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Hello,

I had created the paste of the code i had tried both in profile-loop.php and in

functions.php

`http://pastie.org/6050342`

The code is working fine in profile-loop.php but showing blank result in

functions.php

and now it seems the REPOST has disappeared, so here’s a better version:

Hi guys,
I just upgraded WP to latest version, and then after a long search found the CP 1.5 files and overwrote my 1.2.8 installation. Now to get it all working with my custom child theme Would love some help.

I’m trying to implement the article at https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/releases/developer-and-designer-information/, and

1) it says:

>>>>>>
You’ll also need to modify the following file in your WP theme:

/wp-content/themes/YOUR-THEME/members/single/home.php
Open up /members/single/home.php in your editor and add:

<<<<<<<>>>>>In your functions.php declare the function like this:

function bp_dtheme_enqueue_styles() {
// Bump this when changes are made to bust cache
$version = ’20110804′;

// Default CSS
wp_enqueue_style( ‘bp-default-main’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/_inc/css/default.css’, array(), $version );

// Right to left CSS
if ( is_rtl() )
wp_enqueue_style( ‘bp-default-main-rtl’, get_template_directory_uri() . ‘/_inc/css/default-rtl.css’, array( ‘bp-default-main’ ), $version );
}
add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘bp_dtheme_enqueue_styles’ );
<<<<<<

But then I get a "Call to undefined function add_action() " error

3) How do I ensure it will enqueue the .css file in my child theme directory?

4) Do I need to find the developer notes for upgrading to buddy press 1.4 and 1.5 as well and make other changes to my child theme? Where would I find these? The above link just talks about BP 1.5 and 1.5.2

5) I get undefined function error from my child them header calling

a) "bp_dtheme_page_on_front()" function.:

b) Call to undefined function bp_is_page()

It seems these functions aren’t deprecated, so how can i ensure they get loaded properly?

Thanks in advance

David

Makeshift solution posted here…
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-override-buddypress-function-using-hook/

I finally yielded, and messed up (so to speak) the function messages_screen_compose, adding conditional custom redirects with if else statements like…

`
if(wp_get_referer()){//to check origin of form submission, returns false for self submission
bp_core_redirect(wp_get_referer()); //custom redirect, as this isn’t self submission
} else {
bp_core_redirect( bp_loggedin_user_domain() . $bp->messages->slug . ‘/view/’ . $thread_id . ‘/’ );// this was originally there, for submission from original php file
}
`

As I think the issue is ‘resolved’, for time being, I should document the solution here.

I intended to use buddypress private messaging as feedback form, with various feedback options like Question, Suggestion, Feedback etc. Thus, I created corresponding users (Question, Suggestion, Feedback etc.) who will receive the feedback. The idea is super-elegant from my purpose, as not only the submissions be automatically segregated and stored in database, but responding to the feedbacks would be as simple as responding to PM, all without the hassle of email, spam etc. An added benifit is, users can draw attention to various issues site wide by @mension, like :@question What about this?”

So I tried to imitate the buddypress compose form, and I succeeded, except the redirect problem as described here.
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/create-a-feedback-form-using-buddypress-messaging-functionality/

What I was doing was, creating a duplicate form, but calling the original form action (fooling buddypress 🙂 ). I did so, because, I don’t even know how to submit the copy-pasted form I created, and get the same thing done as the original compose.php was doing when it called itself (self submission).

Anyways, this hack with unforgivable modifications in buddypress files works beautifully. I feel I’ll have to go through the plugin route finally though, as this is make-shift arrangement (but will work as long as I don’t update the buddypress plugin 🙂 ).

Thanks shane for your help.

Never mind, the $location refers to the url of the page where we will be redirected afterwords.

Will post back, If I ever get it done.

Thanks @shanebp. A couple of questions before I mark this thread resolved one way or other.

It seems a whole lot labour to write a plugin (which I’ll have to learn first 🙂 ) for a solitary redirect, but can I not do it in bp-custom.php, which seems to be for the same type of purposes, and conveniently resides in plugins directory?

Secondly, $location refers to the url of the page from which action originated as opposed to the location where the page will be redirected afterwards, right? I checked the referred wp codex page before I asked the earlier question, but couldn’t figure out what it meant.

Thank you @slaffik for your response. I figured that much, and I posted another thread subsequently asking how to hook into bp_core_redirect(). I was suggested that bp_core_redirect() in turn calls wp_safe_redirect, which could be hooked into, but I am clueless how? Sorry, not a programmer. Can you point me to an example I could analyse?

Secondly, Can I override the messages_screen_compose function from bp-messages-screens.php by writing an entirely new function by same name in my theme’s function.php (with my custom redirects with if-else, which seems very easy and non-intrusive), and doing some remove_action, add_action magic, so to speak? Writing the new function is easy, but how to implement/insert it so that it works is a mystery for me.

Sorry @shanebp, for delayed response. Got disconnected for a while.

I don’t understand how to do what you suggest. Any pointers in right direction? I’m not a programmer, but I will understand if I could analyse an example.

Also, if I ‘plug’ the function, as you suggest (not modifying the actual function but by an action hook), will my conditional statement run every time a call to wp_safe_redirect is made from other places (not my form) as well? as wp_safe_redirect would be used hundreds of time.

Or, can I not rewrite the entire function messages_screen_compose() so that it overrides the one in buddypress, and put it in functions.php of my theme? If that’s possible, what’s correct way of doing it?

Hello,

I had tried that but it will worked only on buddypress profile page, the same gave blank result in normal wordpress page / custom template for a page

@knaveenchand, @casualmagic

Just seen some activity on this… again, really sorry that things have been on a bit of a pause, but luckily I still have all the code and a basic website so I’ll review everything again with the latest version of wordpress and buddypress and see if I can get this thing published at long last!

@Hugo Thanks for the link 🙂