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See https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP

https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3588 might be relevant

I found this plugin to also be helpful, particularly at identifying the field names very clearly.

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/navayan-csv-export/

Simply install, go to tools, find the wp_bp_xprofile_data and wp_bp_xprofile_fields and export.

Actually with that info you can do quite a bit. But I think the profile fields is a great reference to complete the code array( above.

Warm regards,

BJ

@bjkitchin @gbennyb

Some basic information for multiple BuddyPress sites in one WP installation.

1. Install WordPress

2. Create a Network of your WP installation

3. Install/activate BuddyPress plugin
– BuddyPress is activated by default for the whole network. So by the same token, there is only one instance of BuddyPress for the whole network.

4. Make your BuddyPress “multisite” (separate instances of BP in one WP installation)

a. BP Multi-Network plugin https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-multi-network/
– Requires either free https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-multi-network/
or the premium http://wpebooks.com/networks/
– In effect, you need to create networks out of each subsite of your original network,
then install the BuddyPress Multi-Network plugin to have separate BP installations in each
“sub-network” … you get what I mean

OR

b. BuddyPress Multi-Network plugin http://buddydev.com/plugins/buddypress-multi-network/
– simply, separate BP site for each WP subsite. You should check this out

Best people to ask about the WP/BP Multi-Network plugins above are the plugin developers ;-p

Theirs no backend feature like WordPress’ has for navigation menus.

However, this might help…
http://bp-tricks.com/snippets/code/arrange-group-profile-navigation-menu/

@fmeroney Was this what you where after?
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_redirect

With bp_loggedin_user_domain() as the location

The profile labels and data are rendered in table rows. You could copy over the profile-loop.php file to your child theme folder /themes/childtheme/members/single/profile/profile-loop.php and change the table/rows/columns into divs/spans etc.

At this time, changes have been made to include support for upcoming WP 3.4. which is not kosher with your current WP 3.3.1 install

In the meantime, you can already make the change to include Edit link in admin bar within your /plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-adminbar.php file – https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/5958

@fmeroney – Your example was eaten by the forum software (it happens when you don’t use “backticks“ around your code)

But, i’m guessing this is what your looking for? https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-redirect-to-profile/

Same issue here, it is pretty frustrating as i try to figure out the different options, but i don’t find a central place which explains it me properly (o.e. the Codex, where it should be IMHO).
I am happy to put everything together in english and german after we resolved the issue, but i don’t get it running properly (neither technically, nor in my mind).

I. Core Definition

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If i understand it correctly, there are serveral approaches to run BuddyPress on
a) MultiSite (WP Network)
and
b) MultiNetwork (BuddyPress Network)

Correct?

II. Different MultiSite Options

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1.) MultiSite + different Websites with different BuddyPress Networks
2.) MultiSite + different Website but sharing the same userbase

1.) is clear to me, but 2.) envolves already the following subquestion:
– Can we have a single userbase, but with dedicated design per blog/domain? Let’s say we have a dog and a cat community. I would like to have the user “Frank” only once in both systems, but when he changes his profile on the cat-website, can he do it there, or will it be within one central design/domain?

III. Issue No. 1

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Let’s assume we are running the current stable version of WP 3.3 and let’s assume the WordPress network runs properly, here already my first question:
I do normaly use the “WordPress MU Domain Mapping”, after a few tests with “BP Multi Network plugin”, i assume i should not have it running, correct?

IV. Issue No. 2

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So, now i am trying to established on a WP MultiSite installation different (independant) Buddy Networks. So BP Multi Network plugin is the way to go, right?
What i don’t get is
“4. Activate BuddyPress on your sub network.” from https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-multi-network/installation/
I can activate BuddyPress ONLY for the whole network, not for each single (configured) domain/blog. What am i missing?

IV. Issue No. 3

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When i activated define ( ‘BP_ROOT_BLOG’, 2); (or ID 3 in my case), the possibilty to enter “activity” was gone from all domains, i just don’t get it

i have configured this here:
define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false);

define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);

define( ‘MULTISITE’, true );
define( ‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’, false );
$base = ‘/’;
define( ‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘XYZ.XYZ.vom’ );
define( ‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘/’ );
define( ‘SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1 );
define( ‘BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1 );

/* WP MU Plugin https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/installation/ */
define( ‘SUNRISE’, ‘on’ );

/* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

Using standard Buddypress Theme from Plugin 1.5.5

IV. Issue No. 4

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About the theme.
Where should i activate the theme? Per Domain or just in a central community?

Sorry for mixing up things, but that all is very unclear to me. Any ideas?

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-group-hierarchy/ ?

A bug. Which version of BuddyPress are you using?

== Do you know of any examples that have 1000s of sites, not wp.com? ==
@nahummadrid Well, hundreds to thousands – The Le Monde Newspaper and Harvard Law Blogs come to mind since they’re veterans of WPMU as well. You can also check out
https://wordpress.org/showcase/flavor/wordpress-ms/
https://buddypress.org/showcase/

Re sitewide recent posts –

Here’s a plugin for multisite recent posts with avatar – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/diamond-multisite-widgets/ – have used this myself for home page

Found a plugin for multisite recent posts with thumbnails Compatible up to: 3.2.1 – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-recent-network-posts/ haven’t used this so can’t comment on it

Getting the following message when I go to your main site:

Forbidden – Users from your country are not permitted to browse this site.

What theme are you using? Check if it’s listed in this page with the solution to BP template compatibility – https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#template-packed-wordpress-themes

Setting up CDN on the same server as your site is, will defeat the purpose of a CDN to speed up your website. Different strokes for different folks. Check out these articles:

1. http://bp-tricks.com/featured/the-perfect-cdn-setup-for-buddypress-using-maxcdn-and-w3-total-cache/

2. http://wpmu.org/scaling-wordpress-wpmu-buddypress-like-edublogs/ with some tidbits about media files management

After doing a little more reading, what we are trying to create is a multisite install that allows for multi-network BuddyPress networks (x2) that segregates BuddyPress social networks in the multi network WordPress install so that each WP network has a different social network. The user base is still shared across the WP install and the root is NOT a buddypress site, rather a straight up wp site. (Not sure if used all the correct language there …

Question 1: First of all, is this possible?

So it seems like we might want to use BP Multi Network plugin by @wpmuguru & @johnjamesjacoby.
see: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-multi-network/

However, a little more reading and it seems that the WP Multi Network plugin by @johnjamesjacoby is a good candidate too.
see: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-multi-network/

Question 2: Might it be that using both of these plugins is in order? Multi Network to Create Domain/Subdomain/Subsubdomain then BP Multi Network to segregate the buddypress newtorks Subdomain from Subsubdomain? Or would BP Mulit Network suffice?

Thoughts?

As we sort this out, we are also wanting each network to have its own extended/custom profile and its own groups and forums.

As I read on I am seeing that we need to have a good understanding about how sharing a database for these discrete networks, that will also have groups & forums, could be a bit tricky.

Are there any buddypress elves out there who could provide some guidance on this issue?

@nahummadrid Yeah, I was kinda surprised you asked about a blog’s post thumbnail since I’ve seen you doing more advanced stuff. Thanks for adding “in blogs-loop” to the topic title now lol.

Re: Thumbnails for latest posts per blog in Blogs Directory
– last time I did this was early 2011, I installed https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/ and it supported post thumbnails. Best place to ask advice and support re this plugin is at the WP Multisite forums https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite and just add tag wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags on the sidebar

https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#template-packed-wordpress-themes ( all done by @mercime , i think. )

It would have helped to know which ( parent ) theme you are using and ideally a link to it….

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/theme-issues-with-buddypress/ ?

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/buddy-press-on-other-themes/ ?

Other relevant links: https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#template-packed-wordpress-themes …

@vinfamy Theirs a plugin for that.

WordPress Restrict Email Domains

@nahummadrid In general, template files used:
1. index.php file – move link to author into post meta then replace the author-box div with your new post thumbnail div
2. functions.php – add support for post thumbnail
3. theme’s stylesheet – add styles (e.g. float: left;) to your post thumbnail div and margin for your post title, post meta and post content
4. (optional) archive.php, tags.php, category.php, search.php etc.

WP Codex – https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Thumbnails
Old Tuts, good reference – http://www.kremalicious.com/2009/12/wordpress-post-thumbnails/
Another tuts – http://nenuno.co.uk/creative/wordpress/adding-post-thumbnails-to-wordpress-3-0/

@jkrysto –
Theirs code snippets around that will help you choose your own default avatar – http://wpmu.org/how-to-add-a-custom-default-avatar-for-buddypress-members-and-groups/

Their’s currently no built in screen to do it because BuddyPress inherits some of the WordPress’ philosophy’s Including Decisions not Options “It’s our duty as developers to make smart design decisions and avoid putting the weight of technical choices on our end users.”

Though, it might be a good enhancement ticket in trac.