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In the Activity area - it is off by 5 hours. So, let's say someone signed up as a member 4 minutes ago, it will say 5 hrs and 4 minutes ago. So it looks like there is never any real "current" activity.
I double checked to make sure the time is set right in WordPress and it is. Is there somewhere else to check?
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I've tried changing the times a few different times in WP and that doesn't do anything. No matter what I change the time to in WP - the buddypress activity still shows it at always 5 hours off.
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They are both right. Double checked with my server admin - after I made sure that my WP time is correct.
And to verify the server time was right even after asking.. all our log files/stats have and show the right times. All my other scripts that I'm using on this server on our other sites are fine for the time.
Regarding WP being set right - I have double checked numerous times, and my posts show the correct time when I make a post - so that is right.
Any other ideas or am I totally missing something here?
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i modified the theme to add the time delta. it's a dirty trick but it worked. your db will still have the entry wrong so activity and such might still be offset.
You could hack your card BP files but this IS NOT a good idea.bp_format_time is located in * /bp-core/bp-core-templatetags.php -> line 835
and reads as follows:
835 function bp_format_time( $time, $just_date = false ) {
836 if ( !$time )
837 return false;
838
839 // Get GMT offset from root blog
840 $root_blog_offset = get_blog_option( BP_ROOT_BLOG, 'gmt_offset' );
841
842 // Calculate offset time
843 $time_offset = $time + ( $root_blog_offset * 3600 );
844
845 // Current date (January 1, 2010)
846 $date = date_i18n( get_option( 'date_format' ), $time_offset );
847
848 // Should we show the time also?
849 if ( !$just_date ) {
850 // Current time (9:50pm)
851 $time = date_i18n( ' g:ia', $time_offset );
852
853 // Return string formatted with date and time
854 $date = sprintf( __( '%1$s at %2$s', 'buddypress' ), $date, $time );
855 }
856
857 return apply_filters( 'bp_format_time', $date );
858 }
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So... JoseffB - guess what... that 5 hours off is still showing.. anything that is actually attached to the blogs.. such as a post or comment - THOSE times are still showing in the Activity area as 5 hours off. If you do something directly IN the activity area.. like we were yesterday posting "test".. those show the right time. But still when a member joins, or anything else done in the site is 5 hours off in the Activity Time
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Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
I think I ran into this before and it was settled by changing the wp time then changing it again to my proper DST.
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I've tried changing the times a few different times in WP and that doesn't do anything. No matter what I change the time to in WP - the buddypress activity still shows it at always 5 hours off.
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
known issue I think :
http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/12-6-upgrade-date-offset/
I think I modded my template file to compensate when I ran into it.
Member (joined October 2010) Likes (0)
Is anyone else having these issues? I'm not feeling really comfortable changing coding and not knowing what else it could possibly break.
Keeper of the Dark Chocolate (joined July 2007) Likes (0)
Just curious. Have you looked at the server's time?
Member (joined October 2010) Likes (0)
drmike - yes. That was one of the first things I did and the time is correct.
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
The Server time or the Time setup in the WP settings panel (or both). Technically you can have one wrong and the other right in either direction.
Member (joined October 2010) Likes (0)
They are both right. Double checked with my server admin - after I made sure that my WP time is correct.
And to verify the server time was right even after asking.. all our log files/stats have and show the right times. All my other scripts that I'm using on this server on our other sites are fine for the time.
Regarding WP being set right - I have double checked numerous times, and my posts show the correct time when I make a post - so that is right.
Any other ideas or am I totally missing something here?
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It is a bug in the current version of the BuddyPress plugin. See the following bug reports:
http://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2713
http://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2750
It will be fixed in BuddyPress 1.3.
So, the only fix would be to modify the files as @Joseff suggested or as they suggested in the bug report: http://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2713.
Member (joined October 2010) Likes (0)
Thanks - Trying not to be totally dense here.
I have looked at at http://trac.buddypress.org/ticket/2713 and cannot even find where those lines are in my bp-activity.php
Joseff: I followed your link
http://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/12-6-upgrade-date-offset/ and there seem to be 2 ways to possibly fix - one where it talks about bp_format_time I am not sure what php file that is even in.
Do you remember exactly what you did as far as modifying. I'm afraid that I"ll totally mess things up by just guessing.
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
i modified the theme to add the time delta. it's a dirty trick but it worked. your db will still have the entry wrong so activity and such might still be offset.
You could hack your card BP files but this IS NOT a good idea.bp_format_time is located in * /bp-core/bp-core-templatetags.php -> line 835
and reads as follows:
835 function bp_format_time( $time, $just_date = false ) {
836 if ( !$time )
837 return false;
838
839 // Get GMT offset from root blog
840 $root_blog_offset = get_blog_option( BP_ROOT_BLOG, 'gmt_offset' );
841
842 // Calculate offset time
843 $time_offset = $time + ( $root_blog_offset * 3600 );
844
845 // Current date (January 1, 2010)
846 $date = date_i18n( get_option( 'date_format' ), $time_offset );
847
848 // Should we show the time also?
849 if ( !$just_date ) {
850 // Current time (9:50pm)
851 $time = date_i18n( ' g:ia', $time_offset );
852
853 // Return string formatted with date and time
854 $date = sprintf( __( '%1$s at %2$s', 'buddypress' ), $date, $time );
855 }
856
857 return apply_filters( 'bp_format_time', $date );
858 }
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
@momsnet what time zone are you in? +5 GMT? if so then it looks like your bp is outputting the GMT time instead of your local time.
You can AIM me if you want: joseffbzd. Just see if I'm around.
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JoseffB - our UTC time is -6 - I'm central time zone here.
I'm a bit nervous about trying to alter/hack those BP files. With my luck I'd tank the script! :-)
Would have hoped there would be a simple fix.... Since I'm new to WPMU & BuddyPress... is this common that there are many bugs within BP ?
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
Here's silly question how about offsetting the time to match UTC (or +6)? does that fix the problem? LOL
Member (joined October 2010) Likes (0)
:-) Tried that ... to no avail
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
@momsnet when you have a change email (name at gmail) or IM me and we can have a look see. Thanks!
Member (joined October 2010) Likes (0)
JoseffB - thanks. Have looked for you today on IM - will keep looking :-) Was gone most of yesterday.
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
@momsnet I'll be around today. ;) btw gmail is joseffb78 ... I always forget that LOL.
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JoseffB is my hero today!!!! Thanks for all the time you spent with me to make a temporary fix. You ROCK!
Volunteer support dude (joined November 2009) Likes (0)
No prob.
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So... JoseffB - guess what... that 5 hours off is still showing.. anything that is actually attached to the blogs.. such as a post or comment - THOSE times are still showing in the Activity area as 5 hours off. If you do something directly IN the activity area.. like we were yesterday posting "test".. those show the right time. But still when a member joins, or anything else done in the site is 5 hours off in the Activity Time
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