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Rich is suggesting you try reverting to BuddyPress default theme (as you should for most problems) – so you can isolate the problem.

Do your forums work using the default theme?

If not, have you set them up correctly: https://codex.buddypress.org/buddypress-site-administration/using-an-existing-bbpress-installation/

maybe a theme issue? try using the dp-default as a baseline

you could copy the old function and add it to the theme’s function.php file (and probably let the theme author know about it)

BP default theme remains in the buddypress directory in plugins do not move it.

You may need to run the template pack plugin to make your current site theme BP compatible

White screens are indicative of a low php script memory value that will need to be increased, but please check the forums threads as there are many that cover this issue and explain how to deal with it.

Yes the child theme files must be updated! those buttons are now fed via the hook ”bp_directory_members_actions” your theme will likely still be calling this function ‘bp_member_add_friend_button()’ thus the duplicates.

500 is an internal server error or misconfiguration it might be caused by to low a php script memory value judging by the sound of the profile field page error.

As always to troubleshoot first disable BP confirm that WP works as expected without issue, in this case that you can register accounts without issue, when that is confirmed as ok proceed to enable/activate BP but no other plugins just plain vanilla BP along with the default theme NOT a custom one, confirm whether issues arise.

You might possibly have syntax errors in .htaccess but if so I would expect issues from the get go as it’s read on page load .
If possible confirm the amount set for PHP script memory in php.ini.

i don’t see this on a fresh install (bp-default theme) – possible theme conflict due to new button logic?

I’m no longer on their pay plan, so they arent digging in deep for me.

I guess thats why I was hoping to get it resolved on here.

Er well while we’re willing to help there’s a limit to free support, but it’s not so much that that’s the issue it’s simply that we have exhausted what we can probably do without getting down and dirty with the actual site and files. You have an issue that shouldn’t be happening IF you have taken everything back to a clean install and default theme that is. It’s perplexing and I certainly don’t know what to suggest other to still think there’s some customisation or plugin at work causing issues – might not be a bp plugin!

As for asking whether there are files you can replace that is not a question that ought to be asked we have said and I think you have acknowledged that you must be testing with a clean install, core files should never have been modified if your child theme files were then that would be caught by using the default theme to test with – that theme as well as the core files should never be modified. If these conditions are met there is something very screwy going on and you will need to pay a developer to look the site over.

bp-custom does not exist until you create it. functions.php lives in the theme root

@bojanski,

Here is the code you are looking for, you’ll find it under /wp-content/themes/yourtheme/activity/index.php around line 22. This is presuming you have created a child theme based on the default BP theme.

<li class="selected" id="activity-all"><a href=&quot;" title=""></a></li>

Remove that code and you should be good to go.

Do you still have the problem if you switch to the bp-default theme?

Have you got any caching installed?

I agree with @hnla.. I’ve made a pretty nice pre-sales forum here: http://bp-tricks.com/themes/pre-sales-questions/forum/

I would gladly explain more about the features and tell you more.

@whitbyglennk: the demo you saw was from BP-Minimal, a FREE theme to be released soon. BP-Slick is a different Premium Theme and a feature overview can be viewed here: http://bp-tricks.com/purchase-bp-slick/. I can safely say that it’s the most feature rich premium BuddyPress theme too date, but you have to decide for yourself if you think it’s worth it. If you have any questions just let me know ok ? Also upgrades are indeed free and new styles and color variations can be submitted by the community in the support group. There will also be templates for popular 3rd Party Plugins. I do not believe in monthly subscriptions and the theme will be upgrade free for as long as BuddyPress keeps using the Parent-Child Theme structure (which will be forever I presume)

@Pisanojm: Check out BP-Tricks.com which runs on BP-Slick and check out the demo http://bp-tricks.com/demo and select the “BP-Slick Theme” in the sidebar to view the demo!

Unfortunately, a poorly written plugin and / or theme – that doesn’t use the slugs would not work.

However, you can’t legislate for that.

The instructions in the Codex page are the best and also most future proof way to code your solution – and will ensure that well written plugins / themes work.

@johnnyscience

We’ve already suggested how your setup could be ‘messed up’ – perhaps you (or your developer?) have modified some of the core files?

I’d also be concerned about trying the theme built for 1.2.5.2 of BuddyPress with version 1.2.3 of the core – they might work together, but the theme might also rely on some amends in core (I’m doubtful on this, but it’s possible)

Your other problems should really be posted as separate threads on the forum.

Quickly though: your error message comes from including two files that declare the same function – it could be a badly coded theme / modifications / setup you are using, it could also possibly be something corrupted in your database / install – given that you’ve been trying to upgrade then downgrade, I’d be concerned that this is the case . If you want further support on this one, post it as separate thread, and give a lot more information about your setup and where the problem is occurring.

My personal suggestion would be to revert your system to a backup taken before you attempted the recent changes.

If your theme is purchased from Incsub (wpmu.org), you should contact them for support directly on problems with the theme

@John McKenney

Great fix for use of the BP Template Pack and group creation. I was finally able to use my custom theme and create a group no problem

However since you saved the cookies if you create a second group it saves your info from the first cookie gets placed there and sometimes you overide that group.

Hopefully the BP Template Pack gets seriously overwritten once 1.2.6 comes out (they said a new version is coming but as 1.2.6 is already late we’ll see when that thing comes out)

@jhansensd http://testbp.org/ has the default theme and your users don’t have to go to the backend to log in. As for registration, it’s the “Create an account” in same login panel on the sidebar. You can can easily create a Register Now button in your BP child theme if you prefer. Users do not install bbPress, the Site Admin does.

Recommend that you read the “Getting Started” section in Codex – https://codex.buddypress.org/home/

OK, at least that narrows down the issue.

What other plugins are you using? What theme? Try creating a new group with all plugins other than BP deactivated, and using the bp-default theme, and then try to post in that new group’s forum.

As @rogercoathup suggested, you should open up header.php in your child theme, find the code that creates the Activity tab, and delete it.

If you don’t yet have header.php in your child theme, you’ll have to copy it here. More on BP child themes: https://codex.buddypress.org/extending-buddypress/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/