First up what theme are you using? Are you using the default BuddyPress theme?
Depending on the answer to above if it was the default you’d be looking to move:
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Just to clarify a few things:
– What version of BuddyPress are you using?
– Have you gone into settings and reset your permlinks?
– Have you made sure you’ve set all your links again on BuddyPress and BBPress (just to make sure)?
– Have you tried using the default theme?
– Have you tried removing all plugins – just incase something is interfering?
Thanks a lot, I got it to work. You are the best. 
I have one last problem: https://i.imgur.com/PXbcU.png
In that image, the buttons on the right are being cut off and the page numbers are not aligned correctly. Is there any way I can fix that?
Thanks again, and sorry to be a bother. *blushes*
To clarify here is a screenprint of the problem. http://i40.tinypic.com/6z3alc.jpg
It’s the div’s with blue and red border that won’t resize no matter what I do.
Thanks for the comprehensive answer but I’ve already tried that and the header size won’t budge. For example I’ve put the height to 13 and it does nothing.
` define( ‘HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH’, apply_filters( ‘bp_dtheme_header_image_width’, 1250 ) );
define( ‘HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT’, apply_filters( ‘bp_dtheme_header_image_height’, 13 ) );`
`function bp_dtheme_admin_header_style() {
?>
#headimg {
position: relative;
color: #fff;
background: url();
-moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 6px;
-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 6px;
-moz-border-radius-bottomright: 6px;
-webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 6px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
height: 13px;
}`
I’ve also tried with disabling custom header `define( ‘BP_DTHEME_DISABLE_CUSTOM_HEADER’, true );` and nothing.
Although I need the answer to the original question, I also need the answer to this question:
How do you change the style settings for individual items such as the #friendship-button attribute? And how do you figure out what the original setting was for that attribute so you can change it to something else?
What theme are you using? Have you changed back to bp-default theme to check if issue is corrected there? Did you disable Account Settings and/or other components in BuddyPress > Components?
Some themes have not been updated for BP 1.5+ To make sure that this is not an outdated theme issue, please change to bp-default theme. Then try to register and see if issue is corrected.
Thank you so much. I never would have worked that out.
Big grin
Open up your chlid theme’s functions.php file and replace this:
`function bpcol_register_sidebars() {
register_sidebar(
array(
‘id’ => ‘left sidebar’,
‘name’ => ‘Left Sidebar’,
‘before_widget’ => ‘
‘,
‘after_widget’ => ‘
‘,
‘before_title’ => ‘
‘
)
);
}`
with
`function bpcol_register_sidebars() {
register_sidebar( array(
‘id’ => ‘left sidebar’,
‘name’ => ‘Left Sidebar’,
‘before_widget’ => ‘
‘,
‘after_widget’ => ‘
‘,
‘before_title’ => ‘
‘
) );
register_sidebar( array(
‘id’ => ‘homepage-widget’,
‘name’ => ‘Home Page Widget’,
‘before_widget’ => ‘
‘,
‘after_widget’ => ‘
‘,
‘before_title’ => ‘
‘
) );
}`
Then open up index.php of the chid theme and add the following between “ and `
`
`
`
Save both files and upload to the child theme folder in server.
Hi,
First, thank you for answering……I’m using Buddypress Corporate Theme. Using Linux Server (GoDaddy)………what do I need to look for in my .htaccess file?
To check If your permalinks are correct, what do you have in your .htaccess file? Windows/Linux server? Using bp-default theme or other theme?
It’s documented in functions code.
– Build a child theme of bp-default theme https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/
– To change header height/width, create a functions.php in child theme folder and apply filters per https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.5.2/bp-themes/bp-default/functions.php#L91
– To change `#header h1`, in same child theme’s functions.php you’ll override parent theme’s function (lines 213 to 270) at https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.5.2/bp-themes/bp-default/functions.php with:
`function bp_dtheme_admin_header_style() {
?>
// add/revise styles you see in file
<?php
}`
Before going through the theme compability process, you have to go through the proper installation of BuddyPress through the wizard first, hence no BP Compatibility link in Appearance dashboard menu.
Before going through the BP installation wizard, make backups of your database and server files first. If you’re using the same server where BP ‘crashed’ the site, then there’s a possibility it could crash again, or it might not crash since there have been major code improvements already.
Please do your backups now.
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/setting-up-a-new-installation/buddypress-1-5-installation-wizard/
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/configure-buddypress-components/
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/
my plugin https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-rate-forum-posts/ is compatible and has been for a while now. The version they tested on this page https://codex.buddypress.org/releases/1-5-plugin-compatibility/ was an out of date version. how can this be rested and updated?
When you build a bp-default child theme, you’ll need to add a style.css file. That’s where you can add the changes. To identify what element you need to change, install Firebug add-on for Firefox and right-click on the element or use Chrome and right-click to inspect element.
This codex might help you. https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/
Members profile templates is located in /members/single in the bp-default theme. also, css will help you list them
Their’s lots of plugins that do that. Have a look at the plugin directory.
eg. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-private-community/
Or; code it yourself.
http://pastebin.com/rgJ6BQc8 (thanks to David from friscotheme.com for the pastebin)
just paste the code into your bp-custom.php file and modify to your needs.
@TitanT30 You’re welcome. I can see where we need to adjust – the trade-off for creating 2 files instead of changing 16 files for BP compatibility
I just added `background: #ffffff;` and `width: 800px;` to the code posted above. You need to add that at the bottom of your stylesheet, style.css file
Thank you so much I got it to work.
There is one problem I have however, on the pages, there is no way to differentiate the information from the actual background on the site. Is there any way I can have it on top of a layer of white?
What it is like right now: https://i.imgur.com/yK9Ap.png
How I would like it to be: https://i.imgur.com/H3ljs.png
You’re welcome. Marking this as resolved then
@mercime thanks for all your help!
I have experimented adding code to the index.php in both the standard buddypress theme and the columns theme, but to no avail.
Can any experienced users please help me as I really want to have a video on the front page.
Cheers all.
If you’ve revised any of the template files within the 6 BP folders transferred to your ubuntu theme folder during the compatibility process, then you have to delete those 6 BP folders within wp-content/themes/ubuntu/ and re-run Appearance > BP compatibility again to get fresh new folders.
The following instruction involves creating two files and uploading to your wp-content/themes/ubuntu as well as adding necessary styles then other recommended styles.
1. Open up your theme’s header.php file with text editor and Save As > header-buddypress.php
2. Open up header-buddypress.php and add the following at the very BOTTOM of the file:
`
`
Note: if there are errors on page later, remove the line “ from header-buddypress.php
3. Save and upload to server wp-content/themes/ubuntu/ folder
4. Create a new file sidebar-buddypress.php and in it add:
`
`
5. Save and upload to wp-content/themes/ubuntu/ folder
6. Open up your theme’s style.css and you must add the following at bottom of file:
`/* My BuddyPress styles */
body.activate #content,
body.activity #content,
body.blogs #content,
body.friends #content,
body.forums #content,
body.groups #content,
body.members #content,
body.messages #content,
body.profile #content,
body.register #content,
body.registration #content,
body.xprofile #content {
background: #ffffff;
padding: 20px;
width: 800px;
}`
7. Save and upload to folder
8. Note: other styles you might want to add after the above styles to remove UL list-styles or tweak some element widths, as needed per assistance with other themes are found in this page https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/3/
