Topic: Can I Run Non-BP theme on TLD and BP Theme on Subdomain all on same WPMU install

Can I Run Non-BP theme on TLD and BP Theme on Subdomain all on same WPMU install

Russ Williams
Participant

@w3designstudios

14 years, 6 months ago

What I’ve been researching and playing around with on a local install is trying to get Buddypress only to be accessible from a Login required subdomain site created in WPMU.

Basically I’ve got http://TLD.com and I want that domain to function with a Non Buddypress Theme and have no real access to any Buddypress functionality.

I’ve then got http://members. TLD.com that was created from within the same WPMU install that I want to apply a Buddypress theme to and have all of the Buddypress content served through that site.

When I tested accessing buddypress content from the subdomain all of the pages generated 404 errors since they are looking for http://TLD.com/buddypresspagerequested

Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this? I wouldn’t think I’m attempting rocket science here, but then again, I’m new to how BP functions so any advice would be much appreciated!

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Paul Wong-Gibbs
Keymaster

@djpaul

14 years, 6 months ago

For example if members.TLD.com is Blog id 2, put this in your wp-config.php:

define( ‘BP_ROOT_BLOG’, 2 );

Russ Williams
Participant

@w3designstudios

14 years, 6 months ago

We are talking the only wp-config.php file that exists on the root level correct? I’m assuming that it can be added in anywhere?

Paul Wong-Gibbs
Keymaster

@djpaul

14 years, 6 months ago

It needs to be loaded before the bp-core.php file is. AFAIK that is either wp-config.php, /plugins/bp-custom.php and I suppose a plugin that loads before BuddyPress.

Russ Williams
Participant

@w3designstudios

14 years, 6 months ago

Got it. I added it to the top of the wp-config file and all is peachy. Thanks a ton.

Paul Wong-Gibbs
Keymaster

@djpaul

14 years, 6 months ago

Superb!

5118012
Inactive

14 years, 6 months ago

following on this topic, is there a way to remove the buddypress bar from the tld.com and leave it on members.tld.com ? or just adjust the available links on that bar.

Thanks

gazouteast
Participant

@gazouteast

14 years, 5 months ago

@DJPaul

For example if members.TLD.com is Blog id 2, put this in your wp-config.php:

define( ‘BP_ROOT_BLOG’, 2 );

You are hereby promoted to the status of … DemiGodPaul

That one tiny tip has completely rescued my current project – well done that man

Gaz

Paul Wong-Gibbs
Keymaster

@djpaul

14 years, 5 months ago

Woo hoo!

Paul Wong-Gibbs
Keymaster

@djpaul

14 years, 5 months ago

@kookjai – Topics marked as resolved (with the green icon) aren’t read very often. You’d have been better making a new topic as your question is different from what the thread is about

Anyway, have a read of https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-remove-the-admin-bar-from-blogs

elemsee
Participant

@elemsee

14 years, 5 months ago

I second DJPaul’s ascension to god-like status (and nominate Jeff Sayre, for pointing me here). This solution worked perfectly. I now have BP running on blog.mydomain.com as the community hub for the entire site. Everything is neat and tidy and works just fine. Many thanks.

Andrea Rennick
Participant

@andrea_r

14 years, 5 months ago

Count me in the DJPaul fan club.

Windhamdavid
Participant

@windhamdavid

14 years, 5 months ago

++1 for DJPaul!

jamesb4551
Participant

@jamesb4551

14 years, 5 months ago

Ok I did this but my Blog doesn’t load? it just is a white screen and continually says loading in the browser, I even tried logging into Cpanel and creating the subdomain within there as well but still the same issue?

I have put the line define( ‘BP_ROOT_BLOG’, 3 ); in my wpconfig in the root directory of my WPMU install… so what am I missing?

Any ideas?

WPMU:2.8.5

BP:1.1.2

URL: the-exemplars.com

BPURL: people.the-exemplars.com

Paul Wong-Gibbs
Keymaster

@djpaul

14 years, 5 months ago

White screen is usually a memory or parser problem. What does it say in your error log?

denisforigo
Participant

@denisforigo

14 years, 5 months ago

Hi, thanks DJPaul for the tip!

But, I need to stay active my Thematic chilt theme in the home page. How to do this? ItÂ´s possible?