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I must admit, the template hierarchy was slightly confusing at first for me too but once you get your head around it, it is a very powerful way of using templates. It works similarly to the WordPress template hierarchy if that helps.

Hi @enigmaweb

You have a couple of options regarding your requirements here.

1. You could try searching the Plugin Directory to see if anything is available that meets your needs. If nothing then you could try option 2…

2. Implement a custom solution yourself. Restricting content is fairly easy if you make use of some WordPress functions such as current_user_can() and wp_redirect(). You’ll also need to make yourself familiar with hooks. Here’s a very basic example of how to restrict content depending on a particular user’s role.

function my_restrict_content() {

    // Check if the current page is the group creation page AND the currently logged-in user is a subscriber
    if ( bp_is_group_create() && current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) )
        return;

    // If we get to here, the current user is not authorised to view this content so redirect them to the homepage.
    wp_redirect( home_url() );
    exit;
}
add_action( 'init', 'my_restrict_content' );

Helpful refs:

• https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/current_user_can
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_redirect
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
• https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/template-tag-reference/

Hi @htown

1. Will buddy press allow me to print out a list of members and customize it the way I’d like?

BuddyPress may do. By default, BuddyPress provides a members directory which displays all active members (users that have activated their account). If you need more control over exactly which users are displayed then you’ll need to use the WP_User_Query class provided by WordPress.

Ref: https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_User_Query

2. Will buddy press allow me to export users in a CSV file?

I’m not sure this is do-able out-of-the-box. However, there may be plugins available in the WordPress Plugin Directory that can help.

@sbaglia i really dont have a clue about this but ive just noticed a recent update on a plugin that adds seperate social networking functions to wordpress that i have been watching for a while, now the idea i had a while ago was wondering if this plugin could infact be ran alongside buddypress just for the comment notifications within wordpress, meaning i was wondering if all other notifications and workings of this other plugin could be disabled and used just for this one specific task, this way users would have a seperate notification system for blog and custom post comments, i really dont know as i have not messed around with them together but i know that this plugin does achieve what we want but seperately to buddypress, maybee you want to have a mess with the idea i had? i just dont have time at the minute and dont know if it will work well with buddypress running too, the plugin is here https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-notifications/

you need to read up about scaling wordpress and not just buddypress tbh, i have been doing a good bit of research on the matter recently, there is alot to it! I suggest as henry and shane says, you need to create a good infastructure of servers, i would suggest getting a setup where you can have one server running as a dedicated database server independently whilst having a few other servers for specific tasks within the network such as file servers and firewalls etc, there are solutions out there but they can be costly and you will need to be a dab hand with linux to pull it off as a one man team, maybe the best way to deal with these issues is first get to the point where you will need to worry about doing it, if you had that sort of regular users within your website im sure you could hire a team to do it with the revenue it would generate if setup right.

@hami007 best thing to do would be scrap the free hosting for a start as when errors like this occur you may find you are limited in what you can do to troubleshoot issues, like hugo said it sounds like you need to check all your plugins 1 by 1 as a starting point then i would at least look into some cheap basic hosting rather than free, there are some great deals on shared hosting around that are really really cheap but to be honest running wordpress and buddypress on shared hosting further down the line will probably end up failing you due to restrictions and overuse of the server etc etc, at least look into getting an half decent vps server to start off with and learn the basics of server maintenance before moving on to the likes of dedicated servers etc though, i jumped straight from shared to dedicated and found myself lost and at mercy to linux as a novice user, so i decided to take 8 months time out and learn everything about linux server hardening and security i could alongside the correct way to set everything up for running multiple wordpress websites etc etc, it all sounds daunting at first but if you stick with it or at least move away from free hosting it will be worth it with time and effort. just a little advice for you before looking for a real hosting solution as i kinda jumped into the deep end, as i have read so many stories of people who went and got a good deal on a dedicated server etc that didnt have a clue how to use it but found themselves in a 12 month contract, luckily i wanted to spend the time learning myself so it paid off for me.

Hi @panezio

Check out the Share Buttons by AddThis plugin

The default member search is not that robust.

Most people write their own code or use a plugin like: bp-profile-search.

Automatically? No.

You could try using the bbPress tools.
…/wp-admin/tools.php?page=bbp-repair

If that doesn’t work, you’ll need to replace those urls.
You can write a script or use a search & replace tool like this one.
It’s a powerful tool. Definitely try it on your clone until you understand how to use it.

>Thanks i will try that with but with your solution i cant call the content, but simply echo somthing ?

Correct.

>If i have a wp page that use the default template the slug of this page is /invitation/ i can grab only the content of that page to load it in the new tab in bp profile ?

Use get_post