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Hi
If i install WP in a subdir then the homelink is incorrect. This is because the call for the homelink is set by the tempatetag site_url() and not bloginfo(url). So to correct this edit line 48 in header.php in bp_default theme like this.
Before:
After:

WARNING. This changes will be lost if you upgrade buddypress. A bettter way to do it would be to create a child theme and copy header.php to the child theme. Or even better create a function in functions.php that fixes this.

Nav code cut-out frpn header.php

<li class=”selected”>
<a href=" ” title=””>

Question: Is this a known bug?

@tiam, @aelofoge, Make sure you are running jquery 1.4.2. Ensure that your theme/childtheme isn’t trying to call a different version of jquery. Or make sure at one of your plugins aren’t using their own version of jquery. I had the same problem and I solved it by making sure I was using the correct version of jquery.

I got this solution from Mr. Brajesh Singh:

This is a problem with Buddypress 1.2
There are a few ways to fix this though.
In your bp-custom.php, put these lines, and it should work.

define(“BP_HOME_BLOG_SLUG”,”blog”);
function bpdev_blogs_setup_root_component() {
/* Register ‘blog’ as a root component */
bp_core_add_root_component( BP_HOME_BLOG_SLUG );
}
add_action( ‘bp_setup_root_components’, ‘bpdev_blogs_setup_root_component’ );

And to some who may not know where to put the bp-custom.php, bp-custom.php should be created in wp-content/plugins NOT in wp-content/plugins/buddypress.

You’ll need to modify the post metadata display in your child theme.

Take a look at the function: bp_core_time_since()

It’s defined in bp-core.php

It uses a technique described in http://1976design.com

and it would be stupid to get a developer to do it! Yes and no and a large proportion of this site membership are probably developers by trade and in some senses it’s actually easier to do it than explain how to do it!

The advice was right though set up a child theme which simply uses a new stylesheet that can contain overriding rulesets. To avoid getting in a mess keep two copies of the stylesheet one named .css.bck and switch to that if things go wrong both sheets call the bp-default styles so swapping to the .css.bck will simply call the original files without any changes or you having to change themes in the admin.

@zazz

Here’s a great tutorial for a global site search:

Creating The sitewide global/unified search Page for your Buddypress Theme

Have you tried using the BuddyPress Template Pack plugin with your existing WordPress theme?
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-template-pack/

Follow the steps closely. You’ll probably need to tweak the CSS styles once you have the Template Pack plugin up and running.

A good CSS debugger is the Firefox plugin, Firebug:
http://www.getfirebug.com/

Also, if you need paid help, please post in the BuddyPress Job Board group:
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-jobs-board/

MAMP is needed if you’re using a Mac

I would use a WAMP package unless your professor has a Mac, but yes, it is completely possible to have BuddyPress run locally off a USB stick.

First, you’d need to find a MAMP / WAMP / LAMP package that is portable.

Some portable WAMP packages can be found here:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?sc=125

Once you have your WAMP server up, you’ll need to install WordPress / BuddyPress. Then, you’ll need to copy your theme files over as well as importing a database dump of your existing BP site.

I was having the same problem. It was being caused by the javascript/ajax files for “BuddyPress Theme Compatibility” plugin.

I solved the problem by going to Appearance > BP Compatibility, then scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking “finish”. That step only has to be done after you first activate the plugin. On the page that comes up, check the box for “Disable BP Template Pack JS / AJAX” then click “Save Settings”.

That solved the problem for me.

!important might work but all in all it’s abused by the community If the specificity is matched then the ruleset coming last takes precedence and an adjusted rule should come after the one being trumped – !important also further compounds the issue of BP themes working or at least having a semblance of working with IE6 (A browser not yet having reached the end of it’s life sadly)

Edit: soz I came right. This time it was a js error, had to rename them too.. Overlooked it :< @modemlooper

Im having trouble trying to style the share it button, say I create a new rule for div class=”bp-share-it-button-group generic-button ” and rename the div according to the new rule/styling I’ve created. The shareit button is styled correctly ( as to the new rule I created ) but the drop-down list doesn’t work. I’ve tried a few approaches, even duplicating the generic-button rule in my themes css but still the drop-down wont work.

Am I missing something here? Please let me know if you have a solution.

I found out how to finally modify the page. You would think by modifying the index.php in the Activity folder it would change the page, WRONG!.

This is the path to the file that WILL modify the Activity page and all others as well.

members/single/home.php

This should be located in your theme folder. It only took me the majority of the my night to figure it out.

Hope this helps.

Did you ever have any luck with this? I’ve run into the same exact problem.

@LPH2005 you’re welcome. I’ve read your updates and cool customizations to your site, glad to have helped even a little

Either the upload was corrupted, or you’ve edited in functions.php and missed out some PHP syntax. Compare it to the original version at https://svn.buddypress.org/tags/1.2.5.2/bp-themes/bp-default/functions.php and see if you can see what caused it to break.

You have to register the new dynamic sidebar Sidebar-memheader in your functions.php