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You can prevent theme compatibility running by simply overloading those BP files as you did before in your theme root using full bp templates – in 1.8 we are looking to introduce the ability to overload templates in theme compatibility mode with files such as index-activity.php, index-component-profile.php etc:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4639

@Chouf1, that’s my blog you’re linking to. I am not sure if they added Throttling to the new Buddypress version. I opened a ticket months ago, the milestone has been set to: version 1.7 to Future Release https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3732. This is a bit frustrating since Throttling makes for great spam control.

@tifire Go to /bp-friends/bp-friends-functions.php in your Buddypress installation and change the friends_add_friend function to the following:

function friends_add_friend( $initiator_userid, $friend_userid, $force_accept = false ) {
	global $bp;

	$friendship = new BP_Friends_Friendship;

	if ( (int) $friendship->is_confirmed )
		return true;

	$friendship->initiator_user_id = $initiator_userid;
	$friendship->friend_user_id    = $friend_userid;
	$friendship->is_confirmed      = 0;
	$friendship->is_limited        = 0;
	$friendship->date_created      = bp_core_current_time();
	
	/**
	 * BuddyPress Friend Request Throttling
	 *
	 * Set a throttle period for user friendship requests
	 *
	 * @author Patrick Saad
	*/
	
	global $wpdb;
	$qry = "SELECT date_created FROM wp_bp_friends where initiator_user_id = '".$initiator_userid."' order by date_created desc limit 1";
    $user_friend_requests = $wpdb->get_results( $qry );
	
	if ($user_friend_requests)
	{
		$latest_user_request = strtotime($user_friend_requests[0]->date_created, time());
		$time_since_latest_request = time() - $latest_user_request;
		
		// that's 2 minutes
		$throttle_period = 60 * 2;
		
		// if the last request was over 5 minutes ago, allow it
		
		if ($time_since_latest_request < $throttle_period)
			return false;
	}
	// End of BuddyPress Friend Request Throttling //

	if ( $force_accept )
		$friendship->is_confirmed = 1;

	if ( $friendship->save() ) {

		if ( !$force_accept ) {
			// Add the on screen notification
			bp_core_add_notification( $friendship->initiator_user_id, $friendship->friend_user_id, $bp->friends->id, 'friendship_request' );

			// Send the email notification
			friends_notification_new_request( $friendship->id, $friendship->initiator_user_id, $friendship->friend_user_id );

			do_action( 'friends_friendship_requested', $friendship->id, $friendship->initiator_user_id, $friendship->friend_user_id );
		} else {
			// Update friend totals
			friends_update_friend_totals( $friendship->initiator_user_id, $friendship->friend_user_id, 'add' );

			do_action( 'friends_friendship_accepted', $friendship->id, $friendship->initiator_user_id, $friendship->friend_user_id );
		}

		return true;
	}

	return false;
}

This will prevent a user from sending a friendship request to someone if their recent friendship request date was less than, say 2 minutes (change the $throttle_period variable to modify this time)

Just gave this a fresh test, works in Buddypress 1.7.2. This same concept can be applied to comments, groups, etc, you just have to find the functions and play around.

@mjbenzon I am willing to spend my own money in continuing the development of it if you guys would be willing to share it. I can also sign any agreement that I would not step in your niche. I would like to use it for my ethnicity as a casual dating site.

@fordp I wanted to ask you where exactly did you put the copy of the bp-groups and where did you replace the word “vehicle” for “group” I’m very new at buddypress, and need to build a site with a similar functionality as you.

Thanks!

Fabio C.

@hiboy just to be clear, did you upgrade from previous BuddyPress version with the old group forum installed OR is this a new install on WP 3.5.1 and BP 1.7.2? If this is a new install, then just go to admin dashboard menu Settings > Forums and go to the bottom of that page and uncheck “Enable Group Forums”

i think i did this by just not displaying the comment buttons in the activity stream … something like that.

@dainismichel go to Settings > BuddyPress > Settings – Activity Streams and check “Disable activity stream commenting on blog and forum posts?”

@mookmik is your issue about not being able to delete an image via BuddyPress Media? If so, have you posted in their support forums?

I know this is probably the dumbest question ever, but I am a non-techy type and could REALLY use some help. I don’t write nor understand code, but have successfully inserted multitudes of code successfully when given good instruction. So, I apologize for my lack of knowledge in advance, and also extend sincere thanks for your help. What I’m wondering is this:

I have a membership site that auto-assigns passwords and such, so similarly to the original poster, I can’t have that “Settings” tab under my BuddyPress profiles and etc. However, I have NO idea exactly WHERE to place that code. I tried inserting it at the end of the code, at the line before the ending ?> . It doesn’t work.

Furthermore, I need to make sure it is the correct function.php file. Should it be in the function.php file for the actual theme, or the BuddyPress child theme?

THANK YOU so much for your help!

@nanaimomen
You could try something like this approach:
http://wpmu.org/how-to-build-a-facebook-style-members-only-wordpress-buddypress-site/

the problem is that the capabilities do not actually exist like they do for bbpress and wordpress maybe you should try to ask your questions after the next devchat. @jjj mentioned that they do want to add them at some point in the future perhaps you can pitch in if you are eager to make it happen.

devchat info here:

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/buddypress-dev-chat/

i running wordpress 3.4.2 with buddypress 1.7.1.

@hiboy Please clarify, do you have a typo above? Makes a difference.
WP 3.4.2 is compatible with BP 1.6.1
BP 1.7.1 is compatible with WP 3.5.1

not really super knowledgable about the exact structure of how buddypress is built but i suspect that may also be relatively difficult both capabilities are typically only available to super admins in a multisite environment so at least in that situation you would be granting your editors access to the network admin.

you guys are just awesome.
I have a feature request. I searched for the same using Google and almost across all the buddypress related support forum and tried all the codes but the thing is not working for me, I want to hide the admin activities to appear on my site, but it is not working, if possible, can you add a feature to hide all the activity of any particular user if he wants to including his/her online status.

Fixed : reuploading file wp-login.php in master directory, ‘re logged in, reinstal buddypress 1.7.2 from ftp and all work ok!

I have the same issue. I even get a fatal error clicking on the extension link under “Admin”:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function bp_locate_template() in /data/xxx/xxx/html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-groups/bp-groups-classes.php on line 1438

Anyone?

hi all,
you can perhaps investigate around here: http://a-patricksaad-z.blogspot.fr/2013/01/download-buddypress-163-with-activity.html

closing this topic by same user in favor of https://buddypress.org/support/topic/upload-avatar-page-after-registration/

@mulkins2013 activity-permalink page: bp_is_single_activity()