[johnhiler]

You can add the search form to your frontpage using the instructions here:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/show-search-form-or-link-to-searchphp-on-home-page

The Super Search plugin (with Advanced Search options) appears at search.php, and will be linked from your search results page – as it is at ck’s demo site:

http://bbshowcase.org/forums/search.php?search=test&advanced=0&exact=1&posts=1&highlight=1&users=0&located=0&forums%5B%5D=0&maxcount=9999999&age=999999&direction=0&sort=date&order=0

Hope that helps!