View the site here: http://bit.ly/b5EAJV (will launch either tonight or tomorrow)
I wrote a short blog post about the process (with pictures) which you can check out here if you wish: http://bit.ly/b5GzxP
Overall, I’m happy with the way it turned out and I want to give a big THANK YOU to the developers who helped answer my questions on these forums. 
BP Album+ now has it’s own dedicated forum, located here:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-album/forum/
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@ray
I have created an excel parser/loader, that enables a user to import data directly into the table they want to from excel….as long as a user customizes the code-fragment depending on the fields present in the table, it is good to go…Will try to frame this into a plugin after 21st of this month…trying to get my site live by 21st…
re#4 (extra items in group header)
what i meant was : lets say I want to add “description2”, “description3”, “description4” besides the default “description”, and I want all of them appear on the group header page….now, I have modified the table structure so that it now has few more fields, i.e. “desc2”, “desc3” and “desc4”.
Here are my follow-up questions on this:
a. would it be a bad idea to do this way…i mean i have done it hoping that whenever buddypress is updated, my database will be left untouched…wouldn’t it?
b. I tried creating the functions for fetching desc2 etc based on function bp_group_description() in the bp-groups-templatetags.php, and calling it finally in group-header.php, but it does not work….am i doing something wrong??
Now this may be asking a lot but could you tell me what possibly could be going wrong here, or may be show be how this should be done, assuming a person has to
“fetch the details of a field XYZ in the table bp_groups”
OR
in case altering with the table bp_groups is a bad idea, I could create a second meta-table with my parameters that has the group_id of the group whom the values of these fields correspond to….but in this case also, how do i fetch the results?
@r-a-y
Thanks. I did have a look at the auto group join plugin. I have a few follow-up questions though. As I saw on buddypress itself, it did not need me to “join” any group anywhere… The moment I posted on any group, I became a part of it…That would also serve the purpose to a large extent…
from the extra sections in the user’s profile section i meant -> there are some extra features that i am providing in my website…things that I have hard coded…I wanted to hard code them into the user’s profiles…
about everything else, i will do the needful and get back if there are further doubts…Thanks a lot…
and thanks about the plugin by manoj…i will have a look…and if i can code the plugin, I will share it here….
@nig3d – What questions do you have? I’ll try to answer them. But it’s always best to dig through the code yourself to find out which functions do what.
Here are some short answers to your questions:
1. A custom plugin is needed for this. Or you could use an auto group join plugin.
2. Could try modifying the group template in your child theme to add a forum loop.
3. Read this – https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/changing-internal-configuration-settings/
4. Requires a custom plugin. Look at the Groups API – https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/group-extension-api/
5. What do you mean by this? Adding member information? If so, use BuddyPress’ xProfile setup located in the WordPress admin area.
6. You’ll have to code one yourself. There was an old plugin by Manoj Kumar that you could use as a reference point. Will need updating.
http://manojkumar.org/user-import-for-buddypress/
ray: it looks like you are the author of username plugin, I have some questions for you about your code, can I ask?
I don’t think I’d trust myself with command line stuff, lol. I’ll try some things and see what happens. Thanks for the assistance guys.
CLI always better, smarter, faster! or better still drop outdated cludgy SVN and adopt GIT
Alternatively, from the command line, cd to the plugin directory, then
svn add ./
then
svn ci -m "Checking in new code"
It’s a while sincw I ‘ve used svn but if you are using Tortoise in a graphical? environment do new files or folders not have a overlaid blue- ish question mark on their thumb representaions, If when I was using svn if a added a new file directly then I would have to run ‘Add’ right clicking on a file that was new should give a revised Tortoise menu under TortoiseSVN shorter than normal with fewer options due to this file not being part of the repo, selecting ‘Add’ should open a smaller menu list of file and path and the optionto add this file to repo.
from the inline help:
If you created new files and/or directories during your development process then you need to add them to source control too. Select the file(s) and/or directory and use TortoiseSVN ? Add.
After you added the files/directories to source control the file appears with a added icon overlay which means you first have to commit your working copy to make those files/directories available to other developers. Adding a file/directory does not affect the repository!
Many Adds
You can also use the Add command on already versioned folders. In that case, the add dialog will show you all unversioned files inside that versioned folder. This helps if you have many new files and need to add them all at once.
To add files from outside your working copy you can use the drag-and-drop handler:
select the files you want to add
right-drag them to the new location inside the working copy
release the right mouse button
select Context Menu ? SVN Add files to this WC. The files will then be copied to the working copy and added to version control.
You can also add files within a working copy simply by left-dragging and dropping them onto the commit dialog.
If you add a file or folder by mistake, you can undo the addition before you commit using TortoiseSVN ? Undo add….
My plugin went from 2 main files to several more and includes folders. How do I upload the folders via SVN. I tried and it just gave me errors and warnings. But I forced it and there was issues. What’s the correct way to upload new folders to SVN.
I’m using this software at home for the Mac.
http://versionsapp.com/
At work I have access to this:
http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/
I’m new to this SVN stuff, so any help is great.
Found it! I love it when I answer my own questions. ;p There’s a whole commented-out section in the members-loop.php section that details how to do it. Lovely!
@DJPaul where to rename them???
also i have few more questions….could you please check them here….
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/creating-extending/forum/topic/new-to-buddypress/
any help will be appreciated….
I believe this is an outdated method. Is there a newer technique?
Hi, I am new both to buddypress as well as wordpress, so i am not sure if this is the right place to ask…but I have a few questions. If someone can help me with them or guide me to the right place, it would be very helpful.
1. The groups that will be created should be available to all users of the site without the need to join the group. I do not want them to have any joining option
2. I would like a few recently active threads from forum on any group – both sticky as well as non-sticky – to appear on the group’s main display page as well.
3. I want to change the permalink style for both groups and forums. Instead of “/community/groups” or “/group”, i would like some option of my own; and likewise in case of “/forum”.
4. I want to add some extra fields in the description section of the groups.
5. I want to add some extra sections in the user’s profile section
6. For the groups, I want to straightaway upload data in the phpmyadmin backend using a excel uploader where-in I have data for all the groups I want to be auto-created once I upload the excel data into the table. My question on this is -> is it possible to do it this way? Also, can these groups have some default threads automatically created?
i had some other problems that i was able to solve on my own. just mentioning them here in case someone else needs a hand with them
Solved issues:
1. implementing autosuggest in the search field
2. Wanted the users to have their username as profile handlers, i.e. their profile-url to be “website.com/username”
3. When a user logs in, which page should he be redirected to.
its perfectly fine if there are no direct plugin options available for any or all of the problems, but even if i could be pointed in the right direction as to how and which files need to be edited, I might be able to do that on my own. I do have some knowledge of php.
Please help a noob. Much appreciated.
Basically I just want to be able to remove/hide the @mentions stuff so it doesn’t confuse my users. Maybe an option or a plug-in that turns this feature on/off. I just want to be able to mimic the public profile of facebook with “Wall, Profile, Pictures” etc…..Around 90% of my questions and complaints are stemming from the lack of understanding of the @mentions and the unwillingness of my community members to learn it. This feature is taking up to much of my time trying to train and educate them on this via support emails ect, so I would just like to be able to just turn it off if possible, yet I don’t want to mess with the core.
Btw….I personally understand and like the @mentions…..it’s just a huge training issue for me at this time until it’s been baked more.
Any suggestions?
This worked a treat for me!
If you need to find your “Full URL path to files” you can find your DOCUMENT_ROOT by using phpinfo(); and adding “wp-content/uploads” to the end.
e.g:
Store uploads in this folder “wp-content/uploads”
Full URL path to files “/home/ACCOUNT/public_html/wp-content/uploads”
How can I create a phpinfo.php page? Try this link:
http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/764/How+can+I+create+a+phpinfo.php+page%3F
Be aware that copying the code directly from @gian-ava will copy the wrong type of single quotes as @shaista points out above.
To check that your image is being uploaded take a look in /public_html/wp-content/uploads/group-avatars on your server
Hey Robin! I also migrated from Ning to Buddypress. You will find the forum participants/moderators here to be quite responsive and informative. In fact, I have received hints from generous forum moderators that were very helpful in getting my blog setup. Basically, any question you search for on google with regard to setting up wordpress/ buddypress many times will point to this site. You will find that other people have asked similar questions and received answers from those who already know how to do it.
If you can get someone to help you set up a wordpress blog/website, then you can become accustomed to the admin control panel for wordpress. From there you can install the buddypress plugin and get your social network up and running. Ning webmasters still have till July to move it or lose it, so you have time to learn the wordpress/buddypress stuff.
Sorry about all the questions r-a-y, I should read more! Will let you know how I get on and give them dev boys a nudge to get this in. People will love it!
That’s correct. Read the FAQ:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-usernames-only/
I believe I’ve answered most of the questions, but let me know if anything isn’t clear.
The avatar function is working on my site but not on the buddypress forum/website for me (shame as I have many questions to ask but I dont want the members thinking im as grumpy as my avatar makes me look 
Does anyone know how to rectify this?
First of all, we may need more information. If what I suggest below does not resolve your issue, then please answer these questions: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/when-asking-for-support/
The error message that you have posted is strange. BuddyPress does not have a file called bp-cores.php. You mentioned that you made some file modifications. Did you open up the file bp-loader.php? I would look in that file on line 19 to see if you accidentally added an “s” to bp-core. Line 19 should read:
require_once( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/buddypress/bp-core.php' );
If you see that there is an “s” but you are sure that you did not change it yourself, I would suggest deactivating then deleting BuddyPress. Then redownload BuddyPress and reinstall. Make sure your are downloading BuddyPress from this site
Finally, when trying to debug BuddyPress, always use the default theme and deactivate all other plugins. You need to isolate what is happening within BuddyPress.
I am with many sites on MediaTemple Grid and it is pretty good. However some applications really have an impact on your usage. For instance the chatbar scripts really have an high impact. When I started using them I had to pay $150 in overusage each month.
Now I moved to MediaTemple Virtual Server dedicated virtual base and I have endless problems. The main problem is with the “othersockbuf” which has a soft limit of 1.433.738 and a hard limit of 2.662.538. Each time it hits that border the server dies. Which is NOW multiple times a day that I have to reboot the virtual server.
I’ve looked around the web but I could not find a solution. I really have no clue. So maybe i have to to somewhere without this limit.
UPDATE: I have simply clicked “update server from BASE to RAGE” and it seems all my problems are over…. (I also changed the mysql.cnf, killed spamassasin, killed watchdog, killed dns server, smb, secure SMTP…)
A simple solution but it works grin (although it now costs me $100 a month to run a buddypress site).
I also ran: http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/816/%28dv%29+3.5+Auto-Tuning+your+server (MT has some great amount of docs on performance tuning)
@mrsalty-
Please do not cross post. You’ve asked the same questions in this post. Someone will answer you. Please be patient. Also, for everyone’s information, as this is an all-volunteer support forum, do not bump a post until 24 hours have passed.
