Customizing The Activity Stream

[daveflook]

Hello,

I have done some research into this (and have read many threads on this site) however I cannot find a solution that works.

I want to limit the activity stream so that it no longer displays new sign ups, new avatars etc. (it looks very cluttered).

I have determined that i need to add the following code to activity-.loop.php (replacing the has_activities line).

<?php if ( bp_has_activities( bp_ajax_querystring( ‘activity’ ).’&object=groups,friends,status,blogs’ ) ) : ?>

HOWEVER – I have changed it on activity_loop.php in the plugins folder AS well as activity-wall-loop.php in the SweetDate child theme. It is still showing the stream with the clutter etc.

Do you know what file I should be editing/which one determines the actual activity stream?  And do you have any other tips about this/customized what is shown?

Thanks in advance for all your help. You would think it would be a stock option for Buddypress. WordPress can be such a pain in the ass sometimes especially if you are not a coder.

~ Dave

[Kieran_SQ]

Hi @Daveflook,

With your changes are you still seeing new unwanted items being created or is it just the old content that still exists?

If it is the latter it is because BuddyPress stores activity in an unusual way, you would have to manually delete previous “new members” etc

Thanks,

Kieran.

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[daveflook]

Hi Kieran,

Thanks for your reply – I will keep an eye on it. Never really considered that I might have to remove old posts – even after adding the code. That is a great tip and very helpful.

You have amazing tech. support by the way. Ive been running a web design company for over 15 years now and have dealt with dozens of joomla/wordpress businesses. Your attention to detail and willingness to help people is by far what makes you stand out and builds confidence in the users.

Good stuff!

NOTE – I just checked and it looks like it might still be creating new activity streams for new users etc. Can I get a confirmation that the activity-wall file in the sweetdate child activity folder is what is influencing the final site code? (if so then I will only focus on that one file – instead of the plug ins/main theme/ etc. )

~ Dave

[Kieran_SQ]

Hey,

Thanks for the compliment, we do try! I’m going to look into this for you because you shouldn’t need to edit any files other than functions.php to get this working. If I remember rightly Sarah Gooding wrote an article about this some time ago.

I will get back to you shortly with an update.

Thanks,

Kieran.

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[Kieran_SQ]

Hi,

The method I used previously is no longer a solution.

Using this method https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-customize-the-buddypress-activity-loop/ (which is the one I believe you to be working from) you will need to edit the following file as per their guidance.

/sweetdate-child/activity/activity-loop.php

Kieran.

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[daveflook]

Once again – thanks for the top notch customer service!

You are correct, that is the article I was working from. However, and herein lies my confusion….There isnt a file named -> /sweetdate-child/activity/activity-loop.php

There is one named -> activity-wall-loop.php which as far as I can tell has the same code. HOWEVER, when I modify the line below – I am still seeing updates from unwanted steams.

<?php if ( bp_has_activities( bp_ajax_querystring( ‘activity’ ).’&object=groups,friends,status,blogs’ ) ) : ?>

Once figured out fully – I would be more than happy to put together a brief step-by-step article for your tutorials. I think this is an important feature to figure out – since it makes cluttered site to a clean one.

Any ideas why its not sticking even though Ive modded the activity-wall-loop.php (cleared caches, hard refreshed, different browers on different network etc).

Cheers!

~ Dave

[Kieran_SQ]

Hi Dave,

Any chance you can share some FTP and site credentials with me in this ticket so I can look into this a bit more. I’m concerned that you do not have an activity-loop.php file within that folder as there should be, I confirmed this a few moments ago with a fresh download of the main theme files (see attached).

Thanks,

Kieran.

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[daveflook]

You rock KieranSQ!!

Okay so is what I discovered. I was looking in the activity folder in the CHILD THEME and not the main Sweet Date parent Theme. This is easily done since there are literally 3 places where the activity-loop.php is in multiple places on the site (theme, child, plugins).

So, conclusively, I can assert that the activity-loop.php that changes the activity stream page is in the parent folder and that it can easily be customized. Use the following link for details:

https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/how-to-customize-the-buddypress-activity-loop/

Perhaps I didnt check on the parent theme just the child but your last post made me clue in.

Thanks yall.. I left you a great review btw.

Cheers!

~ Dave

[daveflook]

To make life a HELL OF A LOT EASIER. I just found a great plugin that works perfectly. Wish I found this before hehe… Why do they have to make wordpress so archaic and cumbersome to figure out simple things… 🙂

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-activity-filter/#description

[Kieran_SQ]

Thanks so much for the amazing review!

That plugin is getting bookmarked 😀 thanks for the share Dave!

Kieran

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