When I load the sidebar with the_content(), the_excerpt() or similar content function in custom loop before the main loop on page the forums (their contents) are displayed through that function in the sidebar.

So I can’t use these content function before the main loop on page template? It seems to me bbPress is hooking the first function of this kind (the_content(), the_excerpt()…) on a page.

I suppose bbPress plugin should avoid this to prevent malfunction in some themes.

[eklayParticipant @eklay 2 months ago]

@johnnypea – Did you ever get this figured out? Using the_excerpt() anywhere on a BBPress page returns Forum content, even when called within a non-forum custom loop, and then completely clears the $post object… This is very frustrating.

[eklayParticipant @eklay 2 months ago]

I’ve found the offending filter: ‘bbp_replace_the_content’

The function bbp_replace_the_content() hijacks the content of any post, regardless of which loop it is in, based simply on whether the page is also the forum archive or topic archive page.

I was able to get the excerpt for my custom loop, while still preserving the Forum archive on the same page, by using remove_filter( ‘the_content’, ‘bbp_replace_the_content’ ) before the_excerpt() and add_filter( ‘the_content’, ‘bbp_replace_the_content’ ) after.