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Check the value of the “bp-xprofile-fullname-field-name” entry in the WordPress “wp_options”-table.

SELECT * FROM wp_options WHERE option_name LIKE 'bp-xprofile-fullname-field-name'

Its value should match the name of the profile field containing the Member-Name. Usually the same as whats returned by

SELECT name FROM wp_bp_xprofile_fields WHERE id = 1

If the value in bp-xprofile-fullname-field-name is invalid (for example: in my case it contained “Name” but I renamed the first profile field to “Lastname, Firstname”), BuddyPress goes bonkers and tries to execute an invalid SQL-query resulting in an empty memberlist.

The main problem is the code located in “plugins\buddypress\bp-core\bp-core-classes.php” around line 260:

				} else {
					$fullname_field_id = $wpdb->get_var( $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT id FROM {$bp->profile->table_name_fields} WHERE name = %s", bp_xprofile_fullname_field_name() ) );

					$this->uid_name = 'user_id';
					$sql['select']  = "SELECT DISTINCT u.{$this->uid_name} as id FROM {$bp->profile->table_name_data} u";
					$sql['where'][] = "u.field_id = {$fullname_field_id}";
					$sql['orderby'] = "ORDER BY u.value";
					$sql['order']   = "ASC";
				}

$fullname_field_id is empty if the value in bp-xprofile-fullname-field-name points to an non-existing fieldname.

Hope this helps others with the same problem.

@synaptic
Nice snippets is this your site? I think it should also include the honeypot method which I made a very small plugin with here: https://github.com/bphelp/bp-spam-killer
You could easily use those functions in bp-custom.php etc. I am also liking BuddyDev’s BuddyPress Rate Limit User Activity plugin which provides activity stream throttling based on a time interval. It is however a premium plugin. You can get it here:

BuddyPress Rate Limit User Activity

I hate spam unless its on a sandwich so thank you for sharing! 🙂

@henrywright-1

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-ninja/ ?

I haven’t tried it myself.

I’ve seen code snippets around for a stealth mode but don’t have anything to hand…. https://www.google.com/search?q=buddypress+stealth+mode

@tribblehunter use XAMPP
– updated steps using xampp https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/installing-a-local-server/installing-xampp/
– adding WP to XAMPP http://wpmu.org/install-wordpress-locally-on-windows-with-xampp/

This newsletter plugin allows you to email all your WordPress users:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wysija-newsletters/

Note: I’m one of the authors. 🙂

@ghera74
That is default behavior if you do not have an private community type plugins activated. You can make activity your landing page in dashboard/settings/reading or create a custom menu and add the activity page as a menu item if you don’t want it as a landing page:
https://codex.buddypress.org/user/setting-up-a-new-installation/how-to-set-up-your-main-site-navigation-using-the-built-in-wordpress-menus/
Either way the activity stream is visible to logged-out-users, they just can’t post or comment.

@mistercyril, after a quick search, I found – https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-control/ you can have a look if you can use is for buddypress.

Note: I have not tested this plugin

I think I’ve come across this myself. I themed my activity pages so assumed the issue was caused by something I had introduced. I suggest you raise the issue at BuddyPress Trac where the developers can pick it up and confirm if it is a bug.

https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/

@famous
That is a little strange. Are using mutisite? On a single site BP install the login/logout shows in the sidebar with the Meta Widget. Are you using a full width template? If so you can use this plugin to provide a login in the toolbar which I use with a full page template with WP 3.5.1 and BP 1.7.2 and it works, get it here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/admin-bar-login/
Please provide as much info as you can on your install. If I can’t help, it will help others to help you. Thanks!

@jhinzo @hgstephengreenberg
You can try this plugin which also has a premium version with more features. Not sure if it will meet your requirements but you can give it a try. Get it here:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-custom-profile-menu/

Or try this method if your adventurous which I haven’t tested:
http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/16223/add-buddypress-profile-menu-item

@number_6 If you activated all of the components in Settings > BuddyPress > Components, 16 BP tables should be created in your site’s database as seen here.

BP interacts with most WP tables in database so you have to port it sitewide. Backup DB manually i.e., phpMyAdmin to computer hard drive, then use this plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/ to help you move your DB. Btw, do not use webhost’s one-click WP installation, upload WP manually and install. You need to be in total control of your site if you want to activate BuddyPress.

@jkuzma
– Updated from what WP/BP version to what version?
– How does new registration “break” the site? White screen or 500 error? What shows up in your error logs?
– What random pages show up 404? Pages created in Pages > Add New or BuddyPress pages?
– How did you install WordPress – via webhost one-click install or did you upload WordPress manually? one-click WP install is buggy for BP sites as you need to have full control of your site when you use BuddyPress.

No I didnt try deactivating plugins since I was not sure which plugin is actually causing this error.

Having links showing up twice in Posts when you only posted it once is not normal for any BuddyPress or regular WordPress installation. It’s basic troubleshooting to deactivate plugins either one by one or by batch or all together (except BuddyPress) to find out which plugin is causing the error. Btw, you didn’t mention what theme you are using.

If I click on “add links” , it shows me add link here and then a preview button.

Is that “add links” coming from a plugin? What exactly do you preview after you click “add link”?

@ihpalash You might want to look at https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-user-account-type-lite/

@thebuded something you should report in Trac https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/newticket
Log in using WP/BP username and password. Please include more info about your installation including from what version you upgraded, plugins used, etc.

Thanks @derdzi – can someone please confirm this? also, can you share it with the Yoast SEO wordpress forum so they can respond?

https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo

The author answer means that the plugin works only with group forums ?!!!

So you have to search another rating widget who works with bbPress or create it yourself or to configure your buddypress to use group forums instead of a standalone forum.

But as bbP is fully post typed, have you tried to use the plugin’s shortcode ?
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ratings-in-custom-post-types