Commons In A Box | Gary Davis | Activity https://commonsinabox.org/members/gdavis0007/activity Activity feed for Gary Davis. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:21:25 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ac91fa10b9f35f13087d586c985a3bfd Gary Davis joined the group CBOX Developers https://commonsinabox.org/activity/p/3089 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:29:44 -0400 979b04ec53fe23832265b1d7361cb9a2 Gary Davis replied to the topic Cleaning up the slider in the forum CBOX Developers https://commonsinabox.org/groups/cbox-developers/forum/topic/cleaning-up-the-slider/#post-3299 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:29:15 -0400 The new slider is sounding great…  Couple of additional thoughts:

Provide an ‘x’ on the caption to allow the user to turn-off the slider caption to better see the photos
Provide an option for the site […]

]]> 1961176f3c32d59af4ca9f9838a37e34 Gary Davis replied to the topic Slider issue with latest update in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/slider-issue-with-latest-update/#post-3294 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:30:08 -0400 Thanks Bowe.  I found I could get the captions to display by deleting and re-adding the Site Feature.  However the “post title” comes up ok but the “post text” shows “text […]”.  If there is no text in the post […]

]]> 5172e627d23f9a4169688d6343df5e6d Gary Davis replied to the topic Slider issue with latest update in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/slider-issue-with-latest-update/#post-3286 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:13:00 -0400 MySchoolStuff,

Tried connecting as friend to send you a side message to no avail.  I noticed you also had slider caption issues as least from my Safari browser.

(PS, thanks for the link via your site to […]

]]> d37af8443d3dcd393ccfe4376243a37e Gary Davis and MySchoolStuff are now friends https://commonsinabox.org/activity/p/3077 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:05:12 -0400 5c77a14e458c9a42f652c37ebe82c3e0 Gary Davis replied to the topic Slider issue with latest update in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/slider-issue-with-latest-update/#post-3284 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:35:26 -0400 Yes.  Using WP3.5.2 and CBOX1.o5 on a MAMP local installation.  I found that (1) loading of photos on the slider was noticeably slower (2) the captions came up as […] and (3) at least one photo came up with a […]

]]> aaebe1f7c0a2c8fd7f60ec007d285e12 Gary Davis replied to the topic Unable to secure privacy in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/unable-to-secure-privacy/#post-3280 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:17:38 -0400 Thanks Bowe,

Good to know.  I also just found and had good luck with “Private Community for BP” (http://bphelpblog.wordpress.com).  The results mirror what the Private Community option does for all the non BP […]

]]> 322ac387053f303b252a8161e1afcb64 Gary Davis replied to the topic Unable to secure privacy in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/unable-to-secure-privacy/#post-3243 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:21:12 -0400 Does anyone know what code or short code is necessary to be add to new templates that allow “Private Community” to apply to a page using a non-Infinity theme template?  For example, I am using a Gallery plugin […]

]]> 29530b7abcc51997009e63a8a1be29f7 Gary Davis replied to the topic Unable to secure privacy in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/unable-to-secure-privacy/#post-3092 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 01:04:06 -0400 Thanks much @rkilkenny you’ve gotten me closer.  MPO seems to be designed only for multisite but it opens the door from me to try a few other plugins that might work for a single-stie. Or if time permits I might […]

]]> 82f32058e108c0fdeff7d4114fc13170 Gary Davis replied to the topic Unable to secure privacy in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/unable-to-secure-privacy/#post-3089 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:40:10 -0400 Sure:

1. I am using the C-Box default theme version 1.o2

2. I created a new page called test using default template (called test)  Similarly a gallery page using a template created by the plugin.

3. On my […]

]]> b60c4cd2686c9078382c18a03919745f Gary Davis replied to the topic Unable to secure privacy in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/unable-to-secure-privacy/#post-3087 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:02:17 -0400 I have been wrestling with the same issue however I am not using any additional plugins .  With CBOX Theme Options>BuddyPress>Private Community> set to On, the standard site pages are pretty much locked down.  Any […]

]]> de8490cbe19d223bfd1501fabde8c62d Gary Davis started the topic Question or Suggestion - Posting in Groups in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/question-or-suggestion-posting-in-groups/ Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:04:06 -0500 Assuming one wants a simple site for only a few users and therefore does not want to include Forums within Groups, is there a way to “post” into a Group either as is done in a Forum or even better as is done in a […]

]]> 0fe80d7d6d98e0e754c6d2d1997d58be Gary Davis replied to the topic CBOX Homepage and Slider documentation in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/cbox-homepage-and-slider-documentation/#post-1838 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:41:43 -0500 Two Thumbs Up!

BTW I think the section is CBOX Theme Options>>   as opposed to Theme “Plugins”

]]> dae14d5e1158397420087bb5245bdf4b Gary Davis replied to the topic Basic question about documents in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/basic-question-about-documents/#post-1830 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:22:13 -0500 Ditto Chuck.

Hoenera.  How are your students posting documents (pdfs) within a group?  In CBOX (a pretty good example of what we are trying to set up) the only place to upload any document is the forums […]

]]> 40a85690901606b549526eee9456cab2 Gary Davis replied to the topic Basic question about documents in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/basic-question-about-documents/#post-1828 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:43:22 -0500 This Plugin has the right lineage but I have yet to try it: Forums Attachement for BuddyPress  It seems to require a bit of tweaking that can be found at the Plugins website.

]]> 7e72d507bb6726d68bef90fb24d6e5c8 Gary Davis replied to the topic Basic question about documents in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/basic-question-about-documents/#post-1825 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:26:04 -0500 I had a similar question. It seems CBOX is using a plugin (or code)  that allows attachments in forums which would be a great start.   Just a hint as to what plugin was used would be perfect.

]]> cc5a0ca897c9068c74c8ff13065bbaf7 Gary Davis started the topic Registration Page - Seems to be two... in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/registration-page-seems-to-be-two/ Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:22:46 -0500 With a standard install using the CBOX theme, it seems that there are two pages called “register”, one with a lower case and one with an upper case first letter “r” that causes some confusion when trying to access […]

]]> 6ca1a355f1de87e2780e3058a5899b66 Gary Davis started the topic Forum, Group vs Blog Posts - Imbedding Media in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/forum-group-vs-blog-posts-imbedding-media/ Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:51:16 -0500 I suspect this is a BuddyPress usage issue and not a CBOX issue, but is it possible to:

(1) allow the imbedding of media in “Group>Forum” posts as can be done in regular posts? and

(2) allow the posting of a […]

]]> aab86ee4b779340a3bc782f7f85fb06b Gary Davis replied to the topic joyride issue feature tour problem in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/joyride-issue-feature-tour-problem/#post-1446 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:55:05 -0500 I had a similar problem at the second tip but did not get the error message.  I could not repeat the problem on a fresh install.

]]> b8eacff6fabd55f89ad9c823dc117335 Gary Davis replied to the topic Bebop - Resource Accounts Tab Unavailable in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/bebop-resource-accounts-tab-unavailable/#post-1427 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:57:48 -0500 This seems to be a problem with the CBOX Theme.  The BuddyPress Theme showed the accounts and content manager tabs.

]]> 45a3ac284e9c4e8e79d0520a89adf8ab Gary Davis started the topic Bebop - Resource Accounts Tab Unavailable in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/bebop-resource-accounts-tab-unavailable/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:02:03 -0500 Bebop is fired up and Content Providers enabled in Bebop Settings.  The resource tab shows up in a user profile but there is no tab available to activate a account.

Using – WP3.5 CBOX1.0b4 and MAMP on local server

]]> 3ef1b93283030a7200c8b8c1a25779c4 Gary Davis replied to the topic Forum Setup in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/forum-setup/#post-1425 Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:08:16 -0500 Hi Mark,  I am not a pro at this but check to see if you have Settings>BuddyPress>Discussion_Forums checked.  This raises a conflict with bbpress forums.  Quoting from Ray:

…  BuddyPress component is going to […]

]]> cf7d0d126e935a748942ec359a14e440 Gary Davis started the topic Group Forum - Not Automatically Created in 1.0Beta4 in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/group-forum-not-automatically-created-in-1-0beta4/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:51:15 -0500 When setting up a new group, we are presented with an option to have a group forum.  Though selected, the group forum is not automatically created (However it does show up in Settings>Forums>Group Forum Parent […]

]]> d767f515010e67fb7249bf6a3fad0cd3 Gary Davis replied to the topic Configure the CBOX Theme in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/configure-the-cbox-theme/#post-1412 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:45:43 -0500 Clearing the cache worked fine.  Thanks much!

Not sure if this is the theme version but it says Version 1.0-beta4

 

]]> a6955c580d20f29cc16fbfdc614754bc Gary Davis replied to the topic Configure the CBOX Theme in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/configure-the-cbox-theme/#post-1408 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:32:05 -0500 Same issue still exists using Safari with WP 3.5 and CBOX 1.0Beta4.

In addition the CBOX Theme Options main page only has the menus (see attached).

However, it works fine in Firefox.

 

]]> 1aba900682843e7fc977d1199f77cdd5 Gary Davis replied to the topic Slider – Photo Sizing, Caption Grey Box, Links in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/slider-photo-sizing-caption-grey-box-links/#post-1402 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:00:47 -0500 Well that was simple!  Works like a charm.  Thanks much!!

]]> 8b31a7978a21093aa4510cabd75b17ac Gary Davis replied to the topic Slider – Photo Sizing, Caption Grey Box, Links in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/slider-photo-sizing-caption-grey-box-links/#post-1294 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 22:28:18 -0500 Thanks Scott.  I was indeed using “Show Site Features”.  Thanks much!

]]> 513fdbf20ad3fff8222dbe0eba025dad Gary Davis replied to the topic Slider question in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/slider-question/#post-1274 Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:39:24 -0500 FYI – The flash seems to occur on the demo site when using Safari but not when using Firefox.

]]> 8d147d02caf9cd3189de59d1f8d824cb Gary Davis started the topic Slider – Photo Sizing, Caption Grey Box, Links in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/slider-photo-sizing-caption-grey-box-links/ Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:15:45 -0500 It seems that with 1.0Beta3, that the greyed out caption at the bottom of the Feature Photo spans the entire box, previously it was only in the left corner.  Is there a toggle for this?   If not, I suspect for […]

]]> 836022404b03a099fee92396930f94fb Gary Davis started the topic Default BuddyPress Avatar Not Active in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/default-buddypress-avatar-not-active/ Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:06:34 -0500 Using MAMP, the default avatar for BuddyPress does not appear to be active for new users.  Changing the default avatar has no effect.  However, new users can upload their own avatar and this works well.  The […]

]]> f0ab8091305c26db8d57cc6222ab9898 Gary Davis replied to the topic Blank (White) Page Using MAMP with Forum and RSS in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/blank-white-page-using-mamp-with-forum-and-rss/#post-1085 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:56:49 -0500 Item #2 WP Debug set to True – Contents of webpage:

Fatal error: Call-time pass-by-reference has been removed in /Users/Gary/Sites/Wptest/wp-content/plugins/external-group-blogs/bp-groups-externalblogs.php on line 181

]]> b94e3ff50fe90aa3ba58ee9a0c490411 Gary Davis replied to the topic Blank (White) Page Using MAMP with Forum and RSS in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/blank-white-page-using-mamp-with-forum-and-rss/#post-1082 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:48:32 -0500 PHP LOG for Item #2

[25-Nov-2012 03:17:47 UTC] PHP Strict Standards:  Non-static method sqlite::getDbVersion() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context in […]

]]> f9de15cc47ea2edb61e6257941e5242c Gary Davis started the topic Blank (White) Page Using MAMP with Forum and RSS in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/blank-white-page-using-mamp-with-forum-and-rss/ Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:06:05 -0500 I found some potential bugs running with MAMP PRO –
(1) Setting up a Forum in Groups, upon adding the first topic, the topic page displayed a bank (white) page.
(2) Separately, upon adding the optional plugin that […]

]]> 9362d02015d1a8d864fdedc7c0122016 Gary Davis joined the group CBOX Classic Support https://commonsinabox.org/activity/p/182 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:39:33 -0500 a47d4cab4aa0e8f3752a2786b096d857 Gary Davis became a registered member https://commonsinabox.org/activity/p/178 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:17:50 -0500