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I tested successfully this method applied to Gardenia (free version) before posting it here. Retry. You can also ask the theme author.

hi @tr1stessa,

unable to reproduce your issue.
Do you use a specific plugin for notification ?
Have you tested by using a twenty theme and all plugins deactivated except BP ?
Enable also wp_debug in wp-config and report here if you get some error.

Gardenia is not BP ready.

Create first a child theme. Add a new folder to wp-content/thems/
wp-content/themes/gardenia-child/
Now add a new file and call it style.css
Copy this header comment into it (/* & */ included):

/*
Theme Name: Gardenia-child
Description: child theme
Version: 1.0
Author: XXX
Template: gardenia
*/

Save.

In that folder, add another one called buddypress and another one in this folder called css

Go to wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/css/ and copy buddypress.css file into the css folder you created in the child theme.

In legacy/buddypress/ directory, is a js folder. Copy the whole folder into child’s buddypress directory.

End result should be:

/gardenia-child/
/gardenia-child/style.css

/gardenia-child/buddypress/css/buddypress.css

/gardenia-child/buddypress/js/buddypress.js
/gardenia-child/buddypress/js/password-verify.js

Go to dashboard > Appearrance > Theme and activate Gardenia-child.

Done ! The theme shows BuddyPress properly.

One thing is sure: all buttons showing up on a default install of WP/BP using a Twenty theme.

I recommand you built a local site where you can test your customization before applying them to live site.

Use WAMPP or XAMPP or MAMPP and start with a clean WP/BP install + Twenty Fifteen, so you can see the buttons. Once ok, you test your original theme (not the child) as already told you by Shane.

@wp_starter,

ratings and reviews button are not part of BuddyPress. Search in your plugins or theme.
CSS rules for something like #item-header-content are generally added via style.css of a child-theme or via specific theme settings.

Hello, I am having the same challenge. I cannot crop/upload a group avatar profile image. Switched from KLEO theme to 2014 and all plugins are off. Might there be other solutions? Thanks!

@ericks89,

There is a way, if you use BBPress Signature. 😉 Modifying bbp_get_reply_content filter.

Here an example fetching 3 xprofile fields called Signature, Industry and Type. Change it to your need. Code goes into bp-custom.php or child theme functions.php

function my_bbp_reply_content_append_user_signature( $content = '', $reply_id = 0, $args = array() ) {
	// Default arguments
	$defaults = array(
		'separator' => '<hr />',
		'before'    => '<div class="bbp-reply-signature">',
		'after'     => '</div>'
	);
	$r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
	extract( $r );

	// Verify topic id, get author id and potential signature
	$reply_id  = bbp_get_reply_id       ( $reply_id );
	$user_id   = bbp_get_reply_author_id( $reply_id );
	
	// Get fields data. Caution: name is case sensitive.
	if(function_exists('bbpress') ) {
		$signature = xprofile_get_field_data( 'Signature', $user_id );	
		$wowi = '<br>'. xprofile_get_field_data( 'Service', $user_id );
		$wowt = '<br>'. xprofile_get_field_data( 'Type', $user_id );
	}
	else {
		$signature = bbp_get_user_signature ( $user_id  );
	}

	// If signature exists, adjust the content accordingly
	if ( !empty( $signature ) )
		$content = $content . $separator . $before . $signature . $wowi . $wowt . $after;

	return apply_filters( 'my_bbp_reply_content_append_signature', $content, $reply_id, $separator );
}

if ( !is_admin() ) {
   // remove the original BBPress filter
   remove_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_content', 'bbp_reply_content_append_user_signature', 1, 2 );
   // add our custom filter
   add_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_content', 'my_bbp_reply_content_append_user_signature', 1, 2 );	
}

May this help. 😉

Hi @repterra,

if you use a child theme with 2015, please read here about the new (since 2.3) Companion Style Sheet:

BuddyPress Companion Stylesheets

@repterra – Using 2014 theme?
Tried disabling all other plugins, including mu-plugins and bp-custom (if you have those added) ?
If using 2014 theme have you modded it at all?

@jrunfitpro “there wasn’t a good answer for my question” –
I think you should of imply replied to your previous (not dupe) thread – would keep things more tidy.
Also you never reported back what your optimize press people had any details about the issue.

anyhow, with your setup I wonder..
“not pulling from certain pages ”
– what exactly is not being pulled?
from pages?
posts?
multi-site sub blogs?
Pulled from media comments?

If you switch to default 2014 theme – does it work then?

If you use 2014 theme and disable all other plugins (and mu-plugins and bp-custom if you have those) aside from BP is the issue resolved?

If “not pulling from certain pages” still does not work with 2014 and all other plugins removed, then you may find the answer on the other threads and solution hunting things posted:

Post comments not appearing in activity stream?

(and those items linked in comments from there)

If “not pulling from certain pages” does work fine with 2014 as theme and other plugins disabled – then it’s an issue with your other theme or plugins (or combo of them).

@jrunfitpro
Why you start new thread for exact same question as before you?!
( https://buddypress.org/support/topic/has-anyone-figured-out-how-to-use-optimize-press-2-and-bp-site-tracking/ )

maybe delve into searching the forums..

similar questions and answers 4 days ago -https://buddypress.org/support/topic/post-comments-not-appearing-in-activity-stream/

or point your optimize press to search the forums and codex here and find the fix if you can’t figure it out.

I don’t think you will find a lot of help here with a premium theme and it’s specific issues. Especially since there has been no new information provided.

@iseestarz

Activity wall – Yes – in core.
all members chat – private user to user email like messages in core. Chat rooms with plugins like “quick chat” – so yes
sleek custom profiles for members, -hard to tell what is “sleek” – custom? for each member? There are a couple of plugins that played with this – not sure how they work, if they’ve been updated lately.. modding how all profiles look to make them “sleeker” than default 2015 – theme – possible..

a paid membership option – that would be a plugin.. there are several that get into that.. s2member, paid memberships pro, ultimate member maybe? Some options from wpmudev as well I think.

A way to let paid members make their own post/articles on the homepage – hmmm.. maybe prevent non paid members from even creating a blog.. or you mean any activity posts on home page – I think these things are possible.. BP recently added “user levels” but I have not see much actually use that.. but extending this should be easy to some degree..

However if your focus is on paid members things, and you will need support to put all this together and keep it running (you are not a php coder with lots of time to read codex and test things) – then developing around BP is likely to get expensive, and you might be better off forgetting bp exists and looking at some of the more premium systems others have put together around wordpress (a few wpmudev plugins combined achieve what you describe without needing BP) – and there are others..

Of course you don’t have to look for such a system revolving around wordpress either – there are more mature social network options that may save you time and sanity – things like phpfox, boonex dolphin, oxwall..

random thoughts from a bp user.. I’m not a dev and have not tested all the things out there that get into paid members things and restrictions.. if you search the forums here there have been a few comments from others pointing to some other similar plugin options – and some people have pointed out troubles with some of those on the market.

Hi @ctuxboy,

What have you done before the button disappeared ?

Activate wp_debug in wp-config.php and see if you get some error message.

You may also test with one of Twenty theme, to see i it comes up with a strict WP standard theme.
And also deactivate all plugins, except BP, and reactivate them one by one to eventually find a culprit.

Control also your custom function if you added some in theme’s functions.php or bp-custom.php

And of course, you’re encouraged to update to BP 2.3.3 ! 😉

What theme are you using?
Try switching to a WP theme like 2015 – if the problem is gone, then it’s something in your theme.

It’s a lot easier just to turn off avatars if the user is not logged in.
Try this in your theme functions.php or in bp-custom.php.

function fresser_turn_off_avatars() {
     $bp = buddypress();
	
     if ( ! is_user_logged_in() )
	$bp->avatar->show_avatars = false;
	
}
add_action('bp_core_set_avatar_globals', 'fresser_turn_off_avatars' );

I do not understand, what exactly is happening, should you be more clear?

Try to use twentytwelve theme and just add there snippets. See what happen. What is your theme?

Thank you.