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@enderandrew, of course. are 755 for each folder. I’ve tried to switch to 777, no way.

I think it’s not a problem about dir premission: uploading avatars through profile->change avatar (instead last step on registration process) it works like a charm.

Have you guys checked the file permissions of the avatar folder to make sure Buddypress can write files there?

I am still hoping to get some help with this. The above problem that is.

Pleeeeeaaaase?

Thank you so much;

Anything WordPress could be creeping over and not playing well is my worry to be honest. I’d really recommend as much as possible trying a default set up. Not sure what theme you are using but defaulting there could also be good as a back to basics test. Least if you get it working you can build up from there?

The spammers google for your registration page. If they can’t find it there….

And I’m suggesting it as one to help – not the be-all end-all. Do that in conjunction with other things and it does help. I could also argue how captcha doesn’t work well for human too I’m not a fan.

Did someone turn off registration? Go check and make sure it;s turning on under Settings.

Actually, changing your registration slug wont do much. The spammers will just find the page again and then youldd have to change your registration slug again.

Its best to add capthca to your registration and to your comments.

Change your registration slug and everywhere you’ve linked to the signup page make sure it has a nofollow on it.

I have a similar issue where users sign up, get the activation email but are sent to a page asking for an activation key to be entered in an input field. One member on this site told me the key is the in the url. Sure, I realize that. But how do the users know that?

It’s called BP Autologin on Activation. http://buddydev.com/plugins/bp-autologin-on-activation/

@ginreviews WP/BP versions? Are you using bp-default child theme, WP/BP Template pack or custom BP theme? Is this a new install or is it an existing install with registration going bonkers recently?

What is the name of the plugin? I am having the same issue as discussed in this post.

Yes, I am using the latest version of WordPress, the latest version of Buddypress, and latest version of Suffusion theme. There was no problem a while ago, but now the avatar does not upload on the first page even though it shows successful avatar upload

I truly appreciate your help.

I’d rather not be forced to use my Twitter login for WP authentication. It’s nice when it’s an option, but to force it might raise privacy concerns, among other things. I would prefer to have the option at registration: use a Twitter login for authentication and get my Twitter account synced automatically, or create a standalone WP login, which can later be linked to my Twitter account if I so wish. (This has the added bonus of allowing me to associate with a different Twitter account at a later date if I want to change.)

I recently set up a site for baby pictures, and managed to give users the choice between FB login and a dedicated WP login. Maybe it’d be helpful? http://teleogistic.net/2011/07/building-a-baby-photo-site-with-wordpress/

@lifemore, could you share your configuration?

I also have the same problem. Can you please, please help?
Thank you so much;
Vida

Same identical situation:

* WP 3.2.1
* BP 1.2.9

During registration, Users try to upload image. They crop it, system shows successiful message, but displays mistery man (standard avatar) (no file are uploaded in /avatars)

If this user log in, goes to his profile and changes avatar through the profile settings panel, it works like a charm.

Anyone with a solution?
Any

You are editing the wrong file.
If you have buddypress and buddypress template pack and still the buddypress files are shown but not with your theme layout, then do the following steps:

go to your theme location: wp-content/themes/ yourtheme

do you find there the following files & folders
activities, blogs, forum, members, groups, registration

in each of them, you will find either home.php or index.php in particular.
these file will have the code like

get_header()
………
………..’this is the code segment you need to replace’
if you find any extra code in between this two lines, save them in a notepad. After doing the following steps, bring those extra codes ‘if any’, back in this segment after replacement.
……….
div id=”content”

you need to replace this code segment with that of your theme,

now open wp-content/themes/ yourtheme / index.php

and copy the code segment

php get_header()
………
………..
……….
div id=”content” class=” …………………………………………………….

Paste this code segment to the area where mentioned above.

ok I’ve placed the above code in activity-loop.php and it looks to saving me the trouble of manually deleting new member registrations group joining etc which is great! but does not block any posts made to my groups unfortunately (beggars can’t be choosers lol)

I guess I’ll have to look into other areas to prevent group posts from showing up in the activity stream, any guidance would be most helpful !!

@careercreatrix Before there was WP Multisite, there was WPMU(multi-user) a long story https://wordpress.org/news/2010/06/thelonious/

== 1) Do i have to “create a group” in order for people to be able to join my discussion forum? I just want one plain old discussion board, with multiple topics. ==

Yes, at this time you would have to create a group and be a member of that group in order to post forum topics. If you only want the forums without the social networking feature, bbPress the plugin is in beta3 https://bbpress.org/blog/

== 2) It says you have to have registration enabled, so people can register. How do I make sure it’s enabled? ==

Go to dashboard Settings menu > General > Membership – check “Anyone Can Register”

== there isn’t a “Create a Group” tab when I click on “Groups” in the top bar, ==

You will find the “Create a Group” link if you go to your site’s /groups/ directory, it was never included in BP Admin Bar. So if your WP is installed in domain root i.e. http://yoursite.com/, you go to http://yoursite.com/groups. Beside the page title, Groups Directory, you’ll find the link to create a group in the bp-default theme. Or, you can go directly to the URL
http://yoursite.com/groups/create/step/group-details/ – replace yoursite.com with your domain name.

wp-includes/registration.php has been deprecated since version WP 3.1. What WP/BP versions are you on then? Plugin or theme conflict. Deactivate all plugins except BuddyPress and change to bp-default theme.