Mercime’s pretty much right. There might be ways to use a custom post type with user meta, but revising the structure of the profile fields database tables isn’t a current priority.
Thats all the code that was contained on that page? Not sure what is missing?
Sorry if I asked something already answered 
@mercime i can’t even begin to say thank you. i have spent days trying to figure this out. seeing it actually work is incredible. thanks for all your help and hardwork! 
@cleaus missing codes -> lines 16-21 and 23-28 in your latest pastebin.com link for content-page.php
@tomelk31 ok, I see that you’ve added the styles now and I see that the additions have fixed the layout for all BP pages.
== why buddypress doesn’t use user_metadata and have a proprietary xprofile table. ==
I believe one reason would be that WP doesn’t have an API for BuddyPress’ more sophisticated profile fields/groups, or something of that nature. At least that’s what I recall a core dev answering the last time that question was asked
ok, I have revised the code above to right sidebar only. Delete old header-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php and add code posted above.
Note that in the revised instruction, you do not create a blank sidebar-buddypress.php file but copy the sidebar.php file and Save As > sidebar-buddypress.php then follow instructions above.
OK, I’ve just tested BP 1.6.1 on WP 3.4.2 (BP Default theme) in my dev site.
Yes, the same issue is still persistent!
Also, I found an interesting post and I wonder if AJAX change is related with this issue…
AJAX changes in BuddyPress 1.6
The Salutation theme has its own BP template files if I am not mistaken. If so, you will then have to make the change/s in theme’s salutation/blogs/create.php file. Back up the original create.php file just in case something goes awry.
Thanks for a quick reply!
Yes, my theme is actually BP-Default & my own child theme.
The child theme has custom CSS (only changed the color scheme but the same layout) and a couple minor custom templates for pages.
Anyone knows which template file is for the Groups Directory page??
Thank you so much!!!
Hey @mercime I’m getting an error regarding the buddy header, it reads
“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in your code”
I posted the pastebin of the code:
http://pastebin.com/vXMJhZMs
Cool so a more deep integration into the wordpress core… Speaking of This, i’m just wondering why buddypress doesn’t use user_metadata and have a proprietary xprofile table.
Thanks for the reply,
I am using a theme called “Salutation”
I have not created a child theme (Should I do this??) and I did not need to add the template pack as its already set up for BuddyPress.
Should I still copy this file over ??
Cheers
James
Marking this as resolved.
As for bbPress not showing up, BP compatibility didn’t change the original page.php which bbPress theme compat uses. Please start a new topic in this forum or in bbPress.org if you need further assistance on this matter.
@fitnessblogger if you have child theme of bp-default theme or are using the BP template pack plugin and moved BP template folders/files, then copy over this file https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.6.1/bp-themes/bp-default/blogs/create.php following the directory structure and make the change.
Thanks so much! Works like a charm!! Except now.. for some reason I can’t get bbpress forums to show up… oh well! Back to work!
Hey Roger! Thank you for responding. So, the email link comes from Buddypress and it is supposed to link back to the conversation. For example, this is one http://shenow.org/activity/p/2332/
But, when it is clicked on, it takes you to: http://shenow.org/featured-women/member-directory/members-2/k8e0/activity/2332
So, somewhere behind the scenes it is getting redirected.
The theme is the clear line theme, and it has been working for over a year…..this seems to be a new issue that arose after I was trying to make new pages. I can’t figure out what happened… or how to put it back……or how to change the redirection.
I’d love your input …. Thank you!
I have added them all to the stylesheet. Here is a copy of it: http://pastebin.com/b5eqv0Bn
They are all there!
@mercime Hey sorry it keeps takign me so long to get back to you. Here is the link to the content-page.php: http://pastebin.com/LJuZbWBG
Hi, first up what theme are you using? Are you using the default BuddyPress theme or some other one?
@jaymeselman Note: If you’ve revised any of the BP template files transferred to your backstreet theme folder in server during the BP Compatibility process, please delete those 6 BP folders transferred to your theme folder in server – /activity, /blogs, /forums, /members, /groups, /register – then re-run Appearance > BP Compatibility again to make sure that you have clean template files.
@tomelk31 It should rein in BP content to the left to lift up the sidebar. Where did you add the style to `#content .padder` and the styles I mentioned for you to copy from the Twenty Ten modifications? I’m looking at your blacklight/style.css file in server and the styles have not been added at all.
