BuddyPress.org

I would like to install buddypress onto my existing wordpress install (regular wordpress not wordpress mu).

At this time, BuddyPress only works with WPMU 2.7.1. You cannot use it with single-version WordPress.

How would I upgrade this to a wordpress mu/buddypress install?

https://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=11126

will this integrate with my current wordpress theme

No. You will either need to use the standard BuddyPress themes that come with the package, or update your custom themes as detailed here: https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-buddypress/upgrading-from-rc-1/

“Let me ask all of you a question. On your root blog, the main blog of your site, what do you all have your WordPress MU Permalinks set to? Admin->Settings->Permalink”

yes I have checked and the default themes that come with the download are installed

bpskeletonmember and bpmemeber

Andrea_r’s solution worked perfectly for me. Now that my component is converted to v1.2, everything major is working good enough for me to convert my production site. hopefully this weekend!

Jeff–

Not sure we’re talking apples to apples, but I’ve created this thread to ask how I can make my theme consistent site-wide.

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=2538

I know there must be an answer to this, because the BuddyPress site we’re on is doing what I want to do!

yeah, it was in v1.1 for sure. i used it for my first component. i found a reference in /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-example/bp-example-cssjs.php in v1.1. I tried adding this back myself and it didn’t work.

/**

* bp_example_add_activity_bullets_css()

*

* This function will allow your component to dynamically add CSS to themes so that you can

* set the activity feed icon to use for your component.

*/

function bp_example_add_activity_bullets_css() {

?>

li a#my-example, li a#user-example {

background: url(<?php echo site_url( MUPLUGINDIR . \'/bp-example/images/heart_bullet.png\' ) ?>) 88% 50% no-repeat;

}



li.example {

background: url(<?php echo site_url( MUPLUGINDIR . \'/bp-example/images/heart_bullet.png\' ) ?>) 0 8% no-repeat;

}



table#bp-example-notification-settings th.icon {

background: url(<?php echo site_url( MUPLUGINDIR . \'/bp-example/images/heart_bullet.png\' ) ?>) 50% 50% no-repeat;

}

<?php

}

add_action( \'bp_custom_member_styles\', \'bp_example_add_activity_bullets_css\' );

add_action( \'bp_custom_home_styles\', \'bp_example_add_activity_bullets_css\' );



?>

Gladsteins, there won’t be a /members directory in your structure.

Within your /bp-themes/ directory are there themes in there? Namely bpmember? If your /bp-themes/ directory is empty, then nothing will show up in your settings screen.

Let me ask all of you a question. On your root blog, the main blog of your site, what do you all have your WordPress MU Permalinks set to? Admin->Settings->Permalinks

Kitwit-

Feel free to be the one to start the new thread! This issue seems to be important to several people here. I’m sure you’ll get some good discussion.

Did someone establish a new thread for this topic? I want to do the same thing. Can’t understand why BuddyPress can’t make the same theme available for anyone who signs on and creates a blog … I’ve modified my BuddyPress files and logo to show the colors and style I want–very simple adjustment to the standard BuddyPress theme–and I want that theme to be the same theme that everyone else uses no matter who they are … and for all pages to show up the same way.

http://buddypress.mountainprideconnections.com

This is a test site. Very basic.

I am having same issue

“Please move the default BuddyPress themes to their correct location (move \apache2triad\htdocs\wordpress/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/ to \apache2triad\htdocs\wordpress/wp-content/bp-themes/) and reload this page.”

See all the folders in the correct spots

Do NOT have option to activate Buddy Theme in Admin themes

Nor do I see a /members dir in WP structure

SQRR-

Firstly, a big thx to Jeff for the component skeleton!

Your welcome! But Andy deserves the most credit. I just helped to update it.

So, let me make sure that I understand your issue. You’ve registered your custom component using an add_action( 'bp_nav_items', ..., ...); to add a button (or tab as you’re calling it) to the navigation array. It works fine in your member’s theme but not your home theme.

Is this correct?

Are you using a customized home theme?

Have you checked to make sure the header.php file in your home theme has this line?

<?php do_action( 'bp_nav_items' ); ?>

OK, mine does sound different from WillPCG…

For example, I can’t go to any URL with /members/ in it… and I get no error messages with regard to the themes, just the 404 errors when I go to most of the links in the Options bar.

I’m also getting 404 errors on the links to anything members/groups/etc. BUT my WordPress installation worked fine (with some users that I believe were imported from our other test system) before installing BP. We didn’t import any blogs, themes or plugins from our other install — just some user accounts.

Thanks Jeff.

Going to “BuddyPress > General Settings”, re-selecting the member theme, and then hitting save worked!

Really appreciate your help.

Amyuk and Dworldon-

A few initial questions:

1. Are you logging into WPMU\’s backend as the site administrator, and not just as a user with administrator privileges?
2. Did you go to \”BuddyPress > General Settings\”, re-select the member theme, and then hit save? Do this even if the theme is already selected.
3. Are there any errors in your log files? If so, what are they?

How can we turn this into a brainstorming session, where at the end of it, all of us get what we need and we can release it to the community?

Dainismichel-

Since this thread was started by another person and it seems like several solutions have already been presented, your best option to turn this topic into a brainstorming session will be to start a new thread. Just make sure you give it a different name!

Also, clearly explain your initial ideas and what you would like to accomplish in the thread–your thread goals.

I look forward to the discussion!

Also have the error message when I click on “Blogs” (but not “Blog”)

Saraswati11-

So the standard, default bpmember theme works fine. So, you are only having this issue when using a custom theme, correct?

By custom, I mean any theme that is not the standard BP themes. This means that if you took one of the standard BP themes (home, member) and made any changes to it, it would be a custom theme.

I have the same problem.

The error message come up when I click on “Members” and “Groups”.

Arghagain-

Adding to what jjj and TheEasyButton are saying, if you are still having issues then it is important to start from scratch. You must get WPMU functioning properly before installing BuddyPress. Then make sure BuddyPress is functioning properly before installing and integrating bbPress.

From what you are saying, it is not clear if you are upgrading WPMU from 2.6 or 2.7? Did you already have a working copy of WPMU installed? If so, what version?

If you are upgrading from 2.7 to 2.7.1 following these upgrading instructions, then make sure you finish the upgrading process by logging into WPMU’s backend as site admin and going to “Site Admin -> Upgrade”. Also, make sure you use the wp-config-sample.php file that comes with WPMU 2.7.1 and modify that version as needed. Do not use an older version of the wp-config.php file.

If you do not have an active site with real members and you are only in testing mode, then you can safely delete everything and perform a clean install. This means that you do not have any data in the MySQL DB that is worth saving.

If that is the case,save to a separate file any custom themes you may have created or installed. Also, save any 3rd-party plugins you may have installed for WPMU. Then, start from scratch. Delete everything including your MySQL DB. Once you have reinstalled WPMU succesfully, you can copy back your custom themes and 3rd-party plugins into their proper locations.

Finally, if you are still using BP RC2, it is time to switch to BuddyPress 1.0, the public release version of BP.

Thanks for the response.

I bought the themes from StudioPress and see they have made a Grunge Buddypress theme for another client. I will try and contract them to do the same for myself.

Unfortunately since we will be using a purchased theme, I would not be able to make it open to everyone, however I will ask StudioPress to consider adding it to their product list for sale.

I will also look at the coding myself as I am generally good with be able to follow systems that are well documented. If this is the case I will look into creating themes using free/gpl wordpress themes. What my clients have been after is more of a wordpress modular feel than buddypress.

I am also looking into integrating phpMotion and will report back to this forum as my clients all want locally hosted/owned video/images site wide and on user profiles.

Regards

Mark

My “solution” if you can call it that, works, but none of the widgets are pre-set. Member blogs come up, but each new member would have to configure their own widgets.

I’d like members to be able to join and have everything set up for them.

How can we turn this into a brainstorming session, where at the end of it, all of us get what we need and we can release it to the community?