I have changed permalinks from default to numerical
1. Which version of WP/MU are you running? -3.1.2
2. Did you install WP/MU as a directory or subdomain install?–I installed on wamp as a directory
3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory? — it is in localhost/wordpress/
4. Did you upgrade from a previous version of WP/MU? If so, from which version? -NO
5. Was WP/MU functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress (BP)? e.g. permalinks, creating a new post, commenting. –yes
6. Which version of BP are you running? —1.2.8
7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version? -NO
8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated? If so, which ones? -No
9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes? – bp-default
10. Have you modified the core files in any way? – NO
11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php? -NO
12. If running bbPress, which version? Or did your BuddyPress install come with a copy of bbPress built-in? -NO
13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files. –
14. Which company provides your hosting? -WAMP
15. Is your server running Windows, or if Linux; Apache, nginx or something else? -Apache
@thewomaninus
== I have Artisteer and started working on a theme and since I just installed buddypress am now wondering “Will it even work with it?” ==
It could work with BP Template Pack, BUT
1. personally, I’d recommend against using Artisteer to generate your theme. Better to download theme closest to design you want from https://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ then adjust accordingly.
2. code generated could most possibly make it harder for your to integrate BuddyPress template files
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/
https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/bp-template-pack-walkthrough-level-easy-2/
3. don’t know whether any javascript generated from creating that theme with Artisteer would have conflict with BuddyPress or BP plugins.
4. etc.
== Can anyone explain to me how to have the front page of my site not as a blog or buddypress? Then to have a blog of different Categories on different tabs? Then a place to click to go into where buddypress would be? Does that make sense? ==
Yes, I know what you mean. That is basically a WordPress template question. Create a Page Template, put in code for that template, publish the page with custom Page Template and set it as front page of your site.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates
https://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_a_Static_Front_Page
For more thorough assistance on this area, please post at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/themes-and-templates
Thanks for your help, I finally got it to install. I uninstalled it through cpanel and then I manually installed it by downloading wordpress and following your directions and used the define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’); in my config and it worked. Thank you so very much 
Those don’t appear to have an action or a filter attached. If you make an enhancement ticket on https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/, we can add some to the next version of BuddyPress for you.
We fixed this in trunk the other day. Take a look at the change here: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4351/
@eventfulsd
When logged-in, simply visit the Members Directory or the member’s Profile and click “Add Friend”.
EDIT: remember to also make sure “Friends” is enabled under “Buddypress” > “Component Setup” in your WordPress backend.
Yes…. with the ‘world famous’ wordpress 5 minute installer and not cpanel – although I’ve never used cpanel or any host’s wordpress installer….
If you have the necessary information to hand, it should be a simple and reliable process…
If the wordpress files are ok and all present then it should be possible just to delete the wp-config.php file (or rename it to something like wp-config.php.bak in case you neet to refer to it again), and go to your web address.
Ideally you should delete all the wordpress files, get the latest versions from wordpress.org and then re-upload them via ftp ( using a ‘client’ program such as filezilla ) to make sure that they are all uploaded correctly. Delete the WordPress database user and table through cPanel control panel.
Sometimes there are problems when not all the files have been uploaded, or have been corrupted, but I haven’t had any problems using filezilla….
So instead of installing wordpress through my cpanel install it manually? Is that what you mean?
@jstebbing better late than never 
`add_filter( ‘bp_get_group_description’, ‘do_shortcode’ );`
I don’t understand what you mean by ‘bunches’….
If you look at the wp-config-sample.php it should have a text block at the beginning like the following (quoted from wp 3.1.2)
`
<?php
/**
* The base configurations of the WordPress.
*
* This file has the following configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix,
* Secret Keys, WordPress Language, and ABSPATH. You can find more information
* by visiting { @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php Editing
* wp-config.php} Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings from your web host.
*
* This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the
* installation. You don’t have to use the web site, you can just copy this file
* to “wp-config.php” and fill in the values.
*
* @package WordPress
*/
`
those /* and */signs mark the beginning and end of text blocks that should be ignored in a .php type file…. ( this also true for single lines beginning // )
Make sure that is the case with your config file.
To edit php files you should use a text editor such as notepad++ rather than a wordprocessor such as MS Word.
If it doesn’t already exist you can just add
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');
to the wp-config.php in the wordpress root directory.
It needs to go somewhere above
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
There are situations where this won’t have any effect, so you could try asking your host to increase your wordpress memory limit, or do a search on that subject as there are other ways to do it yourself…
If that doesn’t work, and for some shared server hosts it won’t, then have a look at the suggestions here and here.
Or find a host that offers more memory – which could be difficult as all the other shared hosting services, that I’ve found, don’t quote the memory available in their advertising….
It’s on the BP 1.4 roadmap https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2348 – BP Roles and Capabilities
As hnla said, search the site or wordpress.org forums. This has been discussed a million times, and there is no point in starting a new discussion.
All I want to know the answer for the million dollar question..!!
HOW TO CLEAN OUR WORDPRESS MULTISITE AND BUDDYPRESS WEBSITES AGAINST SPAMS??!!
Thanks for the reply,
I am working on localhost so unable to send you link.
I have tried to install buddypress in seperate wordpress installation where i used bp default theme but i have same problem. After installation i have changed the permalink other than default but at frontend no link was working for example http://localhost/buddy/members/ .Then i modify the header file and place index.php e.g http://localhost/buddy/index.php/members/ now header links are working but when i try to view the member profile on members listing page nothing happen same is the case when i am trying to view the activity of that member .
Secondly friend request has received but i can’t view that page so that i respond to that friend request.
Thanks again and waiting for your reply.
thanks
Anything in your web server’s error log?
Nothing to say yet, but the next major release of BuddyPress, 1.3, is something we’ve been working on for a long time and is getting closer. You can review the current roadmap of issues to address at https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/report/11
Out of curiousity, will there be a new release of BuddyPress soon? Or should I just not run nightly of WordPress?
WordPress 3.2 is slated for release next month, so I’m assuming BuddyPress will need a new release as well in a similar time frame.
Mmmm weird.. BuddyPress and WordPress SEO just work fine both enabled. The trick I posted is to offer full compatibility for WP SEO URL rewriting. If you get completely blank BuddyPress pages something is really messed up. I did not know Hybrid worked with BuddyPress but I think the error is to be found there. Try enabling BuddyPress and WP SEO and switch to the default buddypress theme. If it still gives you empty pages then reinstall both WP SEO and BP.
No, BuddyPress absolutely requires custom permalinks. What about putting “%post_id%” into the custom field? I’m not sure what the default behaviour is when permalinks are not set, so you may need to play around — take a read of https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Choosing_your_permalink_structure
