[Robin W]

public forums are visible to both logged in users and visitors
Private forums are only visible to logged in users.

If you want to have a more sub groups then add this further plugin

Private groups

[Robin W]

you could also add the

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>theme support

which will give you some further instructions

[Robin W]

It does make sense that it would be related to a recent update…but if the problem persists when everything is disabled and I’m using a default WordPress theme, then how could something else still be affecting it?

There is always a reason, computers don’t start doing things differently for no reason, the problem is tracking that down 🙂 🙂

If this was a bbpress issue then 1. given no update in bbpress there is no change to affect your site so no reason for it to start happening and 2. this support forum would have hundreds of topics on the subject posted in the last few days.

My test forum continues to work fine.

so if not plugin update or theme change then a setting could be affecting.

so I’d suggest you switch debug on and see if that is showing any issues

https://wpforms.com/developers/how-to-enable-debugging-in-wordpress/

after that we’re onto software higher up.

so what PHP version are you running?

[Josh Virkler]

Thanks so much for your kindness in being willing to volunteer and help support plugin users! That’s awesome.

It does make sense that it would be related to a recent update…but if the problem persists when everything is disabled and I’m using a default WordPress theme, then how could something else still be affecting it?

We’re on Cloudways, with SafeUpdates configured to run on Sunday evening. Here’s what it says it just updated:

Update Date: 2023-09-10 19:18:32 UTC

Update Status: Successful

Updates Selected:

Plugins: (11)

Better-Search-Replace (1.4.2 -> 1.4.3)
Woocommerce-Pdf-Invoices-Packing-Slips (3.6.2 -> 3.6.3)
Pixelyoursite (9.4.4 -> 9.4.5.1)
Really-Simple-Ssl (7.0.8 -> 7.0.9)
Recaptcha-For-Woocommerce (2.41 -> 2.47)
Updraftplus (1.23.9 -> 1.23.10)
Woocommerce-Gateway-Authorize-Net-Cim (3.8.1 -> 3.9.3)
Woocommerce-Google-Analytics-Pro (1.13.0 -> 2.0.11)
Woocommerce-Name-Your-Price (3.5.1 -> 3.5.5)
Woocommerce-Services (2.3.3 -> 2.3.4)
Woocommerce-Smart-Coupons (7.1.0 -> 8.4.0)

Themes: (1)
Divi (4.20.0 -> 4.22.1)

[Robin W]

as I said bbpress simply uses WordPress registration, so any wordpress/membership registration will work. Bbpress simply hooks to that registration in the background.

[Robin W]

bbpress simply uses the wordpress registration and login, so users can register with the wordpress registration

[Josh Virkler]

Thank you so much for your quick reply!

I have tried disabling all plugins except bbpress, and switching to a default WordPress theme. Unfortunately, even in this state, the messages are still not appearing.

What is my next move?

[simon_a6]

Hi
We have a website that uses this plugin, but it’s not quite right.
We are using the bpress shortcode on the register page, but it forces it to only allow email, and that sends out the pass.

How do we enable it to show the Password field too? OR is there a way to use the WordPress Reg form, that uses the Password too?

Simon

[Robin W]

it could be a theme or plugin issue

Themes

As a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwenty, and see if this fixes.

Plugins

If that doesn’t work, also deactivate all plugins apart from bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

If you cannot do this to your site (say because it is live) then use the ‘troubleshooting’ features of this plugin to let you test without affecting other users

Health Check & Troubleshooting

Then come back

[Robin W]

I suspect your theme is a block or FSE theme

try adding this plugin

bbp style pack

once activated, navigate to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack, and you should see the first tab called ‘Theme Support’ – if you don’t see this, come back.

In that tab, select

Enable Theme Support

[chunming0920]

Blank white page on latest WordPress version 6.3.

How to slove it ? thx a lot

[Robin W]

try

function rew_enable_visual_editor( $args = array() ) {
    $args['tinymce'] = true;
    $args['teeny'] = false;
    return $args;
}
add_filter( 'bbp_after_get_the_content_parse_args', 'rew_enable_visual_editor' );

Put this in your child theme’s function file –

ie wp-content/themes/%your-theme-name%/functions.php

where %your-theme-name% is the name of your theme

or use

Code Snippets

[allyhouston]

Hello,

bbPress 2.6.9
WordPress 6.3.1

Screenshot of issue: https://imgur.com/a/DhxatVA

The text box is wider than the mobile screen and it doesn’t look quite right.

Very best,

Ally.

[ibnat]

As an Update, I have found some really old information about this issue @netweb here:https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2198

And here: Editor width addressed in CSS at patch https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1933 down to 240 resolution. In some smartphones, only the text editor shows up by default.

My Redmi 9C uses a 20:9 aspect ratio screen (resolution is 720×1600).

[ibnat]

I have asked this same question myself over the last few weeks as I am busy making my BBPress forum compatible and converted to a fully funcioning mobile app.

I decided to push ahead because the support forum of wordpress itself is running on the BBpress plugin and there seems to be no signs at all of it being switched to something else (as @robin-w says)

Whilst there are hundreds of plugins that are no longer maintained, the BBpress essential plugins very much are, and support for them is absolutely excellent. ( @amauric and @codejp3 ) 🙂

I believe that the future of niche forum websites like mine are in the mobile app direction with push notifications etc to users through their smart phones. WP and BBpress is lightweight enough to work fantastic on a mobile.

The three authors I mentioned earlier are great examples of why BBpress will carry on for the foreseable future no? Thanks guys for your continued help and support!

[Robin W]

thanks.

1. This is the bbpress support site, you need to raise this with the buddypress support site

https://buddypress.org/support/

2. bbpress (and buddypress) simply use the wordpress login, so the simplest way is to use a plugin to do redirect such as

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect)

[ibnat]

Hello

When I post a link to a You tube video in a forum post there is no embedding. Instead there is a link to the video over at Youtube.

In forum settings I have the box ticked to embed.

An example is here: https://iberianatureforum.com/forums/topic/promo-video-for-25th-anniversary-of-cabaneros-national-park/

Thanks in advance for any help

(I am using latest versions of BBPress and WordPress)

[Robin W]

hmmm… Not entirely sure this will work, but try

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>theme support

let me know if this helps or not

[allyhouston]

Hello,

bbPress 2.6.9
WordPress 6.3.1

I can disable the mobile header on my forum https://metpsy.com/forums/forum/metpsy-forum/ main page using Astra theme settings on the forum backend page, but topic pages (e.g. https://metpsy.com/forums/topic/welcome/) I’ve got no idea how to do. Is there a bbPress workaround?

Very best,

Ally.

[Robin W]

sorry, there are thousands of themes which may or may not work

Try

Twenty Twenty

[Robin W]

I am just a moderator here, and not a bbpress author.

The authors tend to release updates every few years, rather than more frequently.

My personal view is that you should consider bbpress to be a ‘mature’ product, ie any releases will be to fix issues rather than add functionality.

bbpress is written really well, and has loads of hooks. There are no show stopper bugs in it, it may throw a few deprecation notices (and these are very few at the moment), but WordPress recommends that you should not show error messages in live sites.

I currently have my test site running WordPress 6.3 and php 8.1 with no issues.

The only major issue with bbpress at the moment is that it does not work well with FSE themes.

However my bbp style pack plugin has fixes for this

bbp style pack

as well as block versions of the widgets and a ton of styling and functionality add-ons.

All plugins are subject to the authors commitment, and bbpress is no different.

The main WordPress support forums use bbpress, and it would be mega work to move those over to some other product.

But with open software you make your choices….

[michaelrich]

That is a very good question.

I asked myself the same a few months ago, because I am starting a new forum on my website with it at the moment. I hope it is fine, but I would love to hear what a developer would say about that?

I mean it still seems to be the offical solution and works with the newest wordpress and PHP version.

But alone that you haven’t got an answer for weeks makes me a bit nervous…
My website now is really dependent on it…

I used it because it meets my requirements by far the best.
But it had kind of a bad taste because of that.
A new WordPress, PHP version or security vulnerability could break it and on my host I am forced to update PHP regularly.

Normally I am not installing any plugin which haven’t got an update in the last year because normally this is a pretty red flag.

[Robin W]

these additional plugins will help

1. not 5 stars, but allows voting

bbPress Voting

2.

stats in WordPress are notoriously unreliable, I don’t know of a plugin that does this.

3.

Inline Image Upload for BBPress

[ibnat]

Hi, I am trying to remove an image upload button that was placed on the TinyMCE reply editor by an image upload plugin. When I uninstalled the plugin the image on the editor has remained and is linkable to a broken page (obviously as the plugin has been removed). The topic on the plugins author page is here but we can’t seem to find a solution. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removed-plugin-but-image-add-icon-still-visible/

“This plugin enables the TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor for BBPress forum topics and replies and adds a button to the editor’s “Insert/edit image” dialog that allows forum users to upload images from their computer and insert them inline into their posts.”

Can anyone point me to a way to remove this image upload button or is there a way to edit the layout and options of the editor with a different plugin?

Thanks in advance

[Steve Manes]

Using globally-scoped CSS to style elements and override classes in WordPress, like the garden-variety style.css. It has nothing to do with bbstyle.

Ex.

#bbpress-forums {
font-size: 14px !important;
font-weight: 500 !important;
font-family: Roboto !important;
}
.bbpress-wrapper {
font-size: 14px !important;
font-weight: 500 !important;
font-family: Roboto !important;
}
.bbp-breadcrumb, .bbp-breadcrumb-home {
font-size: 14px !important;
font-family: Roboto !important;
}
.bbp-topic-permalink {
font-size: 15px !important;
font-weight: 500 !important;
}
.bbp-header, .bbp-reply-author {
background-color: #F8AA3C !important;
font-size: 16px !important;
font-family: Roboto !important;
}