BuddyPress.org

Andy,

I think I figured out what was causing the problem. When I originally installed WordPress MU, I had had to re-install it a few time until I got it right. File permissions weren’t set properly at the time of installation, etc. When I went into my “Sites” are of the Admin Settings panel, I found that I had about a half dozen sites listed, all with the same name. I deleted all except for the most current installation and now I am able to upload the avitar images. This multiple site listing didn’t seem to affect any other site functionality, WordPress MU or BuddyPress related. Just wanted to let you know the problem and the solution.

Best,

Steve

First of all you’ll want to get set up with an installation of WPMU and make sure that is running correctly.

It’s probably a good idea to head over to the WPMU forums where there are a lot of expect WPMU users (https://mu.wordpress.org/forums). They will be able to help you get started with MU.

Once you have that up and running, come back here and we can guide you through installing BuddyPress on top.

In your test user blog, is it just in the plugins list and needs to be activated or is it already active and shows the plugin admin menu?

You can disable Plugins in the /plugins/ dir to show up for your users under Site Options, at the bottom.

You can manually activate plugins for user blogs later.

There is a plugin (Plugin Commander) that allows you to control all the plugins in your /plugins/ dir.

If you want the plugin to work only for you main site blog, install it in the wp-content/plugins/ dir. If you have installed it in the wp-content/mu-plugins/ then it will be visible for all blogs and potentially not work correctly.

Thanks, honey.

She meant vanilla install

It’s quite likely it just has issues with WPMU, not buddypress. Some plugins do not work well with it. I’d test it on a vaniall install of WPMU first.

Hi just one question:

BuddyPress is a PLUGIN not a standalone application, is it?!

That means I can set up a WordPress-Blog and LATER add the BuddyPress-Function?!

Just asking because I have an idea for a great blog, and I am thinking about wether to wait for the official BuddyPress release or to already start my blog, and later add buddypress.

RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /

#uploaded files

RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/$ index.php [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !.*wp-content/plugins.*

RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-content/blogs.php?file=$2 [L]

# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*/wp-admin$

RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1/ [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d

RewriteRule . - [L]

RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-.*) $2 [L]

RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*.php)$ $2 [L]

RewriteRule . index.php [L]

<IfModule mod_security.c>

<Files async-upload.php>

SecFilterEngine Off

SecFilterScanPOST Off

</Files>

</IfModule>

# BEGIN WordPress

# END WordPress

Hei Andy!

I will just ask, if you can fix the problem with “spaces inside usernames”. It was a old wordpress-installation and it is now a wordpress-mu installation with 200 users. In wordpress its no problem with spaces in usernames and thats the reason why the users has spaces (the old one). Now without the home.base the users get no profile. Can you inklude spaces and dots inside the …/members/… url. If not, must all 200 user geht new usernames

Thanks for your work!

Greetings. M