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!

Thanks chaps!

All I have done is create a bbpress directory within my theme folder and in there copied in any files from plugins\bbpress\bbp-themes\bbp-twentyten\bbpress that I wanted to modify. I have not moved any files out of the plugins directory.

I haven't had much success with setting the css for bbpress from within my theme. In the end I ended up renaming plugins\bbpress\bbp-themes\bbp-twentyten\css\bbpress.css to bbpress_master.css and creating a new bbpress.css in the same folder. Within this new file I have my modifications with the following as the first lines


/**
* bbPress specific CSS
*
* @package bbPress
* @subpackage Theme
*/

@import url("bbpress_master.css");


I will need to be careful updating bbpress as I will lose my bbpress.css. Until I work out how to have css working through my theme it will do.

<i>"If you are the author of this theme, then you can copy all the files *out of* the "/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten" folder into the folder of your theme, and make your own edits from there. The files to copy include the single-*, archive-*, page-*, and anything in the subfolders."</i>

So is the best approach for me to copy the bbPress folder within bbp-twentyten into my theme, and add whatever forum or snippets or files I need to my theme files?

1) Copy bbpress theme folder into my theme
2) add "add_theme_support( 'bbpress' );" to my functions file

Nothing. I think I misunderstand how the bbpress theming system works. I thought it was more or less a "child theme" that bolts on to twentyten.

Are there files or snippets of code I need to grab from the bbp-twentyten theme?

FWIW, the site is running Buddypress, along side bbpress. I'm using the stock Buddypress theme, and my own Buddypress child theme.

Everything is working perfectly (forum is up and running, etc). All I'm trying to do is used a customized bbpress template so I have complete control over the forum markup.

Thanks!

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.

On forum sidebar you can list forums, login box or login and register links, latest topics. While on blog you would list latest posts, categories, pages etc.

Also you can select default forum wrapper using this plugin.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-wp-tweaks/

Also you can use it to display login link for not logged in user. usually bbpress will say you need to login and not display link or form for login.

You can copy your index.php as bbpress.php and make changes on it.

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.

It sounds like maybe another plugin or a theme setting is interfering.

If it fixes the problem, then activate one plugin at a time to find the problem one..

My best guess...

Deactivated bbpress and then re-activated it. Removed all installed forums. Trashed then emptied the trash, along with topics

Recreated forums. Now viewable by all users.

Thanks for the quick reply. I have double checked that, i also changed the status of the forum from private to public to hidden and back to public.

Didn't make any difference to the forum page, but the topic page got worse...

When I try to go directly to topic page with the URL, I only get a white page with the following error:

Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1 in ../wp-includes/class-wp.php on line 201

Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1 in ../wp-includes/class-wp.php on line 202

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at ../wp-includes/class-wp.php:201) in ../wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 866

Website is http://www.omen-guild.net

Mines a little wierder. Administrators can see the posts, so can Forum moderators. However all other roles can not. If you click on the Forum it says there is 1 post and 0 replies. But right under neath it says o bother etc

http://omen-guild.net/forums/forum/guild-forum/

going directly to the permalink

http://omen-guild.net/forums/topic/respec-costs-cooldown/

doesnt work either.

I have changed the permalink type,
changed the theme
deactivated the bbpress
no joy.

It could just be a matter of resetting all the permalinks to get it working.

I'm not really sure what those errors mean, but that is my best guess, that somehow it doesn't like the .html?

At my forums root http://klymene.net/forums/ you will see 2 forums listed - English and Hindi. You will also see that there is an indication of some content under English.

If you click on English http://klymene.net/forums/forum/english no topics are listed.

On top of page, you will see error message

Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1 in .../wp-includes/class-wp.php on line 201
Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1 in .../wp-includes/class-wp.php on line 202

You can go directly to http://klymene.net/forums/topic/test and see the topic which should be under the English forum. Topic actions like Reply are absent though.

On top of page, you will see error

Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1 in .../wp-includes/class-wp.php on line 201
Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 1 in .../wp-includes/class-wp.php on line 202

P.S. In Settings > Permalinks, the setting is
/%postname%.html

This 'should' set the permalinks for everything so that your topics will show up. Hopefully solving the problem.