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@ Xevo Can you report BP_ENABLE_ROOT_PROFILES clashing with blog names as a bug on the Trac please if this is happening? We can surely add code to the WordPress ‘create blog’ checks to check usernames against the reserved blog name list if BP_ENABLE_ROOT_PROFILES is set.

Hello giast

No, BuddyPress needs WPMU at the moment. It will work in regular WordPress when WordPress and WPMU merge; last I knew, that was probably going to be in WordPress v3.0.

You’ll have to move from wordpress to wpmu first. http://mu.wordpress.org

Already working on two plugin which will enable buddypress/wpmu to take data from the bbpress table’s and vice versa.

I personally like the idea that all automattic software can be used as one (like modules), but at the same time, if you just need bbpress, that you can use it without wordpress.

Agree with you on the option.

Rather than using “forums” slug for group forums directory, I will rather use it for external forums. Instead, I will consider using group-forums slug for that.

Again, why use two copies of bbpress if you want external forums, why not use a single copy but with the tighter integration.

Well, why I said It should not be Integrated.

Currently,Is there anyway for the site admin to manage all the forums on a buddypress at one place.No.

Can You manage all the topics from one place, no , you have to visit individual groups to manage it.

bbpress has been in existence ,before even the conception of buddypress,so how about the people who are already using it as a standalone software,or on their wordpress/wpmu site.We may not force them to install buddypress for using/keep using forum.

I hope ,There are other various reasons why It should not be merged.

But again,I too wish ,there should be more better integration.

Hi Keith

It should be as simple as copying all of the templates from the BuddyPress theme and pasting them into the WordPress theme. Be sure to copy and paste over all of the CSS from the BuddyPress theme also.

I expect you won’t want to overwrite any files that may already be in your thesis theme (index.php, for example).

This is the default behaviour.

Please try this plugin for putting it off

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-profile-filters-for-buddypress/

Hi,

For some reason I’m also experiencing the same problem with setting up my forum.

I created a fresh installation of WordPress MU and Buddypress, then I setup the forum as a fresh installation and it shows on my site but I cannot do anything with it.

There doesn’t seem to be anyway to add items to the forum, discussions, topics etc.

My address is http://club.fenpaddle.co.uk

I’m not very technical but I’ve managed to get this far and I’ve also setup another wordpress website at http://www.fenpaddle.co.uk.

Can someone please suggest what I should be doing next?

Many thanks

Roly

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-fbconnect/

Altough a bit basic it works very well!

or maybe something with unserialize&stripslashes?

I found this in reference to the code mentioned above:

* xprofile_format_profile_field()<br />

955   *<br />

956   * Formats a profile field according to its type. [ TODO: Should really be moved to filters ]<br />

957   *<br />

958   * @package BuddyPress Core<br />

959   * @param $field_type The type of field: datebox, selectbox, textbox etc<br />

960   * @param $field_value The actual value<br />

961   * @uses bp_format_time() Formats a time value based on the WordPress date format setting<br />

962   * @return $field_value The formatted value<br />

963   */<br />

964  function xprofile_format_profile_field( $field_type, $field_value ) {<br />

965      if ( !isset($field_value) || empty( $field_value ) )<br />

966          return false;<br />

967<br />

968      $field_value = bp_unserialize_profile_field( $field_value );<br />

969<br />

970      if ( 'datebox' == $field_type ) {<br />

971          $field_value = bp_format_time( $field_value, true );<br />

972      } else {<br />

973          $content = $field_value;<br />

974          $content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);<br />

975          $field_value = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);<br />

976      }<br />

977<br />

978      return stripslashes( stripslashes( $field_value ) );<br />

979  }

and this

function bp_unserialize_profile_field( $value ) {

529 }

You should make it a plugin, then add this to the plugin and activate. If you’d like to see a working implementation then check out these plugins:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-group-twitter

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-groupblog

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/external-group-blogs

You should be saving extra group information as groupmeta:

bp_groups_update_groupmeta( $group_id, 'name', $value );

There’s a plugin in the WP repository to favorite posts (https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-favorite-posts/). The favorites are stored in the database so they can be retrieved with the user id for the profile. I agree this concept should be expanded to other components (groups, blogs) in BP. I plan to create a custom post type and use this plugin (possibly modified) to show favorites of that post-type on the profile (e.g. favorite bars). For example, Tastykitchen.com could use to track favorite recipes as recipes are just posts with custom fields.

This functionality is needed and if it doesn’t exist when I get to that stage of my project, I’ll add it and shsre. The more people think of WP/BP as a CMS, the more the need for these types of functionalities becomes apparent.

Try JJJ’s BuddyBar in bbPress plugin:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddybar-in-bbpress/

Or the manual method:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/bp-admin-bar-on-bbpress-front-page-1#post-18626

If all else fails:

http://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2009/10/12/displaying-the-buddypress-admin-bar-in-other-applications/

Upgrade to the latest version of WPMU and this will be fixed.

If you don’t want to upgrade immediately, you can edit one file to fix it:

https://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/900

https://mu.wordpress.org/forums/search.php?search=%220+is+a+protected+WP+option+and+may+not+be+modified%22&forum_id=0

I’m also curious as to how larger sites upgrade. We only have 100 users presently but need to potentially support thousands.

1. Yes I backup db and files. sql file is now about 40MB.

2. No announcement but may need to when site sees more activity.

2. Use Maintenance Mode plugin during upgrade:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/maintenance-mode/