function get_answer_count($user) {
	global $bbdb;
	return $bbdb->query("SELECT * FROM $bbdb->posts AS posts LEFT JOIN $bbdb->meta AS meta ON posts.topic_id=meta.object_id WHERE object_type = 'bb_topic' AND poster_id = $user AND post_status = 0 AND meta_key = 'best_answer' AND post_position = meta_value");
}

#1 - Yah, admins can change the best answers.

#2 - I'm using the plugin on my forums, and it seems very fast! I haven't profiled it yet, but it's looking good. :-)

A couple of questions:

#1 - Can admins/moderators change the best answers? For example, if somebody posts an incorrect rules clarification, I would want to be able to make sure that it is not chosen as best answer.

#2 - Will the plugin cause any significant drag on the forums?

Thanks,

Michael Mindes

But in Firefox 3.5 "*Best Answer?" text moves into the user post area (only last 2-3 chars including ? mark). in IE 8 it looks fine.

you can try doing this

function best_answer() {
	global $best_answer, $topic, $bb_current_user, $bb_post;
        if ($topic->forum_id!=7) {return;}

Where 7 is the forum number you only want it working on.

Unfortunately the plugin will still do stuff behind the scenes for the other forums but it won't be visible.

http://iv.pl/images/np0sl1ld8i6j1z0akizi.png

Its working well. Thank you for the support.

Cheers,
-Vik.

Thanks for the help. I will look into it.
I am on vacation and not able to see your replies.

Thank you once again.
-Vikram.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5831/bestanswer.png

Do you not see that on your posts?
If not, it may be a issue with you being on windows and I'll have to research.

My Apologies for not communicating clearly my problem :) and Thanks all of you for the very quick response you are providing and supporting new bb users like us.

I am trying to set up this Bb press for my office and want to make all the employees active much and get recognition as well ;).

I am using the bbpress-0.9.0.5 and I dowloaded the above plugin of the Best Answer and as suggested by you and I have edited the repecitive code of line of the below mentioned path as :

C:\Program Files\EasyPHP 2.0b1\www\bbpress\bb-templates\kakumei
----------------------

<?php foreach ($posts as $bb_post) : $del_class = apply_filters('best_answer_class',post_del_class()); ?>
<li id="post-<?php post_id(); ?>"<?php alt_class('post', $del_class); ?>>
<?php bb_post_template(); ?>

<?php endforeach; ?>
----------------------

and activated this plugin , but still I cannot see how this BestAnswer works and get displays and there is no option as well.

Please do help with this.

Cheers,
-Vikram
http://gripsack.org