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Unlike CSS, which a child theme will override the parent theme files, a child theme will utilize both functions.php files.

See the WordPress Codex: https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes#Using_functions.php
And the Buddypress Codex: https://codex.buddypress.org/legacy/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

So don’t copy it over. The functions are being applied in your child theme already. If there are additional functions you want to add in your child theme, add them to the child theme functions.php file.

We have just set up a multisite with BuddyPress and have each sub-site as the different languages. At present we just have French and English but the there will be more to come. (See it in action at http://artgrove.com/)

Enable WordPress in network directory mode. You will create a site for each language required. In the settings for each site you can choose a language.

For BuddyPress to work in this environment, you need to add the following line to wp-config:

define( ‘BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG’, true);

This makes the same single BuddyPress run across the whole wordpress network.

We also used Multilingual press (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multilingual-press/) to help with the switching between languages and for syncing translated content.

The Codestyling Localization plugin is also very useful for translating plugins, themes and core components into target languages (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/codestyling-localization/).

Of course BuddyPress user generated content will always be in the language they input in. So as pointed out above, you may wish to set up groups/forums that are targeted to specifc languages.

If you want to block them entirely, you could use something like this:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-block-activity-stream-types/

I had r-a-y develop this for our site. It’s not in the repo, but it’s a thing of beauty.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6199808/bp-lists-20120910.zip

Buddypress doesn’t edit any of your templates. If you have deactivated the Buddypress Plugin, and deleted it from your plugins menu, and you still see a link, it’s in your theme. Not knowing where the link is that you are referring to, it’s difficult to tell you where it might be coming from, but I would suggest checking the footer.php file.

That would be the default behaviour of that particular URL, as you’ll see from the test BP site: http://testbp.org/members

If you aren’t seeing that, perhaps something isn’t set up correctly. In the Buddypress Admin page, have you associated all of the components with WordPress pages?

@morgue89

Hi, I know you posted this long ago but I just faced the same issue, and was able to come up with a temporal fix.

As you mentioned, there is a limit of 5 posts there, to get displayed. just change them to a bigger number. i changed to 50 so the site works, until i can find a better solution.

To maje the change, just go to:

wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/global.js

then edit this code, to be 50:

/* Hide long lists of activity comments, only show the latest five root comments. */
function bp_dtheme_hide_comments() {
	var comments_divs = jq('div.activity-comments');

	if ( !comments_divs.length )
		return false;

	comments_divs.each( function() {
		if ( jq(this).children('ul').children('li').length  li');
		var comment_lis = jq(this).children('ul').children('li');
		var comment_count = ' ';

		if ( jq('li#' + parent_li.attr('id') + ' a.acomment-reply span').length )
			var comment_count = jq('li#' + parent_li.attr('id') + ' a.acomment-reply span').html();

		comment_lis.each( function(i) {
			/* Show the latest 50 root comments */
			if ( i < comment_lis.length - 50 ) {
				jq(this).addClass('hidden');
				jq(this).toggle();

				if ( !i )
					jq(this).before( '
' + BP_DTheme.show_all + ' ' + comment_count + ' ' + BP_DTheme.comments + '
' );
			}
		});

	});
}

Hope its not too late to help! 🙂

Best,

Leo

If you are serious about running your own hosted site then you will need to have a local install to do all your hacking/testing. If a plugin has not been updated to your install version DO NOT USE it unless you can code and fix problems. WordPress and BuddyPress works together OOTB but when you start adding in unknown code it can and will break.

Why do you think ning charges? They host it and make sure the features work. That’s the price. WordPress.com same thing. You pay a small fee to not have to deal with hosting and features breaking.

BuddyPress currently has no hosted solution so my comment about having a local test environment is they way to make sure new features/plugins wont kill your site.

Also, you need to protect user data and having bad plugins that could leak user data is a site killer. They will loose trust, delete and never return.

it sounds like you would need to undo any theme modifications you made to make your theme compatible with BP.

5.2.17 means that your php version is not good for WP 3.5/BP 1.6.2

5.2.17 is a later release than 5.2.4 which was  – last I checked – the minimum requirement for WP/PHP

 

Better to be on the 3.3 release stream though if possible.

5.2.17 means that your php version is not good for WP 3.5/BP 1.6.2

2 solutions: ask your host for a greater version or go to another host.
A free hosting service is anyway not recommended for a plain usage of BP.

Buddypress is installed on a folder “social” and not to the website root. Is this a problem?

Maybe…. BP is only a WP plugin. But if your WP is in the social folder too, there should not be the problem.
Sorry can’t help more.

hi,

see at the bottom of this page how to change avatar size
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/customizing/changing-internal-configuration-settings/

Hi,

try the plugin group email notification subscription
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-group-email-subscription/

same here i have groups and members links that i would like gone, how do i do this??

how do i remove all the buddypress links from my site? i deleted everything from server but it still adds Activate,groups etc to my themes.. HELP !!

You could try putting the following in you child theme functions.php file
`function bbg_enqueue_styles() {
remove_theme_support( ‘bp-default-responsive’ );
}
add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘bbg_enqueue_styles’, 5 );`

For more info see: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3881#comment:2

You could try putting the following in you child theme functions.php file
`function bbg_enqueue_styles() {
remove_theme_support( ‘bp-default-responsive’ );
}
add_action( ‘wp_enqueue_scripts’, ‘bbg_enqueue_styles’, 5 );`

For more info see: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3881#comment:2