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hi @stefanolusetti-1,

here we go !
You already copied buddypress/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/activity/post-form.php to the right place in your child-theme:
/child-theme/buddypress/activity/post-form.php

Excellent! Here’s more.

We’re going to use the wp_editor function to accomplish the task.

Note: wp_editor can replace any textarea. This means that if you use these function, that you have to remove the original textarea first.

The above function use the new drag_drop_upload support introduced in WP 3.9

First we go to remove the whats new textarea from this file, around line 29, and replace it with a custom action hook: whats_new_textarea

Before

<div id="whats-new-textarea">
			<textarea name="whats-new" id="whats-new" cols="50" rows="10"><?php if ( isset( $_GET['r'] ) ) : ?>@<?php echo esc_textarea( $_GET['r'] ); ?> <?php endif; ?></textarea>
</div>

After

<div id="whats-new-textarea">		
   ?php do_action( 'whats_new_textarea' ); ?>				
</div>

Save.

Now go to /plugins/bp-custom.php (if the file doesn’t exist, you have to create it) and paste in this snippet.

function bpfr_whats_new_tiny_editor() {
	// deactivation of the visual tab, so user can't play with template styles
add_filter ( 'user_can_richedit' , create_function ( '$a' , 'return false;' ) , 50 );

	// building the what's new textarea
	if ( isset( $_GET['r'] ) ) :
	$content = esc_textarea( $_GET['r'] ); 
	endif;

	// adding tinymce tools
	$editor_id = 'whats-new';
		$settings = array( 
		'textarea_name' => 'whats-new', 
		'teeny' => true, 
		'media_buttons' => true, 
		'drag_drop_upload' => true, 
		'quicktags' => array(
		'buttons' => 'strong,em,link,block,del,ins,img,ul,ol,li,code,close'));	
	
	// get the editor	
	wp_editor( $content, $editor_id, $settings );
}
add_action( 'whats_new_textarea', 'bpfr_whats_new_tiny_editor' );

Save and enjoy !

For template files, see this codex page:

Template Overload from a Plugin

I wouldn’t rely on messing with visibility settings.
To make a profile field only editable by admins, do this in bp-custom.php or a plugin:

// only admins can edit the Skills field
function chief_hide_profile_fields( $retval ) {
	
	if( is_super_admin () )
		return $retval;

	if(  bp_is_profile_edit() || bp_is_register_page() )
		$retval['exclude_fields'] = '3';	//profile field ID's separated by comma

	return $retval;

}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_profile_parse_args', 'chief_hide_profile_fields' );

Note that you need to add the correct id(s) for exclude_fields.
And that ‘ || bp_is_register_page() ‘ keeps the field(s) off the register page – which you may not need to do.

Re how to create profile fields in code, there a couple of ways to do it depending on the kind of field and how it will be used.
Take a look at these plugins for more info:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-xprofile-custom-fields-type/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-xprofile-image-field/

@electromagnetic,

if you’re comfortable with HTML, you can try to modify the template by moving the field description to the place you want it to see.

The file is register.php in wp-content\plugins\buddypress\bp-templates\bp-legacy\buddypress\members
Make a copy of that file into your child-theme
/your theme/buddypress/members/register.php

hi @ernstl,

it is a very bad idea to hack a core file. The modification you added will be lost at the next bbpress update.

https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/action-reference/

hi @paatukka,

you have to explain what kind of information your business directory should have !
Don’t think about plugins or theme before you now exactly what the project is intended to show.
I guess it would be wise trying to use – so far as possible – the existing before thinking of adding extra stuff.

Once installed, and depending the activated components you use, BuddyPress has already a member, a group, a forum and a blog directory.

In my limited experience Buddypress is fine.

You might also look at the freemium plugin called Symposium or something like User Pro plugin on codecanyon: http://codecanyon.net/item/userpro-user-profiles-with-social-login/5958681 Which is a bit lighter and is designed a little less spartan/basic visually speaking.

I fixed it this way. I read this once somewhere and this is the ONLY solution that worked for me. Use this following step:
Copy the folder Members with it files (but i think you should delete all others except-register) located in:
/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/

and paste it in:
wp-content/themes/(the WP theme you use now)

now you can modify the file reigster ^^

Hi @jreeve,

Perhaps try directly from buddypress svn, https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk
This let you also provide patches, which is not possible on github.

An install guide is here:
https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/installing-wordpress-locally/installing-via-svn/

@seniortech,

On a single install, users have never access to the dashboard. This only happens if they have a blog on a multi site. And the admin they see is the admin of their blog, not the main blog where BP is installed.

But first, read here please, provide the information and your theme name. be warned that if you use a premium, that you can’t expect much help on this forum, as we have no access to such themes.

FYI: the admin toolbar or any of the BP menus are working like any other menus and toolbar labels on wordpress. Is explained on the WP codex.
For more advanced details, see here.

For specific BP customization, read the BP Codex.

If you think it is not CSS who breaks the js query working in the background, i guess you think false.

For example if you changed some class name, the script can’t correctly handle the cropping.

Here a very old topic, related to a css problem with avatar. Nothing to do with yours today, but to make you understand that playing with CSS is not a innocent game.

You could also read this related to avatar customization on the codex.

Have you deactivate the actual theme and tried with 2014 ?

Now, at least, as you use a premium theme, you have to ask on the theme support if you encounter issues. We cannot help much for such themes, as we have no access to them.

Hi @jsonb123

…there is a need to have a Members Directory on the site…

BuddyPress does provide a members directory.

They may or may not be able to communicate to other members

BuddyPress has both public and private messaging which could take care of this.

I think you’re doing the right thing by installing and testing it out to see if it’s for you. If not, then no harm done really.