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Hi @jreeve,

Perhaps try directly from buddypress svn, https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk
This let you also provide patches, which is not possible on github.

An install guide is here:
https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/installing-wordpress-locally/installing-via-svn/

@seniortech,

On a single install, users have never access to the dashboard. This only happens if they have a blog on a multi site. And the admin they see is the admin of their blog, not the main blog where BP is installed.

But first, read here please, provide the information and your theme name. be warned that if you use a premium, that you can’t expect much help on this forum, as we have no access to such themes.

FYI: the admin toolbar or any of the BP menus are working like any other menus and toolbar labels on wordpress. Is explained on the WP codex.
For more advanced details, see here.

For specific BP customization, read the BP Codex.

I wanted an Ajaxified login along with removal of dashboard access and I’m using 2 plugins:
Remove Dashboard Access
Login With Ajax

Login With Ajax also has a settings panel that allows you to redirect the users (globally or role based) upon login and logout, so it replaces the BP Redirect to Profile, as well, if you’re looking for that type of login functionality to go along with the redirect.

BP Redirect to Profile doesn’t block wp-admin access in and of itself, it just redirects the user to their profile upon login, but doesn’t block the admin if they put the URL in directly.

Hi @vijaymetatagg

There is some related discussion in this Trac ticket but nothing has been implemented yet:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4132

@julia_b

bbpress use tinymce, and you can add some tools to the editor. Search on the tinymce support forum. Also some topics on the bbpress forum around this.

As admin you can use this snippet, to get the same media button as n the backend editor.
Be aware that allowing access to anybody to your medias is risky.
That’s why the default bbP editor is only shipped with an image linker.
So i guess shane’s tip to use the plugin is best to do for now.

It exist also this plugin, with image upload allowed for authors and above roles.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-enable-tinymce-visual-tab/

function bpfr_bbp_editor_upload_media( $args ) {
	$args['media_buttons'] = true;
	return $args;	
}
add_filter( 'bbp_before_get_the_content_parse_args', 'bpfr_bbp_editor_upload_media' );

If you have suggestion or enhancement request, feel free to leave them on
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/newticket
You might use the same login as on this forum.

>most people using forums expect to be able to insert images into their posts nowadays.

Agreed.

Because BuddyPress and bbPress are two separate plugins, don’t expect BuddyPress to address this issue.

I’ve never used it, but try the free version of
https://wordpress.org/plugins/gd-bbpress-attachments/

Hi @godavid33,

Unless things have changed, users should be able to message anybody. Are you sure you’re not using a plugin such as BuddyPress Private Messages for Friends Only?

hi @tiepolo71,

you can add such information in each group description.

If you’re comfortable with coding, build your own group queries or plugin:
https://codex.buddypress.org/plugindev/group-meta-queries-usage-example/https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/group-extension-api/

if not, see which plugin solution could be best for your needs

https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-groups-extras/

New Plugin Adds Taxonomies to BuddyPress Groups

@durkk,

are you speaking about this wordpress add-on ?
You must have at least PrivateContent v2.3 to use it !

i would try something different.

Create a page for each student and set it to private, with a password which you give to the student.
With the password they can access to the page. This is a WP native behave.

It would not be very difficult after that to include such a page in each profile.

To write your summary or summaries, adapted to each student, or any other text, you could use @imath ‘s wp-manual.

You could also publish courses in PDF and use the buddydrive plugin. Your course will then be listed on your profile, depending your buddydrive visibility settings (public, private, friends, members….).

I think this can be reasonnably be used if you have few students, but if you have more than 50 you have to use a better adapted solution.

I don’t understand why you obstinatly want to write bios on wordpress (inactive when BP is activated) when you can do that with xprofile !

On the register page you have a single line text area field. Why don’t you use a multiline area for doing this ?
field type = Multi-line Text Area.
Entered text will then appear on user’s profile !

The function you want to use cannot work, as it contain errors.

Sorry to tell, but I think you have to learn some php and buddypress handling before going to reinvent the wheel or making things you don’t really understand.

Some good reads here, and many others on the forum.

functions.php

https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/guides/displaying-extended-profile-fields-on-member-profiles/

Using bp_parse_args() to filter BuddyPress template loops

Shortcodes are used by WordPress since version 2.5.

https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode
https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API

To use the above snippet, you copy/paste it into your child-theme functions.php.
And you use the shortcode like this [myprofileurl] within post or comments.

Bla bla bla [myprofileurl] bla bla… will print out Bla bla bla My Profile bla bla…

I hope for you that you want to write something else before My profile as bla bla bla 😉

Thank you for your reply @bookclubreader.

But the first topic is related to Contact Form 7, and your soluce applies to that plugin ONLY.
Also, the tip you linked to use a core file hack, and this is absolutely not to do.

If users who don’t use that plugin go to remove both filters, their emails won’t NEVER be send i guess.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Filter_Reference/wp_mail_from

For thoose who want to modify the default sender name (from), typically wordpress@yourdomain to something else, use these snippets and put them into your child-theme functions.php

//notification mail  From email field
function custom_email_from($mail) {
	$mail = 'your_email@addre.ss'; // Replace the email address here //
	return $mail;
}
add_filter('wp_mail_from','custom_email_from');

//notification mail From name field - optional

function custom_email_from_name($name) {
	$name = get_bloginfo('name');//or any other text
	return $name;
}
add_filter('wp_mail_from_name','custom_email_from_name');

MOD EDIT: Topic moved into Third Party Plugins section

I spoke too soon. I found the answer here – Contact Form 7 – From Name Incorrect

Here’s what solved it for me:

remove_filter('wp_mail_from', 'bp_core_email_from_address_filter' );
remove_filter('wp_mail_from_name', 'bp_core_email_from_name_filter');

I added this to my function file. If you have Genesis Extender, it’s easy to do.

@sam01389
Q. 4:
BuddyPress wordings can easily be changed by using a language file, even if your site is in english.

Customizing Labels, Messages, and URLs

Q.2:
When buddypress is activated with the xprofile component, the wordpress register form is not used, except for username, password and email part.
xprofile let you extend this wp form. And if you need a bio field, you create multiline text field and call it Biography. So simple as that.

Q.3
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-followers/

Q.1
no comprendo ! What do you mean exactly ?

Latest WP and BP maybe enough for a daily forum usage. But imagine people reading your topic in 6 mounth or in 2 years… Give the version number please. And give also the used theme type/name.

@sokrates,

the ticket is fixed and closed since 19 mounth.
If you follow the last IRC discussion around this ticket – 7 mounth ago – you’ll see that the issue cames again, and a new fix was added.

Also from IRC, test this setting.

Anyway, if you think the issue is still there, feel free to open a new ticket and give the steps to reproduce. Follow Boone’s instructions

Login to Trac use the same credentials as bp.org forum.

In fact it sounds like this issue from 3 yrs ago: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3725

@juanmgonzalez,

thank you for your reply !
The php GD2 library is necessary on your server to handle images.

To all readers:

In case of issues with common image handling and/or image cropping, ensure that your php has GD library enabled.

On hosted servers, it is generally the case, but not on local with WAMP for example.

Making a phpinfo will help you.

Read also here about other server requirements (required or optionnal)

Is this something that will be able to happen in the 2.1 version?

No !
If you readed sarah’s post, ou have seen a mention to a post by Andrew Nacin on the Make (published 2013/28/07) where he writes:

A disclaimer: This post doesn’t promise anything. Do not rely on the contents of this post for future projects. It will take us some time to lay out the proper groundwork and make sure we get this right. Do not expect this to happen in WordPress 3.7, or even 3.8. (Actually, do not expect this to happen at all.)

Nothing about taxonomies is annonced for WP 4.0, so don’t expect that BP 2.1 will get something around taxo before WP.

You may use BP Group Taxo – as experimental plugin. 😉

It might be part of the 2.1 release, but more likely the 2.2 release.
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4017#comment:15