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Just search the forum for past suggestions, this thread for example explains how to change the menu ordering:

BP 2.6.1.1 – Object of class BP_Core_BP_Nav_BackCompat could not be converted to string error

I wonder why Members page is not part of the BuddyPress menu?

Good question! This is something you can change at the theme level. Nearly all areas of BuddyPress can be customised. If you need help feel free to post questions and open new topics.

To change items, see the link I referenced: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/navigation-api/#change-item-names-of-users-and-groups-nav-menus

Hi @shayne-thiessen
You can use code suggest in following thread.

Change menu items below user header

/* Example to Change item names of user’s and group’s nav menus ...
Profile Menu https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/navigation-api/#examples
*/ 
function bpcodex_rename_profile_tabs() {
  
      buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'My Forums', 'textdomain' ) ), 'forums' );
      buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'MY Groups', 'textdomain' ) ), 'groups' );
  
}
add_action( 'bp_actions', 'bpcodex_rename_profile_tabs' );

/* Example to Rename Group Menus https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/navigation-api/#examples*/ 	
function bpcodex_rename_group_tabs() {
 
    if ( ! bp_is_group() ) {
        return;
    }
    
    buddypress()->groups->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'Group Discussion', 'buddypress' ) ), 'forum', bp_current_item() );
	buddypress()->groups->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'Group Members', 'buddypress' ) ), 'members', bp_current_item() );
	buddypress()->groups->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'Group Activity', 'buddypress' ) ), 'home', bp_current_item() );
}
add_action( 'bp_actions', 'bpcodex_rename_group_tabs' );	
	

/* Example to Remove subnav tabs from Group Settings  https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/navigation-api/#examples*/ 	
	function bpcodex_remove_group_manager_subnav_tabs() {   
    // site admin will see all tabs
    if ( ! bp_is_group() || ! ( bp_is_current_action( 'admin' ) && bp_action_variable( 0 ) ) || is_super_admin() ) {
        return;
    }
       // all subnav items are listed here.
       // comment those you want to show
        $hide_tabs = array(             
        //  'group-settings'    => 1,
        //    'delete-group'      => 1,
         //   'group-avatar'      => 1,
        //  'group-invites'     => 1,
         //   'manage-members'    => 1,
        //  'forum'             => 1,
        //  'group-cover-image' => 1
        );
                   
        $parent_nav_slug = bp_get_current_group_slug() . '_manage';
  
    //Remove the nav items
    foreach ( array_keys( $hide_tabs ) as $tab ) {
        bp_core_remove_subnav_item( $parent_nav_slug, $tab, 'groups' );
    }   
}
add_action( 'bp_actions', 'bpcodex_remove_group_manager_subnav_tabs' );

I think you need a child-theme and change the header.php to include your custom navigation, I have created a similar menu but did require a lot of work in the header.

When new messages the number of messages shows in the message-icon, links to profile page, also woocommerce integrated and a dashboard link for admin only.

The following is in my custom header.php

First code links to profile.
<li><a href="<?php echo bp_loggedin_user_domain(); ?>" class="activitylink" title="My Account"><span class="dashicons dashicons-admin-users"></span></a></li>

This code deals with messages.

<li><a href="<?php global $current_user; echo home_url() . '/members/' . $current_user->user_login . '/messages/'; ?>"><span class="dashicons dashicons-admin-comments"></span><span class="commentcount"><?php if (bp_get_total_unread_messages_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) > 0 ) { ?> <?php bp_total_unread_messages_count( bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ?><?php } ?></span></a>
</li>

Since I did not want too much in my nav I only used these buddypress features, more would clog up my website too much.

But where it comes down to is with a child-theme you can make it exactly as you like.

Good luck
P.H.

Hi. I made a minor change in the code @danbp suggests (basically the $args[‘subnav_slug’] and now I believe it works as expected.
So I guess it’s not a BuddyPress bug.

Please, try the following

function bpex_change_profile_settings_default_tab() {

	if( bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) ) :

	$access        = bp_core_can_edit_settings();
	$slug          = bp_get_settings_slug();

	$args = array(
		'parent_slug'     => $slug,
		'subnav_slug'	  => 'notifications',
		'screen_function' => 'bp_settings_screen_notification',
		'user_has_access' => $access
		);
 
	bp_core_new_nav_default( $args );

	endif;

}
add_action( 'bp_actions', 'bpex_change_profile_settings_default_tab' );

function bpex_remove_general_item_on_usermenu() {
global $wp_admin_bar;

	if ( bp_use_wp_admin_bar() ) {
		$wp_admin_bar->remove_node( 'my-account-settings-general' );
	}

}
add_action( 'wp_before_admin_bar_render', 'bpex_remove_general_item_on_usermenu' );

function bpex_remove_profile_settings_general_tab() {

	if( bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) ) :	

		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'settings', 'general' );

	endif;

}
add_action( 'bp_actions', 'bpex_remove_profile_settings_general_tab' );

> Can i call a complete bubbypress page on to a new page ?

Short answer is no.

You can however, change the slug of a BuddyPress page via the WP admin’s “Pages” menu. If you can change the location of the slug, this should satisfy most use-cases.

> with php maybe? or create a shortcode?

Yes, anything is possible with code! It depends what you want to show though.

There are some plugins out there that show BP content via shortcodes. One of them is this one:

Bowe Codes

When you are on frontend, your profile tab, you should see follwing menu items under the buddy nav bar:

View | Edit | Change Profile Photo | Change Cover Image

and the same items under your user menu (below Howdy), in the top right corner on the Toolbar, as submenu of the Profile item.

If it isn’t case, some common issues can be:
– you omitted to save your BP options
– you use a cache and see the site content from before BP installation
– there is a weird bug in a file
– your theme isn’t taylored for BuddyPress
– there is a conflict with another plugin

What you could try:
– double check your settings
– clear the cache
– reload a fresh copy of BP via FTP
– test with a Twenty theme
– you have to debug

Note also that you can only load ONE avatar or ONE cover image at a time and that you have definitely only one picture for each bundled with your account.

My experience on an iPad with BuddyPress and the change profile photo is as follows:

Safari (custom theme) – same as above, hard to find the right spot to get the iOS menu to appear
Chrome (custome theme) – worked perfectly, the touch zone matched the physically drawn button on screen.
Safari (Twenty theme) – different site, but worked without an issue straight away.

There is something with some of the themes (I am using one from Template Monster that has this issue, and another from them does not have an issue at all.
About to see if they can provide a fix for this. It seems odd it’s only a Safari issue, and only on some themes.

Please, search the forum before asking common question!

https://buddypress.org/support/search/change+buddypress+menu/

If you consider all your users to have the same ability to publish, you can simply setup WP’s default role from subscriber to author. You don’t need a plugin to do that. To allow categories, search on WP codex, as this has nothing to do with the fact you use BuddyPress.

For customizing the Howdy menu item, use this custom snipet or take one of the existing plugin to do that.

Is “xprofile component” the feature exposed in “Settings > BuddyPress” named “Extended Profiles” (at the very top of the config page)? (It probably is, but I just want to be sure, thanks.)

Yes it is !

it is possible […] to effect the change of either the email or password fields?

Yes it is ! from here: your-site.abc/members/USERNAME/settings/ – the link can be found under the top right usermenu on wp’s toolbar: username > settings > general OR/AND on the buddymenu, when you’re on your profile: Settings ! And that’s it !

For all other BP related questions, please read through the codex, i really have no time to (re)write all explanations. Sorry, hope you uderstand.

Trying to get a theme to support BP can be a bit of a challenge, if it were me I’d start with adding the register and login links in the menu then hide them for logged in users to keep it tidy, you can do that using WPFront User Role Editor. I run a few sites with theme’s that don’t support BP, it is possible but often you find yourself having to make css changes in order to display parts of the site correctly.

I’ve set up a site, which is about setting up BuddyPress, you might want to take a look, it might give you some ideas. http://buddyuser.com

Hi @bastianernst

guess you made some mistake while activating BuddyPress and using your theme. Probably you have also some other plugins in use ?

So, aside from reading absolutely throuhg the install BP documentation, i strongly recommand that you check the site fonctionnalities by using only:

WP+BP+Twenty Sixteen theme. No other plugin, no custom code.

If you allowed registration, you have a login widget (the one coming with WP) you can activate in the sidebar. Do this for testing the password change (click on lost password ?) once active.

Also on the basic install, you should have all BP menus in the usermenu (top right corner) and on a user profile.

Once anything ok on this install, upload BP Default Data plugin and activate it. This will add fake datas in all parts of BP, so you have content everywhere that let you test completely the site.

Go through and see how it works.

If all seems ok, you can then activate the final theme. Simply remind that BP pages should be empty, without any content or template model.
Don’t forget to set up pretty permalinks (whatever but by default) and with a little luck, you’ll be on the right path.

Your link is 7 years old ! That’s a prehistoric reference 🙂 and outdated!
If you’re talking about the Notification(x) item on BuddyMenu, it is in the language file where you can change it or use the trick indicated on Nav Api codex page (mentionned in the above post).

Example:

function bpcodex_change_unread_nav_name() {
    buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array(
        'name' => 'The new name in whatever language',
    ), 'notifications' );
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bpcodex_change_unread_nav_name', 100 );

Add the snippet to bp-custom.php

@socialc, since 2.6 and the new Nav API, there is a much simplier possibility as the translation file to change nav item names.

@marcono, try this; not sure you learned, below snippet is on Nav API examples i indicated previously. 😉

function bpcodex_rename_group_tabs() {

    if ( ! bp_is_group() ) {
        return;
    }
   
    buddypress()->groups->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'Group Discussion', 'buddypress' ) ), 'forum', bp_current_item() );
}
add_action( 'bp_actions', 'bpcodex_rename_group_tabs' );

function bpcodex_rename_profile_tabs() {
 
      buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'My Buddy Forums', 'textdomain' ) ), 'forums' );
      buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'name' => __( 'My Buddy Groups', 'textdomain' ) ), 'groups' );
 
}
add_action( 'bp_actions', 'bpcodex_rename_profile_tabs' );

Merci @imath !

The old way

The following syntax to change the tab order is deprecated since 2.6 and will throw an error notice:

function rt_change_profile_tab_order() {
global $bp;
$bp->bp_nav['profile']['position'] = 10;
$bp->bp_nav['activity']['position'] = 20;
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'rt_change_profile_tab_order', 999 );

The new way

Now the correct syntax to use for modifying – since 2.6 – the tabs position on the buddybar when you’re on a profile.

This example list all BP related items who appear by default on a profile nav, in order of appearance and include also the forum tab (if you use bbPress for group forums).
By default, activity tab comes as 1st. The snippet will move it to 4th position.

To modify a position you simply change the numeric value.
If you want to move only one item, you remove or comment (add // at begin of the line) the ones you don’t want to move.

function bpex_primary_nav_tabs_position() {
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 4,	), 'activity' 		);
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 5, 	), 'profile' 		); 
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 7, 	), 'notifications'	); 
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 9,	), 'messages' 	  	);
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 2,	), 'friends' 	  	);
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 6,	), 'groups' 		);
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 3, 	), 'forums' 		);
	buddypress()->members->nav->edit_nav( array( 'position' => 1, 	), 'settings' 		);
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bpex_primary_nav_tabs_position', 999 );

That’s it for the buddybar nav menu order on profile.

Nav items names can be changed via the language file.

Which language do you use on your site ?
Which language is used with BuddyPress ? (if turkish, get in touch with one of the editors here and ask for update)
Is your theme fully translated to that language ?

To move the User Menu sub-menu, read here.

Check also your theme support forum, perhaps you’ll find some related topics to this WP core menu.