Buddypress on local server install has issues

Question

I have buddypress working nicely on a server, however I can't display the 'members' page or any individual profile page on a local webserver install I have made.

If I try and visit /members/ I just get redirected back to the main buddypress page.

I also just noticed online members never shows whose online and the link to the default blog on the main page is listed as http://localhost.localdomain/mu/BP_HOME_BLOG_SLUG which seems to indicate to me that BP_HOME_BLOG_SLUG is undefined, I can't find where it gets set or defined, not sure if these two problems are related to the other problems.

No idea what's causing it, I've been pouring over the php files but haven't even gotten a clue, any suggestions on what I could do?

Answer 1

One of the possibilities: 1. You will need to enable permalink support in your WordPress installation. (so that .htaccess has required rules) 2. Most of the time "redirection" problem is related to "bp_core_load_template()" function that basically redirects to particular "View" from "Controller".

Default definition of Buddypress slugs can be overridden by defining them into wp-config.php. Please check http://codex.buddypress.org/how-to-guides/changing-internal-configuration-settings/ for more details

To enlist online members, you have to activate a widget from Dashboard >> Appearance >> Widget. Drag and drop "Recently Active Member Avatars" to "Sidebar". This is not active with default installation.