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Hi @manakio2k,

you could try to just modify the template to get alphabetical as first sort option, instead of the default Last active.

Create a child-theme first, add a folder called buddypress. In this folder add members folder and in that folder add a copy of index.php which is in bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/members/index.php

Around line 78, change the options order to get this:

<select id="members-order-by">
	<?php if ( bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) ) : ?>
		<option value="alphabetical"><?php _e( 'Alphabetical', 'buddypress' ); ?></option>
	<?php endif; ?>
		<option value="active"><?php _e( 'Last Active', 'buddypress' ); ?></option>
		<option value="newest"><?php _e( 'Newest Registered', 'buddypress' ); ?></option>

Now, members directory is sorted alphabetically by default.

I tried the solution mentioned and still not sorting alphabetically, the dropdown defaults to Alphabetical, but doesn’t sort. Is it necessary to add the code to the function.php file, I’d like to see it sort alphabetically by firstname to know that it is working.

And the change is added to the members-loop.php page, correct? also changed the order in the index.php file, neither seem to make a difference for me. Maybe I’m missing something.

Thanks
Kim

I added this to members-loop:

<?php /* Querystring is set via AJAX in _inc/ajax.php - bp_dtheme_object_filter() */ ?>
<?php do_action( 'bp_before_members_loop' ) ?>

<?php
if ( bp_ajax_querystring( 'members' ) ==""){
$queryString = "type=alphabetical&action=alphabetical&page=1";}
else {$queryString = bp_ajax_querystring( 'members' );}
?>

<?php if ( bp_has_members( $queryString) ) : ?>

<strong>Index.php</strong>

<select id="members-order-by">
	<?php if ( bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) ) : ?>
		<option value="alphabetical"><?php _e( 'Alphabetical', 'buddypress' ); ?></option>
	<?php endif; ?>
		<option value="active"><?php _e( 'Last Active', 'buddypress' ); ?></option>
		<option value="newest"><?php _e( 'Newest Registered', 'buddypress' 

Functions.php (child theme)
/** Sort alphabetical name listings by lastname */
function alphabetize_by_last_name( $bp_user_query ) {
    if ( 'alphabetical' == $bp_user_query->query_vars['type'] )
        $bp_user_query->uid_clauses['orderby'] = "ORDER BY substring_index(u.display_name, ' ', -1)";
}
add_action ( 'bp_pre_user_query', 'alphabetize_by_last_name' );

Is that correct?

Thanks
Kim

@kmw1130 … I’m having the same issue. Just trying to comment out the activity of the users that show up in the list for a specific group. Any changes I make to members-loop.php are not showing up. Not sure if I’m updating the correct file myself to make this change.

Does anyone know how or where to make changes to the members-loop.php file so they show up in the latest version of BuddyPress?

Thank you so much!

So I can’t get the sorting by LAST NAME to work. By default buddypress uses the display name on the members directory so I’m using this function to get it to display the xprofile data.

function my_directory() {	
if ( bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) )

	if ( $membername = xprofile_get_field_data( 'First Name', bp_get_member_user_id() ) . ' ' . xprofile_get_field_data( 'Last Name', bp_get_member_user_id() ) . ' ' . xprofile_get_field_data( 'Title', bp_get_member_user_id() ) ) :
		echo '<div class="dir_name">';		
		echo $membername;
		echo '</div>';
	endif;	

}
add_filter ( 'bp_member_name', 'my_directory' ); 

But the function you provided above doesn’t sort by the xprofile data. Any help?

Hi just wondering what the solution would be for the bp-noveau theme? i dont see the same code in members-loop.php or index.php. thanks in advance!

Also using BP Nouveau, and don’t find within members-loop.php:

<?php do_action( ‘bp_before_members_loop’ ); ?>

Any solution for Nouveau?

To order alphabetically user the bp_nouveau_get_members_filters.

function themename_bp_reorder_member_directory_filters( $filters, $context ) {
	if ( 'group' !== $context ) {

		$filters = array();

		if ( bp_is_active( 'xprofile' ) ) {
			$filters['alphabetical'] = __( 'Alphabetical', 'buddypress' );
		}

		$filters['active'] = __( 'Last Active', 'buddypress' );
		$filters['newest'] = __( 'Newest Registered', 'buddypress' );
	}

	return $filters;
}
add_filter( 'bp_nouveau_get_members_filters', 'themename_bp_reorder_member_directory_filters', 10, 2 );

Merci beaucoup !

Where do I place this? Placed it in my functions.php but that did not do it. Still trying to sort alphabetically with Nouveau but can’t make it work :-/