Hi Guys
I am having the same problem and im totally new to this. To Matto: Thanks for the advice but il be honest-im still lost. How do i do what you just wrote…creating php etc? I would really appreciate the help. Regards Stef
A new user gets the blog they signed up with or the main wp blog. The member theme is not a normal wp theme: https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/using-the-buddypress-themes/
If you’ve BPDEV plugins installed go in WP-ADMIN => BPDEV-ADMIN => PLUGINS => BPDEV Theme and change the logo link
Howdy, We\\\’ve got several ways of referring to a user:
In code:
1) The user id from the wp_users table.
2) The users *login* username
Pretty stuff that gets displayed:
3) The user name that wp has for the user (Display name publicly as: in wp profile)
4) The bp user\\\’s full name
bp uses the user id in most cases to refer to a user. Most of the core template tags take a user id as a parameter. The var $bp->loggedin_user->username doesn\\\’t exist. Nor does the var $bp->displayed_user->username. They aren\\\’t currently being set to anything.
I\\\’m kinda guessing you were shooting for the login username there. The global wp var $userdata->user_login and $current_user->user_login have what you want there.
One thing you have to be aware of is that the $bp->loggedin_user is available throughout bp no matter where you are. The var $bp->displayed_user is only available when the user is in the member theme.
Instead of using the vars directly it might be best to use the template tags in bp-core.php that are like bp_get_user<somthing>() or the template tags in bp-core-templatetags.php for some other user related items: bp_loggedinuser_<somthing>() functions. If things change in bp and the vars change then the wrapper functions just mentioned should shield you from rewriting code.
You can always as site admin disable all themes except the theme you want for your users. If you put that theme in the /themes/default folder it will be the default theme when new blogs are created.
Does it work on wordpress MU? If so maybe a global function is needed to add as widget on the home theme…
I understand your reluctance to install a new version of bp on the day before a site demo. I see the issue you are talking about. Your ‘home’ tab highlight doesn’t turn off when you choose ‘about’. It does with the other tabs you have such as ‘blogs’ are selected. Whatever code you are using for those tabs in your theme should be used for ‘about’.
Since this is a custom theme you’re running it’s tough to help out.
Thanks, that didn’t work for me. I’m not using trunk. I’m using RC1 combo version.
Hi Andy, Thanks for that (damned brackets lol). I’ve been using a zip version of buddypress from about 2-3 weeks back. Everything ‘so far’ (touch wood) has worked and thought there was no need to update from the trunk. This was the first time EVERYTHING in a bp install worked for me. My problem is, that if I do update from the trunk then everything will go ‘boobies to the dasies’ if you know what I mean, as there have been significant changes e.g. where you’ve placed the member themes etc.
If there is a hack I can implement to tide me over I would be extremely grateful. I’m almost finished the site y’see and will be demoing it tomorrow.
Thanks for your time as always.
Phil
Hi Andy,
I get this:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘
‘ in /home/fhlinux140/g/gigbuddy.org/user/htdocs/wp-content/themes/gigbuddy-home/header.php on line 41
Any other ideas?
Phil
the latest trunk of buddypress requires a change in the name of member theme folder:
OLD:
/wp-content/member-themes
NEW:
/wp-content/bp-themes
https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=1675
Re-read the instructions and try again? It sounds to me like some files aren’t in the correct spots or that some files were corrupted in the upload process.
To address your specific issues:
1.) The BuddyPress admin bar includes the link to your #2 question, but if you want to remove it from the front-end, you would have to check the defined('IN_ADMIN') variable and only load the buddybar if so. Could probably make a filter for this in functions.php, but I’m not in front of the source to give you a turn-key solution at the moment.
2.) The link is part of the buddybar. 
Otherwise you can type it in the address bar yourself or customize the theme to fit the way you want it to perform. Aside from that, none of the WPMU themes will know how to redirect you to any specific blog admin area aside from their own, and they wouldn’t know which other blogs you have access to. That’s what the BuddyBar is fore. (Note to self: It would be cool to have a link to the admin area of each blog when viewing /blogs/my-blogs.)
3.) Are you using a vanilla install with the vanilla theme? Vanilla meaning included… If so, do you have a link to your website so that I can see what’s happening?
Remember guys (and I realize this is no excuse) but neither BuddyPress nor bbPress are even 1.0 yet. As soon as function calls and display functions are finalized and tweaked for a stable 1.0 release, you’ll see tons of themes and templates and frameworks.
The opportunity currently exists for anyone with the time and motivation to swoop in and start blasting out themes for both platforms, but they would do it knowing that they may have to go back and redo some things after 1.0 is out.
I think right now everyone is waiting for the ball to drop, because no one wants to do the same work twice. I’d love to release my bbPress theme, but I have 0 time to answer questions about it or support it, and that’s not fair to anyone either.
Make sense?
Still no bbPress theme available, it’s a shame! 
Brian, the file itself is in bp-core/css/admin-bar.css, but like Jeffca mentioned you can also make a site-wide.css file, and place it in your currently active home theme\’s /css directory, and it will work everywhere within your site, even inside the member theme.
That way you\’re only editing one file, and it\’s on your own terms.
I’ve added my fix to a trac ticket so it will get reviewed and possibly fixed in the core for future updates. The goal with all of this is NOT to edit or hack the core, but to have the core be as universally compliant as possible, and still allow for customization later.
You mean the same theme as the main install? The buddypress-home theme? It is possible by using one of the plugins out there to make a theme default (premium.wpmudev.org) or by just renaming the buddypress-home theme to “default” so that wpmu picks it up. Not sure if anything is hardcoded in the buddypress-home or member themes that would screw up, but might be worth testing out.
Trent
@Nicola:
Doesn’t work – just kills all styles. BTW: I’m not using your theme. So this is the problem Your hack only with your theme.
CSS hardcoding – great.
@Bbrian017 Each theme has its own header.php, so depending on the theme they select, the titles will vary.
The default theme has more than the website name, ie. http://mayo.testbp.org/2009/03/25/hello-world/
bbPress theme is still missing 
looks good but I don’t like that I have to register to download it!
We might want to think about making template and theme developers supply download links to post inside the forums!
You can change your blog titles in your themes\’ header.php files.
I believe there are others using all-in-one-seo plugin too.
Why isnt it downloadable yet !?
And how about the bbPress theme ?!
They develop a ‘thing’ but it still is if you are walking in a supermarket, and evrything is behind glass :S
ehm.. it’s not downloadable yet..
Where can we download this bbPress theme ?
