Note for future searchers, there’s also a free ebook on setup for multisite:
http://wpebooks.com/2010/09/how-to-enable-multisite-in-wordpress/
Hi @boonebgorges, that sounds so great! It disappointed me, that it is so difficult to give group members the possibility to just write articles in a group. WordPress started as a Bloggingsystem, and the missing possibility to write articles in groups is for me like something is really missing there.
Of course there is the groupblog plugin, but I think it’s a bit overloaded, to create a blog for every group, just to have some articles in this place.
There is another plugin from Brajesh Singh http://buddydev.com/buddypress/blog-categories-for-groups-plugin/. But nothing like a framework, to build your own component on it.
At the moment, the only easy starting point is on quick post plugin, but this plugin turned of buddypress support in the latest versions.
To have a framework for custom post type support in BP (front end editing, integration into nav menus, etc) to build custom post type components for buddypress with the possibility, to write articles from the frontend with the same functionality like the backend offers, would make buddypress application field much more powerful. Groups could be such a beautifully bloging tool.
Thanks for that news, and Happy Christmas
@hnla Ahhh yes. Will keep in mind … didn’t realize there was a distinction when on the BP homepage one of the specific features mentioned says “Even allow each of your users to start their own full powered WordPress blog.” It doesn’t say anything about Multi-site, so I thought this was a feature of BP. Maybe there needs to be some clarification on that feature description to avoid confusing folks.
Now, due to a problem with a photogallery, I had to change everyone from “Member” to Contributor which then allows members to post on on the site – just not on “their own full powered WordPress blog.” This may suffice for now.
@mercime I was aware of the difference between a real and a wildcard/virtual subdomain but not having had to create the wildcard functionality didn’t have a clue on how to implement. Suffice it to say I went to my hosting guys and got “Oh that’s easy. We’ll take care of that for you.” I’m about to dive in to the remaining instructions.
Thanks to all of you for your input and guidance!
I decided test this with the new version of buddypress (1.2.7) and a new install of wordpress. The problem still there.
Steps:
Upload test image
do not move crop box
click on crop image
Default crop selection:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6979/changeavatar.png
After clicking on crop image:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/2276/changeavatar2.png
Notice two different crop image?
In readme.txt of BuddyPress Group Activity Stream Notifications plugin:
!!!!!THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!
It is recommended that you instead move to BuddyPress Group Email Subscription:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-group-email-subscription/
!!!!!THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED!!!!!
=== I’m assuming i have to activate the child theme in the main wordpress dashboard, is this correct? ===
Yes. Activate the child theme in dashboard of WP site where BuddyPress is installed. So if your BP is in main/primary site, activate child theme in dashboard of main site.
thanks mercime, that was really helpful. but actually, after reading your post, all i did was swap out the URLs in my child theme’s stylesheet, so now i have,
/* Inherit the default theme styles */
@import url( ../../themes/bp-default/_inc/css/default.css );
/* Inherit the default theme adminbar styles */
@import url( ../../plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/_inc/css/adminbar.css );
that seems to have done the trick, as now if you visit the mockup2.html page, it looks just like the pre-mockup.
the next thing i’ll need to do is actually throw the switch by activating the theme in the wordpress admin, i think 
with the above mockup page, all i did was copy the homepage source code and save it as a .html file so i could play around, and linked it to the child theme style.css by changing the link in the head. however to get this live on the site, I’m assuming i have to activate the child theme in the main wordpress dashboard, is this correct? (a little nervous).
=== There is no Super Admin panel, not to mention no choice either in the drop down menu at the top of the buddypress toolbar, or in the wordpress dashboard called ‘options.’ ===
Super Admin and special Options panel only show up for WordPress multisite installations – so if you want those but more importantly, you want to allow your members to create blogs in your site then read this https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
=== buddypress not posting the link for the codex anywhere on this site ====
Sure there is a link. Click on “Support” tab in main navigation then click on “Documentation” link that appears in line below main navigation.
I’m running the latest version of wordpress, 3.0.3 and a brand new installation of Buddypress. There is no Super Admin panel, not to mention no choice either in the drop down menu at the top of the buddypress toolbar, or in the wordpress dashboard called ‘options.’
so… how do we allow folks to register?
I guess this topic is closed thanks to Dave, please see [Plugin: Buddypress-Ajax-Chat] Plugin not working : Fatal error for more information.
any links to a current downloadable version? If anyone has one they can share, shoot it over to jake at ja-bob dot com.
By the way, my wordpress theme is cosmic buddy.
I’m pretty interested in this too, I had my members set as “members” but have just noticed this has allowed someone to submit a blog post to the site which I don’t want.
The plugin works fine on all my installations of the latest WordPress.
If your users are not able to leave a star rating, it is likely that you are having a Javascript conflict. Are you using a custom theme? Try reverting to the BuddyPress Default theme to see if the stars work that way. If so, then maybe I it someone else can help you to troubleshoot the theme.
I should make it an option in the future for admins to turn off the part of the plugin that requires star ratings.
Update:
I think it’s the template pack. If I remove the registration template folder from my template, then it works. While registration folder is there, login does not work. Do I really need this folder? Registration, login, and activation work without it on the old wordpress system… right?
Hi,
I didn’t realize this was a problem. I’ll go patch it today. Easy fix. Please friend me or something if there’s a problem. I didn’t see this one until someone on the wordpress forum pinged me. I’m happy to fix stuff, just need to know 
Thanks,
Dave
still cannot figure this out. Can we please go 1 by 1? I have a single installation WP+BP and i have buddypress registration on, so everybody is becoming a member through BP. Let’s say that i want to create a simple widget “About me” and echo what the author’s filled in *this* profile field. The profile field would be called “About me
.This will appear only in author’s posts. I say again my wordpress installation is not MU but it is multi authors write in the same blog. this plugin does exactly what i want, but it echos the WP’s core “About me” and i want to modify it with buddyopres’s field!
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/author-profile/
Please help 
I’ve just checked your site. Looks like you’ve disabled BuddyPress.
Hi everyone I am a beginner at all this and I am having a little problems with the bp implementation with the bp -mystique theme and was wondering if someone could guide me towards the right direction. The wp portion of the site is looking good but as soon as i go to a bp part the header is not where it suppose to be there is a big space and the background image for the site is not there anymore.
It seems that the bp is not registering the modification I have made on the wordpress part.
the site im working on is icacsports.com
Any help would be most appreciated
cheers,
@thealchemist do bear in mind that Multisite is a WordPress feature (and therefore really a WP support issue rather than a BP one) even though we are happy to help where we can with non BP support issues
== Firstly, I can’t find the httpd.conf file they want me to edit. I do have the ability to add subdomains so I wonder if putting * in the cpanel field will suffice.==
Depending on your hosting plan, some webhosts do not allow users to have access to httpd.conf file. Note that the subdomains created by WordPress are “virtual” not “physical” or actual subdomains you would create in your cPanel. And yes, sometimes just adding `*` in field will suffice, sometimes not.
Have you tried to
– install WordPress and go straight to Step 3 and see if you can already set up subdomain structure – there will be feedback/notice in admin panel whether you can or cannot go subdomain
– Contact webhost if your hosting plan allows for WordPress Multisite in subdomain structure and point them to the WP Codex page re “Create A Network” to get a definitive answer. Some webhosts require server plan upgrade, some don’t.
Interesting ! I am waiting for that too.I know a plugin seaweed.But it is not working with Multisite installation and not updated by the developers a while .
