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got this thanks to Boones Gorges..

insert this in your bp-custom.php to get the total count of activity posts of a user:

function get_activity_count_by_user( $user_id ) {

$args = array(

‘per_page’ => 10000,

‘show_hidden’ => true,

‘user_id’ => $user_id

);

if ( bp_has_activities( $args ) ) {

global $activities_template;

$count = $activities_template->total_activity_count;

} else {

$count = 0;

}

return $count;

}

then use this template tag in your theme <?php echo get_activity_count_by_user( $user_id ) ?>

See if this does what you want. Put the following function in [your-theme]/functions.php or [plugin-dir]/bp-custom.php:

function get_activity_count_by_user( $user_id ) {

$args = array(

'per_page' => 10000,

'show_hidden' => true,

'user_id' => $user_id

);



if ( bp_has_activities( $args ) ) {

global $activities_template;

$count = $activities_template->total_activity_count;

} else {

$count = 0;

}



return $count;

}

Then call the function somewhere in a template, something like this:

<?php echo get_activity_count_by_user( $user_id ) ?>

making sure that $user_id is populated with the user_id of the person you are querying about.

You could filter this in various ways. To get just one kind of content, or content from just one component of the site, try some of the filters here: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/. To exclude things (like anything having to do with blogs) is a bit tricker; after calling the $activities_template global, loop through each member of $activities_template->activities and check to see whether it’s the kind of thing you want. If not, reduce $activities_template->total_activity_count by one.

you can pull in whatever from the activity stream loop and place it anywhere (surprised no one has created a “stream widget” )

https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/

My aforementioned Privacy Component will offer fine-grained filtering of any activity stream content–that is as long as the plugin developer made sure to register all the activity stream actions for their component. No need for fancy bp-custom.php functions, core hacks, and the like.

wow… nice!! Another great plugin to melt our heads.

It depends which page. You’ve got three instances or so, the directory activity page, the profile page and single group page.

To always show your slider above all instance you could stick it inside the post-form.php with the following do_action:

<?php do_action( 'bp_before_activity_post_form' ) ?>

Otherwise, for the directory activity you’ve got the following do_action:

<?php do_action( 'bp_before_directory_activity_content' ) ?>

Or for profile views and single group views you have:

<?php do_action( 'bp_before_member_activity_post_form' ) ?>

<?php do_action( 'bp_before_group_activity_post_form' ) ?>

That should give you all possible instances. Just code your slider in your bp-customs.php and use an add_action for your area of choice. Hope this helps.

It’s no problem of any kind you can do what ever you wish within reason, how you layout the data is your concern really, I’ve approached it from both adding another simple locate_template() to mirror the existing primary sidebar call creating a new file to hold whatever required and by creating a new custom Page along with a new file with a three column layout with two flanking columns containing new widget aware sidebars and the fluid centre column containing the activity loop, that page is simply set as the static index page and posts page set to a new blank Page.

I fixed it!! Woohoo!!! After much research I found similar issues with IIS 6 and the handling of redirects. I was lead to this page: http://ikailo.com/94/url-modrewrite-workaround-iis-60/ which has a fix for IIS6.. Well, with some tweaking and some magic I was able to come up with a fix for IIS7. it is as folows:

1. Create a new file called 404-handler.php and put the code found here: http://ikailo.com/94/url-modrewrite-workaround-iis-60/ in it.

2. You have to now configure your IIS7 installation (in my case IIS 7.5) to allow for custom redirects and to use this page for 404 errors. To do this you have to do the following:

a) Open up IIS configuration manager (separate install for iis 7, included with iis 7.5).

b) Browse to system.webServer/httpErrors

c) unlock defaultPath

d) unlock allowAbsolutePathsWhenDelegated

e) set allowAbsolutePathsWhenDelegated to TRUE

f) go to Error Pages

g) right click on 404 and click edit

h) select “Execute a url on this site” and set to /404-handler.php, hit ok

i) right click 404 and select Edit Feature Settings

j) set to custom error pages and path to /404-handler.php and path type to execute url

I then had to reset IIS and IT WORKS!!! Woohoo!! I hope this helps others!!

Joe

http://www.561Media.com

Jens, I think Rich is referring to this page, which has a link to download the BP skeleton component:

https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/creating-a-custom-buddypress-component/

The “skeleton component” is (I think) designed to hook into the Activity Stream, so by looking at that code, you might find what you need?

I leveraged the existing drop down method in BuddyPress and created the following code. Three files in my child theme. Modify for your needs.

• header.php
• _inc/css/custom.css
• _inc/scripts/nav.js

header.php

<div id="wp-nav-bar">

<ul id="nav" class="main-nav">

<!-- Community Drop Down -->

<li <?php if (

bp_is_page( BP_ACTIVITY_SLUG ) ||

bp_is_page( BP_MEMBERS_SLUG ) || bp_is_member() ||

bp_is_page( BP_GROUPS_SLUG ) || bp_is_group() ||

bp_is_page( BP_FORUMS_SLUG ) ||

bp_is_page( BP_BLOGS_SLUG ) ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>>

<a href="<?php echo site_url() ?>/<?php echo BP_ACTIVITY_SLUG ?>/" title="<?php _e( 'Community', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Community', 'buddypress' ) ?></a>

<ul>



<?php if ( 'activity' != bp_dtheme_page_on_front() && bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) : ?>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_ACTIVITY_SLUG ) ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>>

<a href="<?php echo site_url() ?>/<?php echo BP_ACTIVITY_SLUG ?>/" title="<?php _e( 'Activity', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Activity', 'buddypress' ) ?></a>

</li>

<?php endif; ?>



<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_MEMBERS_SLUG ) || bp_is_member() ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>>

<a href="<?php echo site_url() ?>/<?php echo BP_MEMBERS_SLUG ?>/" title="<?php _e( 'Members', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Members', 'buddypress' ) ?></a>

</li>



<?php if ( bp_is_active( 'groups' ) ) : ?>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_GROUPS_SLUG ) || bp_is_group() ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>>

<a href="<?php echo site_url() ?>/<?php echo BP_GROUPS_SLUG ?>/" title="<?php _e( 'Groups', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Groups', 'buddypress' ) ?></a>

</li>



<?php if ( bp_is_active( 'forums' ) && bp_is_active( 'groups' ) && ( function_exists( 'bp_forums_is_installed_correctly' ) && !(int) get_site_option( 'bp-disable-forum-directory' ) ) && bp_forums_is_installed_correctly() ) : ?>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_FORUMS_SLUG ) ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>>

<a href="<?php echo site_url() ?>/<?php echo BP_FORUMS_SLUG ?>/" title="<?php _e( 'Forums', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Forums', 'buddypress' ) ?></a>

</li>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php endif; ?>



<?php if ( bp_is_active( 'blogs' ) && bp_core_is_multisite() ) : ?>

<li<?php if ( bp_is_page( BP_BLOGS_SLUG ) ) : ?> class="selected"<?php endif; ?>>

<a href="<?php echo site_url() ?>/<?php echo BP_BLOGS_SLUG ?>/" title="<?php _e( 'Blogs', 'buddypress' ) ?>"><?php _e( 'Blogs', 'buddypress' ) ?></a>

</li>

<?php endif; ?>



</ul>

</li>

<?php do_action( 'bp_nav_items' ); ?>

</ul>

</div>

custom.css

/* Subnav */

ul#nav li ul						{width: 30.7%;}

ul#nav li ul li						{float: none; width: 100%;}

ul#nav li ul li a					{background: none !important; padding: 5px 15px;}

#wp-nav-bar ul li ul				{position: absolute; left: -999em; z-index: 1;}

#wp-nav-bar ul li ul li a span		{display: none;}

#wp-nav-bar ul li:hover ul,

#wp-nav-bar ul li li:hover ul,

#wp-nav-bar ul li.sfhover ul,

#wp-nav-bar ul li ul li.sfhover ul	{left: auto;}

nav.js

startList = function() {

if (document.all&&document.getElementById) {

navRoot = document.getElementById("nav");

for (i=0; i<navRoot.childNodes.length; i++) {

node = navRoot.childNodes;

if (node.nodeName="LI") {

node.onmouseover=function() {

this.className+" sfhover";

}

node.onmouseout=function() {

this.className=this.className.replace(" sfhover", "");

}

}

}

}

}

window.onload=startList;



j(document).ready( function() {

/* Admin Bar Javascript */

j("#wp-nav-bar ul.main-nav li").mouseover( function() {

j(this).addClass('sfhover');

});



j("#wp-nav-bar ul.main-nav li").mouseout( function() {

j(this).removeClass('sfhover');

});

});

Please don’t use my customization of Boone’s code above. It seems to be causing a failure of the Activity Stream, at least for me. Have not figured out why yet.

https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-activity-stream-loop/

I totally agree with this. It’s quite confusing. I think more than a rewording of the text is needed.

Perhaps you can give people a series of simple steps they should go through to complete setting up their membership?

Step 1: Activate your membership

You give them instructions to visit their email account then click on the activation link in the email.

When they click on the activation link they’re taken to the next step page…

Step 2: Customize your avatar

They do this then press the button to complete, then they’re taken to the final step…

Step 3: They’re then directed to the activity page, at the top of this page could be a message to tell them their account is now active and they can start posting.

This 3 step process gives people a clear path to follow taking them to the page where they can then see what’s going on and begin taking part.

Each step page is nice and simple.

What do you think?