4.7/4.7.1 and bbpress 2.5.12 work
If you have these then :
1. what php version are you running?
your host provider can answer this
or you can install
https://wordpress.org/plugins/display-php-version/
If it’s php7 then come back
otherwise
It could be a theme or plugin issue
Plugins
Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.
Themes
If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.
Then come back
Hi Robin
Sorry for my late answer. I’ve test it with php version 7.0 and now I’ve also a blank screen with the following message (when I activate the wordpress debug):
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/forums/functions.php:1848 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(298): bbp_pre_get_posts_normalize_forum_visibility(Object(WP_Query)) #1 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(323): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #2 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/plugin.php(515): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #3 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(1681): do_action_ref_array(‘pre_get_posts’, Array) #4 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(3238): WP_Query->get_posts() #5 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/class-wp.php(617): WP_Query->query(Array) #6 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/class-wp.php(735): WP->query_posts() #7 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-includes/functions.php(955): WP->main(”) #8 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-blog-header.php(16): wp() #9 /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/index.php(17): requi in /var/www/html/NCCR-PlanetS/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/forums/functions.php on line 1848
Thanks, Ulrich
Hi Robin
Today I’ve simply reinstall (deactivate & delete before, and then install) and now it works. I’ve no idea why, but now is fixed.
Thanks, Ulrich
Hey great – glad you are fixed
It always amazes how many times a simple ‘off and on again’ works !!