aha thanks. mercime. Sorry for saying that it looked dead. Just a lot of their plugins and themes haven’t been updated for a while I think. but maybe they don’t have too.
I would have asked buddydev at his forum but is was private so I came here. Anyways I know a lot more know thank you
It means that Huddle theme has not been updated for BP 1.5.5. Don’t know how Themeforest works – you might have to pay for every theme update. Or, if you bought it recently, you have the right to get a theme which is compatible with current BP version. Please contact your theme vendor.
I change to default and it worked, so what do i do. I am using theme huddle
@Chccclay there is also premium plugin, BuddyPress Message Privacy, which will give your students the ability to control who can send them private messages.
@Chccclay – Theirs no admin screen to read them, however unlike passwords which are hashed, messages are readable in plain text via the database. So, to answer your question, if you have database access then yes. you can read them.
WP/BP versions? What theme are you using? Has it been updated for BP 1.5.5? Have you tried changing to bp-default theme and checking if issue has been resolved?
I tried to use it with a multisite install, and the Private Buddypress plugin kept locking all the sites down.
Hello,
Within that plugin you can set it (without having to modify the plugin) to just to friends, private or public, this is done from within the plugin page within wordpress, this then allows the user to chose on the front end.
I might also suggest,
http://bp-tutorials.de/2010/09/private-buddypress
This plugin makes your whole install private to non logged in users, thus creating another layer of privacy.
I hope this helps somewhat.
Thanks Hugo for your reply,
its not that i can’t create groups or topics.. its that those topics are not showing up in the “forums directory”.
May i ask you to try the following steps on your test install? :
– create a private group
– go to that new group
– go to “forum” in that group
– create a new topic
– go to “forum directory” in that group or just hit “forums” on the top navigation bar
– check if you see the newly created topic there
– be sure that you are not using an administrator account
– doing the same with a public group -> no problem
If you think this is a bug then raise a ticket on the BP trac along with precise steps to replicate the issue, and someone will have a look.
I can create a private group and create topics in it on one of my test installs so I do not think this is a bug.
Hi Relachola,
thank you for your reply. So, if i got you right, you did’t get any response on this.
I can’t believe that noone is using forums in private groups.
@jcaynes == have issues with my site being closed somehow. ==
Check dashboard menu Settings > General – Membership – Anyone can Register? –> set it to Yes. If is set on Yes. Click on Save again.
Check dashboard menu Settings > Privacy settings – Site Visibility –> Set it to default where the site is open to everyone. Even on default setting, click on Save.
@mercime, the plugin folder does not exist due to deletion. Therefore that php file also does not exist. Thank you for your assistance.
Are you the site admin? You should be able to access all levels of groups (public, private, hidden) without needed to be a member. Does it happen every time you create a private group, or just this specific group?
@jcaynes If you followed plugin instructions per plugin page, you would have created another folder and file like so
/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-private-community-config/mm-buddypress-private-community-config.php
Delete that as well
@mercime, I have deleted it, but it is hanging on somewhere and causing problems, which is why I posted here.
Thanks!
Jan
@jcaynes this plugin https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-private-community/ has not been updated for BP 1.5+. Delete it from your installation.
I should have been more specific. I meant, can we separate these classifications because the majority of people seem to like keeping their private lives away from work and vice versa.
== it looks so rubbish in IE. ==
Yup, IE < 9 is bane of designer/developer 
There are still at least 2 solutions as I pointed to above if you want to pursue the buttons later.
== But please is there a way to wrap the Edit Profile link which is in the item-header so that it shows on your own profile alone and not when viewing others profile. instead of hiding it under private message button. ==
Saw your new topic and answered you there https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/how-to-make-a-link-show-on-your-profile-alone/
@mercime, thanks so much for your help so far, have given up on the button. it looks so rubbish in IE. i dont even check it until you call my attention to it.
But please is there a way to wrap the Edit Profile link which is in the item-header so that it shows on your own profile alone and not when viewing others profile. instead of hiding it under private message button.
The code am using is :
`<a class="edit-my"<a href="profile/edit”>Edit Profile`
I mean may be a wrap to declare something like if is_ user_profile
Regards
@mercime, thanks so much. the problem has been solved. what i did was i declare them seprately and it works.
div#item-header #send-private-message a{background: url(_inc/images/plus-icon.png)no-repeat 0 2px transparent;padding-left:16px;
}
div#item-header #send-private-message {background:#ededed;background:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(white), to(#ededed));background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, white, #ededed);filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr=’#ffffff’, endColorstr=’#ededed’);}
There can only be normally one background image per element in CSS2 so when you add the icon, it will override the gradient background created in parent theme. You could add extra bg-img using pseudo-elements but that’s good for modern browsers and IE8+ only.
You can use multiple background images for one element with CSS3 compatible with most modern browsers incl. IE9 above. But if you have users who use IE8 below, it will note show up at all.
One solution for cross-browser compatibility down to IE7 is to create an image with the icon and the gradient background, e.g. activity-time-since-with-gradient-background.png, together and hook that to the link:
`div#item-header #send-private-message a {
background: transparent url(_inc/images/activity-time-since-with-gradient-background.png) left center no-repeat !important;
padding-left: 25px;
}`
Of course your image name won’t be that long.
The other solution is this: http://www.norestfortheweekend.com/2011/02/26/css3-gradients-multiple-backgrounds-and-ie7/ This is more involved but a great learning experience if you have the time.
