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the formatting on here sucks when you paste code so that might be issue if you cut and paste, i use that exact code on modemlooper.me so I know it works. Are you trying to make a buddypress template full width? might need to adjust code

Although I certainly respect your opinion on the matter, I’m just not exactly sure what the size of a community (after all, every community always starts out with just one individual) has to do with anything at all here concerning basic privacy options, @ubernaut, but, @bphelp, you can certainly implement activity stream privacy for “friends only” and such, there just isn’t any elegant or up-to-date plugin that is current with BuddyPress 1.6/1.7 which works right out of the box, not that I know of anyhow, so you’ll either just have to code it and customize it in yourself or hire someone to do it for you.

The biggest problem with these types of out-of-core solutions (plugins, custom code, etc.) is that they, generally, have to continually evolve with the core updates for each release, and once you’ve built a community based on certain privacy options, ones that your members have come to expect and rely on, and they then all of a sudden break on you with a new update of core it then puts your entire community at risk, not to mention the immediate loss of respect and alienation of your site’s members, and that’s quite obviously not a good thing to have happen.

Don’t worry too much about being “negative” or “attacking” anyone here with such a valid question either. I’ve been working with and using BuddyPress since it first came out under Andy Peatling about 4-years ago, and full core privacy options should have definitely been one of the very first items to go in, and right from the start too. No doubt about it. Why haven’t they been implemented yet, especially after all of these years? I haven’t a clue.

I am betting though that core privacy options for activity, perhaps even full core privacy, will eventually make it into the core code and end everyone’s misery surrounding this entirely worn-out subject, but, again, when that is we just don’t know, but I’m guessing that with the new theme compatibility in BuddyPress 1.7 it is sure to light a bigger fire under it due to more mass adoption, as well as with the unending beat of the privacy advocate drum here.

I am noticing my private intranet that I am setting up on buddypress is acting similar as of today (possibly yesterday). I initially saw a message saying a group was not set up for forums, but saw that the checkbox was already checked in admin. I then tried to enter a new post. My bb_posts table is still populating with the new posts, but I am getting the same error as listed above in the buddypress default theme and the posts are not populating in any part of my sites forum content.

When you use BuddyPress you use a  special registration form.

buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/registration/register.php

you can copy this file into your theme to create a custom registration form.

your-theme/registration/register.php

As for logging in, if you added a new user from the WP admin all the user has to do is login once and then they show in the members list. Are you just wanting to force them to show in the members list?

This plugin will allow you to auto activate users https://github.com/boonebgorges/unconfirmed

To import bulk users in a single click:
http://www.youngtechleads.com/buddypress-members-import/

These types of posts get replies if someone feels they want to help. They are not problems with BuddyPress core but customizations.

Your code example uses the activities loop which is not best way to find forum topic counts. Because you want to specify a date range you might have to query the db directly. Look at this function that returns total topic count for a user

http://phpxref.ftwr.co.uk/buddypress/nav.html?bp-forums/bp-forums-functions.php.source.html#l367

I’m not sure that I’ve seen a huge amount of demand for event plugins specifically for BP in my experience. I hear more about media galleries, but again, it’s infrequent. It took a long time for WordPress itself to get a better media upload/interface. There’s no technical reason why a simple plugin couldn’t be built to use that.

The scope of the problem (“what is a media gallery”) is pretty huge, and means different things to different people, and I bet that any new plugin that picked a focused implementation which isn’t going to be ideal for everyone.

The important part is:

Template:  bp-default

Tags:  buddypress

Other than that it’s hard to say based on supplied info what is wrong.

@ronia I completely agree with you. Now, I am a big fan and supporter of BP, its team and all of their efforts. I hope none of these comments are taken as being unappreciative of what’s been done. I will add, however, that IMHO what keeps BP from going from good/great to amazing is the lack of event & media capabilities into core. It’s just too important and, sadly no one has stepped in to fill the breach. The plugins mentioned cannot be called serious efforts because of their glaring holes. BP-Media is vaporware and has been for years. Buddyvents is damn near close but needs updating. Keep waiting is the best answer that can be given.

You should set up WP fully first checking all aspects of a standard WP install work correctly, when that checks out proceed to activating BP and doing so with the default theme initially to establish BP is set up correctly and working fully only them move on to activating a third party theme.

you can use my fork of bp album it works on 1.7 https://github.com/modemlooper/BuddyPics

Do you want it to be hooked to the main menu of the bp-default theme when a user is logged in ?

@hnla ok, I understand.

@bphelp thanks you very much mate 😉 just that i need !!
everybody suggest a plugin but its not necesary. adding code is the best solution.
thanks again 😉
kind regards