[rsg2]

hello

i have a wordpress site with bbpress installed. i have 3 subforums in bbpress. on the homepage of my wordpress site, i would like to list out those 3 forums with the lastest 5 posts from each.

please take a look at this image:

the styling doesn’t have to look like the attached as long as i can list out the individual subforums and 5 of its most recent posts.

i have setup 3 columns with ability to put shortcodes.

i tried using some of the shortcodes provided by bbpress with no luck.

SOS please!!! i’m running out of options…lol

thanks in advance,

chris

[Robin W]

Not a quick answer – how well are you able to code?

[rsg2]

i have a friend is well versed in coding and is willing to help. could you give us direction? would appreciated it greatly!

thanks much!

chris

[Robin W]

yes, start with

bbp additional shortcodes

This list the last 5 topics across all the forums, and your friend should be able to crack it open

the end function

function rw_display_topic_index_query( $args = array() ) {
		global $show ;
		$args['author']        = 0;
		$args['show_stickies'] = true;
		$args['order']         = 'DESC';
		$args['posts_per_page'] = $show ;
		return $args;
	}

just needs an extra parameter to get the right forum,

If you get him to also look at

wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/shortcodes

he’ll find some useful code to do that

[Robin W]

PS in the spirit of open software, when he has cracked it, can you post the solution on here so others can use, I quite fancy it for the footer of one of my website’s home page !!

[rsg2]

thanks for the quick response. will have my friend look into this.

when we have a solution, i’ll post it here!

thanks!!!

chris