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OK. So i found a partial solution.

I tried adding the below pasted snippet to my bp-custom.php file inside my plugin folder and it worked for the activity page. I dont want to sound like a complete noob but can someone tell me how do i replicate this for the members and group page?

I tried variations of the code to support _groups_component and _members_component but that didnt work.

/* Prevent logged out users from accessing bp activity page */
function nonreg_visitor_redirect() {
global $bp;
if ( bp_is_activity_component() ) {
if(!is_user_logged_in()) { //just a visitor and not logged in
wp_redirect( get_option(‘siteurl’) . ‘/wp-login.php’ );
}
}
}
add_filter(‘get_header’,’nonreg_visitor_redirect’,1);

1. Which version of WordPress are you running? – 3.6 (but the problem was there before upgrading from 3.5.2)

2. Did you install WordPress as a directory or subdomain install? – N/A

3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory? – N/A

4. Did you upgrade from a previous version of WordPress? If so, from which version? – 3.5.2

5. Was WordPress functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress (BP)? e.g. permalinks, creating a new post, commenting. – N/A

6. Which version of BP are you running? – 1.8.1

7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version? – 1.8

8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated? If so, which ones? – Many but I have tried disabling them all except Buddypress and the problem is still there.

9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes? – Customised theme but problem is persistent even with Twenty Twelve theme.

10. Have you modified the core files in any way? – No

11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?

<?php
// hacks and mods will go here

function activity_publish_custom_post_types($cpts) {
   $cpts[] = 'page';
   $cpts[] = 'attachment';
   return $cpts;
}

add_filter ( 'bp_blogs_record_post_post_types', 'activity_publish_custom_post_types' );
add_filter ( 'bp_blogs_record_comment_post_types', 'activity_publish_custom_post_types' );

add_filter( ‘bp_get_total_member_count’, ‘bp_core_get_total_member_count’ );

?>

12. If running bbPress, which version? Or did your BuddyPress install come with a copy of bbPress built-in? – 2.3.2

13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.

text/x-generic error_log 
ASCII English text, with very long lines
[31-Jul-2013 23:00:48 UTC] WordPress database error You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE meta_key = 'entry_id' AND meta_value = '211'' at line 1 for query SELECT site_id FROM  WHERE meta_key = 'entry_id' AND meta_value = '211' made by require('wp-blog-header.php'), wp, WP->main, WP->parse_request, do_action_ref_array, call_user_func_array, GFPMoreStripe::parse_request, GFPMoreStripe::cancel_subscription, do_action('gform_subscription_canceled'), call_user_func_array, GFPMoreStripe::downgrade_stripe_user, GFUserData::get_site_by_entry_id
[01-Aug-2013 04:22:39 UTC] wpMandrill Error: Error : 
[01-Aug-2013 04:22:39 UTC] 2013-08-01 04:22:39 wpMandrill::sendEmail: Exception Caught => Invalid API Key

[01-Aug-2013 04:22:39 UTC] blah@blah.com ([blah blah] Password Reset)

[01-Aug-2013 16:08:26 UTC] WordPress database error You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE meta_key = 'entry_id' AND meta_value = '217'' at line 1 for query SELECT site_id FROM  WHERE meta_key = 'entry_id' AND meta_value = '217' made by require('wp-blog-header.php'), wp, WP->main, WP->parse_request, do_action_ref_array, call_user_func_array, GFPMoreStripe::parse_request, GFPMoreStripe::cancel_subscription, do_action('gform_subscription_canceled'), call_user_func_array, GFPMoreStripe::downgrade_stripe_user, GFUserData::get_site_by_entry_id
[02-Aug-2013 13:43:45 UTC] wpMandrill Error: Error : 
[02-Aug-2013 13:43:45 UTC] 2013-08-02 13:43:45 wpMandrill::sendEmail: Exception Caught => Invalid API Key

[02-Aug-2013 13:43:45 UTC] 
wpMandrill::wp_mail_native: blah@blah.net ([blah blah] First Order)

[02-Aug-2013 17:07:36 UTC] wpMandrill Error: Error : 
[02-Aug-2013 17:07:36 UTC] 2013-08-02 17:07:36 wpMandrill::sendEmail: Exception Caught => Invalid API Key

[02-Aug-2013 17:07:36 UTC] 
wpMandrill::wp_mail_native: blah@blah.net ([blah blah] First Order)

[02-Aug-2013 21:57:15 UTC] wpMandrill Error: Error : 
[02-Aug-2013 21:57:15 UTC] 2013-08-02 21:57:15 wpMandrill::sendEmail: Exception Caught => Invalid API Key

[02-Aug-2013 21:57:15 UTC] 
wpMandrill::wp_mail_native: blah@blah.com (Welcome to blahblah!)

[06-Aug-2013 03:54:52 UTC] WordPress database error You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE meta_key = 'entry_id' AND meta_value = '265'' at line 1 for query SELECT site_id FROM  WHERE meta_key = 'entry_id' AND meta_value = '265' made by require('wp-blog-header.php'), wp, WP->main, WP->parse_request, do_action_ref_array, call_user_func_array, GFPMoreStripe::parse_request, GFPMoreStripe::cancel_subscription, do_action('gform_subscription_canceled'), call_user_func_array, GFPMoreStripe::downgrade_stripe_user, GFUserData::get_site_by_entry_id
[06-Aug-2013 13:23:34 UTC] WordPress database error Unknown column '$autopurge_interval' in 'where clause' for query DELETE ts FROM wp_slim_stats ts WHERE ts.dt < UNIX_TIMESTAMP(DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL $autopurge_interval DAY)) made by do_action_ref_array, call_user_func_array, wp_slimstat::wp_slimstat_purge

14. Which company provides your hosting? – OVH.com

15. Is your server running Windows, or if Linux; Apache, nginx or something else? – Apache

Thank you @mercime for your reply. I have disabled all plugins and used a fresh Twenty Twelve them and the problem is still there. Thanks in advance.

Problem solved. There was a conflict with other js libraries so I removed them and used only the ones that come with the default BuddyPress theme.

Now I have a separate issue where the Activity feed is not filtering when I select a filter. It works well in the Groups or Members page but not in the main “activity” page (or in my case “Newsfeed”). I’m going through each page in my custom theme and comparing it to the default theme to make sure I didn’t forget to include something. Hopefully I’ll figure it out soon!

@hnla, since you have been patient with me so far, Hugo, can you help me with my initial question of the Activity streams? I found the following and made notes in my forum help area on my site:

I want to disable replies on the Activity Streams because they do not carry through to the original post in the Group Forums.

My notes on how to do this:

Post on why this is confusing: http://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/your-members-might-be-confused-activity-stream-comment-vs-group-forum-reply/

Discussion about this on GitHub: https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/commons-in-a-box/issues/73

Solution by boonebgorges (one of the BuddyPress authors):
Putting this line in your functions.php or bp-custom.php file will disable all activity stream commenting:

add_filter( ‘bp_activity_can_comment’, ‘__return_false’ );

Note on bp-custom.php file:
Creating your file

bp-custom.php does not exist by default. If you don’t have a file located at /wp-content/plugins/bp-custom.php, go ahead and create a blank file with the following:

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< ?php
// hacks and mods will go here
?>
Next, save the file as “bp-custom.php” and verify that this file is located at /wp-content/plugins/.

Now, when you encounter a forum thread telling you to put a code snippet in bp-custom.php, you’ll know what to do!
See: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/customizing/bp-custom-php/

Action:
How is this done? Do I go to my control panel and create a file there?

Many Thanks, Hugo.

After rechecking I am now down to just no sidebar control over activity page and group forums page. (though will need a little css tinkering which is no big deal) .

My resource to date is just https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-compatibility/ and this forum.

You say

Theme compatibility already provides for a custom bp version of page.php ‘buddypress.php’ in that you can specify named sidebars.

bit lost with that i’m afraid. It would be great if you could elaborate on that.

WP Version: 3.5.1
BuddyPress: 1.7.2

You want to ‘hide’ the profile page for a member who hasn’t paid their dues?
What should happen if that page is accessed by that member or another member?
Redirect? Custom message page ?

Either redirect to a listing of all active members or display an error page would be fine, (i.e. “This member is not currently an active member.”)

If ‘paid dues’ is a boolean, then it’s easy to write a function.
Where is that boolean stored?

It would be stored in their profile as an Admin-editable field, per the original post.

Does that member still appear on the Members page? In the Activity stream?

No to both. Hidden users would be able to login and update information but their profile wouldn’t be public-facing, just them and the admins.

This would be useful as we have staggered dues, allowing profiles to turn off/on.