Updating sweetdate from 2.x version to 3.x
NOTE : Buddypress and Sweetdate and WP should be updated to latest version.
If you are running a super old theme non 3.0 you will have to update it to 3.0
Go to wp-admin -> theme options -> buddypress -> Search form customization(DEPRECATED) uncheck all fields!
Please keep in mind this! for 3.x Versions it's mandatory to not use the wp-admin -> buddypress-> Search form customization(DEPRECATED)
So uncheck all of those!
So, now the search form will be builded from wp-admin -> users -> profile search.
Horizontal form settings :
Home form settings :
The forms will be populated with additional fields from wp-admin -> users -> profile search- > Members Horizontal or home search.
Make sure to have all plugins updated! and child theme without any changes from past theme versions.
Then you will have to import the 3.0 homepage that it's builded with elementor plugin, follow the next steps.
There you will need to import the home for 3.0 version
You will have to create a new page and set for that homepage template (Full width for buiilder) then edit the page with elementor and import the template
You can import any time in 3 easy steps the initial homepage, just create a new page separate by the old one.
A.Add new page , then edit in elementor.
B. Press add new template
C. Switch to My Templates then press insert
2. There may be multiple causes like child theme , plugins or server setting, to can find out follow the next, you will have to enable wp debug to find out exactly.
You can try first to deactivate all plugins except buddypress and also the child theme.Make sure you have them updated.
While you start to perform update update all plugins and keep disabled the child theme until it's finished and it looks ok.
Then enable child theme if it's look messed up it means that you have in child theme some templates that are old and brakes the new theme version layout, the resolution for those may be the re-making of them using as base the new version template.