https://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Creating_Your_Own_Page_Templates and widgetize it.
Add http://bp-theme-converts.com/buddypress-log-inout-widget/
Then change the old static page in front page to the new one you created. After all, there can only be one home page, normally.
Figured it out:
– Create a blog specifically for WoW achievements.
– Install http://feedwordpress.radgeek.com/, and then find my character feed using the WoWArmory.
– Set the Syndication to syndicate that character feed.
– Feed shows up Activity via blog posts from the blog I created for WoW achievements.
I just found a WP-Plugin called Allow Categories https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/allow-categories/stats/ which might be used for acces rights.
Same way you do with WordPress blog theme. Either create
– home.php with the HTML, special widget area, and/or login code etc. Then upload to active theme folder. OR
– special Page Template with special widget area for login and/or login code.. Then Page > Add New with title Home and associate page template, Publish. Then go to Settings > Reading and choose – static front page with name of page as home page.
I was able to accomplish this by simply installing https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-server/
Looks like my webhost managed to fix the upload issue. As you might expect, I made a rather dumb mistake. Although I’m not too technical, so no surprises!
“The problem was the blogs.dir directory was created as a file rather than a directory”
Although NOW my issue is that once the image is uploaded, the jquery cropper fails to load, so I’m still unable to get unique images to either profiles or groups. I know many others are having this particular problem, too. If others have particular insights into fixing the jcropper issue – please post. Thanks!!
And again, I’m using WordPress (3.0.1) in multisite and the latest version of BuddyPress (1.2.6) on a subsite.
Why wait? I think it could be tossed in easily with a if has nav and use the old li links as an else. It’s not like it’s some crazy functionality, it’s built into wordpress and added with minimal fuss.
If it’s not in 1.2.7 I’ll write a tut. 
1.3 probably won’t be around for months.
Did you ever find a resolution to this? I am looking to allow site members to update their profiles in BP, ideally have it sync with their WP profile, and publish the WP contact info in a “roster” type page, where the contact info is only visible to a logged in member. I have BP set up, and the WP profile roster page set up, now I just need the profiles to sync…
-I’m running the regular wordpress 3.01, i downloaded just yesterday
-I downloaded wordpress as a directory
-root
-it’s not an upgrade and wordpress was running fine
-i uploaded buddypress 1.2.6 and it was not an upgrade
-my host is network solutions and they run unix
does this help?
I knew that was the plugin of buddypress. However, once I delete this pludgin, and I access to my wordpress, it will display something like: files of buddypress are missing….. I don’y know how to disable the plugin of buddypress><!
If i had any hair right now i swear id pull it all out…..can just delete everything and start from scratch? well everything but wordpress. my theme (suffusion) and all plugins? it says i need to create a child theme 1st….gotta figure out that 1 as well….im really sorry man. and you have been more then helpful. im just really new and just when i thought i knew something BANG!!! im smacked with the idiot feeling
@Tekuan_Coleman
Gotcha! Here’s how…
1- Enable “Hide Main Theme Nav”, “Add WordPress pages/menus”, “Add Buddypress components” and “Scroll with pages”.
2 – Go to “Sizes & Position” and adjust the “Overall navbar width” to the width of your template.
3 – Play around with “Vertical offset” and “Horizontal offset” until you get it positioned about where you want it.
4 – Save settings.
5 – Now go to “Appearance” > “Menus” and select the WP3 custom menu you want at “BP-WP-Navbar Menu 1”
6 – Click “Save” at “Theme locations” and “Save menu”
7 – Check your site and refresh a page.
8 – Repeat, lather & rinse until you get it “just right”.
9 – Have fun!
Compatible up to: WordPress 3.0.1 / BuddyPress 1.2.5.2
I have Version 1.2.6
Grrrr, lol…just when i thought i has something.
Warning: This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress.
thanks anyway pcwriter
I’m not sure which way is better, seems lots of people have done great jobs.
Here’s a tip I took as guiding to start my bp customizing journey : http://wpmu.org/how-to-widgetize-a-page-post-header-or-any-other-template-in-wordpress/
After registered the widgets and created the new page template, style the widget area. Create Pages you need to use for bp compoents (activity, groups, members, …) ,choose the new page template.
Use Custom Field Template plug in or other means to write contents and bp loops in the widget areas. Custom Field Template says its php code is experimental, but my blog doesn’t have problem with it.
Another way I want to try but not tried yet– copy bp componets pages and add widget in it. Not sure if this can be done or not.
WordPress 3.0.1
active plugin = Akismet
NewsPress 1.1 by Zoarra Solutions
I’m having the same problem.
On an older (v. 1.2.5.2) BuddyPress site on it’s own WordPress (3.0.1) install I was able to upload avatars just fine.
Now, on the latest BuddyPress (v. 1.2.6) driven subdomain on a WordPress (3.0.1) network site, I’m having this upload problem. The error message specifically is:
“Upload Failed! Error was: Unable to create directory /group-avatars/1. Is its parent directory writable by the server?”
Seems like a bug in the latest version. As @BionicClick pointed out above, this very site (buddypress.org) has the same problem!
Please, there are problem to download WP-fb-autoconnect from wordpress site as you can see in a note on “justin-klein-com”, it says:
Note: As of November 18 2010, this plugin seems to’ve mysteriously dissappeared from WordPress.org. I’ve e-mailed them about the problem, but they’re notoriously slow at replying. Hopefully it will be resolved and available for download again soon.
Someone please can send it to me by email?
One question…can you set up the form so only logged in users can see it?
Also, are there any examples of buddypress in a single user wordpress environment?
there are several plugins you can find on wordpress.org plugins for frontend posting, there is even a buddypress frontend posting plugin around here somewhere.
you could also use http://gravityforms.com which is the premium route.
or you could do it yourself http://wpshout.com/wordpress-submit-posts-from-frontend/
ah and there is the option where you can leave access to the dashboard and just css the heck out of it to make it look like the frontend.
I like both the gravity forms and dashboard theming options.
@boonebgorges works perfect! thanks. I have hopefully one last issue that completely has me stumped. It works on my testing machine, but when I put it live I get errors. It has to do with me including the above idea but using my own custom data table. I insert my own form and add it with the function like above and put my own processing in the save function like above using the standard insert/update sql pointing to the new table for the form. It works on my local machine, but when I upload it live and click on ” create group” i get the following error….sorry for all the code
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/clubmash/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/chatCaddie_theme/functions.php:141) in /home/clubmash/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-groups.php on line 1053
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/clubmash/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/chatCaddie_theme/functions.php:141) in /home/clubmash/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-groups.php on line 1054
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/clubmash/public_html/wordpress/wp-content/themes/chatCaddie_theme/functions.php:141) in /home/clubmash/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 890
I am working in a child theme and I am at my ends trying to fix this. I am so close to what I want to do I just would hate to give up now. thanks for any tips you can give me.
Create a child theme and add header.php into it. Then wrap the BP components including bp_nav_items in conditional tag https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_user_logged_in
Sure. In terms of WordPress user roles, WordPress cares only about two – admins, and everyone else. Admins can of course do everything, and everyone else can do everything *that BuddyPress provides*.
I will check into what the “blocked” role does, and if need be, I’ll patch BuddyPress. I’ll update this thread later.
