Pitfalls to watch for when switching from Buddypress to Arras

  • I am taking on our club’s website (www.charlottegeeks.com)

    The previous webmaster had set it up as a Buddypress website, and we have a database of members and a forums add-on.

    I want to switch from Buddypress to Arras or something more visually interesting. I know the 2 are not compatible – what are my options? What am I going to lose by switching? What precautions should I make before taking the leap?

    I’m a total noob here – any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • Do you mean switch to the Arras theme or to some other blogging platform that’s called Arras?

    If you’re just switching themes then you need to remember that BuddyPress is more than just a theme, it’s a whole extension to WordPress that gives you all of the social network like functionality. Your chosen theme therefore needs to be compatible with BuddyPress.

    It should be possible to make Arras compatible with BuddyPress, although it doesn’t seem to be as standard. Maybe a better option would be to search through the Theme Directory to find one that you like that is BuddyPress compatible.

    Another option would be to work with what you’ve got. I see that the previous person has already created a BuddyPress “Child” theme – you could always duplicate that and then make it look more like you want it to be.

    Hope that helps somewhat

    Good luck

    Peter

    Thread Starter giddygeeker

    (@giddygeeker)

    I do mean the Arras theme, and I see what you are saying about Buddypress being more than that. I’m still in the learning phases of all of this, but I know I want the front/main page to be more like the front page of Arras.

    I’ll try to search for different themes – if anyone has any recommendations, I’d sure appreciate it.

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