First, ask users to check if activation email went to spam folder. If not, wome webhosts have problem with WP mail. Some have used this plugin successfully https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
Current Bugs with Plugins List for Plugin Developers:
Boone Gorges Group Reviews: Warning: Attempt to assign property of non-object in /home/content/47/6114047/html/wp-content/plugins/bp-group-reviews/bp-group-reviews.php on line 225
Buddypress Links: Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_site_admin() in /home/content/47/6114047/html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-links/bp-links-classes.php on line 732
Buddypress Like: Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_site_admin() in /home/content/47/6114047/html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-like/bp-like.php on line 248
Buddypress Group Forum Extras: Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_site_admin() in /home/content/47/6114047/html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress-group-forum-extras/bp-forum-extras.php on line 81
Transpoosh Translation Filter issue when “Load More” is clicked: Warning: Missing argument 2 for transposh_3rdparty::bp_get_activity_content_body() in /home/content/47/6114047/html/wp-content/plugins/transposh-translation-filter-for-wordpress/wp/transposh_3rdparty.php on line 116
Those are all the fatal errors right off the bat, I’ll let you know with other issues.
Anything WordPress could be creeping over and not playing well is my worry to be honest. I’d really recommend as much as possible trying a default set up. Not sure what theme you are using but defaulting there could also be good as a back to basics test. Least if you get it working you can build up from there?
Without modification this is what you are limited to with regards to roles and capabilities:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
However there are a number of permissions and membership level plugins out there which may offer variations.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=Permissions&sort=
https://buddypress.org/extend/plugins/?search=User
I think perhaps though your sticking point may be admin check without admin rights though.
Does Ordinary WordPress email work?
Some wordpress hosting requires an extra plugin to get email working, such as https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/
Whenever I or a member logs in, we first get a blank page with “site.com/wp-login.php” for the url. If I then close the window and go to my site we are logged in. Why is that happening?
Wordpress 3.2.1
Buddypress 1.2.9
Hosting: godaddy
Did you install WordPress as a directory or subdomain install? It was installed through godaddy.
Did you upgrade from a previous version of WordPress? no
Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? No this is all new
Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes? I am using a customized theme, but if I switch back to Buddypress I still have the same problem
Have you modified the core files in any way? I changed the wording in the registering panel. No coding.
Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php? no
Thank you.
Whenever I or a member logs in, we first get a blank page with “site.com/wp-login.php” for the url. If I then close the window and go to my site we are logged in. Why is that happening?
Wordpress 3.2.1
Buddypress 1.2.9
Hosting: godaddy
Did you install WordPress as a directory or subdomain install? It was installed through godaddy.
Did you upgrade from a previous version of WordPress? no
Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? No this is all new
Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes? I am using a customized theme, but if I switch back to Buddypress I still have the same problem
Have you modified the core files in any way? I changed the wording in the registering panel. No coding.
Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php? no
Thank you.
having a major issue with new user registration.
http://explorehomeland.org/forums/register.php
when email IS entered, it always bounces back with error message: “Email * is required”.
made sure user name was lower case (as i saw some discussion that this might be an issue).
using zero plugins on the buddypress side. tons of plugins on the wordpress side though.
but before launch all was working fine in beta testing.
any assist would be wonderful.
thanks!
L
== Is there any other possibility to have BP running on my site without having to change the theme? ==
Sure. Install and activate BP Template Pack plugin – https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-template-pack/
Go through the compatibility process – https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/
A walkthrough to help you out – https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/bp-template-pack-walkthrough-level-easy-2/
Hello guys!
I built a site with wordpress and I wanted to use the plugin Buddypress. The only problem is, that I’d need to change the complete theme, which I don’t want to. Is there any other possibility to have BP running on my site without having to change the theme?
Unfortunately I’m not that familliar with WP and creating websites, but I at least managed to creat this byfar (www.joystickjunky.at/beta). One of the things I’d still like to have is the buddypress so please help! 
If you only have a single site install of WordPress, the extra blogs should be off already. If you turned on multisite (created a network) you can either turn that off or disable blog creation under network settings.
Help – I’m getting overwhelmed with sploggers.
I have my main wordpress settings so that new users are automatically ‘blocked’ so that I can check them out before allowing them to post but somehow they are getting on to my BuddyPress pages and not only posting their garbage but also creating groups.
Am I missing some setting in BP that I should know about?
Thanks
Ian.
Which website? Yours? What’s the URL? And what versions of WordPress and BuddyPress are you using.
It’s worth bearing in mind that as a rule of thumb, the more complex a plugin is, the more likely it is that it will need serious work to update. Some of the changes regarding slugs, as you mention, will only “break” plugins if a BuddyPress site is set up with a certain permalink structure. e.g. just like here: https://buddypress.org/community/groups// (Until 1.5, you haven’t had chance to put the groups directory under a generic “community” page.)
We’ll be trying hard to get documentation out on bpdevel.wordpress.com and the codex as and when the core team update their own plugins, etc. We’d love for anyone else to share what they figure out during the same journey
Changing the password on that screen changes your WordPress password.
I can just remove displaying and entering WordPress comments, display an activity stream for only that blog, and create a text box that submits to the stream, but if there is already a proper way that integrates with WordPress I would prefer that. With my method the dashboard view would show no comments while the site view would show a stream of comments.
Hello,
Just looking to get my current WordPress theme compatible with BuddyPress. Ran through the BP template plugin and kinda got hung up on step 3. Was hoping someone could help me do one example for one of the index.php files and I could probably go from there 
I’m not sure how compatible (or if it even looks good lol) BP is with a full-width page, so I put it in the post just in case. Let me know what you think
Normal Page With Sidebar:
http://pastebin.com/jnBGv9tZ
Full-Width Page:
http://pastebin.com/R0g3QTqS
I had some trouble getting this post up last night so hopefully it worked now lol
I meant when editing a post on a WordPress blog….
I have the same wish , use more 2-3 fields below TITLE and DESCRIPTION and wait until new Group Extras will be released , and use that as the main Group Description page (in wordpress dashboard ADMIN – setup the kind of form , in buddypress admin fill out the form which sends the data to description page to show up another 20-30 fields about every single group.
I’ve seen somewhere here on this forum the code which you can add to the function.php which adds one extra field (text field) to the that group in the first step of group creation below description , it showed up in Groups Description below description field , I have installed as a plugin but it didn’t show up in any place (groups directory-groups page), so I didn’t know how to display that and I have uninstalled it . I don’t remember where you can find it , try to search for that here ” groups extra field, add field groups, etc.
Hi all,
I am facing a very nagging problem although not serious. I am using WordPress 3.2.1 and BuddyPress 1.2.9. After logging out, if the user pressed back button in the browser he/she can still see the information which the user sees after logging in. Although the session is expired. I think the problem is somewhere with page expiration. Is anyone else facing same problem?
This probably would be better as a feaure request over on trac :
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/
I’m assuming you are looking to get this done as a change to BuddyPress not just a custom edit or plugin right?
When you activate a BuddyPress-compatible theme, like BuddyPress Default, you will see a Members tab at the top of the screen. That is the public Members Directory, where users can browse or search.
`So no plugins to be able to invite people other than the not working one which says when trying to install that it has not been tested yet for my version of WP?`
There is a plugin called Invite Anyone that provides several for group and site invitations: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/invite-anyone/ It is compatible with the latest WP and BP. The only reason it doesn’t list its compatibility in the WP repo is because WP requires me to release a new version of the plugin in order to update its compatibility, and I have no good reason to do this. Without Invite Anyone, group members can only invite Friends to the group.
