[Steve]

OK. So, I agree with, and understand, what you are saying.

And it confirms that, yes, indeed, private forums (for non-logged-in visitors) returns a 404 error.

So, this put’s us back to my original question.

“I want the forum page to only be viewed by, and posted to, by loggedin members. If a non-loggedin member goes to the forum, I want them to get a notice saying “must be logged in to view this page”.

It appears this is not possible within bbpresss. Correct?

So, I will try the plugin you mentioned.

Thanks much.

[Steve]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply. Here is what is happening.

ONE
This forum is set to private and gives 404, https://501ez.com/forums/forum/do-i-quality/

TWO
This forum is not private and anyone can see it, https://501ez.com/forums/forum/bylaws/

THREE
The confusing part of the guide is when you explain “Public viewing, public posting”, “Public viewing, registered user posting” and “private viewing, registered user posting”.

I don’t see and explanation of where these settings are or how to make them.

Any tips you have are helpful. Thanks.

[Steve]

Thanks for the link. I will check out your plugin. It may be what I need. Though still wondering about access control.

I am mostly confused by the “FORUM ACCESS” that is described here,
https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum/#5-%c2%a0forum-visibility-and-access

It talks about viewing and posting permissions but doesn’t say WHERE it is. It is very frustrating.

Anybody know if these settings really exist and WHERE they are. Thanks.

[Steve]

Ok. Thank you.

I guess that answers my questions.

The question being, is there a way to add a “my profile” link to a menu.

The answer is, if I am hearing correctly. Yes, sorta, if you edit some function files.

And the answer is also, No – there is no way to do this with bbPress. bbPress does not offer a way for people to edit their profiles unless the user is savy enough to know they should click their profile name in a forum post to see/edit their profile.

I just assumed there would be an easy way to do this. It seems a core function. But I guess I am wrong.

Makes me wonder how others make “profile” pages for their users?

Thanks for the answer.

[Steve]

I don’t need a style pack. I am happy with the look of my site. I just need to know how to create a link so users can edit their profiles.

Is this some sort of secret? I can’t find it anywhere. Very frustrating.

[Steve]

Wait… I might have just figured this out. The subscribe button shows up under each forum topic. Not just single post – but the whole topic.

This might be what I am looking for, right?

[Steve]

Oh god… how did I miss that. Thanks.