BuddyPress.org

I’m in agreement with Rich because the activity stream is the main component in BP, so why not utilize it? (btw, sorry for not getting back to you, Rich!).

Custom post types are powerful; the next iteration of bbPress as a WordPress plugin will be powered in some way by custom post types, but that is still a long way out. You’d then have to factor in how this will all work with BP (more development time). I haven’t looked too much into custom post types yet, but aren’t custom posts still stored under wp_posts? If so, not great.

I’m going to be collaborating with Rich (Boone, you want to jump in?) to utilize the activity stream component into a dumbed-down version of a forum. It won’t be as feature-rich as bbPress et al., but it will be compatible with existing and future activity stream plugins, which to me, makes this worthwhile.

http://dev.benoitgreant.be/wordpress-mu/blog/2009/11/buddypress-real-names
thats the plugin homepage, maybe ul find his details there?

I like the idea of using WordPress and BuddyPress to create a decentralized social network and am even considering starting a plugin to implement it. I’d like to hear people’s thoughts how each necessary feature would be implemented and integrated with WordPress and BuddyPress, as well as share my own ideas on how it would be done.

Here are some short answers to your questions:

1. A custom plugin is needed for this. Or you could use an auto group join plugin.

2. Could try modifying the group template in your child theme to add a forum loop.

3. Read this – https://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/changing-internal-configuration-settings/

4. Requires a custom plugin. Look at the Groups API – https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/group-extension-api/

5. What do you mean by this? Adding member information? If so, use BuddyPress’ xProfile setup located in the WordPress admin area.

6. You’ll have to code one yourself. There was an old plugin by Manoj Kumar that you could use as a reference point. Will need updating.
http://manojkumar.org/user-import-for-buddypress/

Yes. In fact, those can be already done on WP/MU end.
– set role of members as contributor so that nothing will be posted until you approve it – https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Contributor
– install membership plugin – e,g, http://www.primothemes.com/post/s2member-membership-plugin-with-paypal/
– create customized custom fields – https://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Fields

wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/css/default.css

I’m running buddypress 1.2.3 on WordPress 2.9.2, and I’m pretty sure the install shouldn’t matter much… Keep looking.

Hello again,

First off, I’m a total noob to buddypress development, but better at regular wordpress development. So, here’s how I proceded:

1- in functions.php, I added two widgets, like this:
register_sidebars( 1,
array(
‘name’ => ‘showcaseImage’,
‘before_widget’ => ‘

‘,
‘before_title’ => ‘

‘,
‘after_title’ => ‘

‘
)
);

register_sidebars( 1,
array(
‘name’ => ‘showcaseCaption’,
‘before_widget’ => ‘

‘,
‘before_title’ => ‘

‘,
‘after_title’ => ‘

‘
)
);

2- I copy/pasted page.php and modified like this (removed loop and sidebar call):

<?php
/* Template Name: Showcase */
get_header();
?>

3- in _inc/css/default.css, I added this custom code:

#showcaseImage{text-align:center; width:720px; height:300px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 5px 0 0; border:1px solid #fff; float:left;}
#showcaseCaption{width:200px; height:300px; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid #fff; padding:0 18px 0 13px; float:left;}

4- in settings, I replaced the homepage by this static one.

That’s the whole hack, I guess. By removing the default css id’s and classes from page.php, and replacing them with my own, I place the widgets wherever I wish. Maybe there’s a better way? Not knowing enough about buddypress, your technique seems complex to me

Next step (for you and me): add some sweet jQuery and make this a slideshow

Additional next step for me: document this in a tutorial, I’m pretty sure it will come up handy for many.

~ hiddenson

@chembro303 – I have the same issue, did you manage to find the form screen anywhere in regular WordPress?

Andy has already recommend the WP-FB-AutoConnect (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-fb-autoconnect/) before this. Check it out.

Instead for me it’s the only one that works very very well (and I have tried wp-fb-autocnnect, Gygia, simple fb connect, Facebook Connect to Adam Hupp, Faux Facebook Connect -only for comment- and others)!
The only ones that work (for me) are Gygia (but only if you have a normal WordPress installation) and BP-Facebook connect (there is a very little problem with logout redirect). And more, Bp-Facebook gets also the (facebook) email of user.
I don’t love its method to work, but it works.

I have Buddypress 1.2.3 and WordPress 3.0 beta 1 (network installation with subdirectory).
The very great problem that I have with Bp-Facebook (at the moment) is the incompatibility with WordPress MU Domain Mapping: if my secondary blog mantains subdirectory url, BP-facebook works (too well).
But if I change a subdirectory url with a primary url (example.com/secondaryblog to secondaryblog.com) it goes crazy.
And this is a problem!

I hope Peatling update his plugin!