BuddyPress.org

the answer to what file was provided earlier in this thread:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/re-word-whats-new/#post-102510

the file you need to edit lives in either the bp-themes folder within the buddypress plugin /bp-themes/bp-default/activity/post-form.php or in a child theme where the structure should be /wp-content//themes/your-theme-name/activity/post-form.php and as has been advised you ought to make edits only on copies of these files in a child theme.

look for lines ~29 & 31 `printf( __( “What’s new in %s, %s?”…`

@TGIwebsite if you did not create the Community page then it could be hardcoded in your theme’s header.php under main navigation. Open up header.php and search and replace community with “Social”

Chouf1’s probably thinking of the upcoming 1.3 release of BuddyPress, which does indeed make this easy. Where did you get the bp_mystique_july theme from? Does that theme’s author offer support, or have a contact email address?

If you’re familiar with PHP, read through /buddypress/bp-groups/bp-groups-templatetags.php, or look in the theme that comes with BuddyPress and work backwards

Technically all of that is possible but it wouldn’t be included as default in a standard BP template. You could easily get a theme designer/ developer to build most of the functionality there though. It’s all straight forward except for perhaps the payment sections which would require some specialist work.

I’m sure others will chip in with who they have used for custom stuff on their sites.

It’s not a php file . CSS styles are contained in files ending .css either styles.css in the theme root or files in the folder /_inc/css – however don’t edit core files if you can avoid it copy required files to a child theme folder; a guide on doing so can be found in the BP codex.

`
#access {
-moz-border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;
background:url(“images/60pc_black.png”) repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
display:block;
float:left;
margin-top:55px;
padding-top:0;
width:100%;
`

is in …. http://verbradio.com/wp-content/themes/simple-wp-community-theme/style.css

Try looking at the page with firefox/firebug…

(You could also use developer tools built into internet explorer 8/9 – other browsers have similar tools)

In the theme’s `style.css` – in the section after line 2347 `#access {` it has the following line: `margin-top: 55px;`

`margin-top:100px;` might be a better setting.

Yes there are a few other bits to it though but I guess Template: is the important one

When you copy files over to it to work on you MUST keep the exact same directory structure they had in the BP folder so /members is the top level directory and that must exist in your theme and it must contain the folder /single if you want to edit account/profile pages. In these two folders you may copy any or all, as few or as many of the files as you need to, BP checks when asked to fetch a file to see if it exists in a child theme before it reverts to looking in it’s own folders.

themes/
my-theme/
index.php
page.php
/members
home.php
/single

Where are your main site files located Kenny?

Looking through those folders would answer the question. On a Web server you can only serve public site files from one directory the web root variously referred to as ‘www’, ‘public_html’. All your WP files are in there WP themes are held in the directory ‘themes’ under ‘wp-content’ you must create a new folder called whatever you like in that you create a file named style.css and in that file you add the text shown in the guide and from this point on you need to follow the guide explicitly.

You might be wise to allocate a little time to a quick read of some of the basics in the WP codex which may help your understanding of how WP works ( child themes are a WP construct)

hi nailaping thanks for the reply
ok im gonna attempt to this, although this may seem simple for some, believe me this is a big deal for me so ill need this broken down

ok i go to cpanel, logged in..now where do i go to begin the child theme construction..?

Home Directory
Web Root (public_html/www)
Public FTP Root (public_ftp)
or
Document Root for: ?

You have to create a child theme by yourself.

follow this steps. https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

thanks for the reply @pcwriter

If you don’t mind I need a little more assistance with this (as I’m not code savvy)

how do I find this ‘child-theme’ you mention
do I go to cpanel..? or in my admin (dashboard)

Also, I do not want to restrict ‘members’ viewing, only their ‘profiles’

If you have enabled ‘blogs can be created’ then the form elements will appear on the bp registration page – unless that is you have a custom theme which has modified things? if so you will need to contact the authors.

If you mean you cannot find the option to allow blogs to be created then you need to understand how WP works now with two separate section for ‘Site Admin’ & ‘Network Admin’ look in the top right corner of the dashboard for the Network Admin link

Theme My Login is one of the best plugin i’have ever seen:)
I really recommend.

Have you installed the BP template pack and modified the BP files to match your themes markup?

Best place to start is to read over this guide:
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/bp-template-pack-walkthrough-level-easy-2/

@pinhit

The file you want to edit is members/single/home
Make sure you edit the file in your child-theme, not bp-default, or you will lose your changes when you update Buddypress.
Add the following just after the opening padder div tag (change the text to suit your site/users):

`

`

Then add this to close the conditional just before the closing padder div tag:

``

@kenny, its better you create a child theme as when you upgrade the default theme which you are currently using, you will loose most of your customization.

see my site : http://www.naijaping.com/

i created that child theme and i have changed whats new to my liking

Silly question perhaps but you have set your theme as a child of BP?

Hey are you using child theme? if yes, thats very simple, go to Your site/wp-admin/theme/your current theme/post-form.php

and look out for whats new ? and edit it accordingly.