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BP helper functions not working

@mjhmatt

Participant

8 years, 1 month ago

Hi,

Whenever I try and user a function in BP core I get an error when it involves inserting/updating to the database.

For example groups_join_group() – I’ve managed to trace the issue back to the insert statement and the table names are always null. This happens for every function whether it be selecting or inserting, is this a common issue or am I doing something strange?

Thanks,

Matt

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@shanebp

Moderator

8 years, 1 month ago

Without some context of what you’re trying to do and the errors you see, it is difficult to make suggestions. Use gist to share your code.

@mjhmatt

Participant

8 years, 1 month ago

So I’m trying to add a user to a group using the following code:

https://gist.github.com/mjhmatt/921925740e5a3ec54efb2b681035d5e6

However I’ve followed it back to this function:

https://gist.github.com/mjhmatt/9cdae95190bfb77e7015c4bc00431a6a

and {$bp->groups->table_name_members} is always NULL so it returns false.

@shanebp

Moderator

8 years, 1 month ago

BP functions need to be used in WP & BP context.
For example, they should not be called until BP is loaded and ready – use the ‘bp_ready’ hook.
And use the WP db functions – see $wpdb
If you want to use vanilla php and mysqli, then you’ll need to roll your own join group function.

@mjhmatt

Participant

8 years, 1 month ago

Thanks Shane I get that.

Im trying to access BP from within wp-admin – it seems BP ready doesn’t get called within the backend?

Is there a way around this?

Thanks

@shanebp

Moderator

8 years, 1 month ago

bp_ready is a hook.
It doesn’t get called, you use it to make a call.
Look at the code for BP settings in wp-admin.
Perhaps there is another way to make a call after BP is loaded and ready.

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