Firmasite 1.1 released:
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11437
Download: https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/download/firmasite.1.1.0.zip?nostats=1
This theme now directly supports buddypress + bbpress without needing child theme.
Example site and my blog that using this theme:
http://unsalkorkmaz.com/
Hugo, I asked him directly cause he has been one of the only really helpful people in the forum – to me at least.
The last thread about the two plugins was probably one of the best discussions I’ve heard on buddypress. It was two people debating on the future of BP Media, which is essentially the future of BP. The sad part is that the conversation was (censored) stopped.
Media does not have to be MS only as long as WordPress can contain BP avatars I am sure there is a solution for both. If relationships can be assigned by specifying friend, colleague or family – then assign values to who can see what then it should be doable.
djpaul, I originally titled the post what you retitled it as, however realized “Pink elephant” is exactly what this should be titled. And I would actually have preferred that you left the title as such, instead of censoring my post.
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Definition
com·mu·ni·ty [kuh-myoo-ni-tee]
1.
a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
4.
a group of associated nations sharing common interests or a common heritage: the community of Western Europe.
<<<- ooh look a picture, I think buddypress just got a little colorful. JK
5.
Ecclesiastical . a group of men or women leading a common life according to a rule.
<<<- pictures add a little life! Thats all I am saying – there needs to be a solution addressed by BP. Because you cannot have a community without colorful interaction.
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How many communities have you been to where you have no idea what the other people are like. Hence the need for photos, videos and human interaction. I am just trying to get some focus on what will make these community sites more effective.
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@modemlooper, you wouldn't happen to have any plans on creating something similar to what you mentioned above – would you? Because I really cannot see using the heavily coded plugins that are out there.
If I could go back in time and I was Andy Peatling BuddyPress would have less features. I would extend only the user capabilities of WordPress. Create better relational hooks. Allow developers to create anything and let the users of a site interact with this content. You can do this now and BuddyPress gives you status posting and relates activity and users using groups OOTB.
You can extend the activity through meta and the groups have an api to extend it as well. There are a few media plugins but in my opinion they should be using WordPress media capabilities by creating an API to extend the media capabilities to the front end and then let developers create on top of it. This will create more unique opportunities for site creators instead of being stuck with only one core solution.
@bphelp Google shows some snippets here, here and here.
@mikegarlick Haven’t seen that issue using BP Default theme even in BP 1.6.2. First thing, I suggest you upgrade to latest WP 3.5.1 and6 BP 1.6.4. If you prefer not to upgrade, though it begs the question as to why, download a copy of BP 1.6.2 and re-upload BuddyPress manually, i.e. via s/FTP (see download link near bottom of page https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.6.2 )
@daronna I assume that you’re on a Windows server thus trying to get pretty permalinks working as required by BuddyPress by appending /index.php. That method is not going to work with BuddyPress.
I suggest deactivating BuddyPress first. Then check out the other methods for pretty permalinks without /index.php on Windows server:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Permalinks_without_mod_rewrite
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/developer-docs/iis7-web-config/
If you still have issues with pretty permalinks, do post at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting
Only activate BuddyPress after the issue is resolved.
@findly01 first, see note above about pasting long blocks of code.
The code for that specific theme’s functions.php is also available online at https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/frisco-for-buddypress/1.6.13/functions.php
For logged-in and logged-out menus, see http://pastebin.com/MhrTcqRT
@tcbroonsie Please share the names of the two themes which did not work with BP 1.7 theme compat so that we can be prepared if others using the same themes post here with the same issue. Much appreciated.
Easiest test -> activate BuddyPress and check BP pages using Twenty Twelve. If it’s working as expected in your installation using Twenty Twelve but does not work with a WordPress theme you activate next, then there’s a problem with the theme. Either theme author has rewritten WP templating system or added layer/s of abstraction which prevents BP template parts from showing up in that theme, etc/
As for plugins, starting off with the Theme Check plugin – if you see any WARNINGS and REQUIRED issues showing up after you run the theme check, then it’s possible that the theme might not work with BP
Check out Theme Mentor plugin as well https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/theme-mentor/
It’s a relatively new plugin and has some false positives but it’ll help you out.
I use login with ajax plugin. Works well and has a widget.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/login-with-ajax/
@hnla I just installed BP Force Profile but I don’t think that was the problem.
The problem is the back end in wordpress. When a profile field is filled out it is not showing up on the back end under the users tab in wordpress.
I get the username but that is all. Can I view a registered users info somewhere?
Say I register and filled out the First name and Last name field. When I go look at users in wordpress those fields are not filled in? I just want to make sure people put in there full names. Otherwise its hard to tell if its a real person or just another spam bot.
thanks.
I am having a similar issue.
I am using WordPress version 3.5.1, and BuddyPress version 1.6.4. I have no other plugins installed. Both the WordPress and BuddyPress installs are clean and brand new. I am also using the default BuddyPress theme, though I did set up a child theme which contains only a style.css file.
Every link on the site works EXCEPT the the Profile > Edit link on the user page for the current, logged in user. When this link is clicked, I am taken to a page that says: “Page not found; We’re sorry, but we can’t find the page that you’re looking for. Perhaps searching will help.” The url in the address bar for this 404 page is “http://mysite.com/members/user1/profile/edit/group/1/,” and I am not sure if this is correct.
The BuddyPress setting ‘members’ page slug was saved correctly. I am not sure what other steps to take. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I am having the same issue with the friend button not doing anything except spinning but this also extends to most similar types of buttons like deleting/favoriting/commenting on activity posts. nothing happens.
Is this an ajax problem? i have read through this thread but cant see any good answer to the problem?
wordpress version 3.5
buddypress version Version 1.6.1
Is there any limit to the amount ?
This is typically a wordpress question. BuddyPress is only a plugin for WP.
are most buddypress enabled plugins compatible with 1.7?
BP is still in beta and feedbacks are low at the moment, so you have to test this yourself like we all do actually or wait the stable release and give some delay after for the same reason
As far as I got that a template pack will no longer be necessary in BP 1.7.
That´s the big deal now, it´s becoming absolutely theme independent and therefore will work out of the box on EVERY wordpress theme. (That has the “the_content call”, of course.)
So actually, giving BP it´s own Login and profile editing pages wont be as much work as it would be with the previous versions. Also a page where users can manage their post comment subscriptions would be great. Ask me, I might have another 400 ideas here 😉
Maybe ?!!! Yes….
Did you read the ticket indicate in boone’s post ?
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4846#comment:4
Hi
Can make a plugin for Buddypress so that the forum sends private messages to group users. This will then cause the notification system to pick up the message and show it in the grey WordPress/Buddypress notification bar. Your forum notification problem solved for only £15.
Let me know if you are interested and we will build it
You don’t have separate sites. Use the same install. Use htaccess rewrites to show a different url when on mobile and a different theme.
If you don’t care so much about the url it’s easy to show a different theme at the same url. This is the preferred method now. At one time having a dedicated subdomain for mobile was the way but google frowns on this and your links are confusing.
url.com/item should be the same url no matter what device. You just display the content accordingly.
some theme switch plugins: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=theme+switch
Thanks for the reply.
That guide doesn’t really apply as BP-Default doesn’t call the WordPress Menu like that.
Read the info in the below link. Pay close attention to the section: 3) Logged-out menu
http://wpmu.org/how-to-build-a-facebook-style-members-only-wordpress-buddypress-site/
hi @modemlooper thank you for the advice, i will look for htaccess, am blank with creating a mobile site, after i create the m subdomain, and upload wordpress , buddypress on the subdomain, how will I bridge members and their activity between m.example.com and example.com sorry my English weak.
<<<- ooh look a picture, I think buddypress just got a little colorful. JK
<<<- pictures add a little life! Thats all I am saying – there needs to be a solution addressed by BP. Because you cannot have a community without colorful interaction.
