Always worth a quick search as many questions have been covered before, work through this thread paying partiulat attention to r-a-ys comment
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/changing-group-tab-display-defaults/
Thanks for making the effort.
About login and arriving at profile. The fact that this is bp.org and that is the way it is set is a poor example. The site owners should take a little pride in trying to get the site to operate normally.
Avatar, I have tried both avatars and reg. pics as in .jpg or .jpeg both don’t work. Is there a certain size ?x? or file name extension? pita? What is that?
As a person who really likes forums like phpBB3 or VB or SMF, honestly to call bbpress as offered thru buddypresss a forum is like calling a push cart a car. Posts may be displayed, but that is about it, there is no built in editor, none of the common features associated with forums either for the user or for the bp admin, and I know most agree. Yes plugins can extend the functionality, however is that really the route to go? Everytime there is a BP update who insures that the features and function a plugin provides will still work. Having a site built on 50 plugins has to be a nightmare when either a version patch or major update is released.
Ok the test bed is the answer, and backups. With other sites that I have (using other software not BP, I usually do a sql dump and backup all the files that are changed. I have been installing plugins through the admin plugin wizard, so I quess I need backup all the site files or download the plugin files and then backup the common files to the site.
sorry for whining, I know in a couple of weeks much will seem normal, but there is a lot of head scratching with BP.
Just noticed the image !
giving it a try
img src=”http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/4856/allinoobkidknife.jpg” hmmmm
LPH2005 how did you get the image to work, and to get the url to show as a link?
• Why when I log into buddypress.org am I automatically taken to my profile instead of either staying on the page I’m already viewing or taken to the front page? How can I change this?
>> I don’t know of a way because this is up to the theme designer and bp.org theme is set this way. The default theme is not.
• I have tried multiple time to upload an Avatar here at bp.org and always get this error msg.
“There was an error handling that image, please try again.”
>> Yes. This is a pita. I use images *not* square and this works.
• I have stated I’m a wp/bp noob, my previous sites were forum or cms sites using phpbb3 or SMF, or joomla, so I am super frustrated with bp forums no bbcode, no preview, no easy way to add categories or subcategories? Here at bp.org how do I quote someone, or post an image , or post a link?
>> Again, bbpress installation on bp.org is default. On your own installation you can add plugins to a “my-plugins” directory under wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress
>> A better solution on your own installation is to install the buddypress plugins for the forums (such as Forum Attachments for BuddyPress).
Update:
I decided to try to post with an inline image and it worked.
http://www.thechembook.com/groups/announcements/forum/topic/test-of-inline-images/
Example for this site:
• How do I know if plugins will work with the latest version of BP 1.2.4.1 if the plug-in show (Requires: 2.9.1 BP 1.2)?
>> Hopefully you have a test environment and are not trying to change things on a live site. Otherwise, have backups and try the plugin. If it fails then there is a process to go through to remove the plugin.
The best part of the buddypress.org site is the support given by other people using the product.
@wordpresschina – Thanks for the suggestion, this is exactly what I was looking for. I really do not understand one thing. Why when someone wants to register they get redirected to the Buddypress version of the registration, but when someone wants to login they go to the standard WP login page? Maybe there is something wrong with my install 
Unfortunately, I am importing very basic information so I am not having the same issues as you. The only “special” info I am importing is for s drop down selecting menu. It should be noted that it does not force matching, meaning if the field requires 1 – 10 and the CSV file has 12, it will import the 12. The import only really matches up the columns. FYI… if you type something wrong in the top row like Website instead of “company website” the import will actually create a new xprofile field.
Hope this helps (or at least answers some questions.
@r-a-y Cool, thanks. Many thanks also for addressing ticket #2427 
@mercime – Just looked into this bug… and found the problem! Check out ticket #2431.
@jujunkie should you encounter the bug which @r-a-y mentioned above, do this
http://wordpress.pastebin.com/WCmvpvnU
@mercime @r-a-y Thanks for the help! i think the problems are solved for now.
There’s currently a bug in BP where if you have a role less than administrator, your blog and user role will not show up under “My Blogs”.
“how can multiple users write in that blog under their own names?”
Right. Basic WordPress – https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Contributor
“but how can they enter the writing zone? “
Simplest way – if your users are logged in your BP install as contributors, they can go to bp-admin-bar at top and move cursor to “My Blogs”, which has a dropdown to list of blogs. When they hover over JuConnect link, the flyout nav will show the link “Add New Post” where they will be brought to the Post > New Write panel.
@mercime thanks for replying!
“how can multiple users write in that blog under their own names?”
That is exactly the information i needed. I set them as “contributor”. That means they will be able to write posts but i can approve them, right? but how can they enter the writing zone? i mean the admin panel where they can choose new posts to write? i dont see any links. 
“how can the titles or summaries of those posts be shown in the homepage?”
Thanks. that’s solved too.
“how can i create a button besides the ABOUT button to easily point out the blog?”
I will have to work on this one a little more i think.
***NEW QUESTION***
but how can they enter the writing zone? i mean the admin panel where they can choose new posts to write?
@jujunkie – hi there, you should be able to get free support from theme authors after purchasing that premium theme. I don’t know what files they have in there but here’s giving it a try:
“how can i create a button besides the ABOUT button to easily point out the blog?”
I assume that your theme has a home.php (most premium themes do), so follow #2 instruction here – http://www.nathanrice.net/blog/creating-a-blog-page-with-paging/ – take care to delete the space between less than sign and question mark in the posted codes
“how can multiple users write in that blog under their own names?”
Do you mean you want to set up your installation as one site with many authors – you’re not giving them free blogs? Then you should at least make your users “Contributors” – where you have to approve each post before in order for the post to be published – or “Authors” whose can publish their posts without any moderation.
“how can the titles or summaries of those posts be shown in the homepage?”
Looks like your home page is widgetized in the left column. Go to Appearance > Widgets and get the “Recent Posts” widget on left side and move to appropriate widget name.
Thanks for the input, “intimez”. I didn’t d/L either BP or WPMU, I signed up for TMDhosting and they installed it no extra charge… So will download and check out the recommendations…
@yocalif
For buddypress, you can start with the readme.txt in the downloaded file
For WPMU, you can start with this: https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WPMU
A child theme is basically a stylesheet with a tag telling WordPress to use another theme as its foundation.
Then you can inherit all the templates that foundation theme uses and you can also override these templates in your own child theme.
Please read the article I linked to and start reading from the “Let’s start building” section.
If you have any questions about it, please list them.
How about eliminating the reply function from the activity stream, that way users can only click on link to original questions or post and reply in there as opposed to replying in the activity stream. Would that solve the problem for you @Pisanojm
You need wpmu, or WP 3.0 with multisite activated in order for your members to maintain their own blogs. Someone else will need to field the other questions.
Hahaha, sorry to ask so many questions, I’m getting in a muddle but after playing with @mentions I think I get it now.
I get an email if someone mentions me in their update, I also get an email if someone replies to one of my updates.
I DON”T get an email though if someone simply @mentions me in a forum post. I can view that in my @mentions but there is no notification.
Is that right and if so can we have a way of receiving a notification if someone mentions us in a forum post.
Also I only get emails, it doesn’t appear in the notifications in the toolbar. Is that how it should work also.
Thanks so much
Ross
Sorry, but… Could you explain that so a newbie could get it too? Where, What and How are questions that often pop into my head reading the forums…
UPDATE:
I found an answer to my second questions. There is a plugin that allows you to set runs for each profile field, https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-profile-privacy/home/.
Still looking for a solution to my first question. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kalman
i ended up getting it to work, using the following code: http://pastebin.com/HjnNNZwV
so, i’m trying to create an additional nav option and so far i’m not having much luck. i want it to direct to the user’s profile (the same way that clicking on their name once logged in does) and am not having any luck.
this is my current code: http://pastebin.com/x9mTNYA8
i’ve tried quite a few different bits of code in the second php echo, with no luck… could anybody help me out with what the correct code would be?
any idea why this won’t work?: http://pastebin.com/ehLS0CyN
