Hi,
I have setup WordPress MU with BuddyPress across the network. I am facing same issue. My Activity tab is redirecting to home page. Even, when I click on any member’s name it does not take me to his profile and instead redirect me to home page. Any idea why is this happening. I would be very thankful if you guys help me out.
Thanks in advance.
Looks like you used the first method (changing 14+ BP template files) for Step 3 of BP Template Pack compatibility process and missed a few template files. The instruction has been updated on which files to change from 10 files to 14 or so files listed here https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#tplfiles
Better yet, you might want to consider the second method for Step 3 of compatibility process. Examples of second method:
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-eleven-bp-1-5/
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/theme-dev-bp-template-pack-walkthrough-twenty-ten-bp-1-5/
If you’re still using Custom Community 1.8.3, they have a new BP-compatible version out Custom Community 1.8.6 at the WP Theme Repository. Theme devs give support in their site themekraft.com
That worked great when i was using Custom Cummunity 1.8.3.I upgraded my theme.I went to footer.php to remove the text and links after the upgrade.Now it’s different.I don’t see the links.I can remove them but it also removes the widgets in the footer.I know those links have to be somewhere else but i can’t find them.I don’t see anyway to remove them in the footer.php unless you remove everything.Help again
Thanks for the details, @rossagrant. I’ve created a Trac ticket for the dev team to look into it. https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3683
Strange thing, Platform is tagged buddypress in WordPress Theme Repo so I would asume he had knowledge of the basic BP template files so he would give at least some support for the layout . You should contact theme dev for assistance.
What’s missing is Step 3 of the BP compatibility process where you have to tweak either the BP template files transferred to your platform theme folder or create header-buddypress.php and sidebar-buddypress.php https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#fixalignment
You should ask on WordPress.org; after all, BuddyPress is just a plugin 
No way to do this in core. Raise an enhancement suggestion ticket on https://buddypress.trac.WordPress.org
tried doing it on another wordpress blog of mine and it doesnt work… Wondering if it has something to do with the host/server?
Can we see a screenshot of the pages tabs of your BP settings?
You need to create pages in WordPress, and then associate them under Buddypress -> Pages
Bless,
Chris
Apparently the pack is currently broken with the current WordPress version (3.2.1).. Until it’s fixed, anything we should do in the meantime?
well, I just met your post by chance and the word author attracted me to read it, as I’m myself a beginner writer, who have exactly the same combination as you describe, WordPress and buddypress
I can say all you want exactly can be done by buddypress, all that features you mentioned are built-in without any need for plugins, but for few options there is this plugin wanted:
subscribe2 ( if you don’t have already )
subscribe to comments ( like in wordpres )
for the theme, I may suggest the default theme which I use, or the new Frisco theme.
for media need, of course the new buddypress media or bp-Album
perhaps other friend can give you more details, have a nice day
@Firynze @Witi
Are the emails in the spam or junk directories?
Some hosts need an extra plugin to work with wordpress mail, such as the one suggested on the following page: https://codex.buddypress.org/troubleshooting/frequently-asked-questions/
I have used https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ which has a useful debugging feature….
@mycreativeway –
jqueryui has an autocomplete widget you can work with (or have a look at the older autocomplete plugin that’s used already in BuddyPress for usernames e.g. when you send a message). http://jqueryui.com/demos/autocomplete/
The correct way to set up it up in a WP environment is by getting the autocomplete plugin to make an AJAX request to admin-ajaxurl, which will call on to an action that you create to return suggested names.
It’s not straightforward, but a Google around will retrieve details on how to best setup an Ajax call in WP – alternatively the book “Professional WordPress Plugin Development” has a good chapter on it.
@boonebgorges Thanks for this, I have another question, as a test, I installed 3.3 beta 1 today, and tried to install buddypress ( latest SVN version) but every time I click network activate it do nothing, the plugin is never showing as activated in the list of plugins or any further install instructions showing, is current svn not compatible yet with WordPress 3.3?
FYI, this filter has been added, and will be in 1.5.1. See https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/5237
After searching for hours on end to find the solution to this I think I’ve found something. I too had installed the latest Buddypress with the latest WordPress and couldn’t get the forums to work. There was no tab linking to the forums page using the default buddypress theme and when typing in /forums/ it would just redirect back to the homepage.
Under Buddypress->Pages set ‘Discussion Forums’ to ‘none’ rather than the ‘Forum’ page.
This worked for me an hopefully it works for everyone else. Please note this works for the site wide forum option, I haven’t tried the group forums.
Also seeing as it was so easy I’m guessing it’s probably not the best way to fix things and I’ve more than likely done something wrong but until someone corrects me it’s a solution that works.
Hope it helps
Download and install bbPress 2.x from WordPress.org
By the way, I’m using:
BuddyPress v1.5
WordPress v3.2.1
Custom Profile Filters for BuddyPress Plugin v0.3.1 with it set to strip tags except for
.
I did disable the Custom Profile Filters for BuddyPress plugin and nothing changed, so I don’t think there is plugin interference.
Check out this:
BuddyPress / WordPress Giveaway Plugin | CubePoints Lottery Giveaway / Contest System
It’s very feature rich and I tested it meticulously as well. I’m very proud of it.
It’s a plugin that you install, set your settings in the admin and your good to go.
You can use the shortcode [lottery1] to display it on any page. With support with up to 5 lotteries running at once.
More info and how to get it here: http://store.slyspyder.com/
Please post this as an enhancement ticket on Trac:
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/newticket
