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In the BuddyPress plugin there is a folder bp-themes. In this folder is the default BuddyPress theme. The reason to use a child theme is to not edit these files making upgrades as easy as a few clicks.

A child theme is a WordPress theme that has a parent. The child theme gets all it’s files from the parent. If you want to override a file then you copy the file and folder structure over to the child theme.

Example: say you want to ad something to the header. instead of going into the BP plugin folder and changing something you would copy the header.php over to the child theme and edit it. Since it’s a child theme it will override the same file in the bp-default folder.

Read this on how to create a child theme. https://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/building-a-buddypress-child-theme/

Another issue is if you are not using a BP enabled theme then you will have to use the BuddyPress template pack to get the corresponding files and functions working on a standard WordPress theme.

BuddyPress 1.3 works properly with the init hook now.

If it’s a WordPress issue you need to post in https://wordpress.org/support

This site is specific to BuddyPress issues.

@PiManIII

I think your last question is moot. Developers will very often create plugins and offer them free under GPL license. Just take a look at the WP plugin repo where you’ll find over 13,000 free plugins: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/

But anytime you request something be created or custom-built, it’s best to offer some form of compensation; whether you want some coding done, or a deck built in your backyard

If you can access WordPress’ PHP environment, yes, of course. It’s a function call. If you can’t, you’ll probably have to create your own XMLRPC listener or via an AJAX _POST request and do it that way.

Not really a BuddyPress issue. You need to read up on the loop.

https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop

when you install BP it attaches to the first blog on MU. You can tell it to attach to other blogs. So you could create a community.url.com bog and put the social (BuddyPress) on that url. Some blogs do not want BP taking over but want to add on a social aspect to WordPress.

It’s possible that bp_init is fired too early in the process for it to be detected with functions.php, which is only loaded with your theme (relatively late). Try hooking to something like ‘wp’ instead. You should be able to detect whether BP is activated by doing something like
`if ( !function_exists( ‘bp_loaded’ ) )
return;`

In any case, you should be enqueuing scripts on the init action, which is unrelated to bp_init: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script

This looks like just a WordPress site without any BuddyPress in it?

Or is this just spam?

@ risi hi, this plugin has not been updated since 2009, and we dont know whats going on with Giovanni who owns the plugin as all effort to contact hin proved abortive. i have used the plugin before but i got error relating to Zend so i removed it which is what i will Advice u to do for now. i think some guru will look into it may be they can write something similar. but you can also use Invite anyone plugin, which is what am currently using but u have to input email manually. here is the link

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/invite-anyone/

regards

Start a new thread please and supply details about your setup.

Thanks for the info. I have made it that far and have installed the forum but it is giving me a plain white page. How do I activate the forums?

@grow-stories this is an 8 month old thread you have dragged back up. please, in future, if you have an issue you require help with you must start a new post/thread and describe the problem in detail along with any applicable info such as version numbers , custom themes, plugins in use.

You activate the plugin in the usual place for plugins, you visit the BP menu section and configure any options you want such as forum install, extended profiles etc, then visit the theme section and activate the bp-default theme or suitable BP compatible theme you might have.

So I have a WordPress self hosted site and installed the BuddyPress plugin but I do not see where I can access the plugin to utilize it. Any help?