Here are all of the $args and the defaults, FYI (pulled from bbPress core file: bbp-common-template.php)

// HTML
			'before'          => '<div class="bbp-breadcrumb"><p>',
			'after'           => '</p></div>',
			'sep'             => is_rtl() ? __( '&lsaquo;', 'bbpress' ) : __( '&rsaquo;', 'bbpress' ),
			'pad_sep'         => 1,

			// Home
			'include_home'    => $pre_include_home,
			'home_text'       => $pre_front_text,

			// Forum root
			'include_root'    => $pre_include_root,
			'root_text'       => $pre_root_text,

			// Current
			'include_current' => $pre_include_current,
			'current_text'    => $pre_current_text

You do *not* "need" a page with the slug "forum" or "forums" to make your forums appear. They will just work, based on the slug you set in Settings > Forums.

If you want the index of your "forums" to show "forums" then it's slug needs to be "forums" and not "forum"

If a WordPress page has the same slug as something else ("forums"), the page wins.

(If your forum archive slug in Settings > Forums is "forums" but you have a page with the slug "forums" then the page will appear and it will be whatever the_content of that page is.)

You can have an unlimited number of permutations on the forums to look and work. It comes with the most obvious (and working) settings out of the box.

You can include slashes in your archive slugs, so hierarchical pages work, too.

This part is not broken, it is not a bug. It's two settings that you need to make match, and you're in control of both of them on your own to operate however you want your site to operate.

Slug is set to: forum
(went to WP screen options and [x] slug so that option became visible.

I created a blank page and called it: Forum
and added shortcode: [bbp-forum-index]

I set Permalink to: http://mydomain.com/forum/

Under WP settings/forum...
Archive Slugs
Forums base: forums
Topics base: topics

Single Slugs
Forum Prefix [x]
Forum slug: forum
Topic slug: topic

NOTE: I've tried combinations/permutations changing these settings and it seems to modify the breadcrumb link of the word: forum
to something other than what my page points to.

If I create the page with a permalink:
http://mydomain.com/forum/
then the breadcrumb URL for: forum(s) suggests it will link to:
http://mydomain.com/forums/

if I reverse it with the plural version (forums)
then the breadcrumb URL becomes the singular format: forum.

Suggestions?

Why is the forum base page different from the templated forum index page I have created?

My Forum index page works great. But in order for it to show it must have a different slug to the forum base set in the bbpress options.

This is where things seem to be wrong - when I view my forum index i get the slug home->forums->forum-index (with forum-index being the slug of my template page)

Surely this is very wrong, the index age should be the forum root surely? after all it is an index?

Secondly, I cannot work out which template file is used for this mysterious "forums" base page. It's basically a list of h2 titles with the names of all the forums in, where does it come from?

Here are links so you can see for yourself:

my index page:
http://lazybricks.blueleafstudio.net/forum-index/

the forum base page:
http://lazybricks.blueleafstudio.net/forums/

Try clicking the root link in the breadcrumbs (the one next to home), it switches between the two! Odd behaviour indeed.

I only want the forum index to show, that should be the 'root' or 'base' of the forums. However if i give my index page the same slug as the forum base (i.e. forums) then i get the page i don't want, not the pretty templated one.

I have been stuck on this one thing for a whole day after creating a lovely index page and I don't want to be stopped by this!

If anyone can help it would be very much appreciated,

Thanks in advance

I have some problems with the forum index. I've doe exactly as instructed. If my page that i assign the forum index template to has the same slug as the forums base I get this page:

http://lazybricks.blueleafstudio.net/forums/

when it should be this page that shows.

http://lazybricks.blueleafstudio.net/forum-index/

failing this how do i make these pages look the same? I cannot find a template file for the forum base?

Another thing is that the 'Forums' (note the 's'!) link in the breadcrumbs should go to the forum-index template page but it does not.

I've been banging my head against the wall for most of the day trying to work this one out so if anyone can help that would be awesome!

Thanks in advance,

Ralph

I have seen this message once before but continued anyway, obviously I don't expect you to do this. I will look into the problem and come back when its sorted.

Thanks
John

Looks like you might have other, bigger issues on your hands.

http://cl.ly/2Y262I3S1B0G3c3i1N0a

Thank you for your reply.

I have set the forum base to 'home' and the page title is 'home' but I am still getting the same problem, I have included the link below if that helps.

http://yorkshiresaxchoir.co.uk/wordpress/

Thanks
John

Home and forums are basically displaying the same thing (a list of forums) so what I need is a way to display a list of the forums on the home page without this un necessary item in the breadcrumb list.

Can anyone help me either remove this item or suggest a better way to do this?

Thanks
John

I am having the same problem as this guy here http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/changing-the-url-of-breadcrumbs:

I am running bbpress 2.0.2 under BuddyPress and although my permalinks are nice and pretty :

[code]/%category%/%postname%/[/code]

The breadcrumbs look like this:

Home > Foodies' Place > Forums

The "Foodies' Place" link is wrong and it links to here

http://www.foodiesplace.com/?attachment_id=431
(no idea where it got this from since the page does not exist)

The breadcrumb link should look like this:
Home > FaceCook Forum > Forums

and "FaceCook Forum" schould link to:
http://www.foodiesplace.com/en/facecook-forum/

Any ideas anybody?

Thanx

I am having the same problem:

I am running bbpress 2.0.2 under BuddyPress and although my permalinks are nice and pretty :

[code]/%category%/%postname%/[/code]

The permalink used in the breadcrumbs is this:

http://www.foodiesplace.com/?attachment_id=431
(no idea where it got this from since the page does not exist)

The breadcrumb link should look like this:

http://www.foodiesplace.com/en/facecook-forum/

Any ideas anybody?

Thanx

function custom_forum_breadcrumb( $args ) {

	$args['sep'] = ' | ';

	return $args;

}
add_filter( 'bbp_get_breadcrumb_pre', 'custom_forum_breadcrumb' );

// Change bbPress bread crumb separator.
function filter_bbp_breadcrumb( $args ) {

  $my_args = array(
    'before'  => "\n<div class=\"subnav bbp-breadcrumb \">\n  <ul class=\"nav nav-pills \">\n    <li>",
    'after'   => "</li>\n  </ul>\n</div>\n\n",
    'sep' => is_rtl() ? __( "</li>\n    <li>", 'bbpress' ) : __( "</li>\n    <li>", 'bbpress' ),
    'root_text' => "Support"
  );

  $args = wp_parse_args( $my_args, $args );
  return $args;

}
add_filter('bbp_get_breadcrumb_pre', 'filter_bbp_breadcrumb' );

Should be able to fix that by going to Settings > Permalinks and changing the setting there.

example.com > forum > topic

Now to get to the forum, we're using example.com/forum -- so it's all seo and good and whatnot, but when you click on the "forum" breadcrumb it's going to example.com/page_id=7 --- how do I change it so it goes to /forum?

Thoughts?

Sorry, no idea about devs, everyone I know is absolutely slammed right now. Will keep an ear out though.

*I've got my hands absolutely full with the new importer and building the supporting site for it. After that, projects are still lined up...

http://www.madeinflatable.com

Then I installed a new database, activated my bbPress plugin first, and everything worked fine. Then I installed BuddyPress after that. Another thing that I did was to NOT activate the "Discussion Forums" on BuddyPress in the settings page. I had a problem with that before and saw a thread that recommended that as solution.

In any case, things seem to be working for now.

I don't get this when I switch to a default WP theme, so it seems related to my theme (WPzoom's Manifesto).

I have run a buddypress update plugin thinking this might help, but it doesn't. I also get this message with BuddyPress compatibility: "Your active theme does not include bbPress template files. Your forums are using the default styling included with bbPress." (I'm fine with the bbPress default styling, by the way. Just wondering if the first part of that message might relate to my problem in any way.)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


// Change bbPress bread crumb separator.

add_filter('bbp_breadcrumb_separator', 'filter_bbPress_breadcrumb_separator');


I have not yet figured out how to add "You are here: " at the start of the bread crumbs:

I've tried this...


function my_breadcrumb_trail_args( $trail ) {
$args['before'] = '<div class="bbp-breadcrumb"><p>You are here: ';
return $args;
};
add_filter( 'breadcrumb_trail_args', 'my_breadcrumb_trail_args' );


...and this...


function test($defaults) {
$defaults = array(
'before' => '<div class="bbp-breadcrumb"><p>You are here: ',
);
return $defaults;
}
add_filter('bbp_breadcrumb','test_args');


Neither work.

For now I've taken the hacky approach and just edited my bbPress files directly. You can see it in action here: http://www.directsponsor.org/forums/

Any assistance with the filter would be greatly appreciated.


// Allow the separator of the breadcrumb to be easily changed
$sep = apply_filters( 'bbp_breadcrumb_separator', $sep );


I attempted to apply a filter...


$sep = 'x';
add_filter('bbp_breadcrumb_separator', $sep);


...but it resulted in:


Warning: call_user_func_array() [function.call-user-func-array]: First argument is expected to be a valid callback, 'x' was given in


/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-includes/bbp-core-hooks.php

I've also found the bbPress bread crumb function(s) at:

/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-includes/bbp-common-template.php

By combining code from the two, I've attempted adding a filter but it's being ignored:


function test_args($args) {
$args = array(
'sep' => ' x ',
);
return $args;
}
add_filter('bbp_title','test_args');



add_filter( 'breadcrumb_trail_args', 'my_breadcrumb_trail_args' );

function my_breadcrumb_trail_args( $args ) {
$args['separator'] = ' → ';
return $args;
}


Source: http://themehybrid.com/support/topic/change-separator-breadcrumb#post-22852