[reedy]

I used the bbpress importer for phpBB:

phpBB

The script only runs once and after everything is imported it is not used.

[Henry Wright]

I very much doubt my install has been compromised. In fact, searching through the buddypress support forum it seems this is an issue that crops up after imports

That suggests your import script is the issue. Which script are you using?

[reedy]

I very much doubt my install has been compromised. In fact, searching through the buddypress support forum it seems this is an issue that crops up after imports – so I believe there is probably something in the core code doing this.

A couple of examples:

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/post-migration-constant-user-email-notifications-for-mentions/ @zane

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/mass-notifications-of-old-mentions/ @halo-diehard

Disabling my mail server is not a practical solution. For now I will just have to block all email notifications for mentions until (hopefully) a solution is found.

Pssst @netweb – are you still around?

[Birgit Pauli-Haack]

Testing it with all plugins turned off and activating them one at a time it turns out WP-SpamShield was causing this persistent screen notification.
Posted it on WordPress.org support forum for plugin: http://bit.ly/1NfTXxv

[jasonbroderick]

Sorry for the multiple replies, I can’t find an edit button.

@modemlooper is there somebody you could suggest would be best to speak with about this particular issue? Or maybe a specific forum area I should be posting in more specifically than just general troubleshooting?

Thanks a lot,

Jason.

[Joshua Blevins]

I found the answer myself. BuddyPress uses specific folders for the default pages (Activity, Groups, Forums, etc.) located at wp-content/plugins/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress. In each folder found here are the corresponding default templates. These can be added to a folder you create in your theme. The folder you add to your theme must be named community or buddypress.

[@mercime]

@engine44 Have you read https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/ ? What shortcode did you use for your forums index page? Have you created an additional new Forum from wp-admin menu Forums > New Forums?

[Henry Wright]

Hi @functionmunchkin

This forum uses bbPress, you should probably add your feature request here:

https://bbpress.org/forums/

[rossagrant]

Ahh, okay – thanks Henry!

So is the general consensus that you never purge the stream?

What if I emptied the DB of notifications, then purged the stream?

I just know it will contain lots of old, dead links – particularly now I’ve deleted lots of forums etc.

[cameck]

You’re right! I didn’t realize it at first…. I appreciate all the help you’ve given so far. I can continue this on the S2 Member Forum if you like, you’re just doing such an awesome job though :D.

Regarding the $s2member_level1 , I was just pulling that out of my butt and it was only thing I put there that didn’t break the pages.

But if you’re curious, this is what I have now:

<?php if(is_user_logged_in() && 4 == S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_ACCESS_LEVEL){ ?>

<div class="paybox">
<h3>Make Payment with PayPal&reg;</h3>
<?php $uemail = getDisplayedUserEmail(); ?>
<?php echo do_shortcode('[gravityforms id="7" field_values="recip-email=' . $uemail . '"]'); ?>
</div><!-- .paybox -->

<?php } ?>

This is working for the most part, but oddly enough there are a few more employers that are still showing the paypal button. So, I started using this:
<?php echo S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_ACCESS_LEVEL; ?>
to see the output and most employers are the number 2, but a few are listed as 4 – which creates the problem. Ideally, I could just do it like in the previous code I had put up $type === $s2member_level1 as that’s how they are listed in the backend of WordPress.

[shanebp]

BuddyPress does not include forums.
You can use bbPress for forums.
bbPress is designed to integrate with BuddyPress.

Be sure to read this page in the Documentation ( aka codex ):

Getting Started

[doncobb]

I posted three times yesterday, and none of my posts showed up in the forum. Today an Administrator contacted me and said my posts got caught up in the cache. But then, someone deleted two of my posts and changed the header of the only existing post to “How to install WordPress”, which isn’t at ALL what my post said. It said “How to install Buddypress”.

Now, I’m reposting again because I cannot change the header BACK, on my own post, and suddenly it activates correctly. Now, I can’t delete THIS post for some reason. No “Delete” link anywhere, so it’s a useless, resolved post that I don’t want any answers to. FYI…

[shanebp]

It’s a known bug.
There is a patch available.
Read: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-post-edit-causes-multiple-activity-entries/

[ShaneValiant]

@r-a-y

Actually I am! Thanks! I have updatedf yet the problem still exists for us. I have continued this correspondance in the forum link you provided.

[Henry Wright]

Great to hear that @tonydjukic

Just to point out, I seem to have got @johnjamesjacoby’s username wrong in my comment above. He seems to be @jjj everywhere else, just not on this forum 🙂

[Henry Wright]

Even though the plugin hasn’t been updated for 2+ years, it’s built by @jjj (BuddyPress project lead who knows BuddyPress inside out) so it will be well-written. If you do spot anything, open a support ticket on the plugin’s forum.

[Henry Wright]

Hey @alessandrat

Welcome to the BuddyPress forum!

1. Have two separate front ends for different user types (with differently configured profiles), appearances, and accesses.

Yes. This can be done with either a plugin (try searching the Plugin Directory) or coded through the Member Types feature introduced in version 2.2.

2. Have a place where shortcode could be put in so that users can take a questionnaire containing likert questions on their profile and/or while creating their profile.

Either a post, page or perhaps even an activity update all spring to mind as possible places to add it.

3. One but not both kinds of users can create their own group (public, semiprivate or private) or forum and browse/ join existing ones

The ability for all members to create new groups comes as standard.

4. One kind of user but not the other needs to be able to set up ways for the other type of user to purchase products (I assume I can use another plugin but will need a place to put the shortcode)

This will need to be either custom coded, or you may find a plugin with the functionality you need.

Hope this info helps!

[r-a-y]

Are you using BuddyPress Multilingual as well?

My guess is that BuddyPress has newer translation strings in v2.4.0 and you’ll need to update the BuddyPress-specific strings on your WPML install to reflect that.

Read their “Translating profile fields” tutorial:

BuddyPress Multilingual

They also have a support forum here:
https://wpml.org/forums/topic-tag/buddypress/

It might be that their plugin will need to be updated.

If it ends up that this is indeed a BuddyPress problem, please let us know.

[earthjibber]

thanks again for the info.

I have another question, do you think I will have to use bbPress and buddypress together? I’ve used bp before and I know it does come with some forum type functionality so I’m just wondering if that is what you are recommending with what you know about my project.

I haven’t used bbp before and I also haven’t heard if anyone has used both bbp and bp together. Or maybe I just don’t know enough about the difference between the two?

[antonydennis]

@djsteveb – yes, I thought about that… but because the forum has been associated with a Buddypress group, then it becomes a Buddypress page – so is_buddypress() returns true, bp_is_group_forum_topic() returns true, and is_bbpress() returns false… so this is very much a buddypress question!

[scoobs2000]

Hi, thanks and glad there was something in there for you. Don’t spend too much time digesting as above was provided as a generalised overview of possibilities, as too is below.

**I find once narrowing down a couple of solutions concepts for a project next step is roll out a concept build and play for yourself and see how things work or not work including if the concept platform sits well with your own methodology of design and capacities .

Re, including buddypress from the start, sure Why not?

I challenge you to list any reasons why one wouldn’t consider committing to buddy on initial planning. (no need to post, just a thought provoking exercise)

With my own project one primary key point goal was the project must be built on WP, right from the start I even consultant client against this idea, at the time I believed there are “better” solutions out there for a community building site (of this nature). Without going into details why and how such other platforms “could be” implemented.

The end result was I always came back to Buddypress being a perfect smooth integration as a small component of the complete project. At that time it was just a case of commitment and understanding there are going to be some big customs on the horizon, I’m very familiar with WP and its hooks and filters so developing bp / bbp was just a case of heading to the codex pages and certainly an influencing factor in using buddy – having an extensive self-help support system.

Regarding other community platforms built on WP I did look at other open and premium paid systems , my findings: in support of buddy for this project.

1. Self help support community – provides a wider understanding of what you are trying to do, and therefore can provide much wider access to resources and solutions (access to 100’s of developers , compared to a single tech support that can take longer to explain things before they “get it!”) – stuck on something just search the support, before posting you will be really surprised that even 5year old post can provide direction.

2. Plugin support – say plugins, today if there is not a plugin that does it, there will be soon… Very common on long term projects I work on, I will write a plugin / function code, then 6months later either a theme, plugin or even a core update is released with the same feature. That’s not a bad thing, it just means I’m always at least 6months ahead of the rest of the world……. Well that’s how I read it 

3. Warm and fuzzy feel good feeling in the open source arena – everybody to his own, with respect. And the open source arena means different things to different people. For me this project has opened further opportunities to release certain features / plugins back into the community once tested and proved etc. – so there is a level of warm and fuzzy for me regarding using buddy press being something not provided elsewhere. (but that’s just me)

What you use for the community building and offering of other features it’s really up to you. It makes sense that if your store is built on wp, then you would use wp for all other components of the project. (buddy, bbp etc).

So why not commit to buddy right from the start if you choose to using a wp based store?
You could consider the store / payment systems a separate project, where you decide to use a wp base store. And the other project is a wp based community building site.

you are just using the same wp install for both projects. –

referring to my suggestion “start with the payment systems first” it’s more so, maybe focus more energy on this part to ensure you get it working first before investing too much time in rest of the project.

Maybe consider your concept build to be an “out of box” wp / buddypress install (provides opportunity to play with buddy while working on the store / payment systems and check out the woo plugin library too.

One advantage will be each customer account (user id) will be same buddy press member id (user id) – from there you’re pretty much only limited to your own capacities as a developer and of course client time and budget.

My understanding of BuddyPress is it’s an extendable community building framework eg, has friend’s connections, member’s directory, forums(bbp), message systems + a bunch of other cool features etc. apart from the specific community building features it’s up to the developer to extend using existing plugins or creation.

Enjoy!

[Ben Hansen]

also have you checked with Abe at SeventhQueen? He’s usually very responsive on his own support forums.

🙂

[sLa Team]

@jeremymh wrote

Has this been resolved in the new version?

Yes! !! This plugin not have any issue …

You have posted this on forum: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-with-buddypress-installed/ but you have not provided any further information on the configuration used, or other plugins installed, or the conditions in which you experience the alleged problem, for registered and unregistered users, for example, so it is impossible to give assistance. BuddyPress also has to do the settings for the management of Admin Bar or Toolbar.

@danbp,

This plugin works at the administrative level, not at the user level.

What you’re talking about operates at user level, then an administrator, or super admin, has no control of these functions.

IMHO, given his role as moderator, should not make personal comments about plug-ins, and the work of its authors.

Thanks.

[shanebp]

To hire a developer, you can post here:

BP Jobs Board

Be sure to include contact info.

[djsteveb]

@antonydennis – So this is more of a “BBpress” question I guess – which has a different support group you may want to search at the bbpress forums.