[beingblissful]

Hi James,

Wow – you’ve done some beautiful things with Salutation! Looks great!

I, too am simplifying the forums – site wide, general only (no group forums).

Thank you for your voice of experienced wisdom and the usage tips!

🙂

[AutomatedKid]

Here are the 3 error logs when clicking the meta register link

WordPress database error Multiple primary key defined for query ALTER TABLE wp_PRIVATE_usermeta ADD PRIMARY KEY (umeta_id) made by require(‘wp-blog-header.php’), require_once(‘wp-includes/template-loader.php’), do_action(‘template_redirect’), call_user_func_array, bp_template_redirect, do_action(‘bp_template_redirect’), call_user_func_array, bp_screens, do_action(‘bp_screens’), call_user_func_array, bp_forums_directory_forums_setup, do_action(‘bbpress_init’), call_user_func_array, bp_forums_load_bbpress, bp_bb_dbDelta

WordPress database error Multiple primary key defined for query ALTER TABLE wp_PRIVATE_users ADD PRIMARY KEY (ID) made by require(‘wp-blog-header.php’), require_once(‘wp-includes/template-loader.php’), do_action(‘template_redirect’), call_user_func_array, bp_template_redirect, do_action(‘bp_template_redirect’), call_user_func_array, bp_screens, do_action(‘bp_screens’), call_user_func_array, bp_forums_directory_forums_setup, do_action(‘bbpress_init’), call_user_func_array, bp_forums_load_bbpress, bp_bb_dbDelta

WordPress database error Duplicate key name ‘user_nicename’ for query ALTER TABLE wp_PRIVATE_users ADD UNIQUE KEY user_nicename (user_nicename) made by require(‘wp-blog-header.php’), require_once(‘wp-includes/template-loader.php’), do_action(‘template_redirect’), call_user_func_array, bp_template_redirect, do_action(‘bp_template_redirect’), call_user_func_array, bp_screens, do_action(‘bp_screens’), call_user_func_array, bp_forums_directory_forums_setup, do_action(‘bbpress_init’), call_user_func_array, bp_forums_load_bbpress, bp_bb_dbDelta

thank you.

[AutomatedKid]

update: reinstalled wp 3.5 and bp 1.6.2 and all is well with default bp template, accessing setup pages, registering via the top toolbar, accessing the forum, etc.

But I am now back to square one with the wp meta widget ‘register’ link where it takes me to myprimarysite.com/blogs/create, not myprimarysite.com/register link, like it should. I verified the pages setup in bp, saved it again to be sure, still the same issue. And on the primary site the meta register link goes to the correct form. On all sites the top toolbar register and log in links work just fine.

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To others: If you are experiencing a similar situation like I started with, verify your php.ini and/or htaccess file setup in your root directory, to possibly save yourself a lot of time. Also, backup, backup and backup!! And don’t accidently delete a backup folder unless you know for sure you won’t need them anymore!

[@mercime]

Checked on Windows7 using Safari and you’re right, when you click on the Join Group in the individual group’s page, the link doesn’t change to “Leave Group”. However, stay on the same page and click on a different item nav – Members – and you’ll see that “Leave Group” text appear. Same thing happens when you click on “Leave Group” link, text doesn’t change to “Join Group”. But go to another item nav page e.g. Forums and you’ll see notice that you’ve left the group and the text in link changed to “Join Group”.

[@mercime]

Last time I checked, Woo Canvas theme even with the BP Template Pack doesn’t work with BuddyPress… JS conflicts. Please check theme author’s forums if they have even resolved this issue.

Best way to test your BP install is to use the BP Default theme to check if everything — group creation, member registration etc — is in working order before using another theme.

Re S2Member plugin, have you searched or asked at the s2member plugin’s forums? I’ve seen some pointers there about limiting access there before.

[r-a-y]

The problem is you installed both the bbPress plugin and enabled the “Discussion Forums” component in BuddyPress.

Since you’re using bbPress for your forums, do what I suggested here:
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/forum-setup-2/#post-146882

[r-a-y]

Hi Mark,

Gotcha, this is a bbPress bug:
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2094

Hopefully it will be addressed in the next bbPress update.

[markkelly1982]

Hi ray. I tried your link but still have the same problem. After creating the group and forum thru the group, i have to go back into the group admin and tick the forum box again to make it work. it seems to be creating the forum; just not associating the group with it the first time around. Thanks for your efforts

[r-a-y]

Hi Mark,

Try the steps I listed here and see if that helps:https://buddypress.org/support/topic/forum-setup-2/#post-146882

[dylancasey]

I am trying to do exactly this: change the order of the posts displayed for a topic in a forum. I understand that I can do this by setting the ‘order’ parameter to DESC in bp_has_forum_topic_posts. What is eluding me is how to properly over-ride the function on my functions.php (or bp-custom.php) so as to just change the passed arguments.

I’ve tried adding the following to my functions.php file (an it doesn’t work):

function my_bp_has_forum_topic_posts($args) {
$args = 'order=DESC';
return $args;
}
add_filter( 'bp_has_forum_topic_posts','my_bp_has_forum_topic_posts');


Thanks for the help in advance.

[Deceth]

My site for Battle City was getting hit hard with spam user registrations. I wrote a post about it in the forums here.

At some point I realized, I will never defeat the spam user registrations. My efforts helped to limit them, but not eliminate the problem. So I decided, maybe what I need to do is limit the impact. The spam user registrations are still there, but now I barely see them. This is what I do:

To limit the spam user registrations, I use “Buddypress Humanity” and “SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam”. “Askimet” then picks up on most of the spam comments posted by those who still manage to register.

Next, I use “BuddyPress Block Activity Stream Types”. With this plugin I hide all new user registration messages from the Activity stream.

Finally, I use “User Spam Remover” plugin to go in once every couple of weeks to mass delete 95% of all spam users.

This doesn’t eliminate the problem, but makes life more manageable and keeps most of the spam users out of sight unless they manage to get past Askimet and post some messages.

[@mercime]

But are you suggesting that after using BP Template Pack once it is a good idea to turn it off and then re-up everything via FTP?

@bennygill No. Like I said above, do that “unless it was explicitly stated in your theme install instructions” because some BP-compatible themes do not require the BP Template Pack plugin anymore.

It looks like the developer has changed some configurations because the topic/forum category links go to 404 page. bbPress plugin is activated. At this point, can’t second-guess what the developer is doing. Since you hired the person, you should ask him/her what’s going on with the site.

[gorod]

I am using Tersus theme from ThemeForest (which is advertised as BuddyPress theme).

My permalinks are set to postname.

BuddyPress is installed , to create forum it’s asking to install bbpress.

So the bbpress (without the BuddyPress) forum works.

But when I go to the BuddyPress newly created pages (groups, forums,members) I get those problems. Can’t create groups, can’t create forum, can’t send private message to memebers. Error message :There was an error saving group details, please try again.

[gorod]

I am using the latest BP/WP versions.
Right after the installation you see this activation page asking for an activation key. But there are absolutely no instruction on how to get that key!

Trying to create a group, get the following message all the time: “There was an error saving group details, please try again.”

So can’t create groups = can’t create a single forum.

[Number_6]

I don’t like to bump posts – but I feel there may be someone out there who might have an idea.

[fitnessblogger]

Hi Guys,

I am also using Salutation theme for my website http://fitnessblogger.net

although I agree the learning curve is quite steep for this theme… it does have some great features.. and I am slowly making sense of some of them…

The forums were a pain to setup but now we have simplified them and we are only using the group forums for our site it seems to work better?? http://fitnessblogger.net/groups/

This may help with the BuddyBar http://wpmu.org/daily-tip-how-to-disable-the-buddypress-admin-buddy-bar/

There are a few options for spam / splogger protection… we are using WangGuard.. again this takes a little bit of use to understand and get set up but does seem to help us..

Hope this helps a bit.. and happy to chat more if you would like

PS. I am not an expert just learning as I go along 🙂

Kind Regards

James

[Paul Wong-Gibbs]

The WordPress error message says you need to get its parent theme; this is probably Tersus itself, and I found it on Github: https://github.com/splorp/tersus/

Install and activate that plugin, and the error will clear for the child theme.

Please also don’t ping most of the core BuddyPress developers on Twitter in future; these forums are the best place for support.

[bruceleebee]

Hello @mercime,

Thank you for the help.

I’m working with a developer to try and get this fixed, so I have shown him this thread and he might chime in too.

The Skematik theme did explicitly state to use the BP Template Pack so that is why I am using that. Also BuddyPress did not work without it installed. But are you suggesting that after using BP Template Pack once it is a good idea to turn it off and then re-up everything via FTP?

I want sitewide forums, but the developer sometimes turns on the ‘group’ forums. Not sure why, I guess he has his own reasons while working. But the only difference when group forum is turned off is that it has a “New Topic” button at the top. When group forums are turned off that disappears.

The forum ‘Make Money Online’ is a category. And I made a forum inside that category called ‘General’. That was only for testing purposes. If a different config of forums would work please let me know.

Not sure about the link you posted (http://thecashlab.com/discussion/forum/)? When I visit that it takes me to ‘page not found’.

Not sure what other information is needed. Please tell me what else you require and I’ll let you know asap.

Thanks,
Ben

[jamyot@cnd-m.org]

As you said, it is a WPML bug. They don’t have a work around for me. They reported it as a bug and hopefully next versions of buddypress multilingual plugin won’t do the same!

http://wpml.org/forums/topic/cant-crop-avatar-in-other-language-version/#post-89456

You did a good job helping me confirm that the problem is not with buddypress but it comes from WPML.
Thank you.
You can consider this topic closed and the client is satisfied. (…unless you want to help me find a work around!)

[@mercime]

Closing this as matter is resolved. Continue discussion of new issue in the link provided.

[@mercime]

Please do not bump your posts.

You’re already using what’s supposedly a BP-compatible theme, skematik, so I would presume that you do not need to install the BP Template Pack plugin anymore unless it was explicitly stated in your theme install instructions. If so, deactivate the BP Template Pack plugin and re-upload your skematik theme via FTP/cpanel/etc to make sure that the theme’s customized BP template files are clean.

http://thecashlab.com/community/ looks more like the BP Group Forums OR you have created a front page community and added the shortcode for the forum topics there.  http://thecashlab.com/discussion/forum/make-money-online/ is a category of http://thecashlab.com/discussion/forum/ of your Sitewide Forums.  More information about your installation would help us help you.

 

[bruceleebee]

Hello @themightymo,

Thanks for the help. But I’m actually past that stage and now have a new problem.

No topics showing on the directory home page.

See this thread: https://buddypress.org/support/topic/why-no-topics-showing-on-home-page/

Thanks,
Ben

[@mercime]

Probably JS conflict. You should contact the theme author about this issue or check in theme author’s forums whether other users have experienced the same and what the resolution/s would be.

[lemond404]

Has anyone tried to implement something like this? I believe I could add this to their profile but it escapes me for the post profiles? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Toby Cryns (@themightymo)]

@bennygill – See this thread: https://buddypress.org/support/topic/does-buddy-press-work-at-all/

Are you logged in when clicking the “registration” link?