Ticket #8410: 8410.2.diff

src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-types.php

@@ -63 +63 @@
                 'admin_insert_type'
         );
 
-        if ( ! $args['bp_type_id'] || ! $args['taxonomy'] ) {
+        if ( ( ! $args['bp_type_id'] && ! $args['bp_type_singular_name'] ) || ! $args['taxonomy'] ) {
                  return new WP_Error(
                          'invalid_type_taxonomy',
-                         __( 'The Type ID value is missing', 'buddypress' ),
+                         __( 'The Type ID or singular name value is missing', 'buddypress' ),
                          array(
                                 'message' => 1,
                          )
                 );
         }
 
+        if ( ! $args['bp_type_id'] && $args['bp_type_singular_name'] ) {
+                $args['bp_type_id'] = sanitize_title( $args['bp_type_singular_name'] );
+        }
+
         $type_id       = sanitize_title( $args['bp_type_id'] );
         $type_taxonomy = sanitize_key( $args['taxonomy'] );