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or try: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ It also has an email tester built in to instantly check settings….

Hi @mpvshameem I was having this problem and it was solved by installing the plugin called Mail From by Andrew Hamilton. For some reason the confirmation emails weren’t getting sent (I have bluehost, and it seems to be a common issue with them).
This plugin helped the emails get through, but it actually didn’t actually do anything else that it was supposed to do. I wanted to change the mail from address that people see in the confirmation email but I ended up having to call bluehost and they fixed it for me. The bluehost rep told me that WP often has generic or inaccurate headers so some things don’t work as they should. I pretended like I understood what that meant and was happy my problem was solved.

@tommyhoang Again, this is a bug in WordPress core. Not BuddyPress. It’s not been fixed into WordPress yet; look at https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16744

@tommyhoang– you don’t need step 2. You just need to place the code from step 3 into your header.php file where you want the widgets to show up. This article might help as well: http://digwp.com/2010/02/how-to-widgetize-wordpress-theme/

@sbruner, is that article up to date for the current version of wordpress and buddypress? I created a child theme and made a blank functions.php file and added the codes from step 1 and step 2. now Im a little confused with step 3, where am i suppose to put those codes and am I suppose to rename my functions.php file to page.php?

Using @import in combination with linked CSS causes CSS load order issues, as the HTTP requests are not completed in sequence.

I would suggest researching and using the WordPress API wp_enqueue_style() to better avoid the fouc.

I’m going to assume you mean under WordPress not BuddyPress specifically and using Multisite? Is that right? If not what do you mean by theme?

I’ve got default working now. The WP plugin “Nivo Sider for WordPress” breaks pretty much all interaction just by being activated. I’m guessing it’s 1 or more conflicting .js files. I have the same plugin working fine with BP 1.2.9 but the plugin has a number of issues, definitely don’t mind using a different, more friendly slider plugin.

There isn’t a custom profile plugin at the moment. There exists a group css plugin that could be used as an example in creating your own plugin. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-group-css

Another option is adding profile fields and then mapping that info to CSS. See this forum topic: https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/css-for-member-page

BP Codex is your friend
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/bp-template-pack-walkthrough-level-easy-2/

Per info given in above links, open up /activity/index.php and at the top of the file replace:
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Save file. Proceed to change HTML of remaining 12 files posted in links above. There might be a need to include div entry plus closing div. But check out first how this turns out. Good luck.

WP 3.1 (Fantastico Install)

WordPress should be installed manually i.e. via FTP, cpanel, etc. and NOT via webhost scripts which bring about numerous issues when BuddyPress is activated. https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/before-installing/#system-server (webhost scripts wreaks havoc with creating a network as well)

I’ve created a plugin to help add friends automatically upon new user registration.

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-automatic-friends/

@gregfielding my bad, that code above was for BP 1.5 beta 3 and this only prevents the adminbar.css from being enqueued via wp_head. So you can definitely use your own adminbar.css by @import in style.css of child theme or enqueueing it, whichever you prefer.

Upper right hand corner of dashboard, you’ll find the link to network admin in dropdown. http://wpmu.org/wordpress-3-2-bring-back-your-network-admin-link-with-our-free-plugin/

Lines 89-95 from bp-default theme’s header.php https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/1.2.9/bp-themes/bp-default/header.php contains the search.

In WordPress 3.2.1 as a Network admin you should find it at the left menu second item from the top ‘BuddyPress’.

Try some of the WP Facebook connects. I know simple FB connect works and a few others do as well.

Not sure if this plugin still works but for liking things on a site:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-like

This article should help.

http://www.acousticwebdesign.net/wordpress/how-to-create-wordpress-3-navigation-menus-in-your-theme-or-plugin-code/

@gregfielding I know what you mean

As DJPaul mentioned here, child themes can declare and empty function to override parent theme’s function. Check out Boone’s solution – a proposed patch which works of course and is better IMHO.

You might have noticed that the link to stylesheet is no longer in bp-default theme’s header.php. Hence, you could either add the link to stylesheet in child theme’s header.php or enqueue main stylesheet ala bp-default theme.

Cheers.

Plugins are better because then you have options as apposed to only having what is in core. BuddyPress comes with a set of core components but each of these have hooks, filters you can plugin into and craft anything your coding skills can muster.

You can use the profile part or maybe you just need groups. Pick and choose what you need to make it work for you.

The BP template pack plugin is there to help you integrate with a regular WP theme.

Code snippets:

http://bp-tricks.com
http://blog.etiviti.com/tag/buddypress-hack
http://buddydev.com/category/buddypress-tricks/