BuddyPress.org

There are not enough contributors to BuddyPress to do something as extensive as the make.wordpress

Here is the current options to get involved https://codex.buddypress.org/participate-and-contribute/

@multiplegnat

You can actually map multiple domains to one wordpress mu site with https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/ … not sure if that helps…

“parent theme?” Can you try wordpress twentytwelve or bp default?

@gparrott

Not really, apart from making sure all plugins are up to date.

If I am worried about a particular plugin and/or it hasn’t been upgraded for a long time, I will check on it’s wordpress.org ‘support’ section as well as the plugin or developer’s website…

I also run a local version of a website to test things out on first.

Also backup files and database…

@bonaish try using Theme Check to test your chosen theme against the latest WP good practice:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-check/

Then if you see lots of red flags then you can report them to the theme author. They’ll probably appreciate it as they can iron out any bugs they don’t already know about.

plugin at https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-redirect-to-profile/ OR https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-profile-as-homepage-fork/

There’s a plugin that redirect user to their profile activity when logged.
link here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-redirect-to-profile/

If you have a properly coded WordPress theme you do not need to copy the BuddyPress folder unless you want to customize a template.

Wangguard worked for me for a while but spammers started slipping through the cracks. A great plugin (which you can use in conjunction with wanngguard) is recaptcha:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-recaptcha/

It works with BP 1.9 and WP 3.8 (confirmed, using it, loving it)

Hi BuddyPress,

I am in the same boat as ProfC also – search functionality for BBPress forums is no longer functioning since I installed buddypress 1.9 with WordPress 3.8 – the URL does not change to http://domainname/search/blahblah when I hit submit.

Kind regards,
Henry

Hi BuddyPress support,

I am having exactly the same problem. My website is http://plantswap.com.au – buddypress 1.9 with WordPress 3.8 install.

All Private Messages sent twice.

I am not using any other chat or PM plugins.

Cheers,
Henry

https://wordpress.org/plugins/cubepoints-buddypress-integration

check out achievements:

wordpress.org/plugins/achievements/‎

I’ve got this working for the most part on a testing site. I’m using mapped domains that use WordPress’ network functionality.

I’ve got Buddypress working, using the same community throughout the network, but it’s tricky. You have to configure buddypress the same under each site. It works, but I’ve got one small problem. When you create a group under one “site”, the group avatar doesn’t show up when you view it in the other domains.

For example, my base domain is FanCentral.co:

http://fancentral.co/groups/carolina-panthers/ (see the avatar)
– this was created under this base domain

http://charlotte.fancentral.co/groups/carolina-panthers/ (no avatar)

http://fancentral.co/groups/charlotte-hornets/ (no avatar)
– this was created under the “Charlotte” subdomain

http://charlotte.fancentral.co/groups/charlotte-hornets/ (see the avatar)

Compare the two:
http://charlotte.fancentral.co/groups
http://fancentral.co/groups

And one that hasn’t been configured yet:
http://newyork.fancentral.co/groups

there’s no easy answer but check out wangguard it helps a lot:

wordpress.org/plugins/wangguard/‎

This is awesome too:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cubepoints/

Suggestion: what if you create a separate page for post submission, and use plugin which move their posts into your blog/post page, allows you to set as to pending to restrict automatic posting into your blog page. see plugin link below

https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-submitted-posts/

OR

https://wordpress.org/plugins/really-simple-guest-post/

Have you tried BuddyPress Usernames Only? https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-usernames-only/

I use this plugin for that: https://wordpress.org/plugins/private-community-for-bp-lite/

“Makes BP pages private and only accessible to logged in users with the exception of the pages you set.”

Well @RukiaR7 what you are asking for has been demanded in these forums time and time again but no one has really ever coded this kind of plugin however i am working on a project like that for http://www.pressbooker.com My team just finished the first plugin today which is the facebooklike toolbar for the wordpress adminbar. What i will be building is similar but a little different in that people who have different profile types for different user roles they signed up from. And admin will be able to choose which profile is neccessary for which user role.For the first time facebook timeline will be coming into plugin develoment on wordpress and buddypress. If you are interested please hire me at once. It will be only for a week and you get it.