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I think you need to look at what @DJPaul said. If your function always returns true then you’re always going to output something, even if that something is blank.

function custom_xprofile( $field ) {

echo bp_custom_get_member_list_xprofile_data( $field );

}

That echo will always return something. You need to dig into bp_custom_get_member_list_xprofile_data and see if there’s a way to determine if $field exists.

Nah, you can leave semi-colons off the end of lines when it’s used like that. Good spot though. It’s because your function just retrieves the value from the database, and if it’s blank, then it’s blank. Problem is, you are printing the <h3> regardless.

You’re missing a semi-colon after the custom_xprofile call. That will likely bugger up PHP and might be the source of your issue.

Good questions.

Uploaded to /forums/ [yes]

Add line to wp-config

Try this:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/which-file-do-i-need-to-edit-registration-questions#post-45514

Or you can use an invite plugin – the invite code would be the answer and you manually need to add the question yourself.

You know maybe the problem is us lowly users. If we didn’t depend on plug in developers so much to keep their projects functioning then it wouldn’t be an issue.

I never saw this as an issue with Single user WP plug ins so this is all new to me.

What I don’t understand is, I always assumed that plug in developers had other services that were paid services and creating plug ins was a way to not only contribute to the platform, but to show their expertise and make their names known in the community.

If a plug in goes unfixed and crashes a users or a company’s website, and support for it goes unanswered..how does that help you as a professional ?

And when you do release a premium paid plug in in the future, why would I take a chance that you won’t go missing in action again when it comes to support?

And why would I contribute to a plugin that doesn’t work and hasn’t been updated or answered support questions since late 2009?

Unfortunately some of what could have been/would have been some of the most used plug ins are on that list with no sign of the original developer updating them.

So now, instead of contributing to that developer for their hard work, I have to hire someone else to make it function correctly or build me a new one.

That really sucks.

I’m with Magganpice. I’d be more than happy to make a contribution to Buddypress Registration Options and Ahjira Recent Sitewide Articles, if they would just update them so they actually work.

1. Does BuddyPress need WORDPRESS MU or can it be created in a WORDPRESS ordinary blog – in addition do I have to find a hosting platform to host it – or can I just use the standard WORDPRESS blooging platform ?

BuddyPress can run on either WordPress or WordPress MU. If you want your users to be able to create their own blogs, you need to run MU. If you don’t want your users to create their own blogs, you can use regular WordPress.

2. The BuddyPress example looks quite complex (from the point of view of people viewing a site which uses it) eg you would normally describe a theme for a website on a first page then have categories eg if I did a music site – I would say have counties in the UK or towns say Cambridge, Hertford, …. and then have sub categories for ttypes of music eg choral, orchestral,folk….. – is all this sort of thing achievable with BUDDYPRESS ?

Buddypress is just a plugin for WordPress that adds the social media applications (status updates, forums, groups, etc) . Anything you can do with WordPress you can do when you have Buddypress installed. You can still have a regular blog-like website with the Buddypress social media additions.

3. I am a programmer and have used databases (SQLITENING/SQLITE) using development tools such as POWERBASIC – with Buddypress both on the client and server ends – is it possible to program in database links to connect with apps written in POWERBASIC which connect to SQLITENING/SQLITE databases (as dotnetnuk seems to do for proprietory Microsoft SQL databases) ?

I’m not sure I understand this question. Buddypress is just a plugin for WordPress. There is no (typical) client/server model. Your webserver runs WordPress that runs Buddypress. The client is the users web browser. That said, you can program anything you want in any language and create the required interfaces to interact with WordPress, it’s database, or anything else. This isn’t going to be trivial though.

4. Can you recommend a good (cheap) development platform for BUDDYPRESS/WORDPRESS ?

Download XAMPP or MAMP and install it on your local PC. These will allow you to install WordPress on your local machine for development, testing, etc.

Having the same issue. i really want this plug in to work, are you still answering questions or helping with this ?

Thanks r-a-y, this potentially answers my https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/creating-tos-hurdles forum post. Need to investigate further.

@birdy43

Try logging into the WP backend. Navigate to “BuddyPress > General Settings”.

Under “Full Name Field Name”, change this from the default “Name” to whatever you want.

@mrjarbenne

You need to create a custom function for outputting your questions and another one to validate your questions.

function my_custom_questions() {

// your questions would go here - would be an input field of some kind



// eg.

echo '<label for="my_question">Please enter something for this new field</label>';

echo '<input type="text" name="my_question" id="my_question" value="" />';

}

add_action('bp_before_registration_submit_buttons', 'my_custom_questions');



function my_custom_validation() {

// here you'd check the submitted input fields, you'd probably do a check to see if the question is blank, if not return an error message



// would be something like this:



global $bp;



// checking if an input field of "my_question" is blank

if ( $_POST['my_question'] == "" ) {

$bp->signup->errors['my_question'] = 'You must type in something for the field "my_question".';

}

}

add_action('bp_signup_validate', 'my_custom_validation');

Can you break this down a touch further for the new guy. Do hooks get added to the function.php file in your theme?

You shouldn’t be editing core files.

BP has a ton of hooks you can use to get your custom questions on the registration page.

You could just hook into the following actions and then your custom questions will appear:

add_action('bp_before_registration_submit_buttons', 'YOUR CUSTOM QUESTIONS');

add_action('bp_signup_validate', 'YOUR VALIDATION ROUTINE');

Login to your WordPress dashboard and click on BuddyPress on the left hand side. You will see a link called Profile Field Setup. This is where you create and edit your questions.

Hope that explains what you are looking for

No, buddypress is supposed to be a plugin that allows developers/bloggers to add a social network to their wp/wpmu. Personally I wouldn’t want that at all, look for a plugin or hire someone to do it for you, it isn’t that hard, you could even just copy paste.

And by making 2 topics doesn’t mean your getting help faster, just that your annoying apposed to the other users that have questions.

1. Yes, exactly right.

2. If the plugin has been updated properly since BP 1.1 release, you shouldn’t have to move a plugin template file. If you’ve found a recent plugin and it is telling you to move a file, then tell the developer to come over to these forums and we will help them fix it.

1) You can do this, but not by default. Requires a plugin or some custom code.

2) Depends on your server.

3) An open source project will always have bugs that’s why there’s new releases! Who says you have to pay someone to upgrade? BP is free and will always be free.

4) Possible via custom code.

5) There is no native support for photo albums; however, there are plugins that you can use to add support for this. BP Album+ and BP-Gallery are a few plugins that can do this.

6) This can be done via creating a custom theme.

A full admin can do everything… including creating new users.