[boonika]

I started a new topic here.

[Kunal17]

I found this forum post – https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=1622#post-8282

Does this method work to pull profile data to user blogs also?

[Mike Pratt]

Burt – Oddly, my bbPress run Group Forums have been running nicely since day one. I am still on alpha6 of bbPress and because it’s been working well now for 6 months, I am actually afraid to upgrade bbPress version up to 1.0 for fear of mucking it all up. What do you think? Any idea what we get by bbPress going 1.0?

[3315451]

Merhaba Infinitive,

Sorun nedir. Eger ben yardimci olamazsam en azindan sorunu cevirerek foruma gonderebilirim.

Serdar

[r-a-y]

_cK_ is a tried-and-true bbPress plugin developer; not sure if she’ll step into the confines of BuddyPress! But if you don’t ask, you’ll never know!

It’s probably possible to extend Nicola’s BP-TinyMCE plugin to add a filter for profile fields as well… you’d have to bug Nicola about that.

Here’s a post which explains how someone added a filter to profile fields:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=604

I might write a filter as well regarding this… we’ll see.

[Burt Adsit]

There is a forums user looking for help in Turkish. Perhaps you could take a look at this thread: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=3433

[gen-superman]

Thanks for that information R-A-Y.

Does anyone have any ideas how to take a BP-PRESS created profile field, and have the information placed within that BP-PRESS field automatically show up in the a posted wire or group forum post/message?

I think the real issue is that I am looking for something that will not just allow text, but html embedded images too. I mean alot of people that use signatures like to have their signature show their name, then a banner image under it. So, even using a profile field would be limited, because, it probably couldn’t allow embedding of images. I don’t think the BD-DEV’s tinymce works with profile fields in bppress at this time.

I have posted on BD-DEV’s website to see if Nicola Greco has any thoughts about this. I also posted on _CK_’s area on the bbpress showcase website to see if the plugin author of “BBPRESS Signatures” has any thoughts about converting their plugin to BP-PRESS.

I consider that the BP-PRESS Signature a very important plugin, and if this plugin ever gets created by someone, then I am positive that many of you will find it very useful for wires or group forum discussions. I mean look at PHPBB or Invision Pro Board, etc. Those forums thrive on signatures in their posts.

You can follow the current posts that I made:

On BD-DEV:

http://bp-dev.org/forums/topic/the-signature-plugin

and on _CK_’s area in the bbpress showcase website:

http://bbshowcase.org/forums/topic/bbpress-signature-convert-to-bppress

I truly hope that we will be able to see something like this type of plugin in the near future.

Thanks for everyones replys and thoughts.

[gen-superman]

Well, I realized that bppress included a way to use moderators for group forums, which is through admin settings for that specific group.

However, all that a moderator can do is in buddypress 1.0.2 is :

– Change group name (Bad idea to give to moderator)

– Change group news (semi ok, but still a possible security risk)

– Change group description (Bad idea)

– limited ability to delete only wired non-admin posts. (Very limited).

Also, it seems that all members can invite their own buddies into the group? Are you serious??? Only the admin or the moderator should be able to have that access.

Unbelievable.

Anyways, I hope that in future settings that we see admins and moderators have:

– ability to edit, move or remove group or wire posts

– ability to edit topics.

– Get rid of ability to rename group name for moderator

– Only admin and moderators should have access to invite members? This is a security risk for it to work otherwise!

An admin of a group’s purpose is the entire control over that group.

The moderators of that groups purpose is to maintain the integrity of the posts in the group/group forum area.

I would like to see the ability to ban, but then again, maybe the best idea is a “REPORT” button. Where if someone has posted something bad then they can simply just click “REPORT” and a MAIN Site Administrator will look it over and decide the appropriate measures of either deleting that post or punishing the member within that group themselves.

So, maybe Group Admins shouldn’t have the ability of punishment, but Main Site Admin’s should.

[Burt Adsit]

Hello.

1) Doesn’t really matter what you were upgrading from. Just install bbpress 1.0.

2) I don’t trust the auto upgrade process so I manually upgrade

3) No buddypress enable plugin is needed. You do have to be running the right version of php though. See:

http://josephscott.org/archives/2009/03/conclusion-of-libxml2-issues-use-php-529-libxml2-273/

http://josephscott.org/archives/2009/03/wordpress-libxml2-episode-iv-a-new-plugin/

4) Don’t know what the issue is there

5) Yes this user switching is needed.

Don’t forget to enable pingbacks and xmlrpc. Also my test group forum didn’t work right away. I disabled the group’s forum component in the group admin page, saved the settings and then re-enabled it. Worked after that.

[TheEasyButton]

Larsg, the buddypress plugin can be found in

wp-content>>plugins>>buddypress>>bp-forums>>bbpress-plugins

It needs to be moved but the location depends on your version of bbpress. Assuming you renamed bbpress to forums, you have 2 options:

forums>>my-plugins>>buddypress-enable.php

forums>>bb-plugins>>buddypress-enable.php

If 1 location doesn’t work & you try it in a 2nd location, remember to MOVE it. Having it in more than 1 location can make the wrong file be activated. Also, if you move it, you will have to reactivate it.

[TheEasyButton]

I have a couple of questions because I still can’t get my discussion to activate in groups. Integration is fine, but that dang “you must configure forums” warning won’t go away no matter what combination of codes & plugins I use.

1. “Upgrade to bbpress 1.0”

Upgrade from what? I’ve never been able to get an RC version to work so I’m running alpha 6.

2. By upgrade, do you mean install the new version or should I find an upgrade button somewhere? (not seeing one on alpha 6)

3. Buddypress enable plugin (from buddpress>>bp-forums)

Where did you put this? In my-plugins or bb-plugins or nowhere?

4. “Go into bbpress admin and the wordpress integration settings. Fill out the forms properly”

Anytime I EVER EVER (haha) try to change stuff in there, it totally boots me out of all of the bbpress logins. No login name/pw will work.

That’s it for now but I’ll probably be back with more questions.

**Edit — #5 (told ya I’d be back) Did you put the “allow user switching” code at the bottom of the bb-config?

Thanks

[wamp]

Found the root cause of the the problem!!!

It is due to plugin conflicts with Dynamic Content Gallery. De-activate this plugin and Group Avatar works fine.

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=2190#post-11864

[r-a-y]

Cool! I made a post on the WordPress plugin forums about an hour ago asking about 1.0.2 compatibility for this plugin!

Looking forward to the update, Giovanni!

[John James Jacoby]

Sounds like the file didn’t get uploaded to the server. Check your upload folder owner and permissions settings.

There are others that have had and fixed this issue already. Do a search around the forums (hint: check the stickies) and see if they help you out?

[gen-superman]

I got the discussion forums for bp press working fine after updating to bbpress v1.0:

Instead of fully installing fresh the bbpress v1.0, I decided to take a different route and just updated the bbpress directory from bbpress v-1.0-rc-3 to v1.0.

That went very smoothly. I followed the update instructions that are listed on the bbpress website for the old 0.9.0.2. Those update instructions still work, but the bbpress v1.0 seems to update much more smoothly then that.

The Steps I followed for upgrading(Keep in mind I have WPMU):

– Make sure WordPress is updated to fullest version, mine is currently WPMU 2.7.1

– Make sure you already have the following plugins installed, updated and configured:

a) BuddyPress 1.0.2

b) bbPress Integration 1.0

– Now follow the directions listed on the bbpress website, which is the old upgrade/update procedures for bbpress 0.9.0.2.

(Although my current version was bbpress v-1.0-rc-3)

– Make sure that you have the following:

a) I had to create a separate bbpress keymaster account for it to work, so I have the admin account for my wordpress mu and a separate keymaster account for my bbpress. That was the only realistically way of getting this to work for me, it kept erroring on me if I didn’t.

b) While in your keymaster bbpress account make sure that you have the plugin BuddyPress Support Plugin installed (You might check for an update version.)

c) Now begin the documentation upgrade/update stuff. You don’t have to turn off the plugins as I didn’t and it worked fine.

d) You will want to follow the instructions and remove the directories through FTP in your bbpress that need removed.

Here is it word for word from the bbpress website:

To upgrade bbPress from a previous version takes just a few minutes.

These instructions cover upgrading to version 0.9.0.2

First, you should always back up your files and your database in case something goes wrong.

Second, deactivate all plugins.

Third, keep the following files and directories.

1. Rename your existing config.php file to config.old.php (and keep it)

2. my-plugins/ (if you have it)

3. my-templates/ (if you have it)

and delete everything else.

Fourth, upload the newest version of bbPress to your server.

Fifth, visit your bbPress site and run the installer which appears. On step one of the installer, enter the database details for the same database you had been using for the previous version. The installer will either create a new config file or show you the contents to paste into a file manually. Then complete the rest of the installation process.

Sixth, log in and visit your bbPress admin panels. If you see an upgrade link instead of the normal screens, click it. If you don’t see an upgrade link (it would have been really obvious), continue to the next step.

Seventh, visit the new “Settings” area of the admin and edit any details or settings in the “General” section. Also reactivate your plugins one by one (some may need to be upgraded as well).

Eighth, sit back and relax; you’re done!

e) Now, just upload your new bbpress v1.0 files to the directory. Go, to the url of your installed bbpress and insert the bbpress sql database information that you created.

f) At this point it will politely yell at you once you click next, informing you that the database is already created and that a bbpress is already installed.

g) Now, keep in mind that your bb-config.php file is brand new now. So, you will need to copy your old “KEYS” from the bb-config.old.php back to the new bb-config.php. Otherwise the discussion group forums check box won’t appear in the buddypress group creations.

* @since 1.0

*/

define( 'BB_AUTH_KEY', '###########################' );

define( 'BB_SECURE_AUTH_KEY', '##################################' );

define( 'BB_LOGGED_IN_KEY', '#####################################' );

define( 'BB_NONCE_KEY', '###########################################' );

define( 'WP_AUTH_COOKIE_VERSION', 1 ); // Because it is wordpress mu v2.7.1

/**#@-*/

h) Make sure that you in your new bbpress v1.0 on your website, that you login with the keymaster account that you created, as the bbpress keymaster has the access to the bbpres plugins sections. In the settings section, check the wordpress integration settings. Make sure all the keys are correct, next you will want to click on the box at the bottom that reads :

Show advanced database settings

If your bbPress and WordPress site do not share the same database, then you will need to add advanced settings.

Make sure you input your wordpress mu 2.7.1 sql database configuration settings into those fields. Otherwise, all of this will be for nothing and it would integrate and the users wont show up correctly. BTW, user database host is typically ‘localhost’.

Now click Save changes at the bottom of that page.

i) Back at the wordpress mu portion of your site, you will want to login back in with your admin account. Then go to your buddypress settings and click on forums Setup. You will want your bbpress username and passwords field to match your wordpress admin account only in this section. I couldn’t get the keymaster account to work with this part.

j) Now go to the groups section of the buddy press, you should see the “Group Forums discussion enable” box now there.

k) Lastly, don’t forget to check your wp-config.php settings, to make sure that the keys are properly set up there too.

For example:

* @since 2.6.0

*/

define('AUTH_KEY', '###################################');

define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', '######################################');

define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', '#######################################');

define('NONCE_KEY', '##########################################');

define('AUTH_SALT', '##########################################');

define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', '############################################');

define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', '#######################################');

define( 'COOKIE_DOMAIN', '.yourwebsiteurl.com' );

define( 'SITECOOKIEPATH', '/' );

define( 'COOKIEPATH', '/' );

define( 'COOKIEHASH', '##############################' );

/**#@-*/

Hope that helps.

[TheEasyButton]

JJJ Are you having any luck??

And can anyone explain what this function is looking at? It’s in bp-group-templatetags.php and reads “bp_forums_is_installed_correctly” That’s where I’m having issues. I can’t get discussion enabled because BP thinks the forums aren’t correctly installed.

I don’t know if I’m just THAT tired or what, but trying to trace it to what it’s looking for is like reading Japanese.

Thanks

Edit to add the function to hopefully make this question easier to answer

function bp_forums_is_installed_correctly() {

global $bbpress_live;



if ( !is_object( $bbpress_live ) ) {

include_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-IXR.php' );

$bbpress_live = new bbPress_Live();

}



if ( !$bbpress_live->fetch->endpoint )

return false;



return true;

}

[chouxpastry2002]

Dear Jeff,

Many thanks for guiding me in the way.But i am lacking in buddypress with only 2 functions. Users and Group file uploads. And integrated forums.

If there exist these facilities i would not have switched to elgg at this moment as a big fan of wordpress and eventually buddypress as well.

Regards,

Sam.

[r-a-y]

One way of doing this is to create a new textarea profile field entitled “Signature” and call it within each BP component you want to use it in.

I know one of the BP mods, John James Jacoby, does this for one of his BP sites, specifically the bbPress forums (eg. a forum thread – http://delsolownersclub.com/discussions/topic/what-will-your-next-mugen-part-be), but I believe he only uses it for the bbPress forums and nowhere else across that BP site.

However, I don’t think it would be *too* hard to call it within the group forums and the wire (I say *too* hard with a little skeptism! hehe). You just would need to edit your BP theme in a number of places to do so.

[Jeff Sayre]

Please answer these questions: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=2674

[takuya]

And what did people on wpmu forum say about this?

[José M. Villar]

Hi Mr. M.

Unfortunately, it seems FF 3.5 update messes your sites layout (http://simplercomputing.net/bp/), all fonts appear double sized.

More on that here: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=3398

[takuya]

This is what you need to read.

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=3394

[Jeff Sayre]

Since you are talking specifically about altering how WPMU deals with blogs, I’d suggest posting this question on the WPMU forums so that their gurus can answer. Whereas you might receive an answer on the BuddyPress forums, the WPMU forums is the more appropriate place for such questions.

I advise that you first do a through search of the Mu forums before posting.

https://mu.wordpress.org/forums/

[Jeff Sayre]

I’m using bluehost.com and used their simplescripts to get it installed version 1.0.2

I’m asking what version of WPMU, not BuddyPress.

By the way, if you continue having issues, I’d advise avoiding using SimpleScripts. Read this entire thread for more details.

[Jeff Sayre]

Read the first half of this post. It applies to your situation as well.

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=3363#post-18447