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The function that is used to send emails is called wp_mail(), and it’s defined in wp-includes/pluggable.php. You might have a look there to begin with, and maybe even replace the version of the function in that file with a fresh version from a newly-downloaded copy of WP, if you suspect that some things have been changed.

Another thing to keep in mind is that wp_mail() is pluggable, which means that plugins can add their own version of the function, which will be used instead of the one in wp-includes/pluggable.php. If you’ve got shell access to your server, you can see whether this is happening with the following command, run from your wp-content directory:
`grep -nR ‘function wp_mail’ ./`

If this turns up any results, then that might be a good place to look for wp_mail hanky panky.

Very strange. The fact that you’re having problems with the email notification of blog comments shows that this is not a problem with BuddyPress, but is some combination of your server, WordPress, and possibly Yahoo Mail.

Have you tried reading the problematic mail through another method? POP3 or IMAP? Or maybe the same email sent to another provider like Gmail? At least that could rule out the mail client.

PS: you can see it in action right here: http://www.minemusig.at/thenaughtydaughters/ -> go to “Profiltyp”, it’s a selectfield you have to check on registration and also works as a “role-selector”, too (if you want to know how, I can help). If you click on “Band” it shows you all other profiles of that type.

Don’t hardcode the BP files, use child theme to make changes
The POT file is the catalogue. You have nothing to change in it.
The PO file is the work file
The MO file contains the PO compilated datas who will be read by WP

If you want to modify BP messages or different text, you have to edit a PO (without T) file. Use poEdit (or equivalent)
When you save the file, poEdit creates automaticaly a compilated mo file Your modification will be in this file, and this file had to be in the right folder on your site !

Also, if you use BP 1.2.8, your buddypress-xx_XX.mo should be in wp-content/languages folder, no more in buddypress/bp-languages

I have tried changing the text in the .pot file as you suggested but I still get this original message:

Sign Up Complete!

You have successfully created your account! To begin using this site you will need to activate your account via the email we have just sent to your address.

QUESTION: Any suggestion on where I can change this message? I also tried to change it in wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/registration/register.php, line 225 BUT also that did not work to change the message.

How do i redirect members when they login to a new BP page (page i create??

Weird, I’ve never heard of this error before. Is it happening with other WP or BP emails? (Other WP emails include comment notification and password resets – give one of them a try)

This will most likely solve the issue: https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/zaerl-wordpress-3-integration/

Good Luck!

Let me also add, you may want to change the file names for your login and registration pages too.. Like if you have to go to http://yoursite.com/registration.php rename it to http://yoursite.com/reg123.php remember to look trough the files that calls registration.php and rename it accordingly.

These automated bots are usually just that, automated that are programmed to look for specific strings in search engines that return a list of buddypress sites and then harvested. I was getting hammered with 20+ blogs getting created a day that was spam. I tried ever plugin and .htaccess tricks known to man and none of them worked. I was tired of all of the spam I was getting so I put on my tin foil and went to war. I was determined to win this war and to stop 99.9% of automated spam dead in its tracks.
First I went to cpanel and under the “Website Traffic” on the left side of the page and clicked “View all traffic” then clicked on my domain name.

When the statistics page for that domain loaded I looked on the left hand side of the page for “Search Keyphrases”, this will show me a list of the keyphrases that was used to find my site.

I found all the keyphrases that was used by the spammers to find my site in the search engines and here is the list of the keyphrases.

1. intext create an account username required email address required blog details inurl register
2. to start connecting please log in first. you can also create an account. .cr. blogs
3. allintext create an account account details profile details blog details yes i d like to create a new blog
4. yes i d like to create a new blog
5. “blog url required ” inurl /register
6. “yes i’d like to create a new blog”
7. intext create an account blog details inurl register
8. to start connecting please log in first. you can also create an account. .be.blogs
9. inurl register yes i d like to create a new blog
10. intext blogs create an account username email address blog details inurl register
11. to start connecting please log in first. you can also create an account. .de.

What I did was I went downloaded the buddypress to my desktop and open every file with NotePad++ and started searching for “create an account; blog details; yes i d like to create a new blog” Once I found those strings, I changed the name to something else and on the registration page I removed the “yes i/d like to create a new blog” along with its checkbox completely and i searched everything with the word “blog” and changed it to something completely different. I Also renamed the “bp-blog.php” and the /bp-blog/ folder.
Make sure to search through the other files in the buddypress folder for anything calling the “bp-blog.php” and the /bp-blogs/ and rename it accordingly.

It has been a week since I done this and I have yet to be spammed. I went from 20 a day to zero overnight by doing this.

You are correct there are dozens of threads out there and most of them are from when I put my buddypress site on hold (ver. 103 late 2009- 20010) because i could not control splogs. I tried all the suggestions from the posts but still had sploggers working around everything. I am researching the environment now to get the site up and running and it does not seem to have changed much. It has been the #1 thorn-in-the-side of Buddypress and still appears to be so. I have spent hours on this and would appreciate an answer, also.

If it’s the same computer you saved the form to cookies. You can delete cookies and empty the cache in browser settings. If you have a computer thats used by many you should turn off the ability for a browser to save usernames and passwords.

Peter, did you ever find a solution to this? On my site, every time a new user tries to register, my name is the default, which they have to erase before adding their own. How do I fix this?

Have you tested the solution I’ve mentioned? Just for your interest: I set up a naked wp 3.1. (single) with buddypress 1.2.8, BuddyPress xProfiles ACL, Capability Manager and WP Roles at Registration – works like a charm and requires no coding by hand.