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@redknite,

don’t know this theme. Provide a valid link to it. Also version #

If it’s a premium one do nothing. We can’t help here in this case. Ask the author or call the support included in your purchase.

i  don’t understand why there haven’t been any additional comments on this.
Probably because they have nothing to say about such a multi debate subject on this forum.

Much like @pdillon809 I installed fresh install of BuddyPress
Much like ? He gave some details. Not you !
Which version do you use ?
What is your theme ?
Which plugins do you use ?

We don’t read in chicken guts here nore in cristal bowls !

and found absolutely no links to create either a group or forum (form the admin bar profile links).

To create a group you have to activate the group component in the BP settings. Maybe also allow your members to create groups.
Then you go on the group directory page and you’ll find logically a create button on that page. Have you your kitchen light button in your bedroom ? No ! Same for BP: each thing at his place. And a place for each thing.

I finally a create group button if you go to /groups
Very impressive ! But code is poetry isn’t it ?  You did a unecessary work i guess: this button is a 100% part of buddypress.

but still nothing for creating a forum topic (even as admin).
Have you installed bbPress ? Depending your BP version, have you allowed the group forum in the bbpress settings ?
Do you use the integrated group forum shipped with BP (1.xx.x) ?
Do you now understand why it’s important to give some details ?

I’ve used bbPress countless times, but can’t find any documentation for how it integrates with BP Groups, and there is no “Forums” on the backend even.

Did you take a look at the upper part of this support forum dedicated to BuddyPress ?
1) it’s written BuddyPress
2) it’s written Codex
3) it’s written Blog (sometimes reading a blog helps to understand what’s going on)

FYI, the codex contains also some precious informations about how to setup a group forum, a standalone forum or both group AND single forum. Did you read the codex page mentionned above by @mercime ?

Doing some searching I found dozens and dozens of people trying to create forums and groups – most have no answers.
Wow ! You have pretty much time to loose !!!
Depends where they ask, what they ask and what they understand when be answered. I can find you hundreds of users who created groups and forums without any difficulty ! What else ?

This post was better at stating the actual issue – links in BP menus vs. the user-based links in the profile menu.
Especially since you came into the discussion with a very constructive attitude ?!!!

But still no answers and severe lack of documentation.
Do you mean you have some time to contribute to the codex documentation ? That would be very much appreciated. You said you have several bbPress install behind you. Beautiful coincidence, some user claiming here about the lack of documentation ! Feel free to write, it’s a wiki ! Use the same credentials as here to access. If you are over inspired, you can also publish on the bbPress codex or ask for help on their support forum.

http://wprealm.com/blog/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-buddypress-puppy

I don’t understand why there haven’t been any additional comments on this. Much like @pdillon809 I installed fresh install of BuddyPress and found absolutely no links to create either a group or forum (form the admin bar profile links). I finally a create group button if you go to /groups – but still nothing for creating a forum topic (even as admin). I’ve used bbPress countless times, but can’t find any documentation for how it integrates with BP Groups, and there is no “Forums” on the backend even.

Doing some searching I found dozens and dozens of people trying to create forums and groups – most have no answers. This post was better at stating the actual issue – links in BP menus vs. the user-based links in the profile menu.

But still no answers and severe lack of documentation.

Can anybody shed any light on this?

.. and sipping a cup of tea, yes 😀

hi @notpoppy,

no it’s not possible. WP post comments are not forum discussions.
And the BP included bbPress forum as no settings for such.

If you use BP 1.6.x with the bbPress 2.2.4 plugin for a standalone forum, you can plug bbPress, but this cannot be done if you have group forums.

If you use BP 1.7 and bbP 2.3, every thing becames possible, but you have to wait a little, both are still in beta…

That said, each WP comes with Askimet, the theoretical nec plus ultra of comments anti-spam, whitch protect the comments, the activity stream, etc
Search on this forum, you’ll find many discussions about spam and what to do/use….
Even if no definetly solution exist.

the thing to understand with PHP is to never use a function name twice on a same action. A function name is and must be unique.

In the WP ecosystem, you can act on templates throught the child theme. Generally you only change HTML and CSS and use the existing php filters from the original template.

If you need to modify an existing function, you copy the original to the child theme functions.php file and do your changes on this copy. Once done, you change the name of the function and the new hook name

unhook first  the action or the filter
remove_action or remove_filter, than the new function
function my name
add_action or add_filter (‘the_action_to_hook’, ‘my_name’)

Because this is registered in the theme functions file, and because WP is calling a evantually exiting child theme first when he loads, the child becames priority of any other existing theme. And that’s why it works !

Don’t be affraid, the only one who can broke things in a child theme is you, never an update.

The only limit is when you use a so called buddypress ready theme, in fact a third party theme. This works generally  out of the box, but if you want to change something in such a theme, you must first create a child for it. Simply because that original “child” is updatetable. And the whole world knows that you want’t loose your changes.

That said it’s not forbidden to work on a local copy, and to save systematically any file you modify on the prod site.
Reading the Codex on rainy days is also a good thing you can do. 🙂

Grr. Me too!

Was working okay.

Have been trying out BuddyStream, BuddyBlog and BP Simple Front End Post.
Now no blog posts are appearing in Activity feeds.
I’ve deactivated all those plugins. Now the only plugins I’m running are BackWPup, BuddyPress itself and Remove Admin Bar – but still, new blog posts are not appearing in the Activity feeds!

How frustrating 🙂 Looks like I’ll need to wipe the slate clean and start again?

Haylp!

BP 1.7b2
WP 3.5.1

Since your site was compromised, and you are the resident expert with your configuration, we rely on you to fill in any gaps that you can.

If you get to the point where you’ve identified a clear and repeatable security issue with WordPress, BuddyPress, bbPress, or any other plugin, let is know by checking out the following page:

https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Security

Thanks, and good luck.

@praisehim Sorry to butt in but the simplest answer is to just not use that theme and use the default buddypress theme. The moderators here are well versed in the default theme and some other ones. Anytime you use themes or plugins that are not included with BP then you have to rely on that theme or plugins author for support. Don’t get me wrong their will be people that will try to help but it seems to go a lot smoother when they know the theme and these moderators know their stuff on here really well. Their good people!

hi @number_6,

Number 2: – Why did you resign ? 😀

sticky is a WP setting. This can be done/undone when you publish a post.

The only sticky or featured related code i found is in the child theme index.php

Give a try by removing this:27
                            <?php if ( is_sticky() ) : ?>
<span class=”activity sticky-post”><?php _ex( ‘Featured’, ‘Sticky post’, ‘buddypress’ ); ?></span>
<?php endif; ?>

or ask the author  @modemlooper directly

<?php if ( bp_has_activities( 'user_id=1895624') ) : ?>

https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/developer-docs/loops-reference/the-activity-stream-loop/

buddypress/bp-activity/bp-activity-classes.php

As Boone told you already, there are no known security issues with BuddyPress.

no worries! 😉