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@naijaping i must admit im blown away with your customisations on that link, how have you done it i would love to see some tutorials as ive been failing with buddypress since i installed it

heres what im trying to change so any help would be awesome

– Buddypress links ie profile settings etc on my own toolbar
– 100×100 user avatar on my header which when clicked goes to users profile page
– Fix spacing problems on buddypress members menu
– On profile & group pages i would like to add a widget space on the right hand side of the avatar and recent update message
– I use custom post types i. reviews, videos and articles i would love to add these on the profile page menu so it shows what they have been the author of
– i would also love to allow each group to have a about page with an option to add thier own facebook,twitter,google+1,YouTube and Email stuff to show up as default icons

I now its kinda cheeky but any help would be truely amazing, also what plugins do you use with buddypress, im gonna go now an try and add this notifications code

I am just learning MultiSite WordPress myself. So far I’ve learned that if I want to edit Templates or Plugins pages for another site, I first have to activate the Theme I want to make changes to as my first level site, the Admin Site, or Edit the Plugin via the Admin site. Then, I go under the Main/Admin Site and edit the Templates or Plugin. After I have everything looking good, then I activate the Theme or Plugin for the actual site where I want to use the Template or Plugin. One must use this method (based on my learning) if one wants to use an external Editor, such as Dreamweaver.

I did notice that the access to the Activity, Sites, Forums, et al only show up in WordPress’s Tool Bar (the dark gray bar at the top of the page) under my Profile Link on the far right, when I am Logged In. I think this part is not clear in the directions, imo. After the initial install of BuddyPress MultiSite, I was able to see a couple of the BuddyPress pages links in the Main Menu of my top Site only after I am logged in.

Since I know I want to edit my Theme for one of the Sites, I have not enabled the separate tables for the additional site. I am going to edit the Theme first and then enable the other sites using the method described at this page: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/using-multisite-with-buddypress/segregated-x-profile-fields-for-multisite/ .

If it’s tabs added to plugins there isn’t that option yet. I’m going to add that option later.

If you dont want to wait you can add this code:

`$bp->bp_nav = 100;`

if you have say the BP Album+ plugin and want to change it’s position just change ‘put label name here’ to Album. Then choose a number. I have placed labels at 10 increments. So position 1 is 10 2 is 20. You could place the Album tab at 25 and it would be in-between tab 2 and 3

@ansidious My condolences to the family and friends of the man who passed away. On BP 1.2,8 — bp-default theme, Lines 51 through 77 show the generated menu items in header.php file https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.2.8/bp-themes/bp-default/header.php where the dev could have changed the slugs and other URL

@modemlooper Awesome man I can’t wait!

@rogercoathup: Yes I am aware but there are things could be done with menus in BuddyPress. If you recall from the dev chats, we’re re-examining the entire menu area so anything should / can be considered.

@karmatosed – dynamic menu links is a generic WP issue, not something specific to BP

@modemlooper: Perhaps this can be raised while we’re reviewing menus? Or at least used as a test case when we have done that.

@modemlooper I here ya brother! Its a pain in the butt but we appreciate the heck out of you. Most of my sites depend on your work as well as my own. I am grateful for your contributions!

@modemlooper Thank you again! Will you please notify me when its available since the plugin search here is not functioning properly. A link to the WordPress repo will be appreciated! Thanks!

@artxx on the link to profile page, you add the code yourself https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/adding-dynamic-link-to-main-menu-item/

Or use https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-profile-menu/ if you’re using bp-default or child theme of the BP Default theme.

As for incorporating jQuery Edit in Place plugin with members’ profile pages, that’s beyond the scope of the forums. You’d either have to code it yourself and/or post it in jQuery forums or stackexchange.com where a volunteer may be available to assist you or hire a developer to do so.

@bibliata I believe there’s a misunderstanding here. You should not be changing anything within the bp-default theme in /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/

If you want to revise the bp-default theme, you should create a child theme https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

BP Columns is already a child theme of bp-default theme. If you want to make any style changes in this child theme, the simplest thing to do there is add your new styles at the bottom of custom.css file and back it up since it will be overwritten when it’s upgraded. Or, you can create a new css file e.g. mystyles.css in BP Columns theme folder to add your new styles to, then open up style.css file and add
`@ import url( mystyles.css );`
under `@ import url( custom.css );`
(remove the space between @ and import when you do this)

If you’re using Firefox, install the Firebug add-on to help you ID what elements need to be changed.

And, as I’ve mentioned in the other post, you can use a WP theme which approximates the layout you need and install the BP Template Pack plugin. For reference, we have a list of “bp-template-packed” WP themes, free and premium @ https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#template-packed-wordpress-themes

This lets you change the default tabs (tab that is open when clicking on a profile link etc.).

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-extended-settings/

== and now our menu bar has disappeared altogether ==

@stuart-elliott is this happening for logged-in/logged-out users?

Some thoughts:
– Go to Settings > BuddyPress -> Settings -> Main Settings and make sure that you have checked ” Show the Toolbar for logged out users “
– Change to bp-default theme and check if issue is resolved. If so, it’s very likely a theme issue. Know that Themekraft will be updating the Custom Community theme next week if not sooner.

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-extended-settings/

If you want to change text you can fairly easily using this method outlined in the codex: https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/

== hanging the name of the Register page in wp-config.php ==

@falcott that’s no longer needed with this version.

1. Delete the code to change register name in wp-config.php
2. Create a new page with the name/slug of the register page e.g. Join
3. Go to dashboard menu BuddyPress > Pages and look for the “Register” line and choose the Join page in select dropdown and save.
4. Go to yoursite.com/join to check.

== hanging the name of the Register page in wp-config.php ==

@falcott that’s no longer needed with this version.

1. Delete the code to change register name in wp-config.php
2. Create a new page with the name/slug of the register page e.g. Join
3. Go to dashboard menu BuddyPress > Pages and look for the “Register” line and choose the Join page in select dropdown and save.
4. Go to yoursite.com/join to check.

== Remove Community ==

@stevenz It’s one of two things, at least.

1. Custom menu has not been configured, a page named “Community” was created and then made the Parent Page of the “Members” page. So delete the “Community” page in dashboard.

2. In Appearance > Menus, you made a custom menu and placed Members page under Community

== add a sign in widget on the left side? ==

Left side of what? Doesn’t that theme have an options panel where you can opt to change which sidebar appears on which side?