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Do you know if bbPress has a problem with database prefixes such as:

wp_new_

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Thanks. I will try that, but I think it’s possibly not that. I have a copy of the site running the same plugins but with WP3.8.2 and it’s OK.

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OK – thought it was a roles problem.
I reset: Remap existing users to default forum roles
Now I have access, and it looks fixed.

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I ran the queries above on the database directly.

[19] returns one row OK – this is the correct forum; so why not displayed?

[21] MySQL returned an empty result set (i.e. zero rows) – this is correct as all forums are post_status = ‘private’

I did this whilst logged in as admin, so should have access OK.

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I also tried saving permalinks – did not help.

Running define(‘SAVEQUERIES’, true) shows that the forum queries are being run:

[19] => Array
(
[0] => SELECT wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.post_name = ‘FORUMNAME’ AND wp_posts.post_type = ‘forum’ AND (wp_posts.post_status = ‘publish’ OR wp_posts.post_status = ‘hidden’ OR wp_posts.post_status = ‘private’) ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC

[21] => Array
(
[0] => SELECT ID FROM wp_posts WHERE post_name LIKE ‘FORUMNAME%’ AND post_type = ‘forum’ AND post_status = ‘publish’

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I should add that topic links like this:
http://www.mydomain.com/forums/topic/my-topic-title
still work OK

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I’ve done a test install.

Links like this are breaking (I’m getting ‘Page not found):
http://www.mydomain.com/forums/forum/forum-name

I have run all the recounts.

I suspect the way the slugs work has changed.

On the working site, the settings are:

Archive Slugs
Forums base: forums
Topics base: topics

Single Slugs
[v] Prefix your forum area with the Forum Base slug
Forum slug: forum
Topic slug: topic

The test upgrade site has this:

Forum Root Slug
Forum Root: forums
[v] Prefix all forum content with the Forum Root slug
Forum root should show [forum index]

Single Forum Slugs
Forum: forum
Topic: topic

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Many thanks

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Andre and selise – many thanks for your input.

For anyone reading this thread, the conclusion is that this is a bug or feature that needs work.

The work-around is above.

This is effectively closed for now, awaiting Trac feedback.

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I decided this does seem like a bug, or at least a feature that needs change so I added it to Trac:

https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1663

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I used the WP plugin ‘User Role Editor’ (WP not bbp plugin)

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-role-editor/

to add some capabilities to the ‘forum participant’ role.

These seem to be the extra capabilities required:

[v] read_hidden_forums

[v] read_private_forums

[v] read_private_replies

[v] read_private_topics

If set up without the ‘read_hidden_forums’ capability, forums are visible, but not topics. I don’t know if this is real or because I have been switching the hidden/private setting for the forum during testing.

I have done some basic testing and access/posting/replies/create topic/uploads/subscribe all seem to work OK.

I guess this could be done simply via some code in functions.php, but I don’t have the time to investigate.

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For completeness, this seems to be related, possibly:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-private-forums-and-404-fiasco

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Selise – thanks for checking.

Andre – before I add this as a possible bug on Trac, is it possible that this is intended or a feature?

It seems to me that making a user a ‘forum participant’ should allow them to view on of hidden/private forums, although I’m not clear about the destinction between hidden and private. But perhaps the Devs think that private/hidden should only be seen by mods and above. If so, it makes private forums tricky.

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Andre – many thanks for your reply. I had checked that but I tested it again as follows:

Forum = Visibility: Hidden

User = Forum Participant

Result = Oh bother! No forums were found here!

Forum = Visibility: Hidden

User = Forum Moderator

Result = Forums and topics show OK

Forum = Visibility: Private

User = Forum Participant

Result = Oh bother! No forums were found here!

Forum = Visibility: Private

User = Forum Moderator

Result = Forums and topics show OK

I also tried posting a topic as the user, but even that does not show.

SDo no luck

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Thanks for both replies.

So the bbPress beta 3 would be OK for a production site?

But just now it does not do file auploads/attachments?

And there is not yet a file upload / attachment plugin for it?

Anyone know about how resource hungry it is in a WP3.2.1 system with a few other plugins?

Thanks