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@kookidooki,

BuddyPress doesn’t handle posts, but WP. BP only mention them on the site activity.
BuddyPres doesn’t handle the post author behave. If a post has a featured thumbnail, it’s the author who added it.
If a post is shown with a default featured thumbnail, it’s the theme who add that feaure, not BuddyPress.

Globally, a post thumbnail is a theme feature. BuddyPress stopped to use his own theme since 1.7 and was endless improved since to work with about any WP theme.

Read WP codex page related to Post Thumbnail.

Hi @denis24,

it’s difficult to tell without seeing exactly what your dev really did. But from what you explain:

1) If he modified directly BP’s core file, he’s right. Core files are irretrievably deleted at each update and any change will be lost.

2) There is always a solution to make things differently. Problem now is the cost. You already paid for custom integration, now you will have to pay for building it out and reinteger it differently, so as your site and custom work can be updated.

About #1

– Hacking core files is never recommended and against WordPress best practices. BuddyPress developers follow the same rules.

– Technically, there is no valid reason to do that, especially if it concerned only a few buttons addition!

– it could simply be an argument for a rogue developer, in case of a conflict with a not tech savy client.

About #2

– updating for updating is a non sense. Not each update is usefull for your install. Same remark for security updates. This point, even if it is sensible, generally concern specific configuration.
If you are sure that you don’t use that configuration or mentionned plugin, why would you need to update ? But it is more convenient to tell clients to update, as it is faster to do that as to explain why and where and how to update.

– web technology is in endless evolution, it’s a fact. This doesn’t mean that your site should be indefinitly in progress too. You can choose to freeze it at a given point. It’s your decision at least, despite many pro & contras debates or trend pressure. One of them could be the site trafic. You won’t probably manage FB like a kindergarden site.

Finally, it’s your liberty and your decision.

I don’t think it’s an issue, but more a latency thing. The search field can be lame sometimes.

Looking for John Doe.
You search John = ok
You search Doe = ok

Doe is still in the search box. You add John after to search: Doe Joe.
Result: nothing because the user is registered as John Doe

Same if you enter to rapidly search terms: johndoe This brings nothing.

Ensure that you entered correctly the terms. And test with one of WP’s default theme if you use a third party theme.
If you have some other plugin it can be possible there is a JS conflict somewhere, but imho, no as a single term search works.

More a PBCK issue for now.

If you need absolutely this functionnality to work at 200%, perhaps try one of these plugins:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-profile-search/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-global-search/

Hi @iamsickofusernames

Check first WordPress Settings: Dashboard > Settings > Comments
then BuddyPress Settings. Dashboard > Settings > BuddyPress > Options tab > Activity Option

If you need more specific settings, you could add more conditionnals to this snippet. Eg.
if( !is_user_logged_in() ) | if($can_comment == true) etc

https://buddypress.org/support/topic/blog-forum-comments/

Thanks for the debug help, @tse11.

One of your plugins (or yourself) is using this code snippet:
add_filter( 'bp_use_legacy_activity_query', '__return_true' );

This made our strict activity permalink access check fail.

I believe the following patch will fix your problem:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/7146/7146.01.patch

Can you confirm?

@metaverso – Can you revert your changes and try my fix?
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/7140/7140.01.patch

If that doesn’t work for you, can you tell me what BP plugins you are using?

@metaverso – Your solution is a quick fix, but not the right solution.

We need to see what the underlying cause is.

If someone can pass me a copy of the LMS theme for solely debugging purposes, I can find out the problem. Contact me on wordpress.slack.com (r-a-y) or via email.

– BuddyPress pages have all an ID.
– BP pages are not ordinary static WordPress page, but dynamic pages, a kind of placeholder. They have no content and are only existing to have a slug (and a ID for DB magement) for WP/BP dialog.
Eg. your-site/activity/ URL is empty when you deactivate BP.

Let’s continue with the activity page as example.

This “page” is made of different parts, which are contextually loaded on their own template. Use the activity filter to see what is all coming up on the (url/activity/) page. About 10 items which would be 10 real pages on a WP site without BP ! And that’s just default. Many plugins use also BP’s activity…

For each component, there is a loop. As long as you are in such a loop, you can call what ever belong to that component from inside this loop. And for almost each loop, you have a template.

If you want the About page (default WP page) to show up on a profile, you load it on one of the profile templates, but not on the BP member page which is the “page” who host “profiles”, but also the “member director”y. And you don’t want About apearing there, isn’t it ? 😉

If you read the codex about theme develoment and template hierarchy, you may understand how all this is articulated.

@binary10 – Hmm, not sure what the problem is.

Are you using the latest version of WordPress?

Check your theme documentation and read WP’s Menu Guide.

Read from here:

https://codex.wordpress.org/Widgetizing_Themes

@r-a-y, it’s a premium theme. Please see the link on it:
http://themeforest.net/item/lms-responsive-learning-management-system-wordpress-theme/7867581/support

Here can also be requested a backend demo.

LMS, WordPress Responsive Theme

Thank you for a prompt reply.

@oddreal – Is this theme freely available on wordpress.org or Github so we can take a look? Or is this a premium theme?

Hi,

I’ve faced the same problem. The patch https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/7140/7140.01.patch releaved me from the initial problem but now I have another one error message at the same place – Courses Group widget (it doesn’t allow to edit Courses):
Fatal error: Class ‘BP_Groups_Group’ not found in /path-to-project/wp-content/themes/lms/framework/buddypress/metaboxes.php on line 15

Please advise.

You can open a ticket here. Use the same user name and password that you use for this forum.

While doing this, you’ll see a quoted page title, not the whole page content. So guess it is standard behave.

Example

Share Profile?

Question related to third party plugin should be asked on plugin support. That said, it’s a known bug who remain unanswered since 7 mounth…

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/conflict-with-bp-24-cover-photo

Is not built-in, but seems to be possible with this plugin.

Another one, Super Socializer is BP compatible. No idea if it share BP profiles out of the box. You have to test and eventually ask for help on plugin support.

Check here how it works for groups – it’s a bit different since 2.4
Get Ready! 2.4.0 will introduce important changes in Groups homes

Then as ray suggested

Can you list the BuddyPress plugins you are using, @tintveld?

Can you try this fix and see if it resolves your problems?
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/7140/7140.01.patch

@binary10 – It is working for me. What type of activity item are you trying to embed?

Here’s a screenshot:

@earl_d – Did you view the tutorial video?

http://wordpress.tv/2016/06/15/buddypress-2-6-introducing-buddypress-activity-embeds/

Can you list the BuddyPress plugins you are using, @tintveld? Any specific steps that is triggering this? Is the error on all pages?

Can you try this fix and see if it resolves your problems?
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/7140/7140.01.patch

If you’re using BP Group Hierarchy, you need to apply this patch:
https://github.com/ddean4040/BP-Group-Hierarchy/pull/21/files

Get Ready! 2.4.0 will introduce important changes in Groups homes

The function is still working, but not completely (tabs aren’t hidden). You probably need to complete it with $component (read above document)