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Thanks for the reply. I noticed the search field in the top right corner but it seems to give no forum results. (I see no breadcrumbs btw.)
So it is true, a forum with 28,000 topics and no search. I can imagine there must be tons of questions posted over and over again in different threads. I’m rather new to BP and have some questions that may have been posted before. I hope the mods won’t be too hard on me .

@mercime links to the pages

index http://pastebin.com/deCyBbCW

header http://pastebin.com/BdHGeJ3d

page http://pastebin.com/jF8TuVha

footer http://pastebin.com/mv6VnWDx

Post http://pastebin.com/Wmx06pm1

I added ‘post’ because the theme does not have a sidebar file, theme description says it’s dynamic, the post file was the easiest to understand on how the sidebar works.

the theme is too complicated, i’m only using it because the UI is superb and it’s responsive.

this is the website i’m working on: http://inspire.org.ng
theme page: http://themes.rubenbristian.com/?theme=ikaros

thanks a million for your help, dedicating so much time and resources to questions, i salute sir/madam. Thanks again.

Yes, check out this page:

https://github.com/NoahY/q2a-flags

It’s a script that’s suppose to do what I suggest (and they even have all the flag graphics in different sizes in the link) but I couldn’t activate the plugin on my site – I think you need to have this Questions2Answers thing installed…

Asynaptic,

We should set up something more formal then, perhaps you can put his contact information on here and anyone who comes across this post in the future can contact him.

In the meantime, I think the best solution is as follows:

1. Use a standard wordpress SEO plugin to modify the individual page SEO meta data.
2. Install group forums.
3. Utilize bbPress plugins and features for SEO.

Then push the community to participate in group forum discussions for important questions and answers. It will allow more flexibility in posts anyways.

Well, I tried to post to her group but, I think I posted to a normal forum. When I select forums the area is blank. Maybe I just don’t know how to use this site lol.

@Roger Coathup – sorry didn’t realized that I should have posted seperately, will do and ash other questions on the wordpress forums, thanks

I found the problem. When I change the theme to bp-default and the link in the Group Directory is working. But oh boy, it is not theme it was the function.php that I add @boonebgorges codes is not working:

What’s the easiest way to change the default landing page for BuddyPress groups?

It was working in BP 1.6 but not BP 1.6.1. I deleted it. It works.

function bbg_set_new_group_default_subnav() {
global $bp;

if ( bp_is_group() ) {
// Set up your new default
$new_screen_function = 'groups_screen_group_forum';
$new_default_slug = 'forum';

$parent_slug = bp_get_current_group_slug();

if ( $function = $bp->bp_nav[$parent_slug] ) {
if ( !is_object( $function[0] ) )
remove_action( 'bp_screens', $function, 3 );
else
remove_action( 'bp_screens', array( &$function[0], $function[1] ), 3 );
}

$bp->bp_nav[$parent_slug] = &$new_screen_function;

if ( bp_is_groups_component() && !bp_current_action() ) {
if ( !is_object( $new_screen_function[0] ) ) {
add_action( 'bp_screens', $new_screen_function );

} else {
add_action( 'bp_screens', array( &$new_screen_function[0], $new_screen_function[1] ) );
}

$bp->current_action = $new_default_slug;
}
}
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bbg_set_new_group_default_subnav', 999 );

function bbg_set_new_group_default_action() {
global $bp;

if ( bp_is_group() && !bp_current_action() ) {
$bp->current_action = 'forum';
}
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_globals', 'bbg_set_new_group_default_action', 999 );

Mikey3D

@chouf1 It wasn’t victimization or moral harassment. It was a response to being called a d–k.

This isn’t about me. I can afford to hire developers, etc. I have been working with BP since it was in beta. I have answered questions here. I have contributed where I can etc etc.

I am calm.

I went out of my way to write this post in a productive way. It just seems I was talking on a completely different level. This isn’t about mods, locked posts or any of that other stuff. It was about the BIG PICTURE.

Thanks guys, it does not have to be free

Of course they can and should be Googling that stuff, but we both know that is rarely the issue. The goal isn’t to educate the masses. The goal is to reduce the time it takes to answer those people by just posting a link.

For example. Someone recently asked how to change the color of the buttons. Yes they need to know how to adjust BP css, but they also need to know how to use tools like Firebug etc. Perhaps some feel the second part is beyond the scope of these forums (and I tend to agree), but the goal is to reduce the time it takes to reply to each. By providing them with links to non-BP tutorials it would reduce the amount of follow up questions.

As BP is made easier to develop you will be getting a lot more questions by people that don’t even know what css stands for. You have one of two choices, either try and help the helpless or turn them away frustrated by their ignorance.

You are going to have to deal with these issues as BP turns from being a a plugin mostly for developers into more of a consumer assessable plugin.

Well… I’m running a site that the members would like to know the admin is active on… responding to questions, posts, etc. It would be like coming here and finding the developers never talk on the forums. So, it’s simple… Someone knows 1/2 of the equation to enter my admin account. Just like on here, I know 1/2 the equation to get into your account. I’m not a hacker by any means, but there are others out there who like to do malicious things to sites just for the hell of it. I have customers involved, so if someone hacks my site, that makes me look very bad. That’s all. I just thought I would ask.

I know in a response you mentioned googling methods to help secure WP. Well, I know from several years ago about making a database edit to the username for the original admin. This was before you could choose the first admin’s username. This made very good sense to me now because now its like you almost need 2 passwords. But now, with the way this is all implemented in BP, and without a work around, changing “admin” to something else is useless.

The only other thing I can think of would be to just make another account that is an Editor or similar role and only do posts on that. This way they won’t be able to access things like user info, etc.

Didn’t mean for this to blow up, just thought there might be a simple function to call. thats all Thanks for the interest.

PS
I don’t mean to be negative, but you all know what I’m talking about. Far too much developer time is spent answering questions by people that think installing a plugin will make them the next Facebook. BP should still be focused on developers, not people looking for shortcuts. Perhaps one day it can become a plugin for the masses, but we are far from it now. Sorry for the rant, but I think it’s the truth.