@neekolaus – you can build a directory site with reviews on top of BuddyPress.
http://plazaa.de (built by Poolie) and http://enterprisenation.com (our own work) are good examples built on BuddyPress.
You would use WordPress custom post types to model the studios, with BuddyPress handling the user accounts. The custom posts types can be integrated with BuddyPress based profiles giving you a seamless experience. For ratings / reviews, GD star rating is one of the more complete plugin solutions.
Unfortunately, it’s not something you could tackle with basic web development skills – it would require fairly advanced PHP, WordPress, BuddyPress knowledge. We’ve built a number of bespoke directory type sites, but I don’t know of anyone providing a good ‘off the shelf’ solution (yet!!).
Can WordPress even handle multiple authors of the same post by default? I’m quite sure it cannot.
Are you using the Co-Authors Plus plugin? If so, that plugin comes with some template tags that you could use with that Code Canyon plugin:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/co-authors-plus/other_notes/
You could bug the Code Canyon author to add BP support as well.
Jessykuh – Try navigating to your WordPress Menu screen to manually add the trailing slash:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Appearance_Menus_Screen
Hi I have the same problem,
When I try to click ‘Activity’ ‘Members’ or ‘Groups’ on my menu, it says ‘profile.php’ can not be found on my server. However if I add a ‘/’ to the end of the link or if I click on the pages elsewhere, it works fine. I’m not sure how to fix it on my main menu though.
I have re-installed BuddyPress and WordPress already and nothing changed.
Can someone please help?
My website is http://www.fosterfriends.org
Not aware of any, but you can search on wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
If they’re not letting you upgrade WordPress to the latest secure version, why do you consider your data safe? Find a better host.
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For anyone looking for the working code to create the shortcode [member_count] which can be inserted anywhere in pages or posts, here it is:
`function show_number_of_members() {
$count = bp_get_total_site_member_count();
return $count;
}
function register_shortcodes() {
add_shortcode(‘member_count’, ‘show_number_of_members’);
}
add_action( ‘init’, ‘register_shortcodes’);`
Insert the above code in your functions.php or custom functions.php-file in your WordPress theme.
@a-swede-in-greece there are two BuddyPress Media plugins which have own forums
– BP Media plugin -> https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-album/forum/
– BP Media Component plugin -> https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-media/ and click on support tab
== blog- as well as(or) a business directory plugin which we can ad ==
I assume you mean external blogs. Try https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-links/screenshots/ or adapt it to fit to your needs.
Paul-Thank you for the reply.
I am a newbie so I am using free host to start with and they only allow up to wordpress 3.2.1.
Regards,
Sudeep Acharya
WP touch doesnt have the theme files to work with BuddyPress.
Options are to use a responsive theme, create your own custom solution or use https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-mobile
WP Touch might work with BP 1.7 as BP 1.7 will use page templates to output markup. 1.7 is probably at least a few months away.
Hi,
Thank you both ! Mashant is indeed created with WordPress & Buddypress. When we decided to create a social network for developers, we immediately opted for BuddyPress.
This plugin has saved us a lot of time. Moreover it is very flexible, we do not regret our choice 
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erm does this need adding via a css style sheet or can it be done via wordpress menu page
https://mercime.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bp16-swforums-02.jpg
You have to create forums first. See picture above, Forums > Add New then create name of the forum and publish the post. Add new forums as needed.
I’m in trouble I have I encountered some problems during installation in the control panel for the forum
what i do there on my install
All done! Configuration settings have been saved to the file bb-config.php in the root of your WordPress install.
Need help deciding between Group Forums and Site Wide Forums? Visit the BuddyPress codex for more information.
and i want add new Forum how i do for open new Forum on my wordpress i can’t get him and serch what i do she is not on my screipt can any one help me ??http://www14.0zz0.com/2012/10/07/08/430124704.jpg
i waiting….
http://www14.0zz0.com/2012/10/07/08/430124704.jpg
it is not working for me @mercime
Thanks, i am looking for this 
WoW Way theme!
@garrickbs there template-packed themes already at https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#template-packed-wordpress-themes
== If you’re still stuck no doubt mercime will revise your files for you in due course so have another shot at it and update this thread with the results. ==
@hnla looking forward to BP 1.7
This one can drive a person absolutely mad trying to figure out. Depending on what your setup is (Multisite-enabled?), you can try this method;
1. Create a noreply@yourdomain.com (or whatever you want to call it – you can even use a Gmail address for this, though I’ve not tried that approach myself) email address, if you don’t already have one, with SMTP relays, especially if your ISP has restrictions in place for sending email.
2. Add and activate the WP-Mail-SMTP plugin; https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
3. Configure the plugin settings to fit your needs, or as per the plugin instructions suggest, by going to “Settings” -> “Email” in your WordPress admin area.
At least that’s what I recall from my past experience with BuddyPress enabled and having this issue, and it worked like a charm!
Thanks
1. AMU is a plug-in called Add Multiple Users which https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-multiple-users/ It enables a CSV import of users. [Sorry for not being clearer in the OP].
2. Users added manually – ie using the WordPress new user screen – and users Registering using the front end – work fine in BuddyPress – [both those entered before and after doing the CSV import with AMU) ie the user has a profile page and can edit it.
3. All the users imported using AMU have all fields complete including first, last, nick and display names. The only empty fields are www, jabber and AIM.
4. Users from both the CSV import and the manual user added from the Users_Add_New_Screen screen are added to a BP groups using @boonebgorges‘ Buddy Press Group Management plug in. All appear in the group member list (and all members lists) but the ones bulk entered using CSV file do not have profiles.
I’m going to try doing another import and see if I get the same result.
I’ve read the details at codex.buddypress.org and tried the “tests” for correct WordPress install.
They all seem to work.
I also read: `”WordPress should be installed manually i.e. via FTP, cpanel, etc. and NOT via webhost scripts (fantastico, softalicious, etc.)which bring about numerous issues when BuddyPress is activated.”`
Apparently I’m off into “various issues” land. Are these issues listed anywhere? Since my WP seems to pass the listed tests? What else could be going on?
~~~ 0;-Dan
