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1. Before installing any plugin – BP or WP – double-check the compatibility of the plugin with the version of BP/WP you have installed. If the compatibility is not there and you choose to install the plugin, be prepared for errors and to tackle it. In other words, the safe bet for a novice is not to install plugins which are not compatible with your installation.

2. One way is via https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/s2member/ I recommend reading through the documentation http://www.primothemes.com/post/product/s2member-membership-plugin-with-paypal/

3. Something like this – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-my-login/ and redirect visitors who are not logged in to the login page

You can simply add it to register.php (preferably in a child theme file copy) add paragraph tag with nested em element just below the input element ~line 31. That’s the easy straightforward approach.

You’ll need to perform some basic troubleshooting and report back the results. Disable all those plugins (except of course BP) and try again to edit a profile, if you can then re-introduce the plugins one by one testing each time until you find the one causing the issue.

If it’s not a plugin issue, provide your setup details (which should always accompany all help posts) version numbers, custom themes, if using a custom theme disable it and run bp-default theme in case it’s a theme issue.

Afraid not sure what to suggest with this, can’t personally recreate this type of issue on custom test installs. I assume that you have the BP theme files copied over and adjusted and that nothing necessary for BP has been inadvertently removed -although that’s doubtful.

It’s going to be hard to help with a third party custom theme, without having all the pieces to hand as it were, hopefully one of the others will chip in with some thoughts or perhaps even have a better idea why the issue could happening.

Registration issues, once submitted, I’m not going any further, the validation doesn’t activate, and the new user doesn’t capture

I think you may need to expand on this a little , once submitted? does it actually submit? what is meant by “validation doesn’t activate” and “new user doesn’t capture”

This will possibly be hard to help with given it’s a third party theme that appears to be causing the issues and that it works as expected with default BP but understanding exactly what isn’t working will be important.

What’s in that include file ‘addon-functions’ are there scripts in there possibly causing issues?

=== but the custom field box is nowhere to be found. ===
@candanosa While in your Post > Add New or Post > Edit panel, click down the “Screen Options” tab on the upper right hand area of the screen and check on Custom Fields. When you close the Screen Options tab, it will show up.

@gunju2221 BuddyPress forums of course However, the Speed theme is a free theme for BuddyPress which is a rarity at this time. So, if there’s a way to provide some support for it in a reasonable time frame and manner, I will

Nice screenshot

This would require you do add another tab to profile for your custom theme from my standpoint.

There is an easy screen function that can help you do the job

Is this just a universal forum?

Did It change overnight?

Sounds like a large image should be attached to post.

1. While either in the Post > Add New or Post > Edit panel in the backend, you need to upload an image with the WP media uploader that will be attached to your post.
2. When that pop-up box appears, click on Link button in middle of the panel to find the URL of that media, copy and save that URL.
3. Then just below the textarea where you posted, you’ll find the custom field box. If you don’t have a key “front_image” yet (in all probability, not), you will add the text front_image and save.
4. Since you’ve now registered the key, choose front_image from the dropdown and then paste the image link URL you got during media upload.
5. Click on Save. That should do it.

Disclaimer: I have not used that theme. I don’t even know if it’s compatible with current BP/WP versions. But the way to add custom fields is correct

Go to the Theme Forums of Speed Theme please.

This is a buddypress support forum. Thanks!

This is really easy with S2Member. Go to your S2Member settings in your admin and then General Options > URI Restrictions.

The next step would be to block the sections you want to protect based on membership level. If you would like to keep the group homepage visible, you could do this:

URIs That Require Level #1 Or Higher:
/members
/events
/groups (if you want to block all access to groups)

You can also protect certain templates (like the post form or a join group button for example) by using S2Member conditionals. For instance:

`
Some content for Members who are logged in with an s2Member Level >= 1.

Some public content.

`
It’s a great and extremely powerful plugin! Good luck Be sure to check out the S2Member APi/Scripting section in the plugin settings to learn (a lot) more.

PS: Shameless plug: I’ve created a BuddyPress Theme with S2Member Integration as well.. Read more about it here: http://bp-tricks.com/purchase-bp-slick/#S2Member

For this text string, you can use Westi’s method at http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2010/01/02/mangling-strings-for-fun-and-profit/

You can add the following code in your theme’s functions.php

`<?php

/* http://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2010/01/02/mangling-strings-for-fun-and-profit/ */

class PJW_Translation_Mangler {

function filter_gettext($translation, $text, $domain) {
$translations = &get_translations_for_domain( $domain );
if ( $text == ‘%s wrote a new blog post: %s’ ) {
return $translations->translate( ‘%s wrote: %s’ );
}
return $translation;
}
}
add_filter(‘gettext’, array(‘PJW_Translation_Mangler’, ‘filter_gettext’), 10, 4);

?>
`

@rossagrant since you bought the theme at bp-tricks.com, you should be able to get support from @Bowromir

Category pages as in- your theme?

If so, I would say this isn’t a buddypress issue.

Use the wordpress forums, or Twenty-Ten Theme Forums if possible.

Whichever method you use, Meini – r-a-y’s method is better make sure you follow the folder structure of the file you copied from parent theme.

e.g. for r-a-y’s method, the post-form.php should be in this structure in server:
wp-content/themes/yourChildThemefolder/activity/post-form.php

1. You don’t require BuddyPress if you just want something like the photoblog site you linked to. You only need
a. The reflection theme http://xyloid.org/projects/reflection/
b. Yet Another Photoblog Plugin http://johannes.jarolim.com/blog/wordpress/yet-another-photoblog/
c. Allow user registration to your site – at least Contributor level – and instruct users on single image uploads only.

If you still want to install BuddyPress, the three BuddyPress-compatible gallery/media plugins mentioned above can be configured to limit users to single image uploads at a time.

You could also create a blank php file for /activity/post-form.php in your child theme.

Some of things I would do:
– Deactivate all plugins and change theme to default twentyten theme. Clear cache. Run Settings > Permalinks and see if categories are working. Then activate theme and plugins one at a time to determine which one is causing the irregular behavior,
– Could also be that your theme’s archive or category template page has been corrupted. Re-upload the template file/s.

WP/BP versions? Did you just upgrade to WP 3.1 and/or BP 1.2.8?

What theme are you using – custom BP theme, WP theme with BP template pack, or child theme of bp-default theme?

Need more info to troubleshoot.