I just installed wordpress 3.1 and then I installed buddypress, and the Fishbook theme, nothing else, when I try to post a comment I get the same page not found error, with both the default theme, and the fishbook theme.
I’m a bit confused about this whole thing. BuddyPress is supposed to block SWT posts out of the box: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/bp-blogs/bp-blogs-functions.php#L163 If it’s not working, then there’s a bug in BP.
Use Paul his BP Labs plugin to make it more intuitive for the user.. it shows a nice popup as soon as someone types the @ character: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-labs/
And some preview images: http://bp-tricks.com/featured/add-mentions-auto-complete-to-your-buddypress-site-with-the-bp-labs-plugin/
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/unconfirmed/ – use this to view and activate unactivated accounts.
I have not encountered that activation issue before. To troubleshoot, I would:
– Deactivate all plugins including BuddyPress and change to Twenty Eleven theme. Check registration on regular WordPress install. If activation doesn’t work, resolve this first in WP forums and with webhost. If registration/activation works proceed to next step.
– Activate BuddyPress plugin only and change to bp-default theme. Check registration/activation here. If it doesn;t work, file ticket at https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/newticket (log in with same username and password). It activation works, proceed to activate your theme and other plugins then test again.
I can try this, but how would I do an e-mail confirmation check if it wasn’t through a BuddyPress registration form? How do I do this in regular WordPress (having deactivated BuddyPress)? Thanks.
I suggest that you need to isolate the mail problem. Deactivate BuddyPress and BP plugins. Make sure that your email confirmation is working in regular WordPress before activating BuddyPress. This could be something where you would need to contact your webhost’s tech support to resolve the issue.
That sounds like a WordPress Multisite (sub-domain setup) with Buddypress running as front-end. The Buddypress main domain would be where you host your General content, then host the more specific content on the subdomain blogs. @Bowromir over at http://bp-tricks.com/ has always been a proponent of the subdomain blog having a similar look to the main blog, and as such has created a Multisite WordPress default theme: http://bp-tricks.com/featured/new-theme-bp-default-member-blog-multisite-communties/
You could then use a functionality like http://wpebooks.com/replicator/ to create the basic layout of one specific site you need (with the look and feel you want), then replicate that site multiple times, adding the specifics for each city.
@johnjamesjacoby Hi John, I am reading your comments and appreciate your knowledge and skills. I am about to also try to find your plugin. (I am not a programmer so most of the instructions went over my head – I do the design/art direction part).
I have a project I took on as a probono to develop an mu site for a National Park Service Collaborative http://www.intooutside.org. I created a wordpress site with Buddy Press, and we are finishing the content integration and signing up users. There are a lot of ways I could use your savvy and help…as I am limited in my coding skills. The project is to inspire kids to get outside into the wilderness and to create a forum for them to share their stories.
Are you available to talk about the site I am making and struggling with? If so, how may I contact you? You may send me an email via creative-entity(com)/contact.html
MANY THANKS!
~ 
Amy
PS @mikepratt @apeatling If any of you other guys have a desire to help, I would REALLY appreciate. This is a non-profit project and I am in need ….I can offer some design trade, music, dance..
Not sure this plugin still works but you can find a WP plugin for this functionality
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/splashscreen/
If your website email doesn’t work at all you may need an extra plugin. The codex suggests one here: https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/frequently-asked-questions/
I use https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ which has a useful debugging feature….
Several ways, but check out this plugin: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/unconfirmed/
To disable activations (I would strongly recommend against this – it’d let spammers access your site much more easily), put this code somewhere, maybe in bp-custom.php:
`add_action( ‘bp_core_signup_send_activation_key’, ‘__return_false’ );`
I have gone back to try setting up forums, having previously (after not being able to get them to work) unticked the forum checkbox on the setup routine.
This time, having ticked it, I have manually set up a page called “Forums” and gone to:
http://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bb-forums-setup
and chosen to install group forums.
This takes me to:
http://example.com/wp-admin/network/admin.php?page=bb-forums-setup&step=new
which says:
“You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.”
If I try to set up sitewide forums, I get a miniature of the admin page for installing new plugins.
The only part of the setup which is non-standard is David Dean’s Networks for WordPress plugin.
You are welcome to have access to the VPS to look if this is of any interest.
Many thanks – hope some of this makes sense.
I was going to make a hack for the plugin and then I realized something simple: Really simple… buddypress signup is the same as wordpress signup. Here;s the solution http://www.janvierdesigns.com/tutorials/janrain-engage-make-a-buddypress-plugin
Hello, Paul
Many thanks for the reply.
I just wonder whether you or anyone else can suggest the best way to get forums up and running on a new install of BuddyPress, WordPress and bbPress – all latest versions 1.5.1, 3.21 and 2.0.
There seems to be a problem that – apart from the “You do not have sufficient permissions” above problem – if you have to end up fiddling too much with install through BuddyPress and install through WordPress auto-installer, you end up having to install the whole caboodle from scratch and starting again – WP, BP and bbP.
Everything other than the forum element seems to be spot on.
Thanks again.
When you say “make a post on the site” are you talking about a Blog post in a WordPress Multisite install, or an Activity Stream update? A blog post from a user will create a hyperlink on the Activity Stream that will go directly to that blog, but very much like on this site, if you click directly on the avatar of the user in question, you should be taken to their profile page, on which you will see a “Friend” button, a “Private Message” button etc.
Ensure that you have activated all of these items in the Network Admin/Buddypress Panel. It is possible that you have friend connections; private messages; profiles; etc turned off. Here’s a nice tutorial on setting up Buddypress 1.5 http://wpmu.org/the-illustrated-guide-to-installing-and-setting-up-buddypress-1-5/comment-page-1/
try to change the permlinks parm of your wordpress
you should implement or extend the roles of wordpress to work with, another solution is to use buddypress profile field’s and BuddyPress xProfiles ACL plugin to define roles
Isin’t buddypress only supposed to be installed sa a plugin to wordpress?
https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/setting-up-a-new-installation/
I did set BP_ROOT_BLOG constant. As I said, everything else is working fine. Members can login, create groups and forums, join groups, the members in a group do get listed in that group, they can send friend requests to each other and also private messages, appear in activity streams….
It’s just that members directory comes blank and friendship requests page shows no friendship requests, even when the top admin bar shows notice of new request.
