@venutius I have another problem, I try to create new topic to describe this but when I click button “Submit” topic not created. Maybe topic is in spam because I add photo link. Can you check it?
Hi!
I’m setting up a new website. I’ve chosen Buddypress for registratio, but it’s not sending activation emails. I’ve read many threads but not coming up with a solution.
Here’s what I know:
WP version 4.9.6
Buddypress 3.0.0
WP mail SMTP has been set up by my hosting provider, and it’s working ok. All the test emails arrive correctly.
When I try to register through Buddpress registration form, there’s a sign saying that an email has been sent. But it never arrives there. I’ve checked with gmail, but also but mail@mydomain.com So sure it’s not going to spam folder.
I’ve also tried adding these to my functions.php theme file
add_filter( ‘bp_email_use_wp_mail’, ‘__return_true’ );
That is not working neither.
Is there anything else I can try?
It seems confirmed that Buddypress is not sending (or resending when triggered) the activation emails for new users. I have seen in the logs of Post SMTP Email Log that the test emails go through, even password reset, but new user activation link emails don’t go to my gmail or email at another domain I own.
I have spoken to my host, dreamhost, where I have several Buddypress sites that seem to work just fine, however this newest one that I installed just Thursday has been nothing but problems.
I’ve uninstalled, reinstalled several times, tried different tricks, used Easy SMTP, WP Mail and as mentioned Post SMTP EMail Log.
I install wordpress alone, works, I get my admin account email. I change the WP system email and my admin account email to the sites branded email. Still everything is working, getting the emails. Then install Buddypress and nothing from it, nothing in the logs, nothing in spam folders, nada.
The other sites are not so new, most recent one I installed was several months ago, but they all run Buddypress and reside on the same VPS with the same configuration as this new site.
I’m running out of ideas. Help! 🙂
@vapvarun Hey! Thanks for the reply!
So I disabled the akismet scan and both the spam link and the button vanished. I’m scampering through the Akismet plugin folder to see if I’m missing something…no luck so far. I still want there to be one spam button but they’re conjoined at the moment and it’s really annoying.
Any ideas?
@sharebophar @smilingdeep You can try to change default mail send from and name
using https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
By Default WordPress send the email via wordpress@domain.com and it stuck inside spam folders
@orribu are you using any additional spam protection plugin
One might be enabled via Akismet
Setting >> BuddyPress >> Options
https://drive.google.com/a/wbcomdesigns.com/file/d/1ErZ-iQY0rrDqP5phmJ6jHQ2qWDoN8Dyr/view?usp=drivesdk
WP ver. 4.9.6
BuddyPress ver 3.0.0 w/ Buddypress Nouveau
Rose Child Theme
SiteL TwistedFates
Hey! I have a bit of a conundrum.
I’m working on some CSS to make sure my site, is presentable and fully functional. I’ve been at this for a few months now. The problem with that is… well, when I got to the activity-meta div element two “spam” buttons come up.
So I figure, that’s not right, you know? I popped open the Inspect tool and noticed that there’s just a stupid…link just FLOATING there, under the ACTUAL spam button’s code. The code I used (below) just deleted both buttons.
.activity-meta.action a.bp-secondary-action.spam-activity-comment.confirm {display: none;}
I can’t target JUST that link via CSS…I’m still a greenhorn. I DID however confirm that deleting that one floating link solved the problem, temporarily.
So… how do I get there to be only one spam link in every activity meta, both for comments and replies? I know I’m doing something wrong or missing SOMETHING. Any help would be radical.
Hi,
I was having the same issue, It turns out, the LINK that is sent in the email IS the activation key.
The text for the activation link shows https://mysite.com/register/yxyxyxyxyxyxyxyx/
the actual hyperlink is https://eur29.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmysite%2Factivate%2FTupSrVxRicmnKIEsQiuIlovErbwriTzJ%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C201b5e1d1dd54668ac5708d5c15eb009%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636627534774115404&sdata=qtu4TSSlCTvw7dSb7rmJoJkqkbp672R9ccFUuPuDA9M%3D&reserved=0
So I believe when the user lands at the activation page, the activation link is supposed to be auto populated. maybe there is a script or a listener on the page waiting for the activation link.
I think maybe due to the spam protector, the hyperlink is encrypted or screwed up, which keeps the “activation page” from listening for the key (which it would normally auto-populate)
I dont know if this is just an outlook issue, i haven’t tested it anyfurther. nor do i know if its an email server issue.
This first test user, the activation link was sent from a wordpress generated email (not tied to smtp or anything) i had to dig the email out of my spam.
so i’ll register the bbpress with an actual smtp email, and send to a gmail, and a yahoo..
and see if it auto populates the activation key field.
long story short, the activation link is in the url of the email link (with exception for mysite.com/register/)
WordPress : 4.9.6 as a directory
Theme : Kleo last update
Plugins :
Activity Reactions For Buddypress Version 1.0.22
Akismet Anti-Spam Version 4.0.3
bbPress Version 2.5.14
bbPress auto subscribe for new topics and replies Version 1.0
BuddyPress Version 3.0.0
Contact Form 7 Version 5.0.2
Essential Grid Version 2.2.3
Events Manager Version 5.8.1.1
Events Manager Pro Version 2.5.1
Heartbeat Control Version 1.2.3
Hide Admin Bar Version 1.7.1.3
iThemes Security Version 6.9.2
K Elements Version 4.3.5
Lightweight Subscribe To Comments Version 1.5.7
MetaSlider Version 3.7.2
reBusted! Version 1.1
Rendez Vous Version 1.4.2
rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress Version 4.4.8
Simple Buddypress Profile Privacy Version 0.7.7
Slider Revolution Version 5.4.6.3.1
Wordfence Security Version 7.1.4
WP FullCalendar Version 1.2
WP Rocket Version 3.0.4
WP-Optimize Version 2.2.4
Éditeur de page Version 5.4.7
Link : https://dispo.fun
Hello, since installing version 3.0.0, we’ve lost the ability to comment on group posts. Is this a bug ???
On the other hand, in the presentation video of the template New, we see an editor like the one to customize the themes but for Buddy Press. How can we reach it?
Regards
Julie
Hi
This is how it happened. We got an email from registered members that they are being spam. Another member was sending them SPAM messages.
The mail sent to them contained the name of the member so we searched for it. We also got the spammer’s account username and link by checking the affected members messages directly under their profile page on the frontend. The spammer has a profile page already. However, the username could not be found in the users section of the backend.
Then we checked users that have not activated their account or received the activation email through a plugin named Unconfirmed.
That was when we found the spammer info meaning the spammer has not activated his/her account yet but is already interacting with the community.
That I cannot explain why it happened. It seems even though the user has not activated his/her account, he/she is already recognized by buddypress.
Regards
Hi,
I’m reading lots of posts that are a 18 mo’s to more than two years old. So I thought to re-ask the question, hoping for some more current advice.
How can I stop Spam Users from registering?
WordPress 4.9.6 running Idyllic theme.
BuddyPress Version 2.9.4
Site https://insideouthope.org
What’s the plugin, combination of them or other treatment we can deploy that will best insulate our real community from vermin?
My inclination is to blacklist/whitelist domains somehow.
Thanks in advance for your considered response(s).
Sorted using the code from :https://buddypress.org/support/topic/private-message-friends-only/
One question will the messages still be stored in the database even if the message isnt sent? I dont want these spammers filling up my database with junk..
🙂
Phishing bots are spamming users on my site with private messages and its doing my head in lol!
Everyday I get a new user that bypasses akismet and google recapcha doesnt post anything but starts spamming private messages to people.
How can I make it so only friends can send private messages to each other?
Also is there a way to auto delete accounts that are bots which sign up and dont post naything after a certain period of time?
Thanks.
@ajaxthemestudios
User will not able to log in and if they will try to log in, they will get the following message.
ERROR: Your account has not been activated. Check your email for the activation link.
For spammers:
ERROR: Your account has been marked as a spammer.
Hi
I discovered that users (spammers in this case) can send private messages and spam other users even though their accounts are yet to be activated by WordPress.
Is this how Buddypress is designed or is this a bug?
Regards
@vapvarun
Thank you for replying. I can’t tell you how it happened because I do not have a clue, but I am no longer seeing the “has been marked as a spammer” in the extended profile for any of our users. I checked every one of them manually. Perhaps it was actually deleting UltimateMember (set to remove all data on delete) and its related files that did it, but everything appears to be working as it should now.
Thank you again!
@otkwebmaster let me know if you are using any plugin for spam detection or it’s displaying spammer inside users extended profile?
Once I restored the site back to its original state, I thought “ok maybe I have to install buddypress BEFORE removing Ultimate Member. So I did, created brand new pages for the buddy press pages and still all the users including me, were marked as spammers..
I am confused..
WordPress:
Version: 4.9.5
Language: en_US
Permalink Structure: /%postname%/
Active Theme: Tempera NoLink 0.6
Page On Front: Si Valetis, Valeo! (#62)
Page For Posts: Blog (#133)
— Web Server Configurations —
PHP Version: 7.0.30
MySQL Version: 5.6.34
Web Server Info: Apache
— PHP Configurations —
PHP Memory Limit: 256M
PHP Upload Max Size: 256M
PHP Post Max Size: 301M
PHP Upload Max Filesize: 256M
PHP Time Limit: 1000
PHP Max Input Vars: 1000
PHP Arg Separator: &
PHP Allow URL File Open: Yes
— WordPress Active Plugins —
Akismet Anti-Spam: 4.0.3
Caldera Forms: 1.6.1.1
Category Posts Widget: 4.8.5
Category Sticky Post: 2.10.1
Cryout Serious Theme Settings: 0.5.9
Custom Login Page Templates: 1.0
Custom Sidebars: 3.1.4
Disable Emojis: 1.7
Download Monitor: 4.0.8
Google Analytics Dashboard for WP (GADWP): 5.3.3
GTranslate: 2.8.40
Jetpack by WordPress.com: 6.1
Plugins Garbage Collector: 0.10.3
Shortcodes Ultimate: 5.0.3
Simple:Press: 5.7.5.2
Simple Link Directory – Pro: 4.8.0
Team Members PRO: 4.1.1
The Events Calendar: 4.6.15
TinyMCE Advanced: 4.6.7
Ultimate Member: 2.0.13
Ultimate Member – Followers: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Friends: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Google reCAPTCHA: 2.0
Ultimate Member – Instagram: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – MailChimp: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Notices: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Online Users: 2.0
Ultimate Member – Private Messages: 2.0.2
Ultimate Member – Profile Completeness: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Real-time Notifications: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Social Activity: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Social Login: 2.0.1
Ultimate Member – Terms & Conditions: 2.0
Ultimate Member – User Reviews: 2.0.3
Ultimate Member – User Tags: 2.0
Ultimate Member – Verified Users: 2.0.1
UM New Members widget: 1.0.7
UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore: 2.14.8.1
VaultPress: 1.9.5
Wise Chat Pro: 1.9
WP-Optimize: 2.2.4
WP Responsive Recent Post Slider: 1.4.2
Yoast SEO Premium: 7.4.2
Hello,
We would like to migrate from UltimateMember 2.0 to Buddypress. I attempted this by deactivating UltimateMember and related extension plugins. After installing Buddypress all of my current users including my admin account were marked as spammers. I searched for about an hour, but could find no fix for this. Thankfully I was wise enough to do a complete backup before doing this and ultimatley I had to restore the back up as I could not find a fix.
Can anyone assist with this?
Which plugins are you talking about? Some plugins can work for years after the last update.
I recommend moderating new sign ups using BP Registration Options and coupling that with required registration fields that allow you to judge who is requesting signup. ( “About me” for example, spammers typically fill this with spam, so a dead giveaway, “location” is another one, spammers rarely declare their location to be that reflected in their IP address).
Hi,
I am searching for a way to block unwanted people to register.
There is a lot of spam on my website.
I have read some other topics about this but the plug-ins advised are nog updated for 1 or even 7 years so they are not accurate.
Worpress 4.9.5
Buddypress 2.9.4
Theme KLEO (bought 3 weeks ago, no version mentioned)
URL http://hondengek.nl
Who can help me?
@jgflores
As per my understanding
— BuddyPress does not save any data related to IP address inside cookies.
— All the profile fields which you have created for your users are kept inside your WordPress database only, not linked to any 3rd party application. If you are using Akismet plugin for spam protection for BuddyPress, they will check logged in member IP address to cross check with their spammer’s database log, again that’s not the BuddyPress thing.
@bizzibi @cassihl If you are only looking for BP notification only not as email for new topics, you can try
https://github.com/buddydev/bbp-bp-notify-new-topic
For bbPres email notification, you can check
bbPress Notify (No Spam)
Not sure. It might be getting blocked on delivery by spam filters, perhaps due to the content of the email.
As an experiment, you could try editing that email type in the wp-admin and removing all the default words and text and links (after making a backup of this email). Enter some “testing” text of your choice, and then see if that gets delivered.
