BuddyPress.org

Notes accumulated on this issue, so far:
– happens to sites hosted on IIS server – resolved by a) moving Linux server; b) re-uploading BuddyPress plugin folder manually
– happens when username has space/s between – resolved by removing spaces in username in database and installing restrict username plugin
– happens to old themes which need to be updated – resolved by changing to bp-default theme or an updated BP child theme or BP-compatible theme
– happens when one disables extended profiles – resolved by enabling extended profiles

You can search via Google as in “BuddyPress.org yourKeywords”

What theme are you using? If you change to bp-default theme and clear cache, is the issue corrected?

Is this issue happening in all members’ profile edit pages or only those who have space/s in their usernames?

All, can we start this again for my clarity. This is what I do to get started playing with Buddypress.

1) Create under WP themes a folder e.g. bbexample

2) Go to WP plugins find, buddypress folder, bp_themes folder and then select the bp_default folder

3) Select and copy ALL the contents in the bp_default folder. The Codex talks about certain things but I copy everything, so I can play with the PHP files in some of the subfolders.

4) Go back to bbexample theme folder under WP content (which is currently empty)

5) Paste everything you copied in 3)

6) Now you have a populated theme with lots of stuff in the folder. Yeah baby !

7) First open the style.css in bbexample

Replace ALL the contents with the following:

/*
Theme Name: bbexample
Theme URI: http://blahblah
Description: My theme for BuddyPress.
Version: 1.0
Author: PJ Bollocks
Author URI: http://blahblah.org/
Template: bp-default
Tags: buddypress, two-column, grey, dark
*/

/***
* The following imported file is my personal copy of the bp_default style sheet and is located in my theme area
*/
@import url( _inc/css/default.css );

/**
* Any other additional CSS style information can be placed below:
**/

Save the style.css

9) Open the functions.php file to load up your theme styles and essentially kick out the bp_default theme.

10) Replace the contents inside the php delimeters with the following as stated by previous BB players:

if ( !function_exists( ‘bp_dtheme_enqueue_styles’ ) ) :
function bp_dtheme_enqueue_styles() {
// Bump this when changes are made to bust cache
$version = ‘20111102’;
// Register main stylesheet
wp_register_style( ‘bbexample’, get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . ‘/style.css’, array(), $version );
// Enqueue main stylesheet
wp_enqueue_style( ‘bbexample’ );
}
add_action( ‘wp_print_styles’, ‘bp_dtheme_enqueue_styles’ );
endif;

11) Now you have a fully functional BuddyPress compatible theme (based on bb_default), but this is now yours to edit and play with as you see fit.

12) Load the theme and check it out. It looks and performs identical to bp-default and it should since it is your copy.

13) To Edit the CSS then you open the file under bbexample/_inc/default.css

14) You can “Modify” the Theme layout, adding widgets etc, changing the page layouts and modifying some of the PHP display contents by finding the right file under bbexample folders.

Warning: disclaimer: I am a hack and Luv it

Hi @boonebgorges , is the theme you use at http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/ one you made or was it made by WooThemes? Thanks!

Your problem or BuddyPress ?

I just found something, for BuddyPress web site activity, If you go to http://www.google.com and search for : buddypress.org bollocks187 I can then read my activity thread. I think there is a BUG on Activity threads in BuddyPress itself which has not been fixed. That is strange imo. Even for The BuddyPress website one would think that one of the programmers would write a PHP function which response to you clicks on “Activity” to do the Google search with your name so you do not have to do the search yourself.

A solution would be

Aces is on he should be able to answer and solve the problem

I have hijacked this thread. The reason is when I try and LOOK at my “activity” as a signed on member to THIS web site BuddyPress – I have nothing in the activity section.

When I try and post in my area it keeps on coming back with “try again” – lol epic failure.

So I do not think its just your theme.

I’m here but I cannot post

dear Charly, and other noobs like me.. mind this:

1. upgrading wordpress version with non wordpress-standard theme on it is bad.
2. upgrading wordpress version with non wordpress-standard theme which has it’s own widgets on it is worse, you need to rearrange module’s positions.
3. upgrading wordpress version with non wordpress-standard theme on it AND you have buddypress on it is even worse, see by yourself if you dare.
4. upgrading wordpress version with non wordpress-standard theme which has it’s own widgets on it AND you have buddypress on it with buddypress skin is the worst, makes u want to stop using wordpress anymore.. ever!

well, wordpress is good, but a noob is a noob. i messed up my site because of it, lol..

Ideally, you should create a test site with the same server environment you have now along with the plugins and theme. Then install BuddyPress etc. and do the BP Compatibility process then some exploration and testing of other BP plugins.

Now, if you are adventurous, you can always back up your database and server files, then proceed with the BuddyPress installation and then the BP Template Pack plugin, etc.. If anything goes awry , you can always revert your installation to what it was before with your back ups.

Did anybody figure this out? Using Quantum.

style.css in your themes root folder.