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• Started 4 months ago by lsatwin
• Latest reply from labsecrets
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Linking to your bbpress Forum from a WordPress page

1. • 
   • lsatwin
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   I realize this is a total noob question, and yet I'm not sure what the answer is.

   Basically, I'd like to have a wordpress page, "Forum," link directly to the bbpress forum.
   Apparently, just setting up a page called "forum" doesn't cut it.

   What is the proper protocol?

   The forum is set up here:
   http://www.lsatwin.net/forum/lsat/score-higher/

   Thanks.
2. • 
   • lindsaymcghee
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   Was this ever solved? I am having the same problem.
   hmmm...

   I have tried making the permalink forum and forums. I think it registers with forums but no topics are showing up.

   Thanks
3. • 
   • lsatwin
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   Nope.. pure silence
4. • 
   • lindsaymcghee
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   I figured it out...

   Don't create a page. The files are set up through the WordPress hierarchy system using permalinks. Without changing the settings in the BBPress system, your forum will be placed at forums/forum/title where title is the title of the first forum you create.

   If you need to get it in your menu system use menus and create a custom link to the correct permalink location.

   Hope this helps,

   Lindsay
5. • 
   • lsatwin
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks Lindsay
   How do you create a custom link to a permalink location?
6. • 
   • lindsaymcghee
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   Your theme first of all has to have custom menus as an option such that you can create pages and they won't all publish to your top menu. There is a custom link section in the menu sections of those themes that have custom menus activated. The theme you are currently using is 2011 I believe and it doesn't have custom menus installed.

   If you are lost google it... there are a lot of tutorials out there.
7. • 
   • lsatwin
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks bunches!
   It worked! The theme 2011 does actually support what you're talking about.

   You DO need to choose a custom menu - at first I tried it without selecting a custom menu. That does not work.

   But if you select a custom menu, then paste in the URL under custom links on the left hand side of the Menus page, and give your page a name - then it becomes a direct link from the main page.

   Thanks Lindsay!
8. • 
   • labsecrets
   • Member

   • Posted 4 months ago #

   We've done a little tutorial video to show how you can setup either a BuddyPress Group Forum, a SiteWide bbPress 2.0 Forum, or a custom hybrid forum page using shortcodes. You can have all three at one time. Hope this helps ;-)

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

   Cheers!
   Spence
   http://labsecrets.com

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