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If you really want to take this where the root of the issue is, the underlying problem is that BuddyPress is actually a theme that has been jammed into the plugin directory and then tightly coupled to what should be multiple plugins (aka components) in one massive package.

I am starting to feel like the only way to restore any kind of reasonable extensiblity of the BP interface it to split it into a theme, and the components into plugins which all adhere to a very strict API defined by the THEME, not a “core” plugin.

Of course this would break every existing install. It would have to be an internal fork that was deemed to be the new way forward.

@xevo
It doesn’t have to be GPL if theme’s not *distributed* like e.g. custom theme for a client site. But if theme’s going to be sold or distributed in the wilds for free, it has to GPL.
Remember that thingamagig with the Thesis theme?
http://ma.tt/2010/07/theme-are-gpl-too/

Syn-thesis 1 and Chris Pearson

The reason I suggest something along the lines of post types is to allow adding new “components” so BP would install activity – forums – groups etc content types and then a theme could add it’s own. Allowing more individualized networks. BP could be nothing more than allowing front end editing of post types / components. But this will never happen. From a BP core devs mouth “can of worms”

=== On Blog 2 Dashboard if I try to select P2 on appearance > theme it don’t let me select P2 ===

Go dashboard – Super Admin > Themes – enable P2 theme for site use.

@ Mercime: From what I recall its not necessary for it to be GPL, but okay.

Closing topic, use other post.

BP Compatibility plugin is just a quick fix to make sure BP can display its core features.

I think you would need a developer to check the specific compatibility issues to make a core functionality like an Article Directory dovetail with BP.

BP is a BIG plugin – perhaps the biggest (?)
and I find it does not play that well with anything not specifically designed around it.

@bgrun80 I think it’s cool that you want to work on the documentation. I saw your post Dec. 2010 “Buddypress functions that I’ll try to figure out – please help via comments” in your blog and you’re working on the BuddyPress 1.1.3 version. The userbar.php, optionsbar.php and plugin-template.php files for example, are no longer in BP 1.2+ versions. You might want to document latest version https://trac.buddypress.org/browser/tags/1.2.7/bp-themes/bp-default

Instances of do_action() don’t actually do anything. They are just hooks for other plugins or themes to use. So, while I agree that there should be a great deal more documentation throughout the BP core, documentation for the do_action calls in bp-defaultisn’t really possible because of the simple fact that most of them are not actually used by BuddyPress itself.

If you would like to see where (or whether) a particular hook is being used by BP, search for that hook name in the context of an add_action() in the BP package.

And fyi, every user account here on buddypress.org should have edit access to codex.buddypress.org. Try visiting codex.buddypress.org/wp-admin. If you find you don’t have access, it’s an error – let me know and I’ll be happy to set it up.

duplicate of this post

=== I’m using P2 for my second blog in a BP installation. ===

Is BP installed in root i.e. http://yoursite.com, and your P2 theme is activated at http://yoursite.com/site2 or http://site2.yoursite.com ?

=== Also noted, on appearance > themes, I selected P2 but still show above all available themes the bp-default theme as selected. . ===

You selected P2 for the main site where BP is installed?

=== If you hit second blog url, it shows P2 theme. ===

But isn’t that where you activated P2 theme per 1st sentence in second paragraph of your post above?

Where is BP activated in your installation? You have P2 activated in second site, did you also want P2 in your site where BP is activated?

The official instructables … https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

Creating a child theme really isn’t that hard, and you aren’t relying on a 3rd party to maintain a plugin.

First I created a new folder in the usual WP themes location, and named it child theme.
Then I grabbed the header and footer pages from the buddypress/themes folder, and edited them for my page, saving in the new Child theme folder.
Then,I used a basic generic WP framework to get started, and added some buddypress and wordpress php as needed – just cutting and pasting the loop, and BP stuff as needed.
Once the first page was made, I just would add or subtract the items needed for individual pages, blog pages, user pages, etc.

If you know just a little php, html, and CSS it’s not hard.

Add to your active theme’s style.css file:
`#wp-admin-bar {
position: absolute !important;
}`

Make a copy of your BP theme. Delete all folders you see here https://trac.buddypress.org/browser/tags/1.2.7/bp-themes/bp-default except _inc/ folder if you have your CSS file and images parked there. Then delete all BP references/code/templatetags you see in the remaining files – header.php, funcions.php etc.And, don’t forget to delete bp-custom.php from plugins folder if you have one.

if you think you’ve found a bug in BuddyPress 1.2.7, and you’ve disabled all others plugins in an attempt to isolate the problem to BuddyPress (and tested on the BP-Default theme if possible), please make a report on http://trac.buddypress.org. You can use the same username and password that you do for this site.

If you can include clear, step-by-step instructions, it will make it more likely for a developer to confirm, test and fix the issue

I don’t have a copy sorry and notice the site is down from the author http://bp-theme-converts.com/

Hopefully someone else will have a copy or the author’s site will be back up soon.

@mercime
Thanks !
Any body have a copy of converted p2 theme for Buddypress ?

Thanks!

@Reeves246 display:none should have worked on #login-text, #sidebar-login-form if you added that to your child theme’s style.css file. Another way: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/i-want-to-remove-the-logout-link-from-the-sidebar/