I am not sure I fully understand what you’re asking, but the BuddyPress theme is a great starting point. Users can still choose their own theme (provided you’ve installed and enabled them). On Testbp.org the user profiles use the BuddyPress theme while the blogs use the default WordPress theme.
The BuddyPress theme can also be deconstructed so you can integrate the features you want into a theme of your own to further customize your community’s look and functionality.
Thanks! I edit this fields in database.
I’m impatience for new theme 
Here’s what I did as a temporary solution (this is prob. not the best way, so I wouldnt recommend it). In each /theme/buddypress/plugin folder, for example /theme/buddypress/profile/index.php after div id=”content”> I added
<?php
global $bp, $wpmu;
$potential_friend_id = $bp['current_userid'];
$friend_status = BP_Friends_Friendship::check_is_friend( $bp['loggedin_userid'], $potential_friend_id );
if ( $friend_status != 'is_friend' && $potential_friend_id != $bp['loggedin_userid']) {
echo "You must be friends to view this profile.".bp_add_friend_button();
} else { ?>
then before the last </div> in the file i added
<?php } ?>
Right now the basics on the front screen are done and it is live at: http//testbp.org
If you get hold of the trunk, it was checked in last night.
I need to use the __() function on the “First Name” and “Last Name” fields so they can be translated – after which you should be able to translate them the same way you translate WordPress. For now, you can simply edit the names in the database – in the “wp_bp_xprofile_fields” table.
@wondercore: The site went live some time ago – https://bizzlounge.com/ – with some ugly additions. It’s based on the SocialEngine – and loads of custom code.
Thanks for the advice guys, but WPMU install is clean and functioning properly. Theme folder permissions are 755 as well. hmm…
Check permissions on the theme folders. They should be 755.
Yep, group administration and editing will be in the next version of the groups component. I’ll be moving onto that next, once the home theme is in.
That slide was really only for a high level overview. The best bet is to look at each component here:
https://trac.buddypress.org/wiki/roadmap
Basically, everything on the list for each component needs to be done before it’s considered ready for a first real release.
Same idea here https://buddypress.org/forums/topic.php?id=25#post-92 , where Andy linked to this topic 
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I think we need to discuss more about it.
We can handle such URL like http://domain.com/andypeatling/home or http://domain.com/user/andypeatling simply by customizing the home theme. Instead of using another theme for the home base, let the home theme handle it.
I hope the other components have enough flexibility to be used in such way.
This is pretty amazing!!!
If I had to choose between the two color sets, I like the second one better. (I think that is the only difference….)
Can’t wait to test this out!!!
I want this checked in next week.
i like it very much.. when could we test it?
I like it. My only comment would be that it seems a bit too busy. Maybe a bit more white-space would help. If you’re looking for suggestions, maybe align the left edge of the “Home” menu item up with the “Members” bar below it, just to keep things in line.
Very impressed…
Nothing but “WOW!” to say for now. We’re all waiting for this.
Great job!
What I’d look for in a default theme is not necessarily the styling but the functionality. It should provide all possible features of BuddyPress and be documented reasonably well to make customisation easy. Hardly anyone will use a theme out-of-the box anyway. If anything you wouldn’t want to overload it with too many styles and graphics .
The theme looks nice and goes with the look and feel of the BP profile theme.
By the way, what will the criteria for the active/popular groups and members tabs be?
Excellent! Thanks a bunch Andy!
@brianbrey – Yes, I’m working on it right now. It’s important for this to be in the first version of BuddyPress.
Wow. I’m super impressed and excited for the future of buddypress. Do you think a version 2 will be part of the dec release?
Keep up the great work Andy!
– Brian
@MrWiblog – Not sure exactly how the “Hot Posts” will work yet. It was more just an idea. A rating system would be good if there is one out there that would work?
@milo317 – Everything is dynamic, although content will likely be cached to reduce server load.
@wildebees – I think a site wide activity feed shouldn’t be too tough. Every members activity is cached in the DB, so merging those together to produce a site-wide feed should be ok to do.
@Member – Site wide categories and tags would be a big plus. Not sure if that will make it by December though.
@orangeguru/dazednconfused – Some people love padding, others hate it. Thankfully you can edit the CSS, so it should be fairly simple to tighten up the theme.
@exchequer598 – I think someone was working on a BuddyPress video component, but I’m not entirely sure.
@trent @andrea_r – Thanks!
Woot! There’s my nose!
Looks good Andy.
For video support, MU strips out any script, like those in embed codes, so you need to add some generic video plugin to allow them.
Looks amazing Andy! I am really looking forward to what trying it out!
Yay! I got featured on the screenshot .
Great work Andy. I remember someone asking for video support. Maybe you can download some free FLV player and brand it ‘BuddyPress Player’ or something and use it for video content throughout the website!
I like all the aggregation. I find the layout a little bit to spaced out. My suggestion is tighten it up a tad.
