BuddyPress.org

ok, close your eyes and take a deep breath, then take another and relax, this is just a website issue, not life or death

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/when-asking-for-support-2/

then write with more clarity, provide screenshots, URL etc. so others can help you

i’d ask @jjj about it.

ah, ok so the plot thickens! now why can’t I see my own post then? very strange! I’ve also tried logging out and viewing the thread as well as viewing with another browser with no history of buddypress.com/support

@synaptic I can see your post for what that’s worth also thanks for the link neat tool!

@richardicanie your response sounds like you got my original message but I can’t see it on this thread (the forum here stopped it from being published and gave me an error when I tried to resubmit it).

anyway, about the site you mention: http://community.babycentre.co.uk/

it doesn’t look like they are using wordpress at all. my guess after looking at the source code is that it is drupal

in the future you can also check with builtwith.com

To make ‘Profile’ the default tag on a member’s page, put this in wp-config

define( 'BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT', 'profile' );

Re ‘I fixed that issue by editing the bp-custom.php. ‘

We have no idea what you did or why.
If the Profile subnav is not showing up, then you have some other problems, probably theme related.
Change your theme to the WP 2012 and see if the problem exists.
If not, it’s your theme or custom code.

as far as why other sites are doing things the way they are we are making a bunch of assumptions right off the bat but from outside appearances the site you mentioned does not appear to be using buddypress. often times the forum/community software is a different platform from wordpress this is not the case with buddypress, that might explain why some other site would be compartmentalizing their community sections.

the only reason to use multisite is to create totally separate blogs/sites under one network setting. if you do not want to create (or let your users create) other sub-sites then chances you want to go multi are not great. You can also switch to that later if you choose (i had buddypress on a site for over two years before i took it multi).

once you go multi, new users are actually added to the network first they may then be added to a particular site either when you as either super admin or one of your sub-site admins manually adds them to a site or automatically based on activity i believe, that part still baffles me a bit honestly.

@sushmitha
Sorry, I forgot to add the link to it. Here you go:

BP Jobs Board

@sakarya simple way: remove the whole form in the /activity/post-form.php file and copy that file over to your BP Default Child theme or WordPress theme in server following the directory structure. Or, remove the call to /activity/post-form.php in three files which you then need to copy over to your theme folder in server
See https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/theme-development/a-quick-look-at-1-7-theme-compatibility/

Similar question after installing 1.7 update inputs _/buddypress/_ in the group URL permalink which was not the case before – thus old groups cannot be found. Is this fixable?

@dswd you would go with the jQuery version that current WordPress version is using because that’s what BuddyPress and other updated plugins are using. That’s a major reason why themes should not be dequeueing WP jQuery and enqueueing their own – bad form really.

@mgrmn please do not bump your post when it’s been less than a day in queue. Know that we’re all volunteers here living in different time zones.

You need to find out whether your theme has a template with two column layout. If so, copy source code over to a new file named buddypress.php which you will upload to theme folder in server. Your theme author should be able to help you with this.
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/theme-development/a-quick-look-at-1-7-theme-compatibility/

@applegateian see how it’s done in BuddyBlog http://buddydev.com/buddypress/introducing-buddyblog-allow-users-to-blog-from-their-buddypress-profile/

@richardicanie BuddyPress is a plugin for WordPress. Hence, you need WordPress installed in order to install BuddyPress. For the forums, you install bbPress plugin in WordPress installation. You may install BuddyPress as well, but it is not necessary if you only want forums in your WP install.

If you already have a large membership in your WordPress site, then I suggest that you upgrade to at least VPS or better yet a dedicated server before activating BuddyPress.

@synaptic i’ve noticed that sometimes there is a lag with forum posts showing up.

@richardicanie buddypress is designed to be fully integrated with your primary wordpress installation. If you are using multisite then you would network activate buddypress. Be advised that although the various sub sites are part of the buddypress integration for the most part their activity shows up only on the primary site of your network (widgets and possibly themes can still access and display the network wide bp activity).

moderators: I am unable to respond – I’ve tried several times. There is an error which doesn’t allow my posts to show.

@kathytarochione make sure they’ve activated their account. If a user registers an account they show up in the WordPress admin area. Only once they’ve activated their account by clicking on the activation link in the email they get sent do they appear in the BuddyPress members area.

I am experiencing the same thing, with the most current versions of buddypress and wp.

Did you ever find a resolution?