@danbp Thanks a lot for hand-holding. I wonder then why BP is not releasing this as a default theme for BP!
I tried with this and got mixed results, if you have a little bit spare time (if you or anyone) please look at the picture http://s24.postimg.org/86a1skqbp/bpthemetryout2.png 
– can you please say what is going wrong.
Hi @rosyteddy,
since BP 1.7 theme compatibility was introduced, which allowed the use of almost every theme on a BP powered site. Previously, you could practicaly only use bp-default theme. Since bp-default was removed (7569) from the install package, that theme lives his own life. A few time later, it was decided to publish the source code of the bp-default custom theme used on bp.org…
I wonder then why BP is not releasing this as a default theme for BP!
Don’t wonder ! Because devs wanted to concentrate on their plugin, not on a specifical theme. It tooks hard working to isolate bp-default. And certainly not to introduce a new one today. 😉
You have access to the source code. You’re free to use it and to skin it to your needs.
If you don’t see colors or any other elements, you have to check your work and redo it if you comes if you have errors or omissions.
Difficult to tell you what you did wrong. IMO nothing, but if you’re mixing your theme and bp-default à la bp.org, you missed probably somethings.
If you don’t know how to do this, you can hire somebody on BP Job Board forum.
a useful link May be
https://github.com/modemlooper/Buddy-Default
It is a version of BP-Default theme converted to use theme compatibility – by @modemlooper
Thanks @danbp
Don’t wonder ! Because devs wanted to concentrate on their plugin, not on a specifical theme. It tooks hard working to isolate bp-default. And certainly not to introduce a new one today.
I fully understand, I have been following BP development for more than 4 years. Please do not get me wrong. There is absolutely no conflict between getting BP to work in any theme and having a standard BP theme, installable just like any other theme 🙂
Have you seen how Profile menus, whats new box etc look jumbled up and crampy in Twenty Fifteen and in many themes. BP works and works fine in all these themes but is non-eye-candy and sometimes non-responsive too. A theme that addresses BP menu structures, its text boxes and buttons and other BP specific things, and can also handle BP plugins in a responsive way is, imho, welcome to many. Among the myriads of themes for WP and BP, none of them are without issues for BP! But this is just a discussion, not rant.
I posted the above screenshot as a low priority, if any user has any idea. I do not mean to take up moderator or developer time 🙂 But thanks again to you and @valuser for the responses. Thanks a lot.
You’re welcome 😉
And to resume the situation in one word, say: integration.
One example between many other here.
– can you please say what is going wrong.
