BuddyPress Codex

There could be a number of reasons uploads would fail, your server error logs may provide a clue as to what has happened. The predominant reason uploads fail is due to the server being unable to write to the uploads directory, the ‘server’ in this instance is the server process that is running your web […]

The BP Default theme was moved into the BP Classic backwards compatibility Add-on during the 12.0.0 BP development cycle. Archived file. Good up to BP 1.5 version v1.5 A lot of new features.  To read about them, view the “Highlights” section on the 1.5 release page. For those upgrading their theme to BuddyPress 1.5, please […]

Archived file. Good only up to BP 1.6.5 version BP TEMPLATE PACK 1.0.2 with MOTION THEME 1.0.7 on WORDPRESS 3.0.1 and BUDDYPRESS 1.2.5.2 After moving the BP Template Pack component folders into your active WordPress theme in Step 1 and getting a success message in Step 2 regarding the transfer, you will proceed to Step […]

Please read the following and if your problem cannot be resolved then feel free to post in the support forums. Make sure that you include important troubleshooting information. Check error logs in server. Switch to a WordPress Default Theme like the Twenty Fourteen or Twenty Thirteen themes, etc. to rule out possible issue/s caused by […]

You’ve probably heard a lot of talk about a bp-custom.php file on the BuddyPress forums or WordPress forums. So what is it? bp-custom.php is a file that resides in your WordPress ‘plugins’ folder where you can add a bunch of custom code hacks and modifications to BuddyPress. bp-custom.php is often compared to your theme’s functions.php […]

Archived file. Good up to BP 1.6.5 Settings > BuddyPress > Components panel Settings > BuddyPress > Pages panel Settings > BuddyPress > Settings panel Settings > BuddyPress > Forums panel Users > Profile Fields panel Activity Streams admin panel Settings > BuddyPress > Components Only the xProfiles and Activity Stream components are enabled by […]

Archived file. Good only up to BP 1.5 version ***The following pertains to sites wanting to use an existing bbPress installation (v1.x) with BuddyPress*** *** NOTE: This is a very rare scenario!  You will not need to follow this guide unless you are running a bbPress 1.x install on your site! *** If you choose […]

Registration I don’t see the register button on my BuddyPress site! Login to the WP admin area, navigate to “Settings > General”, and make sure “Anyone can register” is checked. If you’re using WordPress in network mode, login to the WP admin area, navigate to “Super Admin > Options”, and under “Allow new registrations”, select […]

BuddyPress allows any member to create a group around a common interest or purpose. Here are some basic settings that will help you get your BuddyPress groups up and running. Privacy Options When creating a group, you have the option of making your group Public, Private, or Hidden. Public groups are visible in all group […]

We are working on rebooting our documentation.Check out what’s new over on GitHub. Welcome to the BuddyPress Codex, the online manual for BuddyPress and a living repository for BuddyPress information and documentation. This codex is powered by the community of users and professionals that are passionate about BuddyPress. The information you’ll find here is only […]