bp_send_message_button function within the members loop

[thirstcard]

Step 1. Call bp_send_message_button() from within the members loop
Step 2. Click on the 'send message' button that is displayed for a particular member

Expected behaviour is to be taken to the 'compose message' page with the username field being pre-populated with the particular member's username.

Actual behaviour - taken to the 'compose message' page but the username field isn't pre-populated.

[DJPaul]

Was this in a custom theme template, or is it occuring somewhere inside BuddyPress' default theme? If it's a custom template, are you able to share the relevant markup so we can recreate the issue easily? Thanks.

[boonebgorges]

By the looks of things, bp_send_message_button() is not intended to work in the user directory. It calls bp_get_send_private_message_link(), which creates the link using bp_core_get_username( bp_displayed_user_id() ). In the case of member directories, there *is* no bp_displayed_user_id(). If you want to have a button in the directory, you'll need to build your own (or filter 'bp_get_send_private_mesage_link' and provide your own link)