[@mercime]

@bonearchist The link goes to a 404 page. It’s hard to guess what you’re seeing in your forums page. You could create a throw-away account and post the log in information here and delete it when the issue is resolved.

[BuddyBoss]

Look in your themes for the template file:

wp-content/themes/[theme-name]/buddypress/members/single/home.php

If that exists, and is from an older theme, look for a “notification” section in there. If it’s missing this will break the loading of your notifications page.

In this section:

do_action( 'bp_before_member_body' );

After this line:

elseif ( bp_is_user_forums() ) : bp_get_template_part( 'members/single/forums' );

Add:

elseif ( function_exists('bp_is_user_notifications') && bp_is_user_notifications() ) : bp_get_template_part( 'members/single/notifications' );

That allows the profile to load the notification template.

[iameverywhere]

Just a heads up, because I know a lot of people have asked and not gotten anywhere, but you can use this feature + Buddypress Xprofile Custom Fields Type plugin to create a forum badges feature. That was my goal with this and it works. You just need to display:none; the field# class so that users dont see it as an option to edit in their profile. Then you have complete control and can give users badges that show up in the forums 😀

*flys away*

[iameverywhere]

I don’t get where I add this code. I only need to add an xprofile field below the avatar on forum replies. I think this is exactly what I need but when I add this

$user_location = xprofile_get_field_data( ‘Location’, bbp_get_reply_author_id() ) ;
if (strlen($user_location) > 0 ) :
echo ‘

Location: ‘ . $user_location . ‘

‘;
endif;

below the <?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_details' ); ?> it breaks my forums hard.

Any idea how I am supposed to use that code to make it work?

MANY THANKS!

[shanebp]

Just looked at your site.
All page url include ‘index.php’.

I don’t know why, but suggest you do a search or ask on the WP forums.

You’re not the first to have this problem:
https://wordpress.org/search/remove+index.php+from+urls

[Hugo Ashmore]

BP provides all the buttons you need, if you are not seeing them then you have larger issues likely in the use of a custom theme, but you haven’t mentioned the theme you’re using (see the forum stickies for detail to provide in posts) Have you changed theme to a known working one – any of the default WP ones – this will tell you if this is a theme issue.

Once the cause is established then you can proceed with the best approach to correcting the problem but throwing functions in at this stage isn’t wise.

[Hugo Ashmore]

Please also search the forum as this topic arises often so there are quite a few posts that already offer suggestions.

[Lemmy]

OK, the menu options have disappeared again, on some of my sites, but not all.
If I change this in bbpress.php

'show_ui'             => current_user_can( 'bbp_topics_admin' ),

to

'show_ui' => current_user_can( 'manage_options' ),

I can see the Topics menu. Same if I change the permissions for the Forums and Replies menu.
Why should it be that the Forums, Topics and Replies menus are showing in some of my sites, but not others? I am administrator and keyholder in all of my sites.

[Doremdou]

Hi 🙂
Did you enable the messaging system in the first place?
If not you can activate it in : Settings/Buddypress/ and on the first page, check the messaging box

If you enabled this option already you should have a tab in your profil to send private message

[Edit] Wait what do you mean by “forums”? there are no forums on buddypress, are you talking about bbpress?

[@mercime]

@philly00 the solution posted was for a theme from Elegantthemes. If you got yours from that theme shop, then you could use the solution and then post issue at the theme shop’s forums so author can address the issue.

[Doremdou]

I just found this on WPMU dev (quite old, 2012) http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/member-part-of-a-group-in-buddypress

>>Aaron

You can pass bp_group_is_member($group) a group object. I think you can do this:

$group = new BP_Groups_Group( $group_id );
 if (bp_group_is_member($group)) {
   //do this stuff
}

>>CreativeSlice

Thanks for your help Aaron. I’ve got it nearly working with your direction and am hoping you can help with the last few details.
The

if (bp_group_is_member($group))

part doesn’t seem to be working so I did a

print_r($groups);

and found this:

BP_Groups_Group Object ( [id] => group-three [creator_id] => [name] => [slug] => [description] => [status] => [enable_forum] => [date_created] => [admins] => [mods] => [total_member_count] => )

Is there a way I can use this to see if the logged in user is a member of “group-three”?

>>Aaron

You need to get the ID number for your group. Maybe from the db.

>>caevan_sachinwalla
BP_Groups_Member::get_group_ids( $user_id );

will give you the group_ids of the groups a user is a member of.

Will this work with the new version of buddypress? how can I make a shortcode with this? thank you a lot 🙂

I also found this on buddypress.org : https://buddypress.org/support/topic/check-if-an-user-is-or-not-a-group_member/

functions.php:

if(groups_is_user_member( bp_loggedin_user_id(), BP_Groups_Group::get_id_from_slug(‘VALUE’))){

...

add_action( ‘bp_setup_nav’, ‘setup_nav’, 1000 );
}

Can I make a shortcode with this? I would like a shortcode like this:
[group “Group1”] Content [/group]
So how could I change the VALUE in the code with the group selected in the shortcode? (“group1”) so that I can use only one shortcode for all groups I have created.
thanks 🙂

[palmdoc]

You could also try the S2 Member plugin. For the Buddypress Community content you can restrict that using the URI restriction option for forum, member, activity sections etc.
It’s quite flexible.

[Squirrel]

The plugin author say’s it does:

schedule forum topics in any group
schedule site-wide notices to be published
schedule group members unbanning
Everything at a time you specify!

That gives you a unique ability to:

plan the traffic on your site
promote something at a certain time
notify users about any group events/news on time

I was thinking it might be useful in conjunction with BuddyPress Group Email Subscription as a task manager or event scheduler for members- but not sure really. Just thought it was interesting and letting people know.

[simple-man]

Thank you @dennisbarkercv

I just set up the forums for groups and I am playing with the setup.
Regards.

[DennisBarkerCV]

Adding a forum to a group when BuddyPress and bbPress are installed is part of the group creation process,so you – or anyone with Admin level capabilities – would make the choice either when the group is set up or later as part of a review process.

bbPress works without buddypress so it is possible to add forums without installing BuddyPress.You would have to evaluate the features of each plugin that are essential or optional and then make a judgement about the combination.

The easiest way to evaluate the features is to set up a test site and play with different combinations.

[simple-man]

Thank you @dennisbarkercv

I need help to understand the following:

1. Does admin add/create groups from the backend or can members create groups from their profile?
2. Does admin add forums or can members add forums as well?
3. Can forums be ONLY added to groups or one can add forum without a group too?
4. Can forums be automatically added to all groups?

Please advise.

[DennisBarkerCV]

simple-man,
I prefer to run the bbPress forum plugin as it integrates well with Buddypress.Using a forum plugin is a way to get your site members and visitors to engage in the discussion and encourage them to return to the site regularly.

It really depends on the specific community,some prefer to comment on a blog or podcast,others prefer forums.All you can do is set up one forum and invite people to take part and then make a judgement about whether the level of interaction justifies a forum per group or just a forum for certain groups.

[contrasupport]

5-10 is OK — When I was handling a job application site every month we received 4000-5000 applicants and and had about 75-200 “bad users” we did have people entering bad email for their job application but it was also sometime the applicant mistype their email AND ending up shooting registration confirmation to the wrong/closed/nonexistent email at Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail etc (I had to deal with those email providers 1-2 times a year to make sure that my Mail Server is not on the blacklist).

Btw on the Stop Spammers setting add the StopSpamForum API that way it easier for you to check or submit bad user (add Honeypot & Botscout if possible). Also “Check Spam Words” on the setting and add to them if you see a bad username keep popping up with different IPs.

[boblebad]

I appreciate that 🙂

Thank you.

I’ve bin searching a little around, and found that by adding new user roles, and by making the forum “read only”, that’ll clear one of the things i need done.

The adding of more fields can be done from the settings /user/profile fields.

From there the checkboxes is possible too, i just right now don’t know if they are searchable, but i’ll figure that out.

The progression thing i think i got cleared too, i might need to mix something from another plugin to get the style match what i want.

The only thing left is the restriction of conversations between the membership plans.

All the best
Carsten

[stripedsquirrel]

Thanks modemlooper. It seems like a useful tool, but at this moment I am not even sure if BP will be able to fulfil my needs. I am sure there are many others like me that want to check which plugins are available (and up to date), beforeinstalling it.

How many of the 520 plugins will simply not work with any recent version of BP? They should not be in the list. Which ones have great recommendations? I want to see those. etc etc. Making prospective users search the forum to hopefully find a recommendation (I assume it is a recommendation as you did not write anything except posting a URL?) for a plugin in order to know which ones of the hundreds listed are actually useful, and thus if BP itself will be useful.

Cheers

[joshwinkles]

Awesome. Thanks everyone for your replies. I think it’s the best forum response I’ve ever had.

[BuddyBoss]

I have used Bad Behavior. It’s ok.

I found the best solution so far has been BuddyPress Security Check.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-security-check/

It knocked out the majority of spam for me, and I’ve tested many spam plugins. You’ll still get some spammers, but hopefully less.

Most spammers leave links in forums. BuddyPress could really use a method to block new users who post links pending approval.

This plugin puts users in moderation on signup:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-registration-options/

But that still requires you to manually activate everyone…

[BuddyBoss]

Right, and to anyone else reading this, you also have to install bbPress first and make sure to adjust your forum settings to allow BuddyPress groups to have forums.

[Robert]

Here is the exact error whenever I click on “profile” (or docs, forums, groups, etc…).

Permission Denied
Not Found / No Access

The page you are looking for either does not exist, or you do not have the permissions to access it.

Anybody have any clue what is going here?
Thanks!
Rob

[Asynaptic]

Rick, glad that we’re clearing up some confusion. To confirm, yes, messaging is totally different than posts. Please read the codex links provided. Also, if you really want to take buddypress for a test drive, set up a development site either on a live site or right on your own computer using http://www.instantwp.com/ and then add some “fake” users and messages, and data using this plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-default-data/

And then jump in there and click around like crazy, edit, message, post, and see what happens! this is the best way to really check things out without doing any damage to your own site. Nothing compares to getting your hands dirty and mucking about (in a safe test environment).

This way you can really understand what messaging is, what private messaging is, broadcasting from admin to all members, etc. You can also add/remove plugins and check out their functionality, all in the comfort of your own computer’s hard drive or a test environment set up at a test domain/host that you control/own.

Also, keep in mind that buddypress has many features but you do not have to enable them! for example, there is a feature for groups. But you don’t have to enable it! you can add a forum (using bbPress) but you don’t have to! you can have private messaging so members can send private messages to each other… but, you guessed it, you don’t have to enable this feature. Also, another powerful feature is that you can give members of your site the ability to start their own blogs! this is called “multisite” but you can choose to enable this or not. Same goes for “friend connections” feature… etc.

My suggestion is to start with a very simple starting point and then as your community grows, add features that they require or need. It is a far too common mistake for new buddypress users to just turn everything on at the start.

If you don’t want to restrict your membership in any way or to collect money online from them then you don’t need anything else other than buddypress and wordpress. But look through the membership plugin links I provided to familiarize yourself with them and their features just in case. A few are completely free and still have tonnes of features.

Finally, keep in mind that spam registrations do happen. There are many guides and tools to mitigate spam membership registrations. Here’s a good start:

Preventing Spammer Registration

Google is your friend for more info on spam fighting.