[Halo Diehard]

If you see the first post, you will find that the issue begins when the members are imported from another forum type. Apparently my conversion issue was different than the original poster. After finally tracking down the issue, I learned that during *my* conversion, something happened where the nice name was entered without a dash, so:

Tom Thumb instead of Tom-Thumb

This was resulting in the 404 when visiting the profile page, although the member could log in and post.

I finally found a fix, and that was to go into the database, find the nicename and change it, replacing the space with a dash. Fortunately for me, there were only about 20 of them 😉

Now that there are no spaces, I don’t have the %20 issue anyway.

[@mercime]

@5yryu5 Have you contacted the premium theme author or posted at premium theme’s forums? We have no access to the premium theme nor are we familiar with the modifications made on the theme but the author should be able to assist you.

[danbp]

Hi @hardeepasrani,

xProfile field manipulation is a such common question on this forum. 🙄 Did you searched before asking ?

But codex first !

Creating a Plugin

other reference

Here a topic where you can find how this works and can be done.
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/how-to-add-fields-from-xprofile-fields-groups-created-by-me/

[Thrift]

I use a heavily modified version of twenty fourteen.

I was just reading on creating a child forum. I guess I’ll have to do some studying to figure out how to create one for my current theme. I may be back with additional questions after I do a little research on this.

I appreciate the response.

[shanebp]

You’ll have a better chance of getting an answer if you use the support forum for that plugin:
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/buddypress-links

[danbp]

@creative5designs,

you will find some usefull posts about this on the codex.

Add custom filters to loops and enjoy them within your plugin

https://codex.buddypress.org/plugindev/playing-with-the-users-id-in-different-contexts/
https://codex.buddypress.org/plugindev/using-bp_parse_args-to-filter-buddypress-template-loops/

Members Loop

Searching on the forum can also help.
https://buddypress.org/support/search/xprofile+conditionnal+fields/

[danbp]

MOD: removed the word HELP from the title as it is not necessary on a support forum.

[shanebp]

If I was doing this, I would write a custom function(s) to gather the activity ids.
And that function would most likely contain one or more custom db queries.

If you are unable to write such queries, you may want to consider hiring a developer.

[hcthomas]

I can edit the htaccess file, but couldn’t figure out where to put a htpasswd file due to the WordPress rewrite rules. So, I can edit the file but was unable to edit it in such a way that it worked.

I’m using Bluehost, their basic plan. It’s a shared host / shared IP. I can access FTP.

I have already searched the forum on this topic, but not found anything specifically addressing this. Someone did cryptically answer a similar question, describing a solution as, “difficult” without elaborating why/how.

[danbp]

Hi @hcthomas,

if you already can’t edit your htaccess, how would handle an htpasswd file ?

Please indicate hostname and hostplan.
Can use FTP on your site or are you obligated to manage exclusively your site throught your host’s cPanel ?

Also ask on the bbPress forum, which is better indicated to answer forum related questions.

[1a-spielwiese]

I tried something else:

http://forum.wpde.org/installation/132277-multisite-umleitungsfehler-name-des-ftp-zuganges.html#post571472

(cfr. as well the comments before and behind).

But it doesn’t work as well. – Any further ideas?

[danbp]

Grumpffffffff ! Sorry have no idea, as the wp search is intended the search in the wp_post table.

This is OK: http://example.com/?s=WORD

Do you use a WP single or multisite install ?
Did you set pretty permalinks during the BP install ? Can be anything but not “default”.
Verify that you checked “Allow activity stream commenting on blog and forum posts” in the BP settings.
Verify also that ” Discourage search engines from indexing this site” is not checked.
(dashboard > general > reading)

[danbp]

Asking for help and guidance is OK. But asking for doing the job at your place is something completely different. How much do you estimate my work ? The one already done and the one you ask for now ? If you need a professionnal, you can post on the Job Board to hire a freeelancer.

I told you how to accomplish it.
You use a theme that i even don’t know the name, and which is most probably a Premium theme.
How to customize it is certainly explained on the theme support. And if it’s Premium, you already payed for this service, so use it and if you don’t know, ask there.

[laxmanvel]

Hi Danbp,
Thanks for your valuable reply.

But i want save draft message functionality in Buddypress Compose message area.!
Will you Fix this?

I added SaveDraft message functionality in buddypress bp-tamplate directory to compose.php template file but Message content text area value i will not get from it. when i click a save draft link in Buddypress Compose message area, the saved draft message update and insert to it’s database and whenever i will compose message this draft message show me again. until i clear the draft message?

How will i do it?

I such like a website Quora. it’s a support forum site.

goto message area then goto compose message. then you will see the Save draft field in quora website.

-Laxmanvel

[danbp]

@fabius219,

bp_core_general_settings_before_submit is not a function but an action hook.

bp_core_general_settings_before_submit

@cwjordan, maybe interesting things to find
Line 43: http://phpxref.ftwr.co.uk/buddypress/nav.html?bp-core/bp-core-settings.php.source.html

A bbpress half soluce :

force strong password at registration

For inspiration ? This old BP plugin…
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-xtra-signup/
More recent
https://wordpress.org/plugins/login-security-solution/ (maybe not compatible with BP)

If not affraid of expirimentation:
https://github.com/mgmartel/BuddyPress-Password-Strength-Meter/blob/master/bp-password-strength-meter.php

For the fun, on @imath ‘s blog (in french), some code to study (php is in english)

BuddyPress Registration : mon expérience fumante !

[SAPinfoASAP]

Hi,

Unfortunately that doesn’t work as I intended. It creates a widget on the side (that is somewhat buggy), however it doesn’t automatically subscribe people to aweber when they register for an account in my forum.

I have done a lot of digging and have found that gravity forms can integrate with aweber, though I’m not sure how this would work with buddypress. Can you use gravity forms to replace the buddypress default registration page?

[jreeve]

@danbp: in fact, bp-core-template.php is what I’ve been describing. I guess you’re saying that if there isn’t a function that does this thing? Maybe this belongs as a bug report instead of a support forum thread. I’ll open trac tickets for this.

[danbp]

Hi @heatherkirk,

if you installed BuddyPress, what is the forum you use ?

BuddyPress Components and Features

[danbp]

@gabrieldespinoza,

this button has two functions: Join group or Leave group and is ajax dependent. So you cannot modify it easily. See /bp-legacy/budypress-functions.php:1157 how it’s done.

The best approach is to modify the landing page when you go on a group. By default, you go to the group home page.

Add this to your child-theme functions.php

function bpfr_custom_group_default_tab($default_tab){
	/**
	 * class_exists() is recommanded to avoid problems during updates 
	 * or when Groups Component is deactivated
	 */
	if ( class_exists( 'BP_Group_Extension' ) ) : // 
	
	$group=groups_get_current_group();//get the current group
	
	if(empty($group))
	return $default_tab;
	
	switch($group->slug){
		
		case 'XYZ': // group name (slug format)
		$default_tab='forum';
		break;
		
		case 'another-group': // another group 
		$default_tab='members'; // goes on a different tab
		break;
		
                // case etc, etc...

		default:		
		$default_tab='home';// the default landing tab
		break;
		
	}
	
	return $default_tab;
	
	endif; // class end
}
add_filter('bp_groups_default_extension','bpfr_custom_group_default_tab');

May this help ! 😉

[Venutius]

I think I’ve nearly done it! It’s taken hours of searching and a lot of lateral thinking but I’ve sorted on of my asks, and that is for a home page that summarises the various activity streams. I’ve got a test system up at http://www.sacredvale.org and I’ve been able to set it up with a posts feed, and activity feed, and forum feed and also a popular groups list.

I’m not happy with the forum feed though it will do, and the groups feed is just weird and won’t.

I’ve also found an app that allows me to say exactly where a widget will display, so I can customise the sidebars for every page view I care to.

There’s a lot of bugs here and there, mainly to do with the look and feel of the overall system and I’m still working on the members profile pages but an awful lot of what I’ve been looking for I’ve been able to deliver, for very little money.

Now, if only we can get wordpress turbocharged lol

Plugin count so far? a cool 100….but my feature list beats any off the shelf social network site I know.

[1a-spielwiese]

I got one answer at the German WordPress-Forum:

“Der FTP Zugang ist nur für das hochladen und herunterladen von Datein zum/vom Server zuständig und hat sonst nichts mit der WordPress Installation zu tun.”

http://forum.wpde.org/installation/132277-multisite-umleitungsfehler-name-des-ftp-zuganges.html#post571150

In the international forum no answer yet:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-the-name-of-the-ftp-zugang-relevant-for-wordpress-multisite

[danbp]

Wow ! are the menu items not showing only or also missing in the source code ?
And as you see it’s not affecting buddypress, but WordPress.

Suggest you ask on their forum.

[danbp]

But the “FTP-Zugang” for 1a-spielwiese.de is named: http://www.1a-spielwiese.de
Is this relevant oder equal? – Maybe relevant, but to get sure ask your hoster.

Ask also on the wordpress forum as the install concern WP and not buddypress, the plugin

[danbp]

Hi @dmccuiston,

here is another solution which let you remove easily nav and subnav items to any visitor and users who are not friends.

If one or all items are removed, a message is displayed.

Put these 3 functions in bp-custom.php or child-theme functions.php

function bpfr_view_profile_msg() {
	// msg in case the nav item is removed
	if ( bpfr_maybe_hide_friends_nav_etc( $retval ) )  
	echo'<h3>Sorry, you can only view the profile of your friends !</h3>';	
}	
add_action( 'template_notices','bpfr_view_profile_msg' );

function bpfr_maybe_hide_friends_nav_etc() {
	$retval = false;
	// condition 
	if ( bp_is_user() && ! bp_is_my_profile() && ! friends_check_friendship( bp_displayed_user_id(), bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ) {
		$retval = true;
	}	
	return $retval;
}

function bpfr_hide_friends_nav_to_non_friends() {	
	// stop if condition is not ok
	if ( ! bpfr_maybe_hide_friends_nav_etc() ) {
		return;
	}
	// otherwise we remove the nav items
	// bp topnav items
	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'profile' ); 
	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'groups' );
	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'forums' );
	
	//bp subnav items
	bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'friends' ); 
	bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'mentions' ); 
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'bpfr_hide_friends_nav_to_non_friends' );

[danbp]

@bphelp +1 for your proposal !

@akovia,
calm down please !
It’s not me who just arrived on this forum 2 days ago and posted words like “terrible shame” or “huge hassle and disappointment” and claimed for a “possibility” of an answer just because you filled a questionnaire. Mainly before a long week-end and hollidays season ! I understand your nervousness, as things don’t go as you want or need, but do not abuse.

Also, i’s not because something was written in the documentation that you’re able to require their existence. The BP Codex is written by volunteers and on the other side, has intrinsically a short life time.

You received clear answers to your initial demand from @djpaul and @henrywright about the why and the how.

Rather than wasting time debating fairly negative, you can publish a codex page on how to use messages or a similar subject as you’re good informed on how it works. And as already suggested, you can also open an enhancement ticket.