Buddypress xprofile export?

I was out. I am not a BuddyPress user but we know more or less how it works to keep the plugin being compatible.

Respect to BuddyBoss this is not a free plugin into the repository and I am not sure 100% if this is 100% compatible with BuddyPress (we don’t like this kind of rebranding free software projects :s).

If you are sure this is the “same” for this questions we can check that one of both are activated and not only BuddyPress.

I am sure, I just removed the lines myself and made the export I needed.
It is not a good practice to check for folder names, as the folder name is not really important for a plugin to work.
You can install buddypress on buddypress-master and it will work the same, but your plugin will fail to detect it.

We cannot remove this check because it will broke every site not using BuddyPress or BuddyBoss (and this will be a huge problem for thousend of users).

Could you tell me how can I check BuddyBoss is activated? How is this installed? As a plugin? As a theme? How is called the main plugin filename?

From google:
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/bp-is-active/
https://www.buddyboss.com/resources/reference/functions/bp_is_active/
https://codex.buddypress.org/plugindev/checking-buddypress-is-active/

And for any plugin:
https://lmgtfy.app/?q=how+can+I+check+plugin+is+activated

@darkpollo,

Yes I know how to check if a generic plugin is activated. Respect to all the links you send none is useful.

We use the standard one: is_plugin_active( ‘buddypress/bp-loader.php’ ).

We can’t use another one like (if function_exists( ‘bp_is_active’ )) for example. Why? For the way it works WP the plugins (if you don’t know it take a look in the code of the core).

I have made a double check in order to try to fix it.

But if BuddyBoss is a premium theme and it includes BP functionality we would need to know how this is called when you call:

$theme = wp_get_theme(); // gets the current theme

Update and check and if it is not working, please tell me what appears when you call:

$theme = wp_get_theme(); // gets the current theme

Buddyboss is a plugin.
It is like buddypress but changing the folder name.
Using the folder name is not following the code good practices, I am sorry.
Forget about buddyboss.
Change the buddypress folder to “Buddypress-master” or any other name.
This also does not allow for forks or modifications of plugins, which is the nice thing about GPL2. So lets try to follow it. ??

Look this:
https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/99444/is-plugin-active-returning-false-on-active-plugin
The part:
“As an implementation note: Avoid these checks. Some users rename plugin names or directories. Test for the functions you will actually use instead, eg:”

A nice post from a great developer
https://pippinsplugins.com/checking-dependent-plugin-active/

Now tell me Pippin does not know what he is talking about.

Yes, Pippin is great and the same idea he is explaining is the same I have included this morning.

If you update you can check the OR (or morgan inverse) I have included to check if BuddyPress is working or not.

We use the double check for the next reason that Pippin is not explaining there.

If you read our code, we made some checks before in the same time the plugin is included in the execution. We have to do it to prevent loading too many modules not necessary for other users.

Pippin and you are talking about check another plugin once the execution is working (in a hook) but this is not our case. We do it sooner to make it faster and less heavier for users which has no so much plugins activated.

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• This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by angelfplaza.

Any chances it works with BuddyBoss? (https://www.buddyboss.com/)

No, currently this is not possible but it would be a good idea to include it.

We will work in it (for BuddyPress and BuddyBoss). Plese stay tuned.

This is already done. I did not remember.