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The plugin BuddyPress Groupblog at https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-groupblog/ MAY go some of the way in answering your queries.

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” The BuddyPress Groupblog plugin extends the group functionality by enabling each group to have a single blog associated with it. Group members are automatically added to the blog and will have blog roles as set by the groupblog admin settings.”

== every single table in my database says pressfix ==

BuddyPress did not add any pressfix in front of your table names. Check your wp-config.php file to see what prefix you added to your tables. BP creates _bp_ tables in your database. It also adds BP options in wp_options table https://codex.buddypress.org/buddypress-site-administration/deleting-buddypress/

I’ve installed – re-installed, manually modified DB’s, a hundred times and never had anything remotely like this happen especially not caused by BP. BP doesn’t cock up in this manner, table prefix sounds like something your theme has done.

As for fix? try renaming your tables back to the wp default ‘wp_’

This question is best suited for the wordpress.org support forums as it doesn’t seem to involve BuddyPress.

Just for clarity- you do know understand that in the event that bp hasn’t created pages or you get that message that associations are broken it’s a manual process to create those pages before navigating back to BP pages to now find them available in the selection dropdown.

With Saluation – if memory serves – you may need to go into each of those pages created for BP use and ensure that you have selected ‘buddypress’ in the layout options sidebar custom field.

@babray add to the equation that Group Forums will be migrated over to Sitewide Forums (bbPress plugin)

There are no plugins that does what you need at this time. You can post the job offer at
https://buddypress.org/community/groups/bp-jobs-board/ or at http://jobs.wordpress.net/

@starprintbrokers Salutation is supposed to be a BuddyPress-ready theme, therefore you do not need to install and activate the BP Template Pack plugin nor go through Appearance > BP Compatibility process. If you did, deactivate Salutation and delete the theme, then re-upload a clean copy of the Salutation theme but do not activate it yet.

Change to bp-default theme, then go to BuddyPress > Pages. For each component that does not have a Page yet, e.g. Activity Streams does not have “Activity” page across, click on “New Page” button and the Page will be created. Do the same for the remaining components in the section. You associate each page to each component and click “Save All” button at the bottom of the section.

Check that each BP component page is working. Then and only then do you change to Salutation theme. Btw, do confirm with theme author if Salutation has been upgraded to work with current BuddyPress version.

go to your /wp-admin -> plugins -> add new.
search Buddypress Template Pack.
Install it, and run it.
Follow the simple steps…
All should work well.

== Buddypress seems to have written over my wordpress database ==

@roclimb BuddyPress creates tables in database and does not overwrite WP DB tables..

Just deactivate BuddyPress and BP plugins from wp-admin. If you cannot access your wp-admin, rename buddypress plugin folder via FTP/sFTP or control panel in server. See also https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/

@stealthology post also at http://jobs.wordpress.net/

@jakeyboy1989 from your WP forums post as well – If you just want to make your WordPress theme compatible with BuddyPress, you don’t need to create a multisite installation.

Install and activate the BP Template Pack Plugin and go through Appearance > BP Compatibility process. Then post back here if you require further assistance.

@strek-break you’re welcome. Marking this as resolved.

You can add this to wp-config.php:

`define( ‘BP_FORUMS_SLUG’, ‘conversations’ );`

That will change the slug. To change the actual text that is rendered on the page, check out the “Custom Groups Name” plugin at http://hardlyneutral.com/wordpress-plugins/

…and if you are feeling adventurous, go ahead and start editing your translation files!

About .pot, .po, and .mo Translation Files in BuddyPress

Your wp_list_comments() call specifies the callback as a function called “mytheme_comment”, which is probably in your theme’s functions.php file. You’ll need to use these functions in there, or modify what you have already.

For an example, look at the code block just below the phrase “You will need to define your custom callback function in your theme’s” on https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_comments (get_avatar is used six lines from the top)

There are some ways to get content copied from one site onto another, but I think they are all pretty clunky. Your content should be written and published on your user-facing site, and that’s where you’d be best to track things like blog posts.

I’d have a careful think about if tracking your authors’ activity gives much value to the other users; after all, anyone can read the posts that are published in the actual website. You can create a second site
(or multisite site), and have that site as the discussion area for your authors. Specifically, consider using the ‘P2 Theme’ on it, which you can find for download on WordPress.org.

If you’ve gotten the top-level pages to work and access BuddyPress content, I can’t understand why it wouldn’t also work everywhere else.

Your original post says “second BuddyPress install”; are you trying to run two separate BuddyPress sites under one installation of WordPress (multisite)?

WordPress’ get_avatar() should work fine. For post/page comments, I would actually suggest using get_avatar() instead of bp_core_fetch_avatar() so that your site doesn’t break if you decide to turn off or stop using BuddyPress.

B. COPY your theme’s sidebar.php and Save As > sidebar-buddypress.php

Open up sidebar-buddypress.php and at the TOP, above all code contained within, add this
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Save file.

C. Upload header-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php to your theme folder in server wp-content/themes/envision/ at the same directory where your regular header.php and sidebar.php files are in

D. Final note: Copy the style modifications for some BP elements https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/3/ and paste those at the bottom of your theme’s stylesheet, then adjust to taste.