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The problem is I need to modify the core files and add a plugin at the same time so a user can change the Throttling settings in his WordPress backend.

I really tried to simple write a plugin and skip the core files modifications, but it’s just not working out. Maybe you can help out here, I will post the 3 core file functions which I modified as well as the plugin code which I wrote. If you can figure out a way for me to not modify the core files and still get Throttling to work, share your code.

Modified files:

1- bp-activity\bp-activity-functions.php

function bp_activity_post_update( $args = '' ) {
	global $bp;

	$defaults = array(
		'content' => false,
		'user_id' => bp_loggedin_user_id()
	);
	$r = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
	extract( $r, EXTR_SKIP );

	if ( empty( $content ) || !strlen( trim( $content ) ) )
		return false;

	if ( bp_is_user_inactive( $user_id ) )
		return false;

	<strong>$floodTest = bp_core_check_for_flood ($user_id);
	
	if (!$floodTest)
		return "flood";</strong>

	// Record this on the user's profile
	$from_user_link   = bp_core_get_userlink( $user_id );
	$activity_action  = sprintf( __( '%s posted an update', 'buddypress' ), $from_user_link );
	$activity_content = $content;
	$primary_link     = bp_core_get_userlink( $user_id, false, true );

	// Now write the values
	$activity_id = bp_activity_add( array(
		'user_id'      => $user_id,
		'action'       => apply_filters( 'bp_activity_new_update_action', $activity_action ),
		'content'      => apply_filters( 'bp_activity_new_update_content', $activity_content ),
		'primary_link' => apply_filters( 'bp_activity_new_update_primary_link', $primary_link ),
		'component'    => $bp->activity->id,
		'type'         => 'activity_update'
	) );

	$activity_content = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_latest_update_content', $content );

	// Add this update to the "latest update" usermeta so it can be fetched anywhere.
	bp_update_user_meta( bp_loggedin_user_id(), 'bp_latest_update', array( 'id' => $activity_id, 'content' => $content ) );

	do_action( 'bp_activity_posted_update', $content, $user_id, $activity_id );

	return $activity_id;
}

2- bp-core\bp-core-moderation.php

function bp_core_check_for_flood( $user_id = 0 )
{	
	<strong>// Option disabled. No flood checks.
	if ( !$throttle_time = bp_get_option( 'bt_activity_time' ) )
		return false;
	
	// Bail if no user ID passed
	if ( !$user_id )
		return false;

	$last_posted = get_user_meta( $user_id, '_bp_last_posted', true );
	
	if ( !$last_posted )
	{		
		$last_posted = time();
		add_user_meta( $user_id, '_bp_last_posted', $last_posted);
		return true;
	}
	else
	{	
		if ( ( time() < ( $last_posted + $throttle_time ) ) && !current_user_can( 'throttle' ) )
		{
			update_user_meta($user_id,'_bp_last_posted',time());
			return false;
		}
		else
		{
			update_user_meta($user_id,'_bp_last_posted',time());
			return true;
		}
	}</strong>
}

3- bp-themes\bp-default\_inc\ajax.php

function bp_dtheme_post_update() {
	// Bail if not a POST action
	if ( 'POST' !== strtoupper( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ) )
		return;

	// Check the nonce
	check_admin_referer( 'post_update', '_wpnonce_post_update' );

	if ( ! is_user_logged_in() )
		exit( '-1' );

	if ( empty( $_POST['content'] ) )
		exit( '-1<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __( 'Please enter some content to post.', 'buddypress' ) . '</p></div>' );

	$activity_id = 0;
	if ( empty( $_POST['object'] ) && bp_is_active( 'activity' ) ) {
		$activity_id = bp_activity_post_update( array( 'content' => $_POST['content'] ) );

	} elseif ( $_POST['object'] == 'groups' ) {
		if ( ! empty( $_POST['item_id'] ) && bp_is_active( 'groups' ) )
			$activity_id = groups_post_update( array( 'content' => $_POST['content'], 'group_id' => $_POST['item_id'] ) );

	} else {
		$activity_id = apply_filters( 'bp_activity_custom_update', $_POST['object'], $_POST['item_id'], $_POST['content'] );
	}

	if ($activity_id == "flood")
	{
		$bt_activity_throttle_time = bp_get_option ('bt_activity_time');
		$bt_activity_message = bp_get_option( "bt_activity_message" );
		
		$msg = ( $bt_activity_message ) ? $bt_activity_message : "You have to wait to post again";
		
		exit( '-1<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __( $msg, 'buddypress' ) . '</p></div>' );
	}

	if ( empty( $activity_id ) )
		exit( '-1<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __( 'There was a problem posting your update, please try again.', 'buddypress' ) . '</p></div>' );

	if ( bp_has_activities ( 'include=' . $activity_id ) ) {
		while ( bp_activities() ) {
			bp_the_activity();
			locate_template( array( 'activity/entry.php' ), true );
		}
	}

	exit;
}

4- The Buddypress Throttling Plugin Code

<?php
add_action( 'admin_menu', 'plugin_menu' );

function plugin_menu() {
	// add_options_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $capability, $menu_slug, $function);
	add_options_page( 'Buddypress Throttling | Settings', 'Buddypress Throttling', 'manage_options', 'buddypress_throttling', 'buddypress_throttling_options' );
}

function buddypress_throttling_options() {

    //must check that the user has the required capability 
    if (!current_user_can('manage_options')) {
     	WP_die( __('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.') );
    }

    // variables for the field and option names 
    $hidden_field_name = 'submit_hidden';

    // See if the user has posted us some information
    // If they did, this hidden field will be set to 'Y'
    if( isset($_POST[ $hidden_field_name ]) && $_POST[ $hidden_field_name ] == 'Y' ) 
	{
		// Activity
		$bp_activity_time_val =  ( intval($_POST["bt_activity_time"]) <= 0 ) ? 0 : $_POST ["bt_activity_time"];
		update_option( "bt_activity_time", $bp_activity_time_val );
		
		$bp_activity_message_val =  ( isset($_POST["bt_activity_message"]) && $_POST["bt_activity_message"] != "" ) ? $_POST["bt_activity_message"] : "Please wait before posting again";
		update_option( "bt_activity_message", $bp_activity_message_val );
		?>
		
		<div class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('Settings saved.', 'menu-test' ); ?></strong></p></div>
		<?php
	}
	
	// Activity read values
	$bt_activity_time = get_option( "bt_activity_time" );
	$bt_activity_time = (intval($bt_activity_time) <= 0) ? 0 : $bt_activity_time;
	$bt_activity_message = get_option( "bt_activity_message" );
	$bt_activity_message = ($bt_activity_message) ? $bt_activity_message : "Please wait before posting again";
	
	echo '<div class="wrap">';
		echo "<h2>" . __( 'Buddypress Throttling Settings', 'menu-test' ) . "</h2>";
		?>
	
		<form name="form1" method="post" action="">
			<input type="hidden" name="<?php echo $hidden_field_name; ?>" value="Y">	
			<div class="bt-plugin">
				<style>
					.bt-plugin span { display: inline-block; width: 120px; margin-left: 20px }
					.bt-plugin textarea {width: 400px}
				</style>
				<h3><?php _e("On Activity Page: ", 'menu-test' ); ?></h3>
				<p><span>Throttling Time:</span><input type="text" name="bt_activity_time" value="<?php echo $bt_activity_time; ?>" size="20"> (in seconds)</p>
				<p><span>Message:</span><textarea name="bt_activity_message" rows="3"><?php echo $bt_activity_message; ?></textarea></p>
			</div>
			<p class="submit">
			<input type="submit" name="Submit" class="button-primary" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Save Changes') ?>" />
			</p>
		</form>
	</div>
<?php
}

Test it out locally, just replace the specified functions in these files with the functions I wrote, add the plugin code in a php file and save it under your Plugins directory (and activate it in the backend). The Plugin code will allow you to set the number of seconds for throttling as well as the message the user will see when he’s flooding.

Put this puzzle pieces together and you got Flooding control (for the activity page for now), which can easily be done for friend requests @bphelp).

Wordpress 3.5.1, Buddypress 1.7.2, using Bonpress free theme from WPZOOM. I just realized there might be a conflict with WordPress Social Login, which is pulling avatar data from Facebook/Twitter when registering new members, or just when logging them back in with the social options.

When I shut off WordPress Social Login, the Buddypress avatars show up in BBPress. When I turn social login back on, the original avatars from when the user signed up take over the BBPress avatars.

Sorry but the logout of admin bar don´t do this issue.

Only the logout of sidebar make this issue.

I remove the logout button on sidebar in my two domain and now it´s working!

sorry about the english

cheers from Brazil, love BuddyPress. Keep Going on Excelent Work of WordPress

Thank you for making it a little more clear.
Is there a place to read about how buddypress is supposed to function, or its intended use for each module, kinda like JetPack information?
Are there any intentions to make the groups (notify group members of site activity) interactive in the near future?
If not any time soon what is your best (weekly digest plugin or a post notification plugin for wordpress) recommendation?

some more details if they will help,

It’s a brand new install of wordpress and buddypress. a multisite install, subdomains.

The only other plugin is Theme My Login. Custom Community Theme being used at the mo.

Would someone give me a nudge? Thank you so much to anyone with suggestions. Learning Buddypress and reading through the Ofcom radio broadcasting guides at the same time are pickling my brain!1

@shiftyRZA i saw that u posted the issue here https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4586#comment:7 again. Thanks! Boone answered and changed the milestone from 1.7 to 1.8. Does that mean, that the BP-Team is looking for the template-loading-delay solution and tries to come up with a fix until 1.8 is released?

If so, is there any “dirty code” that might fix the problem locally until then? My problem is, that i’m close to releasing a business-site which can’t afford such phenomena in the admin area. So if the BP-Team is working on a fix, i’ll wait with my release until then. If there won’t be a fix in the next months, i’ll have to find other solutions for the features i wanna offer :-S

Thanks again for your time … Much appreciated!

Sorry, I just found a ticket is open here: https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2279

Uh? I just read about a 100 articles about how you can have forums from bbPress and group forums, the 2 themes that I’m trying to choose between mentions both…

Theme1

Theme2

Is that what they do? they have installed bbPress separately ? What are the latest guides for achieving this?