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hi everyone

i’m not sure whether buddypress or MU is causing this behaviour; i’m desperate for a fix now as it is affecting user logins.

1. if a user creates an account (no blog) they get subscriber status on blog 1. <– correct

2. if a user creates an account AND blog they are NOT GIVEN permissions on blog 1 (role is set to ‘no role for this blog’). roles for ‘their’ blog are fine.

3. if an existing user creates a blog they LOSE all permissions on blog 1 (role is set to ‘no role for this blog’). roles for ‘their’ blog are fine.

after six hours (!) reading and experimenting i found a couple of threads that are hinting at a solution, but having almost destroyed my wp_usermeta table trying to work it out, i’m starting to think i might be out of my depth.

http://buddypress.org/forums/topic/set-default-role-of-new-user

http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic/13675?replies=22

http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic/11684?replies=5

these threads are all based around similar questions and problems to mine, but some are pretty out of date and mention bugs that have now been fixed, so i’m reluctant to follow the advice until i hear from an expert.

i would really appreciate your help with this.

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1. Which version of WPMU are you running?

2.8.5.2

2. Did you install WPMU as a directory or subdomain install?

Subdomain

3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory?

Root

4. Did you upgraded from a previous version of WPMU? If so, from which version?

No

5. Was WPMU functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress?

N/A

6. Which version of BuddyPress (BP) are you running?

1.1.2

7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version?

No

8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated?

Yes – EventCalendar

9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes?

Custom

10. Have you modified the core files in any way?

No

11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?

No

12. If running bbPress, which version? Or did your BuddyPress install come with a copy of bbPress built-in?

1.0.2

13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.

Can’t check this at work..