Commons In A Box | sam brown | Activity https://commonsinabox.org/members/investa/activity Activity feed for sam brown. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:21:25 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d28cc4ec04321af32c3156db80b56df5 sam brown started the topic Create Group Issue in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/create-group-issue/ Mon, 23 Feb 2015 21:23:49 -0500 I and my members have previously been able to create groups without problems. Now when the ‘create a group’ button is pressed you get

add group name and group description then
when you click the ‘create group and continue’ button there are no further instructions or boxes, only ‘back to previous step’ and ‘next step’ buttons.
If Iyou click ‘n…[Read more]

]]> d5cb1f8ea1a0292defb291e1d673aa31 sam brown started the topic Outside feed into buddypress activity in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/outside-feed-into-buddypress-activity/ Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:40:57 -0500 Is it possible to get an external news feed to appear in the sitewide activity page?

]]> 7f50ea2ba75d5d9a2878ffa9d5837aa4 sam brown started the topic Sub-site keep getting marked as spam in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/sub-site-keep-getting-marked-as-spam/ Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:14:44 -0400 I am trying out a new subsite (not officially joined up to my main cbox site but that is the intention). however every time I mark a user as a spammer/splogger on my cbox, or even if they only get as far as unconfirmed, my new subsite gets automatically marked as spam (under network admin > sites) and on the front end displays a message that the…[Read more]

]]> 54470c95af036e5b7eedebd16b83aa81 sam brown replied to the topic Keep members signed in on subdomain in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/keep-members-signed-in-on-subdomain/#post-5161 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:10:31 -0400 Thanks for the help and links. I’m now sorted.

]]> dc640ec6b98909e41daf10ece95e35fb sam brown replied to the topic Keep members signed in on subdomain in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/keep-members-signed-in-on-subdomain/#post-5159 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:41:31 -0400 Hi Christian, thanks for the reply. I have tried version one of your suggestions. The multisite set up seems to be working but when a member of the main site transfers to the new sub-site they are required to login in again. The site does accept the registered username and password but because of my log in set up they are then redirected back to…[Read more]

]]> c74dc996a566bf06be1784d076eb6c91 sam brown started the topic Keep members signed in on subdomain in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/keep-members-signed-in-on-subdomain/ Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:06:27 -0400 I am not running a multisite but I would like to set up a connected subdomain. Is there a way that I could keep members signed in when they click through from mydomain.com to site2.mydomain.com; site3.mydomain.com etc?

If not, would members stay signed in if I had a multisite and if so is it feasible to retrospectively convert an established…[Read more]

]]> 00dc391a3c1c28cfe5fa7c3c512bad3b sam brown replied to the topic Social Integration in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/social-integration/#post-5136 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:45:25 -0400 Must stop cutting and pasting!! Hopefully you can still read by eliminating text between < and >

]]> 8109013a92dfc56ca304de268d9b0d6d sam brown replied to the topic Social Integration in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/social-integration/#post-5135 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:43:39 -0400 <strong style=”font-weight: 600; color: #000000;”>Not sure if this is what you mean but we use Social Login to sign in with no problems and BuddyP<strong style=”font-weight: 600; color: #000000;”>ress Twitter to put a follow me (Twitter) button on the profile. There is a facebook one as well but we found this keep crashing our site.

]]> a36c9fa397e9bd1d8eb7a3ecc71e05bc sam brown replied to the topic WordPress 4 in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wordpress-4/#post-5099 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:05:31 -0400 I’d also like to know if anyone has tried the new wordpress out yet and whether a new cbox is coming out soon. Any pointers would be great. I am restraining pushing update on the pile of plugins flashing at me as I guess they are all wordpress 4 related updates and I don’t want to throw my cbox out of sync.  However, there may of course be no nee…[Read more]

]]> 32662370f618fba3e81cc2b6f868a815 sam brown replied to the topic Project Management & Collaboration within groups in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/project-management-collaboration-within-groups/#post-5098 Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:50:17 -0400 I started with <strong style=”font-weight: 400; color: #000000;”>BuddyPress Courseware but just couldn’t get it to work. It also hasn’t been updated for a couple of years but it looks like some one may take the project over.  I am looking for space for students  to <span style=”color: #545454;”>recording </span><span style=”color: #5454…[Read more]

]]> 9bde239d08a719a1529f75c892dff87d sam brown started the topic Multiple cbox subdomains in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/multiple-cbox-subdomains/ Sat, 06 Sep 2014 15:54:38 -0400 Having watched:

About 30 minutes 30 seconds in it says that it is possible to run multiple and unique buddypress installations on a network. What I haven’t managed to workout is if I had a central wordpress information site that requires log in, for…[Read more]

]]> bdaea7f214eb8780cabea5cfea6c2657 sam brown started the topic Full width slider in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/full-width-slider/ Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:39:20 -0400 I know this has been discussed before but I still can’t work out how to extend my home page slider to cover the full width of the site. Does any one have some easy tips?

]]> d0558dff8221e6b102c53562d2caa4f6 sam brown replied to the topic Sloggers/spammers in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/sloggersspammers/#post-5032 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:37:10 -0400 Thanks for this, I’ve added wordfence. What is Ray’s plugin called if I just allow university emails?

]]> e8eb64023dc3b1d198ce02541affa8a5 sam brown replied to the topic Homepage Background Colour in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/homepage-background-colour/#post-4990 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:36:12 -0400 Don’t know how I missed it. Very obvious! Content Options > Background colour. For some reason my settings seem to have reset themselves (maybe a plugin update???) but fixed now. Thanks

]]> 1d941aff8db6adc19e4485982eed25c3 sam brown started the topic Sloggers/spammers in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/sloggersspammers/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:32:00 -0400 In the last few days I have been getting about 10 spam members a day (having not had any problem previously). I am using wanguard but does any one have an addition plugins that are fending off unwanted registrations? Cheers

]]> 6dcaa297a8d34ccb18760e7781a05bbf sam brown started the topic Homepage Background Colour in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/homepage-background-colour/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:29:18 -0400 My homepage background colour has suddenly changed from white to dark grey from the slider down. I can’t work out what to change on the cbox dashboard. Any advice please?

]]> 36cc9a463534edd08bd4369d0730119f sam brown replied to the topic Activate code not working in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/activate-code-not-working/#post-4928 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:13:00 -0400 It was a plugin conflict, just need to work out which one now.

]]> 31fa5c9e8ff7ecf59f49eac0a8464bf6 sam brown started the topic Activate code not working in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/activate-code-not-working/ Fri, 25 Jul 2014 11:45:35 -0400 Hi, My activation codes for new members are diverting to my home page and not allowing access. Does anyone have any ideas what’s going on or how I can resolve it?

]]> 980c5b8bf9e8d76741f5779faf1f2242 sam brown replied to the topic Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wiki-3/#post-4696 Mon, 05 May 2014 12:15:09 -0400 Thank you @haystack and @scottvoth, that worked perfectly.

]]> 87ffb42ac3b7367e91dae48aaa016510 sam brown replied to the topic New CBOX, all sorts of problems in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/new-cbox-all-sorts-of-problems/#post-4672 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:46:08 -0400 Hi, I have the pages but I’ve just notice my working site has  and [bbp-activate] in those pages. i have added that but still no joy. This non-working site is also a multi-site so I think that must be where I am going wrong. Buddypress only appears under network admin but pages only under my main site dashboard. Is that correct?

]]> c7b1b43036492bd37a0c9ba03d142d76 sam brown replied to the topic Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wiki-3/#post-4671 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:23:33 -0400 I can’t see anything obvious but maybe I’m not looking at the right thing. I removed an attachment and tried to re do one entry but now I can’t add attachments either. I also can’t access page 2 and am redirected to the ‘Darn it … Nothing found’ page. It is however just the main menu as each individual wiki displays properly onced clicked…[Read more]

]]> a519174febc8f3d685e3cdfb2e2f7f50 sam brown replied to the topic Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wiki-3/#post-4667 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:32:02 -0400 now!

]]> ed4f73d0164c0fc60cbb1795dff02a6d sam brown replied to the topic Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wiki-3/#post-4666 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:31:31 -0400 With attachment

]]> ded325cecf8eadf7b87791cce4aa43ae sam brown replied to the topic New CBOX, all sorts of problems in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/new-cbox-all-sorts-of-problems/#post-4665 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:21:35 -0400 I am having the same problem with a new cbox install (my existing site is fine). In the new install both http://mydomain.com/register/ and http://mydomain.com/wp-login.php or http://mydomain.com/wp-login redirect to the home page so the buttons for join us or login take you nowhere and even typing the url in redirects to the home (mydomain.com) page

]]> 49b2a0b5b8ba74a4b634d3241c70e4ee sam brown started the topic Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wiki-3/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:13:56 -0400 My wiki has developed a left-hand overflow, spreading itself passed the outline of my site. This is both pre and post date wordpress 3.9. Does any one have any ideas what has happened and how to remedy it?  Thanks in advance.

]]> 3e790d3a97b0d2f2c47558ed61c571db sam brown replied to the topic Wordpress 3.9 in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wordpress-3-9/#post-4663 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:10:23 -0400 I copied my plugins and themes over to a trial site in order to try the 3.9 update and all seems to be working fine.

]]> 461a5cbcf53644aa061633fd975567d9 sam brown replied to the topic Profile updates in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/profile-updates/#post-4655 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 16:41:53 -0400 Thanks Scott for the clarification and the bp-tricks link. If there is a request pot could I throw that suggestion in. In our case profile updates are normally good news so it would be nice to share it in activity.

]]> 2ae1a998f22fa0746386d1a30709c557 sam brown started the topic Profile updates in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/profile-updates/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:30:48 -0400 At the moment the only profile updates that show up in my activity stream are the changed avatar. Is that the intended behaviour or have I missed something out in the set up? I am using extended profiles, would that adversely affect it?

]]> 0f01d0e416923571d65840b77f863899 sam brown replied to the topic Cuny Profile Pages in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/cuny-profile-pages/#post-4639 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:06:36 -0400 That  is fantastic news. I really appreciate all the work you guys put into making cbox so easy to use (even for me!) and the thought that the ‘all singing, all dancing’ profiles will at some stage be included is really exciting.

]]> 862ec6c9eee7c457a8c2e6bef78085da sam brown started the topic Cuny Profile Pages in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/cuny-profile-pages/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:25:15 -0400 When looking at some of your showcase sites I noticed that CUNY has fantastic looking profile pages. At the moment in order separate out registration by user type (students, lecturers, universities and companies that have different field requirements) and for our student members to display education, work experience etc. I use BUAT PRO but have…[Read more]

]]> 7e33933e94d29f2f245b630abfad899d sam brown replied to the topic Wordpress 3.9 in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wordpress-3-9/#post-4624 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:25:39 -0400 Thanks for the replies, as I fall into the ‘muddling through’ category, I shall hold off until the commons release. That being the case, should I also put the other plugins gathering in my admin ‘update’ area on hold as well so as not to throw everything out of sync?

]]> 9322b0cd2d96856e46b3d8771ca2d8f6 sam brown started the topic Wordpress 3.9 in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/wordpress-3-9/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:55:48 -0400 I haven’t seen any reports of conflict, so I was just wondering if everyone/anyone has successfully updated to the latest Wordpress or should I hold out for the next cbox update and do it all in one?

]]> 797796feca6c6d7bbe5fe6076062d40a sam brown replied to the topic Diary option suggestions please in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/diary-option-suggestions-please/#post-4562 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:42:16 -0400 Scott is there anyway we could create a formatted document that everyone could use as a template?

]]> 0c3425188aa67a3c7687c9e14bdef35b sam brown replied to the topic Diary option suggestions please in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/diary-option-suggestions-please/#post-4561 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:19:23 -0400 Genius! Thanks Scott, I’m off to give that a try.

]]> 7754916c648c04fb9e58645e2f978628 sam brown started the topic Diary option suggestions please in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/diary-option-suggestions-please/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 11:43:02 -0400 My members need to keep a diary to record their hours regarding practical experience, demonstration of competence skills and a development plan. I can’t work out a way to interegrate it into the site.

I don’t have a multi-site and don’t know if that is something I could do retrospectively or even whether it would work as a solution. I did have a…[Read more]

]]> b36123faa366e8b4a84c921ad08a1165 sam brown started the topic Reset password in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/reset-password/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 11:18:20 -0400 When my members try to reset their password from the personal profile page they get a message saying ‘Your current password is invalid.No changes were made to your account.’ It is regardless of password length or whether capitals or numbers included. All works fine if the password is reset from the login panel. Has any one else experienced the…[Read more]

]]> 86558bd77a580e76fe0e853fb4731794 sam brown started the topic Activation emails in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/activation-emails/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 23:16:41 -0400 My activation and lost password emails are going round in circles.

1. When you click through on the activation link then sign in, you receive a message saying ERROR: Your account has not been activated. Check your email for the activation link. Even if new activation codes are sent.

2. For lost password you receive another link via email saying…[Read more]

]]> a6411ea8f64ebbe599f22aadaac50987 sam brown replied to the topic Bump activity to top in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/bump-activity-to-top/#post-4515 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:23:18 -0400 Hi Matthew, thanks for the reply, my lack of coherence is probably due to my confusion over the whole topic! I have had a quick look at the CUNY Academic Commons site and I can see that Activity is marked as News but are all forum posts held under groups? If I am to make the change, I’m looking for a forum that would be publicised to all members…[Read more]

]]> 64fce00b84ea9e08b9730f60bf68f686 sam brown replied to the topic Bump activity to top in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/bump-activity-to-top/#post-4511 Sun, 23 Mar 2014 23:49:13 -0400 I am really just looking for an ‘activity record’, either in a group or within the main activity stream, to move to the top of the page when a comment is left in reply – in the same way that the forum here works (I can’t seem to convert my users into using the forum, they like the activity stream or chatrooms because they seem more…[Read more]

]]> d91b68283f0c6604e731671a59f8516c sam brown started the topic Bump activity to top in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/bump-activity-to-top/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 20:15:21 -0400 I’m trying to work out how to bump activity to the top. I can’t even get it to work if someone comments on an old post in the activity stream, It still won’t bump to the top of the page. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

]]> 78f742e83ded073bed216c9fcb8c0d5f sam brown replied to the topic Sticky Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/sticky-wiki/#post-4481 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:43:34 -0400 I have no great intellectual input I’m afraid! My first thought was just to keep it at the top of main wiki directory but anything that helps to keep a specific document easily visible without searching would be great.

]]> 81e5158cfbe7de65145307f83c34bc2c sam brown replied to the topic Login Redirect to Current Page in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/login-redirect-to-current-page/#post-4480 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:28:46 -0400 There way well be a cbox theme redirect that I’ve also missed but I use buddypress login redirect. You can choose to redirect to any of the following:

1. Personal Profile Page

2. Site wide Activity

3. Friends’ Activity

4. Page you were on before log in

Works well for me.

]]> 856ca7bccf67243e381528dec5dccf91 sam brown replied to the topic Conflict with Buddypress Links in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/conflict-with-buddypress-links/#post-4477 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 23:20:36 -0400 Hi Scott, here’s what’s happening (attached)

]]> 9947f29ff634dee5b12a32bb800e6d13 sam brown replied to the topic Sticky Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/sticky-wiki/#post-4467 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:37:53 -0400

Thanks for the help Scott

]]> 8b02950e96db18aa1bca114b41408737 sam brown replied to the topic Sticky Wiki in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/sticky-wiki/#post-4463 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:55:13 -0400 Hi Kiki, sadly I didn’t find a solution for the wiki. I do use iMath’s BP Sticky Groups suggested by Scott for sticky groups. It doesn’t highlight/colour the group in the same way that: REPORT: CBox Theme compatibility problems with 3rd Party plugins, is highlighted in this forum but it definitely works to bring group to the top of the list.

]]> 759cb0fd3a6f4c8974e736eba85d71f0 sam brown started the topic Conflict with Buddypress Links in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/conflict-with-buddypress-links/ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:08:32 -0400 I can’t quite get a screen shot that shows it in perspective, but on my buddypress links page the widgets that should be shown in left hand column are pushed down in to the footer. It resolves itself when clicking through on to individual links, so it is just the main listing page.

]]> df970520da0745849d2bef669900498f sam brown replied to the topic Maybe cbox or maybe buddypress issue?? in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/maybe-cbox-or-maybe-buddypress-issue/#post-4456 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 21:21:09 -0400 Hi Scott, thanks  the reply. All my profile fields are still marked as required but I have reset them so I shall wait and see if new members can still bypass them.

]]> 353698f2f2f46e7fd9dbb0e8cdfa708f sam brown started the topic Maybe cbox or maybe buddypress issue?? in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/maybe-cbox-or-maybe-buddypress-issue/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:52:44 -0400 I am suddenly having problems in that some new members are bypassing the required profile fields. For those new members that don’t fill in any other fields than user name and email, I don’t receive an email notify me that a new member has registered, yet they do appear in the front end of the site. Anyone any ideas why and what I can do to force…[Read more]

]]> ce8461cee7d3fc68d3dfda659058d858 sam brown started the topic Surveys/Dissertations in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/surveysdissertations/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 15:15:44 -0500 Hi, I’m struggling to work out a solution, so I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have students who want to post dissertation surveys and get other students input. At the moment it appears in the activity stream but if they haven’t connected with others it tends to get lost. I have tried automatic friends but then every time…[Read more]

]]> 8cfea33e9a30ce3744bfe2fb6d96da8e sam brown replied to the topic You tube and slider in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/you-tube-and-slider/#post-4414 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:20:03 -0500 Thanks for the speedy reply Scott, some how or other if I follow those instructions, I publish to a separate page but not to the homepage slides. I found that if I then set a random picture to slide image > set featured image, the random picture also appears on separate page with video below but the video does then appear in the homepage slides…[Read more]

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