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[Resolved] Control default 'landing' tab on a group-by-group basis

@jeffacubed

Participant

11 years, 10 months ago

I’m pretty sure this exact topic-question hasn’t come up (but if it has, my apologies).

Q: Is there a way, via the bp-custom.php file, to control the default ‘landing’ tab for buddypress groups on a group by group basis? For example:

Group-1 > default landing tab ‘home’
Group-2 > default landing tab ‘forum’
Group-2 > default landing tab ‘members’
etc…

Using define( ‘BP_GROUPS_DEFAULT_EXTENSION’, ‘forum’ ); works 100% in the bp-custom.php file (for example, to change the default group landing tab to ‘forum’), but applies the new default landing tab to all groups. I just need a finer-control-method to manage the default landing tab on a group-by-group basis?

My ‘gut’ tells me that a number of folks here have already tackled/solved this, so hopefully someone has some insight/suggestions on the best way(s) to tackle this.

I’ve read through this topic (Changing Group tab display defaults) extensively but I just could not bend any of that code to solve the specific group-control issue I’ve mentioned above.

Jeff

@jeffacubed

Wordpress 3.5.1 (multisite), Buddypress 1.6.4, bbpress 2.2.4

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@sbrajesh

Participant

11 years, 10 months ago

Hi Jeff,
There are many ways to do it.
here is one way.
You can put the following code in your bp-custom.php

`
add_filter(‘bp_groups_default_extension’,’my_custom_group_default_tab’);
function my_custom_group_default_tab($default_tab){

$group=groups_get_current_group();//get the current group

if(empty($group))
return $default_tab;

//otherwise, you may create a switch/if else to default to some other tab based on group slug of id what ever you prefer
//here I am testing agains slug
switch($group->slug){

case ‘awesome-group’:
$default_tab=’forum’;
break;

case ‘study-group’:
$default_tab=’members’;
break;

default:

$default_tab=’home’;//
break;

}

return $default_tab;
}
`

You can modify it for anything you want. Hope that helps.

@jeffacubed

Participant

11 years, 10 months ago

Hi Brajesh,

Well, thank you so much! That little piece of ‘magic-code’ accomplishes exactly what I was hoping to do in controlling the default landing-tab for individual groups. A very welcome addition to my bp-custom.php file.

“Give the world the best you have, and the best will come to you.” Indeed √

Your piece of code becomes a key control lever in my latest buddypress open-innovation + collaboration project – thanks again!

-Jeff (Arsenault)
Vancouver, Canada

@sbrajesh

Participant

11 years, 10 months ago

Hi Jeff,
Thank you for the kind word.
You are most welcome.
I am glad I could help 🙂

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