Hi there,
we’re using buddypress with Newspaper.
Anyway we can use a template with a sidebar on buddypress single page?
many thanks!
Hi,
There is a setting to set a sidebar for bbpress and buddypress, in the Theme panel->Template settings
– https://www.screencast.com/t/E1H5FAlRw0oa
Create and set a sidebar containing the widgets that you want.
Thanks
hi there,
thanks for the quick feedback.
It seeems that bbpress option doesn’t add the sidebar, but if we change the PAGE template on the same newspaper template settings, the sidebar shows up. It seems the buddypress is using the page template to set up the sidebars.
Is there anyway to use the bbpress option to set up the sidebar template?
many thanks.
Hi,
I don’t quite follow you, don’t have much experience with buddypress or bbpress. Which one are you using exactly?
Some examples of what you want to do would also be helpful.
Hi there,
I will try to explain myselft correctly.
The option you mentioned on “template settings” on newspaper settings is for bbpress themplates (the field name mentions bbpress only) as you can see on your image.
I was trying to ask you if there is a way we can set up template layouts for budypress groups page. I mean, using the sidebar instead of a full width layout for example.
We did some tests and found out that the “template settings” that is being used on budypress groups is the “page template”. If we change that template layout it will change budypress groups page but also every page on the website since we are changing “page template”.
Isn’t there an option to change budypress template only? What we want is to set up a left sidebar for budypress groups page only.
many thanks!
Hi,
I see now what you mean. The sidebar setting in the theme panel will work properly on bbpress pages, seems buddypress also shows the default sidebar. But to change it and it’s position there are no specific settings.
I also made some tests with pages created with the composer and buddypress shortcodes, then I set those pages as buddypress pages
– https://www.screencast.com/t/PxdSEXPjw
– https://buddydev.com/docs/buddypress-shortcodes/buddypress-members-list-shortcode/
The shortcodes work as soon as the custom page is set in the buddypress settings, but the sidebar position is still on the right no matter how I position it in the composer
– https://www.screencast.com/t/G9AgGcIBD
– https://www.screencast.com/t/FB4qjz5pSl4
Some CSS might work in that case, to make all buddypress sidebars stay to the left
– https://www.screencast.com/t/D9DvH0CmghhB
.buddypress .td-pb-span8.td-main-content {
float:right;
}
Since buddypress pages will show the default sidebar, you could set a different custom sidebar for bbpress
– https://www.screencast.com/t/auAQzqdx
So buddypress pages will show the default sidebar (no settings to change it), and bbpress will show the sidebar set in the theme panel.
I don’t exactly know why all of this happens. Specifically for buddypress there are no theme settings, the template settings are created for bbpress. I will make a note of this and pass it along. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks
