Hi! it’s about a week I’m trying to add a notification counter to my Buddypress site’s menu, unfortunately without getting any results.
I have read many topics on this forum but I have not been able to use them because I do not have the php code skills and I have a site on WordPress.com (not wordpress.org), so it’s harder to edit the files.
So what I would like to know is: how can I add this counter to my menu using third-party plugins (eg “insert header and footers” or “code snippets”)? Is there a way to do it? I only need the counter because I’ve already created an icon in my menu that opens the notifications panel when clicked.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Thanks for the replies @shanebp & @espellcaste !
So my goal is to develop a tournaments component and I had an idea to take BuddyPress Docs and strip it since it has integrations to other components, which I also require. Do you guys think it could work?
We have 250,000 users and unless we deactivate BuddyPress – it’s extremely slow with BuddyPress?
I had posted this into forum but with no replies
Yet – current WordPress 5.0 and current BuddyPress.
Cloud SQL is running ar 100% we need to upgrade or contact buddy press team about the issue.
Please contact them and provide the below server details and ask for support.
1. Google Cloud VM Instance Ubuntu 18.04 (3.75 GB RAM)
2. PHP 7.2, Nginx + FastCGI cache, Opcache, Redis, WP-Rocket plugin
3. Cloud SQL for the database (3.75 GB RAM)
You’re right, there is no flag etc.
But having a ‘prevent’ flag on the call would not work, because the actual fetch is performed in the same function that does the grouping.
See get_grouped_notifications_for_user in bp-notifications\classes\class-bp-notifications-notification.php
So a flag that skips the $group_sql in that function would be useful.
You can open an enhancement ticket here. Reference this thread. Even better if you can attach a patch.
If you are creating new custom post types then you can just add the same field group to the new post types. Fields can have the same names when used on different post types.
If I understand what you doing though, I’d probably set up a custom taxonomy of location for the custom post type, then you can create separate lists for each location and only need to add one more template file to your theme “taxonomy-location.php”
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_taxonomy
thanks.
Solution found! It wasn’t a BuddyPress issue, it’s a wordpress issue!
I contacted WordPress and found a solution. I thought I’d post it in case it comes up with someone else again:
That should mean that single sign on is causing trouble. To test that, navigate to My Site –> Settings –> Security in your WordPress.com dashboard, and disable the ‘Allow sign in using WordPress.com accounts’ option
This means that you will no longer be able to access your wp-admin area with your WordPress.com login information though. We’ll need to make sure we set you up with an account for your wp-admin area.
We’ll need to set you up with a password for your username for wp-admin.
You’ll need to go to WP-Admin > Users and then select your username from the list.
The problem is that on WordPress.com the option to allow WordPress.com sign in replaces the regular registration form that BuddyPress uses to allow users to sign in. So we need to disable this option to let the user’s sign in using only their Buddy Press log in without a WordPress.com account.
Hope this helps someone else
A few more details
1. Which version of WordPress are you running?
V5
2. Did you install WordPress as a directory or subdomain install?
We access the wordpress site online
4. Did you upgrade from a previous version of WordPress? If so, from which version?
No, it’s a new website, build within the last two months
5. Was WordPress functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress (BP)? e.g. permalinks, creating a new post, commenting.
Yes, however we installed buddypress early on in the website’s creation.
6. Which version of BP are you running?
Version 4.1.0
8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated? If so, which ones?
11 plugins (some were installed after the issue first occurred.
- Akismet Anti-Spam v4.1
- AMP v0.7.2
- bbp style pack v4.0.3
- bbPress v2.5.14
- Contact Form 7 v5.0.5
- Custom Twitter Feeds v1.2.10
- Flamingo v1.9
- Jetpack by WordPress.com v6.8.1
- MultiLine files for Contact Form 7 v1.2
- Peter’s Login Redirect v2.9.1 (after issue in an attempt to fix)
- The Events Calendar v4.7.1
9. Are you using the standard WordPress theme or customized theme? 10. Which theme do you use ?
Standard theme – Ixion v1.1.5-wpcom
11. Have you modified the core files in any way?
No
12. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?
Not that I know of
13. If running bbPress, which version? Or did your BuddyPress install come with a copy of bbPress built-in?
bbPress v2.5.14
14. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.
Not sure how to access this
15. Which company provides your hosting?
Wordpress
buddypress verion is- Version 4.1.0 ,, wordpress WordPress 4.9.8
Hey @Venutius, I have no idea what that is. My website uses Youzer. It’s possible that could be part of Youzer. I’ll contact Kaine Labs and see if they know anything.
Hi Bradley,
My first thought is – what is ub_signup_password that does not look like it’s coming from WordPress or BuddyPress but it’s the root of the issue according to this trace.
You’re referring to the About page on this site?
No, go to the websites or support sites for the plugins that you mentioned.
For example: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bp-xprofile-custom-field-types
btw – probably a good idea to update BuddyPress. V. 3.0 is old.
It’s here, see the bottom of the page:
BuddyPress
@shanebp
RESOLVED!
I completely wiped away everything and started ground up with Server 2016 and IIS. I installed PHP 7.2, MySQL 5.6, PHPMyAdmin 4.8.3, and WordPress 4.9.8.
I did all the manual configuration required for each. Installed the theme/plugins again. This time buddy press installed correctly with all the directories needed to access messages, etc.
The only thing I did differently was change from MySQL 8.0 to MySQL 5.6 and enable some extensions. I followed this article to the T:
A Complete Guide to Installing MySQL and PHP with IIS
Thanks for the support @shanebp !
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Hi orientsee,
Kindly use this free WordPress plugin for better customization.
Regards
Thanks for the report.
Please see the support forum for that plugin and make any further comments there.
Hi,
It is a bug in BuddyPress 4.0.
BuddyPress 4.1 is coming soon and will have it fixed.
Please see the ticket for more details.
https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8012
Regards
Brajesh
Yeah, Apache seems to be the way to go with WordPress? My boss just likes IIS… I have researched and debugged various things and done fresh installs a few times but I have not tried using buddypress with a different theme and manual user creation. I will try that and report back. Thank you for the tip!
Hey All!
It’s me again. I upgraded from BuddyPress 3.2.0 to 4.0.0. After the Upgrade the “Add Members” Form on the Group Page in the Backend was empty. I only got the title “Add new member”.
Is there any workaround?
Thanks in Advance
frosttho
WordPress Version 4.9.8
BuddyPress Version 4.0.0
BuddyPress Plugin: LH Private BuddyPress 1.0.8
Running on Apache / Ubuntu 18.04
hello, I’ve just tried adding the code on functions.php, but when i’ve opened it, the code has apeared in the section custom functions (where I added it before, using the wordpress theme editor). That’s why I don’t inderstand the error…and your hook also works perfectly, in spite of that error. Anyway I’ve done what you said, and have added it on function.php
thank you again.
Are you using BuddyPress 4.0 ?
If so, you can file a ticket here.
Be sure to state the BP version and the steps needed to reproduce your issue.
If you are referring to BP 4.0, and the Fatal Error re add new members in wp-admin > Groups > Group > Edit, then you are correct.
A bug report has been filed.
Well… let me add just my 2 cents here…
PeepSo isn’t really expensive if you consider the level of support we provide, continuous and frequent updates etc. WPML compatibility is on our list, we still have a lot of other things to do before we can get to that.
As we provide plugins for most functionality ourselves, updates won’t break anything. We test PeepSo with latest php, WordPress etc. to ensure it’s ready for whatever comes next. We’re already PHP 7.3 compatible. We have automated testing suite, dedicated server and an engineer to make sure everything always works.
On the other hand there’s BuddyPress… to get all the functionality PeepSo provides with the bundle, you need to pay actually more… not only that but the need to go to multiple vendors, which don’t have the same development rate. You can update one thing and then the others don’t get updated and you’re stuck with outdated code. Or you upgrade something and break your site because it won’t play well with others. If you want to spend time one maintenance and making sure everything plays well together, sure. Go with BP.
But just to touch base on customizations, when they are done properly with plugins, css, template or assets overrides they will not ‘break’ your custom code. Hacking plugins directly is NEVER a good idea. If you need advice on adding functionality or how to go about it, we can give pointers.
i am using the feature within buddypress to bring the ability to add articles/groups.
it basically shows up like this site comment box, just basic text.
@Venutius, article as in any news site you read it has text and images in the article.
im able to allow users to add an article, set feature image, assign to category but in the actual body text its like this site, basic text no feature to add media.
this can be done via the admin (backend) but i dont want users accessing my site via wordpress backend, id like them to do it via front end.
