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’m really not sure… but it *would be* really cool if those functions were integrated in such a way that nothing more would be required other than to install WordPress, Buddypress, then a theme… and call it a day. Not that I’ve had a problem with needing to copy the templates over to other themes in the past, but it’d be really awesome to see this worked out

This is the whole point of BP theme compatibility and has now been in existence since BP 1.7, you need to keep abreast of development changes on the BP blog and/or the codex documentation.

Right on.

So… after this update (the fixed version), will anything need to be copied to the ‘theme in use’ before it’ll pick up Buddypress’ template-pages, such as Activity, Groups, Members, and so on?

I may be misunderstanding here… I’m really not sure… but it *would be* really cool if those functions were integrated in such a way that nothing more would be required other than to install WordPress, Buddypress, then a theme… and call it a day. Not that I’ve had a problem with needing to copy the templates over to other themes in the past, but it’d be really awesome to see this worked out so that regardless of what theme was applied that the Buddypress template pages would simply be available and work correctly with no further configuration required to get those things working. For myself, as I say, it’s no problem… but for some of the locals that I host for… wow man… they need help! 🙂

[background: I’ve worked with Linux since 1997, Apache since 1998, and WordPress for about 5 or 6 years now… I’ve lost track of how long it’s been, actually.]

In my case I had to investigate thoroughly as possible, because the site I was building out when I noticed this problem is a site that is only available via Tor (with a .onion address). Building OnionNet sites using a nailed down Apache, WordPress, and Buddypress can be very tricky at times, if you’ve never done it before. But once the differences are learned, it’s pretty easy… not really any more difficult than any other wordpress site… it’s just a matter of a slightly different configuration, and email is worthless in these instances, so things must be done to eliminate the need for a valid email address during signup, but it’s do-able using some of the plugins that are available.

Anyways, you guys keep up the great work! 🙂
And…
Thanks for your help!

Same problem here.

I thought at first that it might be the security plugin I had installed today, but after removing that and finding the problem still existent, I began searching around and found your post and a few others like it.

So, from an SSH connection to the server, I dropped down into my wordpress-plugins folder, and ran “wget https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/buddypress.1.8.zip”, then renamed the old folder, extracted v1.8, verified that it was working after the reversion, and then deleted the 1.9 folder.

Maybe it’s just a conflicting plugin, but from what I’ve gathered so far, the problem appears to be an issue with a template file that should have been included with 1.9, but wasn’t. At the same time, there’s talk of EOL-ing the bp-default theme, which… ok… I can understand that, provided there’s something to take the place of it or at least a clear and concise way to provide the needed templates to other themes now that it seems the Buddypress Template Pack is no longer available (I certainly couldn’t find it, if it *is* still available).

Either way, this is an aggravating problem, especially considering that I run a large number of WordPress+Buddypress sites.

@samoiyin are you trying to achieve something like this? http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-build-a-facebook-style-members-only-wordpress-buddypress-site/

I don’t know but maybe it has something to do with this alert at the top of the plugin page.

This plugin hasn’t been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.

@emcdaniel09 Wait for BP 1.9 which will be released tomorrow. All BP-specific links can be added easily to any wp_nav_menu in Appearance > Menus.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddymobile/

But I’m working on version 2 http://modemlooper.me/buddymobile-2-0/

I know WPTouch 3 has some improvements with only loading it’s own theme and files to lessen the loading times but it’s still the full WP theme getting swapped out for another theme. This is how nearly all the mobile plugins work.

You can edit the BP templates to make them fit into WPTouch or other mobile themes.

more of a wordpress question then a buddypress question.

maybe this will help?

https://wordpress.org/plugins/white-label-cms/

@4ella
This snipped section from the link mercime provided, as can be seen it states existing instals using the bp-default theme will still use it it’s not going to suddenly stop working but changing to the theme compatibility process is in best interests.

If you are already using bp-default, either directly or as a parent theme, don’t worry. BuddyPress 1.9 will detect that you need bp-default, and will continue to register it with WordPress. Note that if you switch away from a bp-default theme (say, for testing), the theme will disappear from Dashboard > Appearance. If you need it back, add the following line to your bp-custom.php file:

add_filter( 'bp_do_register_theme_directory', '__return_true' );

There is also a plugin that does this. It’s old, but it still works:

http://etivite.com/wordpress-plugins/buddypress-block-activity-stream-types/

I am not very happy with the fact that bp-default is going to be a past, I like that theme

@4ella I understand where you’re coming from. I have 7 customized bp-default child themes to convert 🙁 It was good while it lasted.

As for a WordPress theme to use, seeing that you are a do-it-yourself themer, I would recommend creating a child theme of the Twenty Twelve Theme or creating your own version of _s theme http://underscores.me/ or rolling out your own WP theme. Twenty Twelve and _s are responsive and mobile-first. The difference between the two is that the Twenty Twelve theme gets updated if necessary each WP release while for your _s theme … I don’t know when they update the theme or where they post the changes so you can update your theme accordingly.

@hajhaj there are different ways to implement a new layout for all BuddyPress pages. Check out how it was done for the WP default themes at https://codex.buddypress.org/themes/bp-theme-compatibility-and-the-wordpress-default-themes/

Hi Guys

Got a solution to this, just run this query on your wordpress database.

insert into wp_usermeta select null,ID, “last_activity”,”2013-12-12 08:24:52″ from wp_users

You will need to set the time and date to something you want but keep it in the right order.

Paul Clevett
DailyForexTrader

http://www.dailyforextrader.me

@craigola Do you mean you want to set up different account types and that one kind is that for children? If so, have you checked out https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-user-account-type-lite/

@4ella since you’re using the BP Default theme, please be aware of http://bpdevel.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/the-future-of-the-bp-default-theme/

Going back to the issue at hand, your main navigation links are showing up that way because of the responsive style included in the BP Default theme:
lines 43-50 https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.8.1/bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/css/responsive.css#L43
lines 211-221 https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.8.1/bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/css/responsive.css#L211

Hi @willandmae,
Unfortunately I don’t have much, if any experience with this problem, and I don’t have any current sub-directory installs.

From a quick search, it appears as though some of your cookies are including the path for the blog (such as the test-cookie), but not others.

Also I noticed that the test-cookie was not set when I visited the home portion of your site. Not sure if the code is still in place in bp-custom, or if something else is blocking it.

You could try a plugin, such as Root Cookie and see if that helps.

Sorry I don’t have more experience with this to be able to give better info.

~Cam

Hi,
a solution here (in spanish).
cheers