that the bp-custom.php do not run!
I have tried several codes inside the file Placed in /wp-content/plugins/.
for example I try to set the landing page for the users to Profile:
define( 'BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT', 'profile' );
or Change the default tab opened when looking at a group to forum
define( 'BP_GROUPS_DEFAULT_EXTENSION', 'forum' );
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/customizing/changing-internal-configuration-settings/
… Nothing happens!
I am realy newbee with that stuff! damm….

same issue, please advise how to change this so I can use a sidebar on my buddypress pages, thanks!

>- The ideal, which I’ve not entertained (as it does not seem possible at present) is that the activity stream is retained but correctly hidden from users who are not members of the group.

Easy to do. Take a look at:
buddypress\bp-templates\bp-legacy\buddypress\groups\single\home.php

>1. I don’t like customisations, the more we make the more we need to maintain and the more likely it is that an update will mess with one or more of them.

Do a template over-ride of home.php and you’ll have no problem with updates.

I have to agree with @danbp’s rtMedia suggestion. It is one of the best media plugins I have come across. That said, I haven’t had the chance to use the Pro version yet.

You’re welcome @danbp. It appears that another fix is on its way and it is set to be included in 1.9.

These my fix and the official BP fix tackle the issue differently, but they shouldn’t conflict.

See #5219 for details on the official fix.

~Cam

hi @dvize,

you making reference to documentation relating to BP 1.5. Many things have changed since 15 versions ! See changelogs here.
But you’re right, searching is a complex thing anyway.

To remove the header search box, you have 2 easy solution.
1) create a child theme and remove the form code who is in header.php
2) use CSS to hide the box

/* hide the header search box */
form#search-form {
	display:none;
	visibility: hidden;
}

hi @rukiar7,

avaible BuddyPress plugins are listed here.

As BP is only a WordPress plugin, you can use many other plugins aside, and depending your php skills, you can integrate or let them play more or less easily with BP.
Those WP plugins are here.

Maybe the only one actually who’s really integrated with BP, you have rtMedia for BuddyPress. Exist also in Pro version. Give it first a try with the standart edition and see if it is working for you.

Hi @samgeppi108,

wow what a video you did for such a common issue. PBCAK ! Sorry to say that, this IS working but you haven’t completely set up the right component (profile).

Now the good news. Take a breath man, you’re saved ! In 5 mn you can start your community 😀

Connect to the WP admin as super-admin. Click on Users on the left col, and select Profile configuration from the sub-menu.

This will open a window where you have by default only one group of fields named BASE. This group is the one showed by default on the register page, so new user can enter some information such as their name, and anything else you want to have in that place.

If you prefer to let them complete their profile skills after registering, you should create a second group of fields on the previous mentionned setting page. You cal add as many groups you want, with as many fields and type of fields you need.

Once done and saved, connect you as a normal user and go to the profile profile setting tab. You will see 2 tabs. Name and X, you just created. You can fill in the fields and save.
If you go on the profile tab, anything will be on !

Read here the documentation:
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/configure-components/ Users>profile fields

Keep the Codex in mind, because it’s the first place to go before coming up here to claim “it doesn’t work !” 😉 It does !