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sharing wordpress sidebars - profile link only in bbpress? how?

    • Posted 4 years ago #

    I'm using the ThemePress theme, that uses the header/footer from the integrated wordpress install as well co-mingles the various template functions. What I'm trying to do is put code in the wordpress sidebar (not widget) that will show the bbpress profile link/login ONLY when the user is in the forum, otherwise it will show a link to go to the forum.

    In the sidebar, I've tried 

    <?php if ( $forums ) :
	 login_form();
 if ( is_bb_profile() ) profile_menu();
              endif; ?>

    Thinking that, since I can supposedly use each other's functions, the if if ($forums) would work. I was wrong. :)

    I also tried trying to set $is_forum = 1; in front-page.php and in the sidebar:

    <?php
function show_bbmenu()  {
if ( $is_forum ) :
	 login_form();
 if ( is_bb_profile() ) profile_menu();

endif; ?>
}

show_bbmenu();
?>

    Among other things and apparently I'm overlooking something stupid and easy but I'm afraid insomnia is not being kind to me this morning. :)

    (Did I mention I got stuck in an elevator at my office for an hour last night? grrrr)

    This is at adultaggregator.com/forum (warning, not safe for work.)

    • Posted 4 years ago #

    I knew it was something simple.. some sleep helped me figure out I was missing a 'global $forum'

    I got it working with the following:

    In my theme's functions:

    <?php

function show_bblogin() {
	global $forum;
		if ( $forum ) {
				login_form();
				if ( is_bb_profile() ) profile_menu();
		} else {
				echo '<a href="/forum/">Visit the Forum!</a></br>';
		}

}
?>

    and in my sidebar:

    <?php show_bblogin(); ?>

    Works like a champ.

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