Try the BP Groupblog plugin instead:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-groupblog/
It’s been awhile since I’ve used BP Community Blog (back in the ol’ BP 1.0 days), but I believe it allows you to give a group access to an existing blog to post at. This wouldn’t be on the BP frontend. It’s more of a WP admin thing. Just glanced the code a bit, and I *think* the code should still hold up…
You don’t need the BP Template Pack if you’re doing this.
What you’ll need to do is:
1) Deactivate the BP Template Pack plugin.
2) Activate the BuddyPress Default theme on your blog.
3) Setup WP 3.0 in network mode as a subdirectory install.
4) Create a new user blog and activate whatever theme you want on this new blog.
I’ve only ever seen ones that the blog owner sells stuff. I wonder if https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-e-commerce/ or other WP plugins have been tested on WPMU so that blog owners could sell stuff too.
@hnla, The events plugin for BP1.1(dev) had no time to update it,but if we all ask the developer for this great plugin with eventbrite for adapt it for BP
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/the-events-calendar/
Eventbrite for The Events Calendar now has one piece of standalone functionality. This plugin includes a series of shortcodes that will allow the embedding of Eventbrite Widgets into WordPress post/page/sidebar content. Want to sell tickets or show a registration form for an Eventbrite event that you didn’t create yourself from WordPress? Now you can.
Eventbrite for The Events Calendar
Sell tickets directly from your post
Extensive template tags for customization
MU Compatible
Many of the amazing features of Eventbrite – directly from WordPress
Use shortcode to place any event ticketing on any post
If we can get the developer to amend this event for BP,would be great!
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/the-events-calendar/
You are right, I should have explained.
I am making theme both compatible for WP and BP by using something like this
<?php if (get_option(‘gangmei_switch_platform’) == ‘buddypress’) { ?>
<?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/_inc/member-search.php’); ?>
<?php } else { include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/_inc/search-form.php’); } ?>
This work 100%
( If buddypress is enable from theme option page, it will show the buddypress member search form
else it will show the wordpress search form)
But i want something like I said.
Hi @Burkie .. Do you have any idea when EventPress will be released? Looking at the site, development seems to have stopped.. http://gsocevents.wordpress.com/
Also, I’m not able to see the “Create Event” page anywhere! I can see the /events/ page but that’s it.
Has anyone come across this problem?
What did you install before you had that problem? If plugin, rename the folder of the plugin you installed in plugins folder via FTP or cpanel. If that doesn’t work, access your database and check if you’re still admin.
Why not just use a group for this?
There isn’t a way to do this in BuddyPress without writing your own code to do it. You could use WP_User_Search to look up users, it is defined in /wp-admin/includes/user.php starting near line 637.
Here’s an example from http://www.clarksonenergyhomes.com/wordpress/2009/03/16/wp-get-users-by-role-function/ (found via Google).
function get_users_with_role ( $role ) {
// gets all users with specified role
$wp_user_search = new WP_User_Search( '', '', $role );
return $wp_user_search->get_results();
}
This type of user search is intended for use in Administration Panels, not on public-facing pages. So be sure you know why you’re exposing that information before you do it. I’d urge against ever showing a member’s user role publicly. It’d probably be much better to use a Group for those users and display them that way — based on their membership in a certain group instead of their user role.
Hi there,
The same problem!
Tried to change permalink to all others options, but with no success. What exactly should I write down in permalink, and what options to chose? (Url – http://localhost/wbook/…?…/)
Anyway, I am testing Buddypress in localhost on WampServer2.0f for Windows;
Using WordPress 3.0 and the last version of Buddypress.
If not, tell me what to change in .htaccess file which looks like this:
# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wbook/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wbook/index.php [L]
# END WordPress
Please keep in mind, I am not an expert in WordPress and English language.
Thanks, Ema
For any future additions to core, I think we’ll make an effort to update on http://bpdevel.wordpress.com/.
I posted a ticket on this and a quick and dirty solution, which I can pastebin if required
http://pastebin.com/gsNJgGET
Needs to go in a bp-custom.php file in the plugins folder
It’s basic but got a bit fed up having to manually get to dashboard.
Would be interested to see this code, as well as Derek’s changes to it.
I hate what WPMU-Dev did to the free plugins section on their site. Luckily, most of all the good WPMU plugins are now hosted on wordpress.org!
Oops… sorry the “My Blogs” menu only shows up if you’re using network mode in WP 3.0! This isn’t necessary unless you want to allow your users to create independent blogs on your site. Sorry for the crummy advice there!
You can always visit the dashboard manually by going to:
example.com/wp-admin/
You can also customize the BuddyBar to include a link to the dashboard manually as well.
I really don’t see this “My blogs”! The only thing I see is the My activity, notifications and Visit menu. But there is no way to enter my dashboard! 
Hi! 
Does anyone have a solution for this problem? Is it possible to be allowed in capital letters in usernames? All the Links on Google and buddypress.org doesn´t help…
I have tryed out a few things… For example, I’ve replaced in the bp-core-signup.php on line 321
preg_match( "/[a-z0-9]+/", $user_name, $maybe );
with
preg_match( "/[a-zA-Z0-9öäüÖÄÜß]+/", $user_name, $maybe );
In line 327 an error message is generated when the user name does not comply with certain criteria.
if ( !validate_username( $user_name, $strict = false ) || in_array( $user_name, (array)$illegal_names ) || $user_name != $maybe[0] )
$errors->add( 'user_name', __( 'Only lowercase letters and numbers allowed', 'buddypress' ) );
When I comment out followed code in Line 327:
!validate_username( $user_name, $strict = false ) ||
my preg_match rule works with the capital letters and special characters, but I think that will later have an impact on the log on and other things.
Capital letters are now being accepted, but no special characters such as “ßöüÖ” … -.-
validate_username() is a WordPress function
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/validate_username
and it uses
sanitize_user() which is documented here:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/sanitize_user
Has anyone any idea how to do this without an sql injection or incompatible usernames later?
I would have liked that a user can log in as “SteffanieKönig” …
When we get together at a solution I would like to summarize the whole issue and as a plugin, but I’m at the end of my knowledge! -.-
SickSight
99% of the wordpress themes out there are gpl. snag away.
I have this in my wp-config.php file
define (‘BP_FORUMS_SLUG’,’groupforums’);
I’m on WordPress 2.9.2 (single), and the latest BuddyPress.
@alanchrishughes – try contacting the plugin dev and see if they can update the content filters for buddypress. the only profanity filter bp-ready i’ve seen is https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/webpurifytextreplace/ but that is a pay-for-solution
@grosbouff There is the BP Followers Plugin by @apeatling for your reference
One difference between Friends and Followers is that Friends is in core while Followers feature needs the plugin to be activated.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-followers/
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-private-messages-for-followers-only/
The other difference is Followers is ala Twitter following. The “follower” doesn’t need to be approved by the one he follows. While for “Friends” to connect completely friendship request must be approved by the other party.
