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1) Avatars – users can upload their own avatar. Please check out testbp.org for a demo of BP.

2) Use the BP Template Pack plugin – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-template-pack/

Be sure to go through all the steps in the plugin.

3) Go to testbp.org and try the group forums yourself. If you want a traditional forum script, use bbPress, vBulletin, phpBB, etc. BP is not a forum script – it’s social networking in a box!

Found a much more better solution:

Use this plugin: Force user login https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/force-user-login/

Use this other plugin: http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/custom-branded-login-screen-for-wpmu/ and all done!

Hey Greg,

You’re looking for this plugin by JJJ:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-member-filter/

Try it out; be sure to read the documentation.

BP-Links: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-links/

Can do what you want. Once you create a link, it gets added into the activity stream.

@DJPaul — great plugin. I just posted this little enhancement idea to the WordPress forums:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/379728?replies=1

I am running into the same problem. Does anyone have a possible solution or a plug-in that will fix this? My other wordpress sites on the same host work fine, so I am leaning toward a buddypress issue. Thanks in advance

Can you please explain how to do this?

I’d like to have a custom landing homepage (preferably just a wordpress “page”) with general information for non-logged-in users… then if the user is logged-in the homepage defaults to the activity stream (and becomes the “Home” menu link). i.e. when logged-in the custom landing page is unaccessible.

There are many people who would gladly donate time and money to help Erwin with this. Not sure if you saw this, but Andy is about to make this much easier:

Andy Peatling (6 days ago): I’m working on a new version of this site that will automatically create a group for every new BuddyPress plugin that appears in the repo. This means plugins will get all the functionality of BP groups – a forum, activity stream, a list of members who are interested in the plugin, etc etc. I’m also going to add a donate page, which should help out a bit.

This has been held up a little right now because I’m trying to get the new upgrade/install wizard done first. This will allow BP to use WordPress pages instead of hacking with root components. It’s all bits of the jigsaw that need to be put in place before I can continue. Hopefully by the end of the month I should have at least the first iteration of the site close to completion.

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/supporting-devs-wishlist#post-43329

Ultimately, this is Erwin’s baby, so he’s free to develop this at his own pace and according to his own specifications.

yes, correct assessment, but there is a potential solution, if i am right. first about BP: the default theme used to be “widget” ready or friendly, meaning that you can decide what goes in there from the Widget Admin area. This latest version brings essentially major changes in the codes that organize user behavior, but not so easy on the theme side. In fact, there aren’t any themes, may be 2 or 3, that are BP1.2.2.1 compliant and easy to just deploy. However, the Buddypress creators and developers say that you have to create what they call a child theme and then make whatever changes you want from there, probably including making the first “Activity” page as your landing page. Now, one very smart developer released this base theme, http://freebpthemes.com/onsite/sense-sensibility/ If you have bandwidth, time and some technical capabilities, I would recommend having a look.

Now WordPress(MU) may allow u to pick your activity page as the landing page. In your WP Admin section, scroll down to the Settings area (left column). You see “Reading”. In it, it will let you choose “Front Page Display.” You may try to select “Static Page” and open the drop down menu for Front Page and select the Activity Stream page. Then save. By doing, I suspect, since I did not try it, the Activity Stream page (Facebook-like section) will be what your visitors will see when they hit your website.

One think you may want to consider. The Activity Page puts any acvity across your site on that page. If you have a lot of people, that could be overwhelming. There is, however, one plugin u should find on this site called: BuddyPress Friends Only Activity Stream. It essentially should show only activity from the memeber’s friends. Again, I did not try it, but I plan so.

Good luck

Arezki

A number of people have asked me what my alternate solution is… it’s just a WordPress events plugin. There are lots of them. There’s no BuddyPress integration. It’s not ideal… but it will do for now. Specifically, I chose this plugin: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/calendar/

That’s totally up to you!

Check out:

https://wordpress.org/extend/themes

Keep in mind that the main BuddyPress blog needs the BP default theme or a BP-compatible theme.

User blogs can use any theme.

Nope, you’re on a BuddyPress powered site, but the forums that are integrated into BuddyPress are powered by BBPress.

What I’d want:

1. WordPress widget system capable of adding Open Social gadgets

(I think there’s one plugin, but the last time I saw it was outdated.)

2. xprofile, where user can add their own gadgets to customize

Either way, http://shindig.apache.org/ should most probably help developers.

If you want forums, then BuddyPress is not the best tool. Try bbpress, that’s the forum for wordpress.

+1, really need this! BP Contents seem to cover everything suggested in this thread, if not more.

I have a feature suggestion, though I’m unsure which platform (WordPress vs BuddyPress) it actually targets. I would like the ability to make certain categories and tags private, i.e. for moderators and above only. I found a plugin called “private tags”

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/private-tags/

This plugin however hides content, while all I want to do is to hide the option of adding certain tags. For instance if your website pulls official site news from various sub-blogs by checking for the ‘official’ tag, ordinary users should not be allowed to apply this tag.

“I really do like WordPress/Buddypress, I am just unable to structure the forums in buddypress in a true forum layout.”

If you’re just looking for a forum, then look at bbpress or any other forum package. BuddyPress has its focus on the social networking aspects. the forums area are minimized on purpose.

It sounds like you want a just a forum, not BuddyPress.

I’m having the same problem, the white screen of death.

I disable all plugins changed the theme to default and still can’t run the plugin. I renamed to via the control panel to get wp back up and running.

Help, I’d really like to get this plug in up and running.

Dan

Are there not open social widgets for WordPress you can use already?

I think the display issues I posted about earlier are caused due to a conflict with the WP-Minify plugin: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-minify/