Title: Buddy Press Default Theme Question
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Buddy Press Default Theme Question

 *  [twanster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twanster/)
 * (@twanster)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddy-press-default-theme-question/)
 * I’m trying to extend one of my blogs into the BuddyPress social platform.
 * I have downloaded the BuddyPress plugin (as well as other supporting plugins),
   and have followed the steps in the step-up wizard.
 * Here’s where I come up with a pesky problem, with which I could use some practical
   advice:
 * I get a message saying that i need to move various folders out of the BuddyPress
   plugin folder in wp-content/plugins/bp-themes/bp-default
 * and move them into the wp-content/themes/ folder, found here: /wp-content/themes/
   bp-default/
 * The problem is that when I go to the “themes” folder, there is no bp-default 
   theme to be found. So, as you can see, if there is no folder, thean I have nowhere
   to deposit the files.
 * Why am I not seeing the bp-default theme in the “themes” folder, even though 
   that is the theme that is currently active on my site?
 * Please advise!
 * Many thanks.

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 *  [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * (@mercime)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddy-press-default-theme-question/#post-2366932)
 * > I get a message saying that i need to move various folders out of the BuddyPress
   > plugin folder ….
 * What I’m getting from your post above is that in [the process of making your WordPress theme compatible](http://codex.buddypress.org/theme-development/wordpress-to-buddypress-theme/#step-one)
   via BP Template Pack plugin, you had to go through Step Two because BP folders
   could not be automatically transferred to your active WP theme folder in server.
 * In this case, download the required folders from wp-content/plugins/buddypress/
   bp-themes/bp-default/ to your hard drive and upload them to wp-content/themes/
   yourActiveWPThemeFolder/ and keep BP Template Pack activated. Then proceed to
   Step Three of the BP Compatibility process.
 * BuddyPress Forums – [http://buddypress.org/support/topics/](http://buddypress.org/support/topics/)
   
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 * Last reply from: [@mercime](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mercime/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddy-press-default-theme-question/#post-2366932)
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