Is it possible to add a filter to allow shortcodes in group descriptions? I would like to use the plugin “donation can” but I can’t get the shortcode the plugin generates to work properly. Ideas?
@irishartisans – did you get the custom permalinks working on your basic WordPress install with BuddyPress de-activated?
You’ll need that before you attempt to use BuddyPress.
Does this article help: http://www.benhuson.co.uk/2010/03/01/wordpress-permalinks-zeus-server/
I have installed wordpress mu and buddypress and I keep getting 404 page not found when I try to follow the links.
I had the signup working under a normal wordpress theme /wp-signup but now with the new buddypress theme its at /register and an error popped up. I have read up on this and everyone seems to think it has something to do with the .htaccess file. I have contacted my web host and they told me to put in rewrite.script instead of the mod_rewrite. The code I have in the rewrite.script is:
RULE_0_START:
match URL into $ with ^/index.php$
if not matched then goto RULE_0_END
# Source line 3
# Second half of: RewriteRule ^/index.php$ – [L]
# This rule has [L]
goto END
RULE_0_END:
# uploaded files
RULE_1_START:
match URL into $ with ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+)
if not matched then goto RULE_1_END
# Source line 6
# Second half of: RewriteRule ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]
set URL = wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2
# This rule has [L]
goto END
RULE_1_END:
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RULE_2_START:
match URL into $ with ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$
if not matched then goto RULE_2_END
# Source line 9
# Second half of: RewriteRule ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
set URL = $1wp-admin/
# This rule has [R]
set RESPONSE = 301
set OUT:Location = %{URL}
set BODY = Please try here insteadn
# Implicit [L] when converting
goto END
RULE_2_END:
RULE_3_START:
match URL into $ with ^/
if not matched then goto RULE_3_END
# Source line 11
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
set SCRATCH:COND = %{REQUEST_FILENAME}
match SCRATCH:COND into % with -f
if matched then goto RULE_3_CODE_START
# Source line 12
# RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
set SCRATCH:COND = %{REQUEST_FILENAME}
match SCRATCH:COND into % with -d
if not matched then goto RULE_3_END
RULE_3_CODE_START:
# Source line 13
# Second half of: RewriteRule ^/ – [L]
# This rule has [L]
goto END
RULE_3_END:
RULE_4_START:
match URL into $ with ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*)
if not matched then goto RULE_4_END
# Source line 14
# Second half of: RewriteRule ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L]
set URL = $2
# This rule has [L]
goto END
RULE_4_END:
RULE_5_START:
match URL into $ with ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*.php)$
if not matched then goto RULE_5_END
# Source line 15
# Second half of: RewriteRule ^/([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*.php)$ $2 [L]
set URL = $2
# This rule has [L]
goto END
RULE_5_END:
RULE_6_START:
match URL into $ with .
if not matched then goto RULE_6_END
# Source line 16
# Second half of: RewriteRule . index.php [L]
set URL = index.php
# This rule has [L]
goto END
RULE_6_END:
Is there something wrong with this or is there another possible reason my links arent working?
I think you need to run CHMOD on the parent directory to something like 755
I have only used wordpress standalone + BP though. But worth a try.
A link like that won’t break the site. It must be something else. Is this something new since you’ve installed a plugin (other than BuddyPress) or changed theme? Most likely, I’d guess it’s an PHP memory error.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP
allows editing top level status updates (not replies – think after 1.2.6 hits i can hook into a new filter)
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-edit-activity-stream/
I want my users to be able to post things like `[wc]` which will be replaced with an image such as `
`
I have managed to find a regular WP plugin for the blog portion:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/searchreplace/
But that filter doesn’t work for Buddypress posts in the activity stream and the forum.
Anyone know of a solution?
How is it possible that all the activity, questions and blogupdates uploaded are private -a login first should be required-.
If there is no beautiful solution like a plugin, would it be possible (because that the network is only about 25 members) to create a .htaccess restriction and post the password to wordpress, so the user only needs to insert the password once?
Thanks!
I was under the impression akismet by itself only works on the wordpress blog posts, but not forum posts or updates (buddypress stuff), am I wrong in this? – thats why I was asking about other plugins.
Hey, I’m the author of the minimum password length plugin and I just noticed this thread. I looked at the code from the password strength meter from the OP link and it appears that it’s only checking the password length. Is that what you’re looking for, or did you want to make people use non-alpha characters etc?
The best solution for this would likely be to utilize the existing password strength meter built into WordPress. If I remember correctly, there’s even a JavaScript library that could be queued from core that would do most of the heavy lifting. I’ll take a look tomorrow and see how hard it would be to add that to the BuddyPress profile page (and maybe have an option to force people to use strong passwords too). I’ve had limited experience with BuddyPress though, so we’ll see how far I get 
Hey, I haven’t found any support for akismet, but its such a wordpress dependent program, so there has to be something……… can anyone point the way?
H-mag is highly customized. They probably made their own components.
Did you try this one?
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-events/
– Backup database and server files regularly, especially before any BuddyPress or WordPress upgrade
– Set up and maintain test installation/s which mirror/s live site/s. That’s where I check out all plugins and upgrades first before installing in live site. No rush to upgrade BP or WP install unless it’s a security release. Still, better to test first.
– Check out WordPress and BuddyPress forums for red flags re upgrades, plugins, etc.
This maybe an easy answer for most but would really love anyone to walk me through what they do, the steps they follow when updating plugins or the theme they are using in general.
This is my first buddypress site and it seems like it is quite possible to have 15-20 active plugins running at any given point. Do you update your plugins as soon as a new version is released and what is the process, step by step please, that you follow so that you do not lose any information, settings, etc. when upgrading? Please be specific, in terms of how you save the information, where, with what programs, etc. and how you re-intergrate your information with the updated plugin. Same goes for when you have to upgrade wordpress, do you reactivate all plugins, save contents (how?), and then re-activate?
Thank you so much for helping out a newbie to buddypress and wordpress, of sorts, as well.
I am using latest wordpress 3.0.1 and default twentyten child theme and all i did was transfer folders using buddypress theme pack and go in menu and create a custom menu and use it as primary menu add all the pages in menu and than create custom links for buddypress like for /activity /members/ /forums and so on and they work fine.
Hi Ray
Yes, I mean here at buddypress.org neither my gavatar shows here nor can i upload an avatar to buddypress.org
My gavatar is set http://en.gravatar.com/caferg ..and shows at many websites that use gavatar, including wordpress.com ..why not here at buddypress.org.
I know this has been a an issue/bug here at BP ..this topic is over 3 months old. But isnt it time its fixed? It may seem trivial but sometimes its the small errors that affect the larger errors.
On a secondary note ..all these generic avatars makes BP look unprofessional. (thats meant to be helpful).
Thanks again
Hi,
I have a WP plugin running called searchReplace.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/searchreplace/
I need it to replace custom tags to image-icons for a gaming site.
However, the plugin doesn’t work on buddyPress forumtopics and status messages. How can I regex those messages? Is there an existing plugin or can I easily edit some PHP file to include the regex?
Re: moving standalone bbPress forums to BuddyPress group forums, I would recommend reading an excellent post by BP moderator, Boone Gorges:
Upgrading from BuddyPress 1.0 to 1.1
Hey guys,
So this is a shot int he dark, but ill tell ya what we have figured out so far.
I worked with some of our Server Operations guys, and they were able to narrow it down to the bp-groups.php file, it loads each ctivity, blogs, forums, friends, groups, messages, and xprofile individually, after checking to see if its enabled and that it exists.
Something in that file is causing Zend to go crazy and throw the 500 error.
We notice that BuddyPress says its fully supported on WordPress 3.0.0, is it possible that there is a change from 3.0.1 that could effect this? I recommend trying to install 3.0.0, or even an earlier version to see if it works.
Currently, we have renamed wp-contentpluginsbuddypressbp-groups.php to wp-contentpluginsbuddypressbp-groups.php.disabled, and your site now loads.
Thank you
Justin H
NewTek WebHosting – TST
Paul –
Currently this entire thing is a trial run!!
I have been working on several different things: WordPress w/ bbPress; WordPress w/BuddyPress; and Social Engine (what a coding nightmare!!) I will have to tweak anything to meet the specific required needs.
I like WordPress – it’s use of php is clean and simple to follow. PHPbb was great as a forum but misses on the current need/want for a “Social” network, plus not very Search Engine Friendly!
Hopefully someone else will chime in, but the only thing you may lose by not importing the bb_usermeta would be any customisation a user has done to their “display name” or “nice name”; it’d default back to that person’s username. They’d have to just type their preferred display name back in to WordPress or bbPress, so nothing tricky. So, I don’t think you need to.. probably.
I get the feeling you’re aware of this, but I’d suggest having a test-run of this to find out how well it works (or doesn’t) before doing it on your live database. Also, check that bb_usermeta and wp_usermeta have the same columns, you may need to massage the import a bit.
Once you get the users into WordPress, and you can log in as one of them, we can see about associating existing bbPress forum posts with a particular BuddyPress Group’s forum. I’ve not done that myself so hopefully someone who has can guide.
Paul – Thanks – I think I am grasping this…
(Please pardon my ignorance. I am used to having to rewrite code in PHPbb not move info around in the database. A bit different.)
I currently have 16 forums – most are just separated into subject not necessarily another group so I may have to manually merge these… Not difficult with a few SQL statements. I can probably get these down to like 5 groups. The members/users will have to get a bit used to the change – but it shouldn’t be to difficult.
As far as moving the members/users I can just import the bb_users into wp_users (voila!) 13K+ members –
Please correct me if I wrong – so, I don’t need to import the bb_usermeta into wp_usermeta??
Thanks again…
Hmm it depends how you want your site to work. At the moment, it’s a one group to forum mapping. That means, for each forum (or sub-forum), you’re going to need a group.
How many (sub)forums on your existing site? If you have more forums than you want BuddyPress Groups created, we need to do some more work to configure your setup to integrate your WordPress into an external bbPress installation. This is not technically easy, and would involve you creating a separate theme for the bbPress site itself.
A benefit of this approach is that you have full access to a traditional forum look-and-feel (bbPress’).
If, however, you’re happy with how the one forum to group mapping works with BuddyPress, you’ve already done the installation (i.e. clicked the button that said “use an existing bbPress installation”). What you’ll need to do next is move your users from the bb_users table into wp_users (and usermeta too if you want, but be careful and consider if you need to do that), create some groups and then edit their database entries to point to the existing bbPress tables.
Interesting… I was under the impression that because it offered the “Use an existing bbPress installation” it somehow integrated the users? Well that isn’t very nice to fool me like that? lol
Paul – You are correct – I have a standalone installation of bbPress & have a users database (bb_users) I’ve installed WordPress, and activated BuddyPress?
I am attempting to use the 13K+ members of the current website as well as the information to integrate into a more “Social Media” Community format. PHPbb (extensively modified) was what I was/am using currently.
What do you suggest I do? Import the bb_users into wp_users? Then import the bb_usermeta into wp_usermeta?
