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(in WordPress)I am wondering where to edit the BP templates - should I edit the core template files(in wp-content/plugins/buddypress) or is there a way to somehow make your own BuddyPress theme ?

Thanks.

jave.web
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  • Start by adding a Child Theme if you haven't done so already.

  • Read the Template Hierarchy link like slaFFik suggested.

  • Add a directory 'buddypress' to your child theme.

  • Copy the core template files you want to edit from wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/(XXX/YYY/)zzz.php into themes/yourchildtheme/buddypress/(XXX/YYY/)zzz.php

If you edit the core files directly your changes could be lost when you update BP.

Koen de Bakker
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    Thanks, very helpful. Something I didn't quite get from the notation above, until I did a bunch of trial and error is that one must create all the subdirectories in the path to your desired template under `/bp-legacy/buddypress/` so if you want to modify `plugins/buddypress/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/members/registration.php` you need to copy it to `themes/yourtheme/buddypress/members/registration.php` Just in case anyone else anyone gets confused like I did. – neanderslob Sep 09 '14 at 22:02
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Read this tutorial - Template Hierarchy (Single Member Pages)

Slava Abakumov
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