// Titles Of Respective BP Page Templates //

[kaformedia]

@sushkov would you might know? I think this is close right – https://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/solved-limit-members-loop-by-profile-fields/

[mhensler]

Here’s is a test page I made with the shortcodes. I can get the initial page to show correctly, but again, if you click on any of the topics, forum links, etc., you’re just taken to a page that says “comments are closed.” There’s no spot for people to reply, etc.

http://www.mrhensler.com/testpage/

[harsha52]

Thanks for quick reply Nasir.
I did try both the option but nothing works for me. Unable to find where i am going wrong.

Please help
Thanks.

[Nasir Zia]

There are two options for forums…
1) Forums for Groups
2) New! Site Wide Forums

You might have chosen the first one!
thanks

[Hugo Ashmore]

I did cover the image header question in the other thread – no I didn’t copy the code in to the thread as – in all honesty – stating “copy this ‘named’ function” ought to be sufficient to get started with.

I’ll now copy the function I referenced originally – you need to copy this into your child theme functions file, this function will alert BP not to run it’s original version and allows you to manipulate the rulesets that are created for custom headers.

`
function bp_dtheme_header_style() {
global $post;

$header_image = ”;

if ( is_singular() && current_theme_supports( ‘post-thumbnails’ ) && has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ) ) {
$image = wp_get_attachment_image_src( get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID ), ‘post-thumbnail’ );

// $src, $width, $height
if ( !empty( $image ) && $image[1] >= HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH )
$header_image = $image[0];

} else {
$header_image = get_header_image();
}
?>

#header { background-image: url(); }

#header h1, #header #desc { display: none; }

#header h1 a, #desc { color:#; }

<?php
}
`

Now in the other thread I explained how to adjust the image dimensions by setting the define(‘HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH’, 400) that will be displayed on the dashboard settings page and that represent the sizes the image will size and crop to, so you should still have that aspect in place.

If you leave the BP default layout unchanged then the header element width is likely wider than your background image ( the header width is stated in the stylesheet, the background image is set from the embedded styles in the code above) and that background image will repeat – but we went over that on the other thread, with the code above you can now add the required properties to prevent that.

Now code does need to be copied carefully and any stray code that may be causing issues might still affect things. Headers already sent errors have a number of reasons and are not necessarily easy for us to diagnose, I explained one possible cause but only you can determine if that is a reason.

On this issue of instruction; as I have said and now mercime this is a volunteer support forum, we are not obliged to provide absolute instruction we attempt to help and guide, also when one is a web dev professional there will be a level of expertise expected in general terms regarding coding experience. You are attempting to customise buddypress past what it offers in the default so you must expect certain aspects of doing that to be less than utterly idiot proof and there are aspects of BP that many of us struggle with.

[mrjarbenne]

The bb-config.php file is the only file necessary to create forums “the old way” using bb-press 1.x instead of the completely reconfigured 2.0. You’ll notice in the Buddypress / Forums menu there are two options: Forums for groups (that single bb-config file uploaded to the root of your site), and Site Wide Forums, which is the separate bb-press 2.x plugin you have enabled. Not sure if that’s your issue or not. All of that said, full compatibility between buddypress and bbpress isn’t expected until version 1.6.

You can download the bb-config-sample.php file from https://bbpress.org/download/legacy/ and then populate the necessary database information to enable the Group Forum capability, but with 1.6 so close (I think) you might be better off holding out.

[Wendy Cockcroft]

Mercime, I’ve got the willingness to learn new skills but I need to receive clear instructions. To date, I’ve had instructions that have not worked when I put them into practice. It doesn’t help when I’m receiving them in terms that I don’t understand. If you want to lock out noobs, please say so and I’ll go elsewhere.

I’m not asking for much. Again, all I want is to be able to insert a logo of my choice at the dimensions I specify without it repeating. I’d also like to make my child theme work as expected without either locking me out or preventing new registrations.

To date, the instructions I’ve received here on the forum have not facilitated that. When I thought the problem was resolved I marked the thread resolved. A day or so later, I got header errors and couldn’t get into the site until you (correctly) told me that my child theme was the problem and I’d have to rename it. Which I’ve done. And I’m grateful to be able to get back in. Thank you.

Now I need to know if it’s possible at all to make a BuddyPress child theme that works properly with a header image of my choice or am I stuck with the massive dimensions specified by the default theme?

If so, please tell me, in terms I understand, how to do it.

[@mercime]

@turfnet Based on the HTML structure of your theme, you need to use the first option, i.e., change 16 template files within the 6 BP folders transferred to your wp-clear theme folder in server during the compatibility process.

If you’ve previously changed any of the BP template files in your theme folder in server, replace all of them for a clean slate by deleting the 6 BP folders – /activity, /blogs, /forums, /groups, /members, and /registration – then re-run Appearance > BP Compatibility.

Download the 6 clean BP folders to your computer hard drive.

A. At the top of each of those 16 template files I linked to above, replace
`

`

with code I posted at
http://pastebin.com/tpEyMDJq

Then, in each of 16 files, you’d like to change the BP Templates’ page title’s header tag from `

…

` or `

..

` to `

// Titles Of Respective BP Page Templates //

`, just watch out when you do this in the /activity/index.php page.

Save files.

[@mercime]

I see the problem. Only add the shortcode/s on the main Sitewide Forums page – http://www.mrhensler.com/forums/.- and delete the shortcode/s you added in new forum/sub-forum pages.

[nigdowser]

Resolved by me going to look at various check boxes and checking the one which said that global users can create topics. Who’d a thunkit?

[@mercime]

@davidshaw1985 post also at BP Album forums https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-album/forum/

[frostdawn]

Hmm, I think I’m okay now. Giving everyone the ability to collaborate together via sitewide forums trumps group forums, and having both active at the same time introduces possible confusion and usability concerns. For example, if you post a topic, how will you remember where you posted it? You would have to scour 2 separate forums to find your post which can prove aggravating. I overlooked the setting in the dashboard Components config screen – I toggled off ‘discussion forums’ in the available components section. Once that was done, I no longer have a forums link within the groups view which was all I needed.

[mhensler]

Sorry, I was doing work on my site and took the BP theme down. It’s back up. Tried removing Buddypress and reinstalling it, but it still recognizes all of the old settings. Here’s my forum page: http://www.mrhensler.com/forums/ Clicking on any of the forums yields nothing.

[@mercime]

@brainiacwebdesigns you need to go to Step 3 of the BP Compatibility process, fix alignment of the BP template files to mesh with your theme’s HTML structure.

Based on the HTML structure of your theme, you need to use the first option, i.e., change 16 template files within the 6 BP folders transferred to your canyon theme folder in server during the compatibility process.

If you’ve previously changed any of the BP template files in your theme folder in server, replace all of them for a clean slate by deleting the 6 BP folders – /activity, /blogs, /forums, /groups, /members, and /registration – then re-run Appearance > BP Compatibility.

Download the 6 clean BP folders to your computer hard drive.

A. At the top of each of those 16 template files I linked to above, replace
`

`

with
`

<div id="post-” >

`

Then, in each of 16 files, you’d like to change the BP Templates’ page title’s header tag from `

…

` or `

..

` to `

// Titles Of Respective BP Page Templates //

`, just watch out when you do this in the /activity/index.php page.

Save files.

[@mercime]

Recommend that you log in at WPorg forums and post in plugin’s forums as enhancement request https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-profile-video-widget

[tagtomat]

I sounds like you have the same problem as I had.

Check out this post, and you might have do as I have added in the last post of the topic.
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/this-group-does-not-have-a-forum-setup-yet-1/#post-127372

My original post that got me there has this link:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/forums-not-finding-topics-at-all-unable-to-post/

If it makes sense for you reading this also. The second post got me a part of the way.

Best Regards
/Mads, Copenhagen, Denmark

[tagtomat]

@Deleted User on post 7
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/this-group-does-not-have-a-forum-setup-yet-1/?topic_page=1&num=15#post-127372

Solved my problem.

I can ad that I had to disable and then enable the “Enable discussion forum” on each Group Setting logged in as Admin after following the steps in the above post.

Thx, for an amazing plugin / maintheme for WordPress.
Best regards, and a lot of happy thoughts from Copenhagen, Denmark.

If anybody drops by Copenhagen, please feel free to visit our roofgardening project at Nørrebro. http://www.tagtomat.dk

[tagtomat]

Solved my problem with help from this thread
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/this-group-does-not-have-a-forum-setup-yet-1/?topic_page=1&num=15

Post 7 from @Deleted User solved my problem.

1. Unchecking the forums component in the BuddyPress Component settings page.
2. Renaming bb-config.php in your WordPress installation root directory to something else (making BuddyPress believe that bbPress is not installed).
3. Re-checking the forums component in the BuddyPress Component settings page.
4. Re-installing the group forum component in the BuddyPress Settings “Forum” tab.

Hope this can help someone else as well, was really frustrating not being able to post anything.

I can ad, that on each group setting I had to uncheck and recheck the “enable forum”

[@mercime]

1. BuddyPress is not activated in your installation per my check at this time.

2. You need to make your WP theme compatible with BuddyPress by installing and activating the BP Template Pack plugin, then go through Appearance > BP Compatibility and changing/adding some files https://buddypress.org/community/groups/installing-buddypress/forum/topic/mystique-theme-from-digitalnature/

[mhensler]

I’m running BP 1.5.5 and bbPress 2.0.2 if it helps.

[tagtomat]

Hi, thx for your advice.

I am gettings this far now, after deactiviating almost all plugins. http://www.tagtomat.dk/groups/

I am now able to se the “post topic” with “Title, Content and Tags”. But when I press the Post Topic, I get this error marked in red

“This group does not have a forum setup yet.”

When you say I need to check permalinks, I checked under permalin settings, pressed save changes and got this messag “Permalink structure updated.”

Suggestions more than welcome to get further

[frostdawn]

==So if you want Group Forums, click on Install button, then after you’re done, enable Forum for each you in Group > Admin==

I’m not sure I understand the latter half of that sentence, particularly the ‘enable Forum for each you in Group”.

Considering the member usability in the aforementioned codex, I’ve decided I’d rather stick with sitewide forums instead. And seeing as how I was getting an HTTP error trying to activate them, I’m using bbPress directly vs through BP. However, I don’t want users going into the groups and trying to use the forums link within them and finding it doesn’t work. Is there a way to hide/disable that link instead?

Thanks

[@mercime]

@caf12 sorry, Canvas theme is a different beast to make compatible with BP altogether We did some template pack compatibility in this thread https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/woo-canvas-child-theme-customization-and-ajax/ but the ajax issue with Canvas (no problem with other themes from woo) is not resolved.

[@mercime]

@marilou check out https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multisite-user-management/
Get some more tips from the Multisite forums – https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite

[@mercime]

== I just uploaded 2 or 3 pinterest like themes and was testing them ==

1. Delete those themes. Before installing any theme in your live site, check it out first in a test installation using Exploit Scanner plugin, Theme Check plugin and Log Deprecated Notices plugin with WP_DEBUG true.

2. You may have been hacked. https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked
No theme nor plugin should be adding anything in your themes’ functions.php file without your express permission.
Deactivate BuddyPress and BP/WP plugins and concentrate on getting your site clean.

3. https://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress
Before activating BuddyPress, make sure your WP install is finally rid of issues.
For more assistance please post at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting