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@Marcella You are way ahead of me in code but I am having the same trouble commenting on any posts using the defalut bp theme. just the form submission to the url domain.com/activity/reply/404 error.

@kalengi Whats the best way to start?

I am too after the fresh install

@mercime…after the fresh install i tried what you said…still 404’s everywhere in buddypress theme too.

`function bp_dtheme_page_menu_args( $args ) {
$args = false;
return $args;
}
add_filter( ‘wp_page_menu_args’, ‘bp_dtheme_page_menu_args’ );`

@palmdoc it’s usually the issue with needing to add /index.php/ to your permalink. Check out if the following link will help you https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/iis7-web-config/

@FuriousCigars after changing to bp-default theme, clear cache and run Settings > Permalinks.

I too am having the same issue, getting 404’s on anything member account related, can’t even view the profile page. The only difference is, my site is live and not a fresh install, I have already disabled plugins, and tried the default buddypress theme, and still get the same errors. I have searched online all over and not found a solution. I will gladly provide a login to someone who fixes buddypress.

Help!

styles and scripts are enqueued in a function run from the bp-default functions.php file

Mid way down this page explins the workings:
https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/1-5-developer-and-designer-information/

You can either call the function yourself in your child themes function.php file – which will override the running of the bp version – and then simply declare the files you want omitting the ones you don’t or you can go another route and de-register the responsive stylesheet.

The example I linked to above doesn’t actually show the responsive sheet as being declared so was probably written before that stylesheet was included so you may get away with copy pasting the function to your functions.php file.

However I would think rather than remove ‘responsive’ a better course of action is to id where the issue is happening first, as collapsing the sidebar doesn’t sound right and I wouldn’t have thought the responsive sheet would have done this.

Open up your theme’s header.php, copy the code and paste onto pastebin.com, click submit and post the generated URL here. Do the same for footer.php, sidebar.php, index.php and page.php

As for the buttons, you can use Firebug, a Firefox add-on, or use Chrome and right-click to inspect element and check button style conflict.

I have no idea just looking at the images. Site url? If not, you could ask the theme developer to look over the information above and give the correct template structure.

Pagelines has video about this http://www.pagelines.com/docs/buddypress or get a free forum account there at http://www.pagelines.com/launchpad/signup.php?price_group=-128&product_id=128&hide_paysys=free or do a search in theme’s forums

There’s also a year-old solution which you might want to check out https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-buddypress#post-1796598

Open up you 13thfloor theme’s header.php and Save As > header-buddypress.php in the same theme folder. Open up header-buddypress.php and at the very bottom of the file, below other code, add:
`

`
Save and upload to theme folder in server in same level as sidebar.php file

You have to add the following to your 13thfloor’s stylesheet:
`#content div.padder {
float: left;
width: 560px;
}`
the above will take the place of #content-area which is not available in BP template files.

Furthermore, you might want to modify the styles included in BP Template Pack, check out the mods used in this page https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/3/

i’ve never changed the ID of what blog buddypress runs on, but assuming it talks to wordpress the same way as having it on the root blog (which it should, and if it doesn’t it should be reported as a bug) then all your questions are a yes.

1. Yes, activity stream tracks site-wide activity.
2. yes, one username (it doesn’t modify the way WordPress Multisite runs much…)
3. If you are using the bp-default them, then yes it does, if your using another theme then it wont by default. you will have to modify the theme (refer to bp-default theme for how it’s done their)
4. I’ll leave the languages questions to someone else (i dont mess with doing things with different languages)

== I’m trying to install buddypress on my custom theme ==

Change to Twenty Ten or Twenty Eleven theme then activate BuddyPress then change to bp-default or your custom theme.

If that doesn’t work, it may be that you need to increase memory https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/blank-pages/

== So if I use the BuddyPress Template Pack I need to modify a number of templates or modify the header.php, footer.php, and sidebar.php and rename them header-buddypress.php, footer-buddypress.php, and sidebar-buddypress.php. ==

You don’t modify header.php, footer.php and sidebar.php. You copy those files and name the copies as header-buddypress.php, footer-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php respectively. You only copy and rename copy of such file/s only if you need it/them. And, only the BP template files transferred to your theme folder in server will use them, i.e. your regular WP theme files won’t use those xxxx-buddypress.php files.

== I think I actually only need to modify sidebar-buddypress.php. Do I leave the name of the file sidebar-buddypress.php? . ==

sidebar-buddypress.php will only affect the sidebar of the BP Template files transferred to your WP theme’s folder in server. If there’s no sidebar-buddypress.php, the BP template files will take on your WP theme’s sidebar.php

== I have also considered creating a child theme using my current theme as the parent theme. Would this be a better way to go then editing template files? ==

If your WP theme is actively maintained/updated by theme developer, and contains info that encourages you to build a child theme for your customizations, then do so. Whether you use your WP theme or create a child theme of your WP theme, you would still need to install and activate the BP Template Pack and go through the BP Compatibility Process.

If you have ascertained that you only need to create header-buddypress.php and/or footer-buddypress.php and or sidebar-buddypress.php in Step 3 of the compatibility process, then good for you. When you need to upgrade BP Template Pack plugin later, you won’t have to change anything with either of 3 xxx=buddypress.php files in your theme folder..

== I’m using the Platform theme version 1.4.2 which during installation said was compatible.==

That’s because the theme author tagged the theme “buddypress” which is misleading since the theme may be BP-friendly but it doesn’t contain any BuddyPress templates. You will need to install and activate BP Template Pack plugin and go through the BP Compatibility process to make your WP theme compatible with BuddyPress. https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/

>> However the index.php file seemed to be a buddypress file
It is the BP Blogs Directory template file. How did it get at the root of your 13th floor theme? I suggest that you get another copy of your 13thfloor theme, and double-check the index.php file which I’m pretty sure won’t be the BP file and re-upload to your theme file in server.

This leads to — could you just make sure first that you have 6 BP template folders – activity, blogs, forums, groups, members, register – transferred into your 13thflor theme folder in server? Check the /blogs/ folder and make sure there’s at least an index.php file there. Have to make sure everything’s in order before we proceed.

Viewing source, looks like you’re using Genesis child theme. I believe you need to purchase Genesis Connect plugin to make your Genesis child theme compatible with BuddyPress.

yes, most probably. But the active one should also be apparent in chrome.

You could try using `!important` ie
`
.your-class {
border:5px!important;
}
`
But it is better practice to try to improve the importance by including more of the css cascade ‘tree’, not just the last bit `.yourclass` (start at `#body` or `#wrapper` if necessary).
However if `!important` works then your are going along the right lines

It would help to know which parent theme you are using……