Title: bp-default parent theme missing
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# bp-default parent theme missing

 *  [iceman1028](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iceman1028/)
 * (@iceman1028)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bp-default-parent-theme-missing/)
 * Hi im new to wordpress so bear with me if I don’t use the right technical vocabulary.
   
   I wanted to make a social networking site with buddypress(1.9+) but when I select
   a bp child theme it says I don’t have the parent theme. I just activated the 
   bp plugin and have no other active plugins. I downloaded and installed wordpress
   using Microsoft webmatrix3 so when I looked for the parent theme bp-default in
   the buddypress folder it was there. So How do I let the child theme know I have
   the parent theme already?

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 *  [Brajesh Singh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sbrajesh/)
 * (@sbrajesh)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bp-default-parent-theme-missing/#post-4506059)
 * For the time being you can create a file named bp-custom.php in your wp-content/
   plugins directory and put this line
 *     ```
       add_filter( 'bp_do_register_theme_directory', '__return_true' );
       ```
   
 * That will make the bp default theme available.
    hope that helps.
 *  Thread Starter [iceman1028](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iceman1028/)
 * (@iceman1028)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bp-default-parent-theme-missing/#post-4506207)
 * Thanks that worked

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 * Last reply from: [iceman1028](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iceman1028/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bp-default-parent-theme-missing/#post-4506207)
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