Make sure when you copy files from /bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten that you maintain the subfolder structure as well (e.g. css, js, bbpress). I was copying all files into the root of my custom wordpress theme (wp-content/themes/mytheme) without maintaining the directory structure and I was getting some strange behavior.

Hope this helps someone who might be having trouble!

i used:

border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing:0;

and no more borders :)

Thanks!

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You'll still want (need) a little styling of the default twentyten template style to help it match your current theme, but otherwise the bbPress forums can be added to a page with just the shortcodes features you wish to display:

See shortcodes here: http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes

We've done a little tutorial video that shows how this might work with your theme (forward to the "hybrid" option in the video, about mid-way)

http://labsecrets.com/2012/01/23/buddypress-and-bbpress-forums-made-easy/

Cheers!
Spence
http://labsecrets.com

I've read about a tremendous interest in using bbpress as a viable forum option. I want to start by saying I've been involved in open source for over 15 years myself and the work and dedication here is very admirable (remembering ROI.) People such as myself would be willing to put in some time and effort to make this project work but there are some fundamental things lacking here that give me cause for concern in using bbpress. Virtually all forums I see using are either (a) the most basic customer support, nothing long term discussion/community based, or (b) amateurish sites set up that are chop shop and will be down in a few months. It doesn't have to be that way. Couple of things:

1. If it's not relatively easy, simple or clear to theme bbpress, few will ever use it. Fewer will design themes for it too. And if there isn't at least a decent, comprehensible system, nobody will use a plugin if it just typically looks like another ratcheted in plugin. Hopefully, this is not the case.

2. Organization here is a mess. I go to plugins and I see listings from 5 years ago and the top. It's not easy to figure out what is what here. Documentation is incomplete and I remember having a terrible time installing it too - and I'm not a novice. This is the easy part that scares away many potential users.

3. Sometimes simple is too simple. Some things should be standard. For example, nobody wants to have to scroll down to the bottom of the page just to post a reply. That's just one issue that leaped out at me. Sometimes less is just less.

4. No clear vision here, e.g. the latest blog entry is November 28 2011 and this place feels half deserted. It doesn't have to be that way.

5. There needs to be an easier way to navigate the forums on this site. I could care less about a long list of tags I'll rarely use. I do want that short list of forums in the sidebar or somewhere so I don't have to click my way back to the home page.

Just a few pointers. I like this project, would love to consider using it for a large site but the ghost town effect is putting me off a little.

Is there anyway to just add two little files to your existing theme, one that lists (paginated) all threads, and then obviously the single thread page? I don't want it to automatically add any links, breadcrumbs, post date, tags, or anything else. If I don't add it myself, I don't want it to be on the page, just the way WordPress itself works.

What didn't you like? What was your experience? It's very possible the problems you experienced weren't even with bbPress.

My question is that I'm trying to modify the output and html layout of my bbpress template files, and I can't seem to figure out a solution.

1. My forum is on the page: Forum, and my forum base slug is: forums. Different, you see? That's because I want to show the Latest Topics, not default to showing all my forums, when you click the menu for Forum (very much like the bbpress.org/forums).

2. I'm using a page template for the Forum page that outputs the Latest Topics, except as soon as you click away from this page, it reverts back to the default layout.

Problem: I need all the forum pages to use the same layout, preferably a custom one, and the 'front' Forum page to output the Latest Topics.

Any ideas?

Also make sure that your actual permalinks settings page uses something other than the default top option. Chose any other option and click save.

That should get you going.

mind you, it took jackie chan style css kungfu to make it look right, but its doable :-)

Thanks.

Resident newbie

I have installed WP 3.2.1 and activated "Site wide forums" option. Then I created several public forums in the FORUMS menu of bbpress.

Now I have the problem that I don't see a single forum when I click on "Neues Thema" (german version). I can publish new entries in groups (the standard BuddyPress Forum option I think).

What do I have to do to be able to publish entries in a created forum?

Additionally: I have inserted the bbpress Forum lsit widget which shows all created forums. When I click on a forum in the widget list, a new page is displayed but without a forum title and the displayed forum entries are the same in all forums.

Thanks.

Tom

https://gist.github.com/1372637