Hello,

I’ve just installed BuddyPress Multi Network (after downloading the latest version from your site, not the older version from WP repository) and am after some guidance.

I followed (I think) the instructions here: https://buddydev.com/plugins/buddypress-multi-network/
and here: https://buddydev.com/docs/buddypress-guides/what-is-bp-custom-php/

But things aren’t working out so I’ll try to outline my steps to see where the issue is.

I have a multisite running Astra Pro theme. WordPress version is 5.3.2 (soon to update to 5.4) and PHP version is 7.3. There is a primary site running a membership plugin (Paid Memberships Pro) and 2 subsites, both of which have subdomains. (In future, I might like to map the domains.)

On one of these subsites I am running the BuddyBoss plugin, which is a fork of BuddyPress and bbPress. That plugin is not network-activated and neither is activated on the primary site. However, I could see users from across the network within the members list on this subsite. BuddyBoss support told me that I needed your plugin to address this.

So here are the steps I took:
1. I deactivated the BuddyBoss plugin on the subsite. (It is not network active.)
2. Downloaded your plugin.
3. Created .txt file called custom-bp.php and added this code:

 <?php
define( 'BP_ENABLE_MULTIBLOG', true ); 

4. Put that file in a new directory called custom-bp.
5. Used SFTP to copy that directory into wp-content/plugins.
6. Looked in Network plugin list in Dashboard to see the new plugin to activate it but couldn’t see it.
7. Then I tried a different approach. I added a Code Snippet with the same code.
8. Then I activated BuddyPress Multi Network at network level.
9. Then I re-activated the BuddyBoss plugin on the subsite.
10. I went to Settings > BuddyPress > settings and pressed ‘save’.
11. I looked at my members page and was told “Sorry, no members were found”.
12. I looked in Users list in the Dashboard and could see everyone there. I deleted one of them and then added them back in, to see if that was what was required, but still nothing showed up on the Members page.
13. Then I tried logging in as one of the users anyway, and it worked. They got in and could see the following as usual: Posts, Forums, Pages, Profile, Messages… but not News Feed or Members. (“Sorry, no activity found” and “Sorry, no members were found.”)
14. Then I tried adding a post to the News Feed but got another error message: “There was a problem posting your update. Please try again.” Same problem when trying to add an entry in the Timeline in Profile.
15. I deactivated your plugin at network level and then tried to post on the Timeline and view all members. Everything worked as before.

Hope that all made sense and that you have some advice….
Thanks in advance.