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Hi @multimartin

I just tried searching the WP plugin repo and came across an old plugin that may be of some help. Take a look at Remove Avatars

there are only two files […] which need to be modified.

False.

If you use the old BP-default theme, you only modify a copy of bp-themes/bp-default/registration/register.php placed in your child-theme

If you use any other theme, you modify only bp-legacy/buddypress/members/register.php
placed in the child /your-child-theme/buddypress/members/register.php

The one or the other, but not both. And don’t forget that you should never modify core files, as your work will be lost at the next BP update. That’s why child-theme exist and is so important for customization.

If this change doesn’t work (but it should), you have to try something different.

Create a language file containing only the mentionned string.
Read here.

Do you already use a language file ? §Is your site in english ? If not indicate the used language.
And gave your plugin list and theme name. It could be you have somewhere a conflict with ajax who block something on the registration page.

Asking for help and guidance is OK. But asking for doing the job at your place is something completely different. How much do you estimate my work ? The one already done and the one you ask for now ? If you need a professionnal, you can post on the Job Board to hire a freeelancer.

I told you how to accomplish it.
You use a theme that i even don’t know the name, and which is most probably a Premium theme.
How to customize it is certainly explained on the theme support. And if it’s Premium, you already payed for this service, so use it and if you don’t know, ask there.

I would be grateful is someone could suggest why the file is not contained within the folder.

Once upon a time, after very looooooong and ice cold winter, a wolf came out of the deep forest. He was so hungry that he eat the index file. Miam ! 🙄

Do not thank me. My pleasure. 😉

If you’re looking in buddypress/bp-activity/ folder, it’s normal that it doesn’t contain a index.php file. It’s a core folder who works internaly.

The index you search is in bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/activity/index.php
Note: this file is only the index for activities.

If it is not the case, don’t worry. Reload a fresh copy and pray that it is not corrupted during the FTP transfer.

Don’t know which tutorial you follow, but if you learn BP, read absolutely the Codex.
If, as i guess, your concern is theming, see here:

BP Theme Compatibility and the WordPress Default Themes

or here on the left sidebar index

Getting Started

@saurabhsjain91
you asked for searching members by xprofile value. You want this on the member directory or in the backend ?

Add custom filters to loops and enjoy them within your plugin

https://codex.buddypress.org/plugindev/using-bp_parse_args-to-filter-buddypress-template-loops/
See xprofile in Conclusion chapter.

@fabius219,

bp_core_general_settings_before_submit is not a function but an action hook.

bp_core_general_settings_before_submit

@cwjordan, maybe interesting things to find
Line 43: http://phpxref.ftwr.co.uk/buddypress/nav.html?bp-core/bp-core-settings.php.source.html

A bbpress half soluce :

force strong password at registration

For inspiration ? This old BP plugin…
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-xtra-signup/
More recent
https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-security-solution/ (maybe not compatible with BP)

If not affraid of expirimentation:
https://github.com/mgmartel/BuddyPress-Password-Strength-Meter/blob/master/bp-password-strength-meter.php

For the fun, on @imath ‘s blog (in french), some code to study (php is in english)

BuddyPress Registration : mon expérience fumante !

Do you think that I have to add my modified bp-legacy files to my parent theme as well?

For sure. If you don’t, the next BP update will overide this folder. Golden rule: never touch/modify any of the original plugin files.
Any change you make is to do in the child-theme, including the legacy files you added to it.

Theme Compatibility & Template Files

You could also revert back, and try this function ( add it to child-theme’s functions.php)

function bpfr_filtering_activity( $retval ) {
	// activities to filter on, comma separated
	$retval['object'] = 'status';		
		return $retval;
	}	
add_filter( 'bp_before_has_activities_parse_args', 'bpfr_filtering_activity' );

Read here for more details.

Did you discovered them in the Pending Registration Tab ?

Maybe related:
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/exclude-pending-users-in-alphabetical-listing/
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/resolved-why-does-it-show-i-have-more-members-than-shown/#post-137800

hi @stingray1972,

How to get different infos in 21 group sidebars for Dummies.

TIP-OFF: we won’t built 21 sidebars, but only 21 different informations useable from within 21 groups.

We assume you have a theme with at least one sidebar and that this sidebar is visible when you’re on a group page.
We assume also that you have a child-theme, because we’re going to add some modification to it. And this must be done in a child or you loose any changes at the next theme update.

Now that we have set the stage, let’s go further.

1) we have a sidebar
2) we need a place to set our extra information
3) we need a function to insert the info at the right place

You follow ? Not to hard ? Ok, let’s continue…

– Make a copy of the original sidebar.php of your theme into the child-theme folder.
– open the copy and search in the code something like this: dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar' )
– underneath you paste this:

<?php if ( bp_is_groups_component() ) : 
			do_action( 'xtragroup' ); 
		endif; ?>

– save the file.

Bravo ! You have installed a new placeholder in the widget area.

The result should look like this:

	<div id="tertiary" class="sidebar-container" role="complementary">
		<div class="sidebar-inner">
			<div class="widget-area">
				<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-2' ); ?>
				
<?php if ( bp_is_groups_component() ) : 
			do_action( 'xtragroup' ); 
		endif; ?>	
	 
			</div><!-- .widget-area -->
		</div><!-- .sidebar-inner -->
	</div><!-- #tertiary -->

(example shows the code of the Twentythirteen widget area)

– open the child-theme functions.php (if not exist you have to create it)

– add the following snippet and save the file.

function xtra_group_sidebar() {
	
	// conditionnal - group name (slug format) - item
	if(bp_is_groups_component() && 'kill-bill' == bp_current_item() ):
	// your content
		echo 'what time is it Bill ? ' ;
		$my_date = date('H:i'); echo $my_date; 
	endif;
	
	if(bp_is_groups_component() && 'groupe-2014' == bp_current_item() ):
		echo 'who knows ?';
	endif;
	
	if(bp_is_groups_component() && 'rrrrrrrr' == bp_current_item() ):
		echo 'Groaaaar...';
	endif;
}
add_action( 'xtragroup', 'xtra_group_sidebar' );

– Be carefull: the snippet handles only 3 group.
– You have to add 18 more and change the names to those you use.
– Simply replicate for each the if (bp_is_groups_component(), the echo (or anything else) and the endif
– upload to the server and enjoy !

EFD (end for dummies)