lol im confused? what you mean? buddypress in Appearance > Menus?
are you trying to create a custom menu in wordpress? all you have to do is name the menu then on the left handside tick the pages you want to appear in this menu, then under the menu you have created you will see these options.
Menu Settings
Auto add pages
Automatically add new top-level pages to this menu
Theme locations
Primary Menu
Tick primary menu option then save and your menu will appear how you want it
I’m actually about to move over to my 1&1 VPS so will try to report back what I find. I’m pretty sure I’ve used root profiles on it before without problems.
You might have better luck with root profiles when BP adopts WP-style rewrite rules in v2.1. You’ll be able to put any component you like in the root. It was scheduled for 2.0 but there’s lots of work involved. Check out this ticket for the latest updates:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4954
@henrywright nope nothing that would effect it, because i can even install a fresh wordpress and buddypress install then create a new bp-custom.php and add the code and they still wont work, this has been the same way for 12 months and on 2 different linux servers, the first one was on shared hosting with hostgator so should of been no problem with config of server, and ive now just upgraded to a 1&1 vps, and the same thing applies, next month im upgrading to full dedicated for launch and would hope to have root profiles activated for this time, but like i said im hitting a brick wall with this code??
oh and by the way i dont use multisite
Good morning!
I came here to understand this process before I jumped all the way in and risked wasting money.
I wanted to gain some understanding/ clarification on how WordPress and BuddyPress play along together and if it were possible to bring the two together under the same roof.
What I am looking to do is build a functional website for my business. I have decided to use the following theme: http://themeforest.net/item/x-the-ultimate-wordpress-theme/5871901
Under this same .com, I want to install BuddyPress. Not only this, I wish to install the following theme for it: http://themeforest.net/item/social-buddy-wordpress-buddypress-theme/3691122
The BuddyPress will be used for our team members only. I wanted us to be able to develop our project on-site. This is to eliminate having to use several systems to do our work (off-site forums, GroupMe, Google Drive, etc).
Can I have a dedicated button in our Menu bar take us to the BuddyPress forums? Or do I need an entirely new domain for this? And is it possible to install the SocialBuddy theme for BuddyPress and the X Theme for WordPress all under the same .com?
Sorry if this is confusing. I’m trying my best to explain what’s in my head. This is a bit confusing for me hence why I want to figure out this process now rather purchasing everything and finding out this may not be possible.
Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
@henrywright yo henry, this confuses me because this option never works for me on any of my buddypress installs?
define ( ‘BP_ENABLE_ROOT_PROFILES’, true );
ive put this in bp-custom plenty of times but it never actually does anything all my links remain the same, yes my bp-custom.php is in my plugins folder and all the other tweaks in there work fine?
so why doesnt this work for me?
doesnt even work when i add it directly to my wp-config.php either btw
this is also the case on fresh installs of wordpress with default themes, never can seem to get users to show as root??
@matthewhout Hmm, buddypress settings are located in the settings submenu in wordpress dashboard, make sure you turn on all the options you need in there, also make sure your pages are setup in there as you want them to, also dont forget to go to settings and permalinks too, and select which permalinks you prefare, hopefully everything should be fine for you then, well if i understand correctly that the issues you where having was due to having a windows server and now you have changed to a linux server? i cant see there being any problems with a fresh install.
Thanks for the reply
So.. would twenty fourteen be considered a well coded wordpress theme?
If you know WordPress theming the book gets you up to speed with the extra functionality BuddyPress brings to templates.
BuddyPress Theme Development
No. The default them was deprecated. BuddyPress works with any well coded WordPress theme
I looked at the reviews for the BuddyPress theme development book on Amazon, and it kind of sounds like a waste of money.
Does anyone have a good place to go for theme details? I’m a CSS/HTML guy with a little bit of PHP knowledge. All of my WordPress sites are built from scratch – I don’t use normal themes. So I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty, but just want the right place to begin with BuddyPress.
Thanks!
Take a look at BuddyPress Like
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-like/
It’s close to what you want. You can change the ‘like’ wording to ‘recommend’ easily via the WP dashboard.
First question would be to ask if your on shared hosting vps or private server?
maybee this link will help you if you take a look. i dont know what hosting your with but have a read anyhows.
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/godaddy-iis-and-removing-indexphp-in-url
p.s i dont know if there is a solution within that post but it may help you find out a little more.
also just found this post too for you.
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-rid-of-indexphp-from-url
Yes this link is a dead giveaway that something is wrong with how your site is creating links:
http://www.hout.us/Hout.US/index.php/about/
The /index.php/ does not normally show up in a WordPress site. No .php or .html extensions are normal. WordPress creates a virtual link structure that you assign to it so everything looks pretty. Something is off.
@matthewhout may be correct that you’re on a windows IIS server. I’ve never used one so I wouldn’t really know.
I suggest you contact your web host and ask a few questions:
1. Do you have a working .htaccess file? You can tell them it should be in the root directory, same directory as wp-config.php.
2. Is the server correctly running apache?
@matthewhout
I think you may be running on a windows IIS server as your links are of the form http://www.hout.us/Hout.US/index.php/about/ I’m not sure, but I don’t think you are meant to have index.php in a URL –
Also I think that capital letters in a URL are also invalid as maybe also is a dot between slashes ( in this probable context ) – ie the dot in: /Hout.US/
Are you sure you have installed wordpress correctly with mod_rewrite or substitute.
Does the suggestions on https://buddypress.org/support/topic/404-error-when-using-toolbaradminbar/ help?
Unfortunately I can’t be of more help as although I run windows I use an apache server, But others may have a better idea….
Hi everyone,
First of all, thank you very much for the BuddyPress plugin (it is an awesome work! )
I have the same issue than nigelsd =(. When I click on “Complete Sign Up”, the page is reloading emptying just the password fields.
I have just installed on a local environment with MAMP:
– The latest stable version of wordpress (3.8.1).
– One plugin alone: BuddyPress in its latest stable version (1.9.2).
– I have installed nothing else and all with a new clean BDD.
Could you support us in order to be able to go a step further in the use of BuddyPress please?
Thank you very much in advance
Jordane
Hi guys,
I am using buddypress 1.9.2 with wordpress 3.8.1 (no link atm, as it is localhost).
I thought it would be kinda straight foreword, but for some reason this isn’t working for me. I am hooking into bp_blogs_activity_new_post_action and trying to display a custom field for a post.
When I write get_post_meta($post->ID, 'key', true) it doesn’t output anything. But when echoing out the ID by itself, it displays fine, so it should be able to get the post meta, right?
Does anyone know if this is possible?
The release of 1.9.2 allowed BuddyPress pages to show up on mobile devices which is awesome!
The interface adapted surpassingly well, except when uploading Avatars. When uploading an Avatar via smart phone (I’m using the iPhone 4s) there are a few issues that surface;
1. It tends to crop the image on the opposite side of where the user places the crop tool (i.e. If you try to crop your face as the Avatar, the crop will end up either on your chest or opposite side of the picture).
2. If you play with the cropping issue enough you can trick it into cropping the portion you want. Everything will look fine on your phone, but when look at your site via computer, the avatar image displays sideways (Rotated 90 degrees).
I believe this is a BuddyPress issue and not unique to my site or phone. However, I wanted to post this before I attempt to submit a Ticket regarding the issue.
Is anyone else experiencing this or have an thoughts on why it may be happening.
Thanks!
Running; BuddyPress 1.9.2, WordPress Multisite 3.8.1, Twenty Fourteen Theme. Plugins Related to Media – “RT Media” and “Resize Image After Upload”.
Long live BuddyPress!
Hi @matthew.hout, Did you try Buddybosses Second idea? That’s what it sounds like the problem is. After you install BuddyPress you need to assign certain BuddyPress Pages to WordPress Pages (Activity Streams, Site Tracking, Members, Register and Active, are the pages depending on your Component Settings). To set these pages go to; Settings -> BuddyPress -> Pages. I don’t remember if BuddyPress creates the WordPress pages for you. You may have the create a blank page for each yourself. After you connect the WordPress pages to BuddyPress, I’d imagine it will start working.
all right I’m from China,so my English is not very well I’m still learning it.
here is the information
Wordpress version 3.8.1
Buddypress version 1.9.2
the link maoidea.fansbaidu.com
win2003 server+IIS6
permalink 404 used the 404.php
I tried to use the httpd.ini ,but I failed.
and the problem is the registration page not working .after completing the essential
information click the fullfill button , the page just refresh and dose not work at all
how to resolve it?
any reply will be appreciated
thank you all.
Hello everyone,
I am struggling to determine how to fix a reoccurring problem that I’m having with BuddyPress, IIS 7.5, mod_rewrite and my theme “Custom Community”.
The problem is this:
1) After refreshing permalinks, everything on my site works.
2) Within hours, random pages will begin failing to load. This does not happen to all pages, but there are a select few that it will happen to every time. From what I can tell, it mostly happens when navigating AWAY from a BuddyPress page, TO a non-BuddyPress page. BuddyPress to BuddyPress and “other page” to “other page” keeps working.
3) If I refresh permalinks again, the site begins to work once more. But it always returns.
4) The problem is exacerbated by running heavy Javascript plugins like WP-Slimstat or WassUp!
5) IIS’s version of mod_rewrite is installed and configured exactly like the WordPress documentation describes.
I am primarily a SysAdmin, and my site is secure Intranet that I cannot provide a link to here. I’m fairly experienced in WordPress but I am also new to it, so I’m not ruling out the possibility that I’m doing something wrong.
If there is anything you guys could recommend, I’d greatly appreciate it. My users love the site, but the 404 complaints are killing me!
Hi @danbp
Thanks for the reply – sorry for my slow response; I hadn’t selected “notify” at the bottom of the page.
My main concern is that @megainfo is unwell – the support forum for the great plugin Buddypress Wall has been abandoned. It’s been 6 weeks and not a peep from megainfo. The support wall is here:
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/buddypress-wall
There are several problems now reported there – mine is there also, and the link is here:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-on-another-members-wall-disappearing
If you are able to provide assistance, I would be very grateful
Hi @neerajkumar2020
Ah right. So it’s this plugin you’re using:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-group-email-subscription/
It’s very easy to update user meta in WordPress. See:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/update_user_meta
But the plugin uses the BP version of this function AND I see that there are conditions in place which govern when this particular meta value is updated.
Have you tried asking on the plugin’s support forum? That might be the best place to start as you’ll have people there far more familiar with the plugin’s code.
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/buddypress-group-email-subscription
Unless you have some other ideas for the site, you don’t need BP.
Google ‘WordPress booking scheduling calendar’.
There are several premium plugins that should do the task.
Maybe somebody else here can may a direct recommendation.
Hi!
I’m a math teacher and I’m creating my new site with wordpress… I’d like to make a login system where my students can schedule classes online at my website… it’s gonna appear a calendar (or some days options), like google’s one, and then they choose the best day/hour to have classes with me.
Is it possible with buddypress?
If yes, how?
Not, what could I use?
Thanks! 😀
