Still having problems with this, I have cleared my whole cookies, individually removed bbpress cookies, tried 5 browsers, tried my ipad and I am still having erratic login problems.
I can visit wp-admin. I can sometimes reply, but if I visit /forums I am shown as anonymous, then sometimes if I go to a topic I am anonymous and I can’t reply. I’ll just carry on removing cookies I guess, but it’s an annoyance.
Here is my setup.
Main Theme
/wp-content/themes/MyTheme/
bbPress theme files
/wp-content/themes/MyTheme/bbpress
If you visit your theme directory, like Main Theme above and there is not a bbPress folder, then you need to copy them out of the bbPress plugin and into your theme folder.
Get that done first, then we can go from there.
Good luck!
I had the same problem, go to tools > forums > Remap existing users to default forum roles (I think that is the right one to do).
One of those recount/remap tools did the trick for me, good luck.
I like bbPress it’s awesome. Like most open source software I like to get stuck in and break stuff then fix it, you learn a loads from doing that.
I agree phpbb and some others are easier options in certain areas, but the integration with wordpress is amazing.
Good luck with your forums 
.bbPress #sidebar should work.
In forum pages you get a .bbPress class inside the body tag (check you have it on bbPress pages).
See if that works, good luck!
You could create a php widget will allows you to input code and then insert that as a separate widget to the bbPress login. Or you could code it into the top or bottom of your sidebar and add all the code you require to create the bbPress login widget and alter it slightly to have an edit profile link.
Good luck!
In this topic: http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/customising-bbp_list_forums-last-poster-block/ I have customised the subforum list to show a last poster block, I have also customised it to change the look of the subforums. It should you on the way to getting what you want.
Good luck!
I am just getting database connection error for your whole wordpress install at the moment.
Do you still get a 404 using this code: http://pastebin.com/i6g8VCE4
I can’t see your forum only the title?
You could create some client side validation to check for spaces and more than one uppercase. That would be quite nice. Or you could give them a hint on the registration form.
Depending on where they are you will want to remove them with CSS something like…
#bbpress-forums li { list-style-type:none; }
Yes, sorry I was originally using drupal for EpicWebs.co.uk and I didn’t get on with it very well for what is essentially a blog, so I am redoing it in wordpress.
The best link is github: https://github.com/EpicWebs/bbPress-starter-theme-epicwebs
Hello,
I did have a couple of issues with this myself, I turned off the following and it fixed the issue, but I do not know which one helped, sorry.
W3 Total Cache
Cloudflare
Reset Permalinks
I couldn’t see new posts with those two turned on for some reason.
If you are able to create a demo account that would be great.
Personally I would approach it like a process you would like to complete, in order of importance.
I would have a list of extra features and a list of stuff that has to be there, in order of priority. You work your way through the stuff you have to have in your forum and then once that is complete you can release it for the world to enjoy, then over time develop or find plugins for the extra bits you would like to have. A good starting point is the starter theme I created for bbPress, I think you have already looked at it, so get that working really nice, then move onto the next bit in your list.
It’s kind of difficult for anyone to list off all your requirements and reply with perfect plugins, it is easier for people to take one feature at a time and help with that.
Good luck!
Sounds like your main theme (not a bbpress theme) doesn’t have all the files it needs, I would recommend getting a full working installation of wordpress first, check everything is ok then do the bbPress stuff.
Anywhere you want the link, generally if you want like a control panel link at the top of your site then in the header of your theme and check the user is logged in then display it. Good luck!
If you go to: http://codex.bbpress.org/ and look for shortcodes, there is a register and login shortcode. Create two new pages for register and login, insert the shortcodes, then link to them from your site.
I would say its definitely possible, but not everything will be easy and done already, so it could take some time to fully customise to your needs.
bbPress is a wordpress plugin, for me personally I love it, everything I can do in wordpress I can then bring into my forum. If you have ever developed any wordpress plugins then bbPress will be a good choice for developing something custom inside a forum.
Some small things aren’t quite there yet as default, but there is usually a way to solve it using plugins or community suggestions. I would say the biggest selling point for me using bbPress is the way you can customise it using the power of wordpress, you don’t get that with many if any other forum solutions.
@golfer300 You will need to put the contents of the zip file inside your theme folder, once you have done this you should see a bbpress-functions.php inside your main theme directory. For this theme to fully work you will need to have the wordpress classes attached to the body tag.
@akgt I haven’t tested it using buddyPress, let me know if you use it.
Can you click edit from here: http://sdxgameband.com/forums/user/sdxgameband/ ?
You should be able to create a profile link from something like the following
<?php bbp_user_profile_link( bbp_get_current_user_id() ); ?>
