bp-custom.php

<?php
function inspired_record_more_types( $types ) {

    $types[] = 'portfolios';
    $types[] = 'applicants';

    return $types;
}

add_filter( 'bp_blogs_record_post_post_types', 'inspired_record_more_types', 1, 1);

// This function should go in functions.php
function mam_posts_where ($where) {
   global $mam_global_where;
   if ($mam_global_where) $where .= " $mam_global_where";
   return $where;
}
add_filter('posts_where','mam_posts_where');

// Get user role
function get_role($user_id)
{
    if(is_int($user_id))
    {
        $user = new WP_User( $user_id );
        if ( !empty( $user->roles ) && is_array( $user->roles ) )
        {
            foreach ( $user->roles as $role )
                echo $role;
        }
    }
    else
        echo "Something else";
}


// Dynamically Populating the Post Author
 add_filter('gform_field_value_author_email', 'populate_post_author_email');
function populate_post_author_email($value){
    global $post;

    $author_email = get_the_author_meta('email', $post->post_author);

    return $author_email;
}

// BuddyBlog
add_filter('buddyblog_get_post_type','buddyblog_my_post_type');

function buddyblog_my_post_type($post_type){

return 'portfolio';// it can be say 'events' or 'movies' or anything, just make sure you have already registered the post type

}
add_filter('buddyblog_get_post_type','buddyblog_my_post_type');

function buddyblog_my_post_type($post_type){

return 'post';// it can be say 'events' or 'movies' or anything, just make sure you have already registered the post type

}

<?php
      function shorten_text($text, $length) {
          $shortened_text = substr($text, 0, $length);
          $shortened_text .= '…';
          return $shortened_text;
      }
      if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
          $title=the_title('','',FALSE);
          $shortened_title = shorten_text($title, 15);
          print $shortened_title;
      ?>
          <?php endwhile;?>
        <?php else : ?>
          <h2>Introuvable</h2>
          <p>Désolé, mais vous cherchez quelque chose qui n'est pas ici.</p>
      <?php endif; ?>

?>