BuddyPress.org

What have you done with it?

It is in the bp-default header.php: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.5.4/bp-themes/bp-default/header.php#L25

does the Buddypress theme sit over the default WordPress Twenty Eleven?

No it doesn’t BP is it’s own unique set of files.

You should not be adding, modifying anything in the BP default themes folders , if you are editing any files ensure you are doing so with those files copied to a child theme folder – if you have a child theme folder then you will want to look at bp-default and observe the files in there specifically ‘index.php’ this file contains the wp post loop and needs to be in your child theme for editing purposes, more than that is explained in the link mercime provided and should explain the template hierarchy in a little more detail.

== Page not found ==

WP/BP versions?
Windows or Linux server?
What theme are you using? Change to bp-default theme.
What plugins do you have installed?
Did you run Settings > Permalinks and set to other than default permalink?

= when they login, I’d like it to take them directly to their profile. ==

Check out http://buddydev.com/buddypress/buddypress-trick-redirect-users-to-their-profile-on-login/ where there’s a plugin version near bottom of article

#1) What theme are you using? If you’re trying to edit the bp-default theme via Appearance > Theme Editor can’t do it. First, you can’t because it’s in the BuddyPress plugin folder and second, you shouldn’t because it will be overwritten when you upgrade BuddyPress. Create a bp-default child theme instead.

#2) Redirect to Profile page after user logs in – try @sbrajesh http://buddydev.com/buddypress/buddypress-trick-redirect-users-to-their-profile-on-login/

It’s never a good idea with software like this to run redundant versions and you would face increasing problems with other plugin etc compatibility and potentially security.

Maybe the theme can be updated, but It can be very hard for anyone to be particularly helpful with commercial themes unless they buy the theme to examine it….

You could try to get help on the theme’s support forum: http://support.stoodeo.com/forum/huddle-buddypress-amp-wordpress-theme – as non verified buyer I can’t even see the posts….

( or maybe: http://themeforest.net/item/huddle-wordpress-buddypress-community-theme/discussion/835549 )

If http://themeforest.net/item/huddle-wordpress-buddypress-community-theme/835549 is what you are talking about, then it looks like it may not have been upgraded for buddypress 1.5+

#1) Yes, you would need to associate/create BP components with Pages. See https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/setting-up-a-new-installation/ and link to Installation Wizard

#2) You only need to install BP Template Pack to make your WordPress theme compatible with BuddyPress.

If you’re using bp-default theme OR child theme of BP Template Pack OR an explicitly stated BuddyPress theme, you need to deactivate BP Template Pack plugin.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page

using a custom theme or buddypress default theme? If a custom theme deactivate it and run tests again but using the bp default theme and no plugins other than as absolutely necessary.

Couldn’t you use something like travel-junkie’s walled garden technique:
`
function sh_walled_garden()
{
global $bp;
if( bp_is_register_page() || bp_is_activation_page() || bp_is_page( BP_FORUMS_SLUG ) || bp_is_page( BP_GROUPS_SLUG ) )
return;

if( ! bp_is_blog_page() && ! is_user_logged_in() )
bp_core_redirect( bp_get_signup_page() );
}

add_action( ‘bp_init’, ‘sh_walled_garden’ );
`
This goes in bp-custom.php and hides members and activity from those not logged in but enables forums and groups for everyone. It can also be customised…..

Chris Clayton discussed a similar method here

Having different menus for logged in users is discussed here – also see here

This is a WP issue really when you set a static page and set the WP posts to display on another named page WP still uses the index.php and any loop parts required, so you should be able to simply edit those files.

It works where plugin authors have bothered to provide some form of overloading of files, in general WP plugins don’t have need for screens whereas BP plugins will often need to create a component , creating new dir pages or user account screens and the approach Paul mentions above is catered for so you should in theory always be able to copy template files to your theme and modify them.

changing the bp plugin folder name is simply to get you in to your WP install again if the whole site has white screened.

I’m assuming that the WP install runs fine without BP? And wondering whether you are running out of script memory or something of that ilk, without more detailed info I just guessing really, it may be time for you to hunt through your server error logs and try and see if anything is thrown up in those.

And you can confirm that the steps to replicate this issue are with a plain vanilla copy of WP and BP and no other plugins running or custom theme only bp-default theme

That’s the risk. It depends how well the plugins are written. Ask the authors.

In the case of Achievements, copy the contents of the /includes/templates/* folders into your current theme. They’ll override the templates that are bundled with Achievements. Boom!

you shouldn’t need to re-install WP simply rename BP plugin folder to something else which will force a deactivation of it as WP will no longer see it ; as for why this happens you might need to explain with a little more detail, but test things such as activating BP and it’s default-theme not your custom theme or template pack try to see if default BP will run for starters.

I know the “Reply” button, but what “Quote” and “Complaint” buttons do you want? Something is getting lost in translation somewhere. Could you be more specific?

BuddyPress/WordPress versions?
What theme are you using?
What plugins do you have installed?
In what pages are the quotes and complaint buttons supposed to be seen?

@asonbrodbeck.com You will be needing to play around with CSS styling to get the look you require, more than that is difficult to help you with based on your initial post detail. That you have a different layout from the plugins screenshots might suggest that default styles for the plugin are being overridden by your theme styles? but again it’s a guess without being able to see any code at work.

You might get a more forthcoming answer to your issue if you try asking the plugin author, although I failed to track this pluging down in either the BP lists or WP plugin repo.