I’ve got similar issues. On 2.1 you have create for all 5. I’m on this new 2.2 RC2 release and whenever I set a page for activate or register it correctly stores it in wp_options table as bp-pages array with the right ID. But those pages remain blank and the dropdowns on the Buddypress->Settings->Page also revert to “NONE” even though its correct in the database.
I am having a Registration page issue also. In the captioned area on Pages > “Registration” there are two associated drop down menus. They are “Register” and “Activate.” I have attempted to select pages multiple times but wp will not save my selections. Instead it defaults to “-None-”
I have deactivated all plugins except for bp and bp tool bar. Does anyone know why this would be happening?
@lonewolf95665 did you enable registration in Settings > General?
You guys are hijacking my thread. My question was to learn why Buddypress behaves like this by design. Now you are swamping my thread with your personal malfunction issues. Is it really too much asked for nowadays to show a bit of netiquette and open your own threads for those?
hi @yosmc,
registration and activation are directly dependant of WordPress, that’s (i presume) the reason why BP doesn’t create those page for you automatically.
This is not a problem when you use a fresh install, but can be one if you’re installing BP on an existent WP install. In this case, some original settings may be slightly change i guess.
BP uses all those page for internal purpose. And this usage is somehow enforced with 2.2.0 version.(see here from trac)
There is anyway no alternative when BP is on. You have to create those page manually. Point.
I don’t think there is a way to get those page automatically created.
Creating them will take 1 mn, which is a less effort in regard of developing a custom function for an operation which is only done once. 😉
Thanks for the reply – very much appreciated.
The problem is that I am launching a network where users can create their own subsites. I anticipate that the fact that each site is initially “broken” and needs to be fixed will create a constant stream of support requests that will make things fairly inconvenient to handle.
I don’t exactly know what the “slight changes” in existent WP installs are that would cause issues if Buddypress created the registration and activation pages automatically – but I am wondering how hard it would be to detect the environment, and default to creating those pages automatically for fresh installs only. Hell, even a “use at your own risk” config switch that would change the behavior for people like me would easily do the trick.
Being a webmaster myself, I have always looked at the time something takes AND the number of people affected. So yes, it’s only a minute, but if it affects 10,000 people and you can get rid of the minute, you still have 10,000 minutes saved for the better things in life. 😉
On a network install, BP is activated on the main site (standart usage).
An you create activation and register page only on this site, for the entire network !
You haven’t to create these pages for each blog, as they are all dependant, by sub-domain or sub-directories, of the same WP install.
One WP + one BP = ms network && 10 000 blogs. 😉
https://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
I am afraid I cannot confirm this – every time I create a new subsite, I need to restore all setting from scratch. This includes theme settings (new sites start off with a nag screen that they need a static page to be set up, site logo is missing, etc.) and Buddypress setting as well.
In a way it is even logical, because the new subsite has its own pages, so unless Buddypress creates them itself, I don’t see how or why the installation could recycle the pages from the parent site.
