Hi guys,
I recently set up a fresh new buddypress, but while i’m configuring the main profile fields, I got a javascript bug in the Admin :
http://i59.tinypic.com/5p3qfk.png
I deactivated all plugins, reset my wp-content directory name, etc…
Stil got this weird bug…
Any idea?
Tanx in advance for you help!
The original register.php file is in bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/members/register.php
You copy this file and add it to your child-theme (mandatory in such case), to get:
/your-child/buddypress/members/register.php
It is in this copy where you do your modification.
Remenber also to never modify a core file directly, as you will loose your work at the next update.
References: https://codex.buddypress.org/themes/
hi @ideasdesigninc,
can this be done by editing a language file ?
Yes, this is also best practice and the easiest way to do that, even if your site is in english.
Customizing Labels, Messages, and URLs
And here a somehow recent tutorial about filtering such messages.
Also to be clear, when it’s time to use, we all made errors. So “it’s not working” is mostly because we did something wrong. 😉
i tried adding the following code to my active theme’s style.css file but it didn’t work. should i be adding it to a specific buddypress file?
.mytextbox {
width: 100%;
}
How can I insert the “(BuddyPress) Log In” widget into my WordPress theme / template?
I tried the following, but it doesn’t work:
<?php the_widget(‘(BuddyPress) Log In’); ?>
Please advise.
Thanks,
– Yvan
This is a cosmetic question which can be solved by CSS from within your child-theme.
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/change-textbox-size/
I’m running WordPress v4.0 with BuddyPress 2.1.1 on an Apache based server, and I was wondering how I might go about customizing the text that’s in the activation email (or in ANY of the BuddyPress confirmation emails, for that matter).
I’ve been researching this for nearly an hour now, and all of the tutorials I’ve come across mention that you’re supposed to add a filter hook of some kind, — either to your theme’s functions.php file — or to a bp-custom.php file that’s in the plugins folder. However — the comments on those posts/tutorials are then littered with complaints stating that “it doesn’t work”. Also — the couple of wordpress plugins I’ve found and tried that are supposed to allow for the customizing of the emails also don’t seem to work at all.
So what’s the proper way to customize the activation/confirmation emails when using BuddyPress 2.1.1 ? Is there some new and improved WordPress plugin that’s available from some where that will allow me to do this? If not .. then what are the most recent instructions for adding the ncessary filter hooks when using BuddyPress v2.1.1?
Or can this be done by editing a language file, by any chance? Please advise.
Thanks,
– Yvan
Members are the heart of BuddyPress. When a user register on a BP activated site, this user is automatically a “member”.
So i guess “they are not registering for the site, just the members area” is just impossible. Don’t know what you already did to get a “private” member area, but if you have an issue, it’s mostly because you did something wrong. 😉
To confirm to readers what you already get to work:
To modify the registration page, on which appears the login fields belonging to WP (user, username, email & password), BP adds his own additionnal fields, under condition you activated the xProfile component.
By default, BP add only one field in the mandatory field group “Base”: NAME.
When the admin add a new field, he can choose between different field status, and depending this status, you will see phrase such as “This field can be seen by: “.
These settings are avaible in Dashboard > Users > Profile Fields
@tsabar,
the widget remain in english because the translation is missing.
The hebrew version on GlotPress, where BP picks the automatic translation in your language is not completly translated (64%).
Download it and finish the translation on your computer. BP comes with a buddypress.pot file which you must use to do this. And use poEdit or a similar software.
Concerning the widget, you have to translate this string in the po file:
<a href=\"%s\" title=\"Register for a new account\">Register</a>
Aside, bp and po files are always in UTF8.
If you save a po file in ANSI, you have to use exclusively ANSI without BOM (.txt format and evtl. change the file extension to your need)
To generate the mo file, you must use a compiler like poEdit.
Also avoid to hack core files and don’t make a translation on the admin side.
I’ll find more details around how to translate in some previous topics, since 2.1 is out.
If you have an activity like User A rated Movie A with 9/10, means that you use a rating plugin or similar system. This isn’t part of BuddyPress.
You have probably better to ask this plugin author for an improvement or a new feature.
Might this even be something to add to the core?
Don’t think that such a big count of grouped activities would be appreciated, as such an improvement could dramatically slowdown a site.
hi @tac28,
as you’re a first timer, i would suggest that you read attentively the Codex, and try to understand how BuddyPres works.
I am using a child theme based on Headway Base and have no need of a bp theme.
You can use any theme you want with BuddyPress.
Modifying the registration page is explained here.
xProfile fields settings is explained here.
@hnla
This doesn’t really make any sense how can you think you need to limit creation steps if you add plugins that extent the group creation api in offering necessary user choices in the setup process, are they not presented as ‘steps’ because they are choices a user needs to select.
For example, the rtmedia plugin which adds the photo album section to buddypress groups asks in the group creation step whether you want to enable the photo album for this group or not which i want all the groups have photo albums as a default setting without asking.
It is this kind of obviousness that i think is unnecessary to ask for the type of community that i intend to build and so i want to remove them.
I believe you are quite right. I must have thought that way to contact the plugin developers to remove the creation step and preserving editing function if possible.
Thank you for the comment @hnla
If you allow your users to create groups, they have to follow the 3 creation steps, because it is intended so in BuddyPress. Thinking that this might be to complicated, implies that you think that your users are not able to do this. Mabe you’re right, but maybe not.
About this i have worked with other plugins to tell more about groups, media ability and add location etc. So i now have 7 steps in a group creation. This is the main reason why i am requesting for this topic.
This doesn’t really make any sense how can you think you need to limit creation steps if you add plugins that extent the group creation api in offering necessary user choices in the setup process, are they not presented as ‘steps’ because they are choices a user needs to select.
However if you would simply prefer that a default choice is initially set and setup screen for that option hidden then it sounds like you need to modify those plugins behaviour which may mean hacking filtering into the plugin or contacting the author for a modification to remove that setup tab – but preserving edit screens if available.
Oh i just dont know how to integrate cometchat with buddypress so it takes friends and recognice logged in users, i dont know if there is something i need to mod on that code
@focallocal
If your permalinks haven’t been changed since installing BuddyPress you should see a reminder in the dashboard near the top of the dashboards page that displays the notice that the permalinks need to be changed to something other than default for BuddyPress to work properly.
ah, so the issue is that the register button doesnt work. the page refreshes but nothing else happens.
i rcently updated buddypress and changed theme, which i think should have wiped everything and i havent made any edits since. the issue isnt coming from a plugin, or the theme – so thinking about it i guess it must be an issue with the buddypress install.
BP components have a dedicated page set. pretty permalinks i’m not sure, i’ll check. no child theme as i’ve not made any customisations to the site yet.
Hi, I am running buddypress as a private social networking / education site for K-8 schools. I’ve recently had occasion to view a members activity. I thought activity stream would cover most but it seems if someone deletes an activity from their wall it is deleted from the backend activity stream as well.
For example; a student recently changed their profile photo (or did they?). The last profile photo change I can find is over nine months ago. I want to rule out that it was changed and the activity record deleted.
Is there any way to record, as an archive, all activity?
Thanks,
Hi @kgumhiok,
you say nothing about what you want to do ! And you use a premium plugin which is not part of BuddyPress. Sorry but i’m afraid we can’t help you. Ask eigther on plugin support.
I have this code, but is not working, any help to make it work with buddypress?
function getUserID() {
$userid = 0;
if (!empty($_SESSION['basedata']) && $_SESSION['basedata'] != 'null') {
$_REQUEST['basedata'] = $_SESSION['basedata'];
}
if (!empty($_REQUEST['basedata'])) {
if (function_exists('mcrypt_encrypt')) {
$key = KEY_A.KEY_B.KEY_C;
$uid = rtrim(mcrypt_decrypt(MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256, md5($key), base64_decode($_REQUEST['basedata']), MCRYPT_MODE_CBC, md5(md5($key))), "");
if (intval($uid) > 0) {
$userid = $uid;
}
} else {
$userid = $_REQUEST['basedata'];
}
}
if (!empty($_SESSION['userid'])) {
$userid = $_SESSION['userid'];
}
$userid = intval($userid);
return $userid;
}
function chatLogin($userName,$userPass) {
$userid = 0;
if (filter_var($userName, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
$sql = ("SELECT * FROM <code>".TABLE_PREFIX.DB_USERTABLE."</code> WHERE email ='".$userName."'");
} else {
$sql = ("SELECT * FROM <code>".TABLE_PREFIX.DB_USERTABLE."</code> WHERE username ='".$userName."'");
}
$result = mysql_query($sql);
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$salted_password = md5($row1['value'].$userPass.$row['salt']);
if ($row['password'] == $salted_password) {
$userid = $row['user_id'];
}
if ($userid && function_exists('mcrypt_encrypt')) {
$key = KEY_A.KEY_B.KEY_C;
$userid = base64_encode(mcrypt_encrypt(MCRYPT_RIJNDAEL_256, md5($key), $userid, MCRYPT_MODE_CBC, md5(md5($key))));
}
return $userid;
}
function getFriendsList($userid,$time) {
It’s probably because you’re using WP New User Approve which may not work with BuddyPress. See author comment and check the recent update changelog. BP problem seems not be solved yet.
Deactivate the plugin and give a try.
Or consider perhaps this plugin.
@lolapentagrom
I would start troubleshooting by deactivating Buddypress multilingual 1.5 and WPML 3.1.7.2
and testing registration against each one as you reactivate them. I would venture to say one or both of these two plugins is likely causing your registration issue.
Hi there,
I installed Buddypress but it wont let anyone register. I tried deactivating every plugin except buddypress and WPML for buddypress, checking the “allow anyone to register” box, changing the pages, and it still doesnt work.
Wordpress 4.0
Theme twenty fourteen
Buddypress 2.1.1
Buddypress multilingual 1.5
WPML 3.1.7.2
My site is both in English and Spanish.
Register in English: http://www.pentagrom.com/en/register-2/
Register in Spanish: http://www.pentagrom.com/registrarse/
Can someone help me please?
Thanks so much
