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Hi @lovewp786,

read here:
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/auto-login-and-redirect-to-activity-page-on-activation/
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/custom-login-redirect/

@mecceo,

you can also read the doc and try to modify the activity template to your need.

https://codex.buddypress.org/template-updates-2-1/#activity-filter
and search for similar topics:
https://buddypress.org/support/search/custom+activity+page/

3 mounth later….
just tested the defines and they’re working ! You have a cote error in above code. 😉

Try this:
define( 'BP_ACTIVITY_SLUG', 'activitissima' );

Remind also that BP’s activity page, defined in BP settings, must be empty, without shortcodes, template or page model. Just a title. These pages are dynamic, not static like normal WP pages.
If you need to modifiy it, use a template override.

If you still want to understand, please read here:
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/changing-slugs-with-bp-custom-php-no-change/

You can place this in your theme/functions.php or in bp-custom.php.

It will stop recording entries for 3 types after you include the function.
You can add other types as desired to the $exclude array.

function steve_dont_save_activity( $activity_object ) {
 
    $exclude = array( 'new_avatar', 'updated_profile', 'friendship_created' );
 
    if( in_array( $activity_object->type, $exclude ) )
        $activity_object->type = false;
 
}
add_action('bp_activity_before_save', 'steve_dont_save_activity', 1, 1 );

To delete existing entries, use the interface here
[yoursite]/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-activity

Previous snippet changed all avatars (user, blogs and groups) which is not what you want. Here’s a snippet which works almost correctly, but not to 100%. Give it a try anyway.

It changes the user avatar depending of an xprofile value.

(add to bp-custom.php)

function bpfr_my_new_avatar_url() {
global $bp;

	if( bp_is_user() && ! bp_get_member_user_id() ) {
        $user_id = bp_displayed_user_id();
    } else {
        $user_id = bp_get_member_user_id();
    }

	if ( is_page( 'activity' ) ) {
		$user_id = bp_get_activity_user_id();	
	}

$ranking = xprofile_get_field_data ('ranking', $user_id );

	if ($ranking == "Top 25") {		
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri() .'/custom_img/25.png';
	}
	
	if ($ranking == "Top 24") {		
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri() .'/custom_img/24.png';
	}
return $url;

}
add_filter( 'bp_core_default_avatar_user', 'bpfr_my_new_avatar_url' );

Create a profile field called “ranking” with 2 options (top 24 & top 25).
Create a folder in your child-theme called “custom_img” and add 2 pictures: 24.png & 25.png (250×250)
If everybody must those avatars, disallow avatar upload in BP settings.
Site default avatar stays as Mystery Man (wp default setting).

You have also to get rid of Gravatar, so you must add this to bp-custom.php
add_filter('bp_core_fetch_avatar_no_grav', '__return_true');

The thing who doesn’t work is related to X & Y are now friends. Both willhave the same avatar.

Can probably by better improved.

Hi,

to show only notices (aka updates) on the SWA, try this snippet (place in bp-custom.php)

function make_swa_show_notice_only( $retval ) {	
	
	if ( bp_is_page( 'activity' ) ) {
	$retval['action'] = 'activity_update';					
	}
	
	return $retval;
	
	}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'make_swa_show_notice_only' );

Reference: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/using-bp_parse_args-to-filter-buddypress-template-loops/

You want to add a ‘Personal’ option to the ‘Show’ selector on Site Wide Activity?

Try this in your theme/functions.php or in bp-custom.php

function leanne_activity_filter_options() {
    if ( is_user_logged_in() )
         echo '<option value="personal">Personal</option>';
}
add_action( 'bp_activity_filter_options', 'leanne_activity_filter_options' );

function leanne_ajax_querystring( $query_string, $object ) {

	if ( 'activity' != $object ) 
		return $query_string;

	if ( ! bp_is_activity_directory() ) 
		return $query_string;

	$query_args = wp_parse_args( $query_string, array() );

 	$page = $query_args['page'];

	if( isset( $query_args['action'] ) && $query_args['action'] == 'personal' ) {
	
		$query_args = array();
		$query_args['page'] = $page;
		$query_args['user_id'] = bp_loggedin_user_id();
		$query_string = http_build_query( $query_args );

	}
	
	return $query_string;

}
add_filter( 'bp_ajax_querystring', 'leanne_ajax_querystring', 20, 2 );

Yes… the post type is registered by another plugin “Wp Job Manager”. I am new at coding so if i find a script and it actually works “i use it” even though there may be a more correct way.

I also have another plugin “The Events Calendar” that has post type of ‘tribe_events’ and i am trying to do the same thing as the Job post type.

I also don’t understand the difference between using “text-domain” and “custom-domain” for the bp_activity_admin_filter ?

I used info from this Topic/Discussion here: https://buddypress.org/support/topic/cant-seem-to-get-bp-2-2s-post-types-activities-working/

Here is my full code in bp-custom for Jobs and Events post types…

//The 'WP Job Manager' post type
add_post_type_support( 'job_listing', 'buddypress-activity' );

function customize_page_tracking_args_job() {
    // Check if the Activity component is active before using it.
    if ( ! bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    bp_activity_set_post_type_tracking_args( 'job_listing', array(
			'component_id' => 'activity',
        'action_id'                => 'new_job_listing',
        'bp_activity_admin_filter' => __( 'Published a new Job', 'text-domain' ),
        'bp_activity_front_filter' => __( 'Job', 'text-domain' ),
        'contexts'                 => array( 'activity', 'member' ),
        'activity_comment'         => true,
        'bp_activity_new_post'     => __( '%1$s posted a new Job: <a href="%2$s">Job</a>', 'text-domain' ),
        'bp_activity_new_post_ms'  => __( '%1$s posted a new Job: <a href="%2$s">Job</a>, on the site %3$s', 'text-domain' ),
        'position'                 => 100,
    ) );
}
//'The Calednar Events' post type 
add_action( 'init', 'customize_page_tracking_args_job', 999 );

add_post_type_support( 'tribe_events', 'buddypress-activity' );

function customize_page_tracking_args_event() {
    // Check if the Activity component is active before using it.
    if ( ! bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    bp_activity_set_post_type_tracking_args( 'tribe_events', array(
			'component_id' => 'activity',
        'action_id'                => 'new_tribe_events',
        'bp_activity_admin_filter' => __( 'Published a new Event', 'text-domain' ),
        'bp_activity_front_filter' => __( 'Event', 'custom-domain' ),
        'contexts'                 => array( 'activity', 'member' ),
        'activity_comment'         => true,
        'bp_activity_new_post'     => __( '%1$s posted an Event: <a href="%2$s">Event</a>', 'custom-domain' ),
        'bp_activity_new_post_ms'  => __( '%1$s posted an Event: <a href="%2$s">Event</a>, on the site %3$s', 'custom-domain' ),
        'position'                 => 100,
    ) );
}
add_action( 'init', 'customize_page_tracking_args_event', 999 );

@imath thanks for the above code which “adds the post type title into the link in replacement”

But i need to change one small thing in that code but i dont know how.

Here is my code in bp-custom.php —

add_post_type_support( 'job_listing', 'buddypress-activity' );
function customize_page_tracking_args_job() {
    // Check if the Activity component is active before using it.
    if ( ! bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    bp_activity_set_post_type_tracking_args( 'job_listing', array(
			'component_id' => 'activity',
        'action_id'                => 'new_job_listing',
        'bp_activity_admin_filter' => __( 'Published a new Job', 'text-domain' ),
        'bp_activity_front_filter' => __( 'Job', 'text-domain' ),
        'contexts'                 => array( 'activity', 'member' ),
        'activity_comment'         => true,
        'bp_activity_new_post'     => __( '%1$s posted a new Job: <a href="%2$s">Job</a>', 'text-domain' ),
        'bp_activity_new_post_ms'  => __( '%1$s posted a new Job: <a href="%2$s">Job</a>, on the site %3$s', 'text-domain' ),
        'position'                 => 100,
    ) );
}
add_action( 'init', 'customize_page_tracking_args_job', 999 );

Here is the result…
PathPoint-SSB posted a new Job: Job 5 hours, 53 minutes ago

Here is what it looks like after I use your code to insert the Title of the Job
pathpoint posted a new Receptionist/Administrative Assistant 5 hours, 49 minutes ago

As you can see, it changes the Users name and also I cant change this part “posted a new”. I would like it to read “posted a new Job: ”

Any ideas?

Thanks for any insight on this,
Aaron

Hi @andrew55,
add this snippet to bp-custom.php. Now you can use shortcode [profilo] in any blog post, blog comment, page and BP notice. Note that activity walls are stripped, the shortcode will not work/appear there.

For bbPress topics and replies, use this plugin. Read the doc, as you’ll have to check user capacity to get it to work for participant.

function bpfr_link_to_profile() {	

	return ' <a href="'. bp_get_loggedin_user_link() .'">View my profile</a>';			
}
add_shortcode( 'profilo', 'bpfr_link_to_profile' );
add_filter( 'comment_text', 'do_shortcode' );

Changing these titles isn’t the easiest thing, but BuddyPress does provide 2 ways you can do it. However, hacking core files like bp-activity-loader.php is definitely not one of them. [Never hack core files — have a Google if it’s not obvious to you why you shouldn’t]

Ok the 2 solutions are:

1. Use a language / translation file
2. Use the template hierarchy

The string “Site-Wide Activity” is translatable — all the strings are. You can implement a language file that translates ‘Site-Wide Activity’ into whatever string you’d like. Have a search for translating BuddyPress strings / POT files / poedit. There’s also a documentation (they call it the Codex) page on it: https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/customizing/customizing-labels-messages-and-urls/

The second solution is to use the template hierarchy. If you don’t provide a specific template for your activity directory, BuddyPress will use the page.php file from your theme and ‘inject’ the title “Site-Wide Activity” where page.php makes a call to the_title().

You can override this by implementing your own template — create a file called index-directory.php inside /buddypress/activity in your site’s theme. Copy the basics of page.php into that file, and replace the_title() with your hardcoded title for the page.

You can read more about the template hierarchy here: https://codex.buddypress.org/themes/theme-compatibility-1-7/template-hierarchy/

Neither solution is simple, you’ll either have to get your head around using poedit, or need some basic PHP coding skills and an understanding of the principles of templates and themes in WordPress. In the future, it would be nice to see a settings panel in wp-admin to configure these basic strings.

[p.s. if you don’t want to use poedit, you could take a look at plugin solutions for string translation, e.g. codestyling localisation]

Hey,

I’m a newcomer to all of this and I can’t answer your overall question, but I can tell you how to change the name “Site-Wide Activity” on the activity page. You go to: wp-content>plugins>buddypress>bp-activity/bp-activity-loader.php and the title is towards the top the in $GLOBAL array. And you can change it from “Site-Wide Activity” to whatever you want.

I’ll be following this tho. I’ve been looking for way to customize my BP wall and make it look not so bland. I hope someone else can help you further!

hi @mjc82in,

BuddyPress is continuously evolving. 2 years back it was a mess trying to use CPT on SWA. That’s no more the case with BP 2.2

Maybe this example will help you. It creates a CPT called Music which will show up on the SWA where you can comment it.

Add the code to bp-custom.php

// allow tracking of our CPT
add_post_type_support( 'music', 'buddypress-activity' );

function customize_page_tracking_args() {
    // Check if the Activity component is active before using it.
    if ( ! bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
        return;
    }
 
    bp_activity_set_post_type_tracking_args( 'music', array(
        'component_id'             => 'activity',
        'action_id'                => 'new_music',
        'bp_activity_admin_filter' => __( 'Published a new music', 'text-domain' ),
        'bp_activity_front_filter' => __( 'Music', 'text-domain' ),
			'contexts'                 => array( 'activity', 'member' ),
			'activity_comment'         => true,
			'bp_activity_new_post'     => __( '%1$s posted a new <a href="%2$s">Music</a>', 'text-domain' ),
			'bp_activity_new_post_ms'  => __( '%1$s posted a new <a href="%2$s">Music</a>, on the site %3$s', 'text-domain' ),
			'position'                 => 800,
    ) );
}
add_action( 'init', 'customize_page_tracking_args', 999 );

function bpfr_create_post_type() {
  register_post_type( 'music',
    array(
      'labels' => array(
        'name' => __( 'Music', 'text-domain' ),
        'singular_name' => __( 'Music', 'text-domain' )
      ),
      'public' => true,
      'has_archive' => true,
    )
  );
}
add_action( 'init', 'bpfr_create_post_type' );

Ref: https://codex.buddypress.org/plugindev/post-types-activities/

works the same way for me – you only get about 4 lines of the comment in the AS. I think only for Activity Updates there is a ‘More’ link.

True – I missed that. Long comments are truncated with […] at the end and that does not link to the original comment. W.r.t usability that is a critical bug for me. Thanks

activity entry for that comment does link directly to the post comment using the page anchor

It does not – default install of WP,BP latest versions, default theme – it does not for me. Any demo link with latest WP and BP that does this? Thanks

WAIT : […] does not link to, there is no ‘more’ link that does this BUT the time stamp does this. So I think UI and Userfriendiless tea should link […] to the same link as the time-stamp. Most users are accustomed with ‘more’ or ‘…’ – they won’t know they have to click time-stamp. Please submit an enhancement request. Thanks

Recently introduced function bp_parse_args allows since 2.0 to modify easely your templates. Faster and lighter than a plugin.

Using bp_parse_args() to filter BuddyPress template loops

As example, show only updates on the SWA (add snippet to bp-custom.php or child-theme functions.php)

function make_swa_show_notice_only( $retval ) {	
	
	if ( bp_is_page( 'activity' ) ) {
	$retval['action'] = 'activity_update';					
	}
	
	return $retval;
	
	}
add_filter( 'bp_after_has_activities_parse_args', 'make_swa_show_notice_only' );

Both snippets are working. If really not for you, double-check that bp-custom.php is correctly using open/close php tags and if your theme doesn’t use some custom rss functions.

To remove the All members button :
remove line 19 in buddypress/activity/index.php from within your child theme.

<li class="selected" id="activity-all"><a href="<?php bp_activity_directory_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'The public activity for everyone on this site.', 'buddypress' ); ?>"><?php printf( __( 'All Members <span>%s</span>', 'buddypress' ), bp_get_total_member_count() ); ?></a></li>

and add class='selected' to the li containing friends item

If you remove the feeds display using the snippet, people won’t see anything even if they know the page url. And if this is not satisfying for you, you can write a rewrite rule to add to htaccess.