[Robin W]

untested, but this should work

add_filter ('bbp_before_get_topic_subscribe_link_parse_args' , 'change_subscribe') ;

function change_subscribe ($args) {
	$args['subscribe'] = 'Watch' ;
	$args['unsubscribe'] = 'Unwatch' ;
return $args ;
}

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

[Robin W]

Private groups

and use topic permissions

[Robin W]

add this plugin

Private groups

[Robin W]

the wordpress moderation applies to bbpress posts as well

[Learner]

@robin-w Thanks – isn’t that for the main wordpress posts and comments thereupon ? I am not finding anything there that specifically pertains to Forums …

[Robin W]

hmm… 300,000 sites use bbpress and I’ve not seen profiles being restricted by password on any site running a default theme and bbpress.

are you using

bbPress Genesis Extend

[Robin W]

I’d suspect that your theme has had an update then.

As this is a paid theme, I’d suggest you raise it with the theme authors first.

If you want to check you can

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

[Robin W]

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Topic/Reply Form item 6

[Robin W]

just given screenshots, impossible to help

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]

this (untested) should work

add_filter ('bbp_after_get_the_content_parse_args', 'change_rows') ;

function change_rows ($args) {
	if ($args['context'] == 'reply' ) {
		$args['textarea_rows'] = '6' ;
	}
return $args ;
}

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

[quix8]

Hello,

I want to add a back link to get back to the page where the bbp-single-forum shortcode was implemented. I currently still have the defaults settings and the forum root is “forum”. So I will only see the single forum but not the page I implemented the shortcode in.

I have more than 1 page with a forum, so I would need to define the wordpress root page for each forum, if it is not possible to detect this dynamically I guess.

Thanks for any help!

– Dennis

[Julia]

How about the GD bbPress Attachments plugin?

GD-bbpress-attachment

[Robin W]

without getting complicated, this will work quite well

add_filter ('bbp_get_topic_subscribe_link' , 'julia_unubsribe') ;

function julia_unubsribe($retval) {
	if (strpos($retval, 'Subscribe') !== FALSE) {
		$retval = '' ;
	}
return $retval ;
}

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

it will let someone unsubscribe from a topic, but does let them re-subscribe if they stay within that topic (so if they click by mistake, they can unclick immediately) once they leave that topic, then they can’t subscribe, and they can’t subscribe to a topic that they are not subscribed to in the first place.

[Robin W]

yo could then use this to clear out the post meta

Advanced Database Cleaner

[Robin W]

you could try this

How To Delete All WordPress Pending Posts

it will delete the posts, but not the post meta, but will tidy up what wordpress displays and make it run faster

[Robin W]

just found 5 mins to look at this

so installed free sydney theme from wordpress
downloaded and installed child theme from here
https://athemes.com/download/sydney-child-theme/

creates bbpress folder in child theme

copied \bbpress 2.6.6\templates\default\bbpress\content-search.php to child theme bbpress folder

all works fine.

I can only suggest you try

dashboard>settings>permalinks and just click ‘save’ – this resets the permalinks and often fixes 404 errors

[Robin W]

ok, I agree it is annoying, but bbpress just uses worldpress registration and login, and is not very clever with these elements.

You are best to sort it using a plugin such as ‘theme my login’ to fix all these issues

Theme My Login

[Robin W]

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>login failures

[Robin W]

dashboard>pages>all pages> and select the ‘activities’ page.

From there select ‘page’ on right hand side

scroll down and you should see ‘topics for posts’

and a tickbox ‘use a bbpress forum topic for comments on this post’ – untick this.

If you do not see that part, then click the 3 vertical dots and scroll to the bottom of that page, select preferences and then panels and then click the topics for posts

Sorry this is wordpress not me making this hard

[Robin W]

I’m pretty sure that the link in the ‘latest activity’ widget in my style pack takes you to the reply

bbp style pack

once activated you’ll find a latest activity widget with lots of settings you can use.

[patdunn]

The bbPress codex explains that when bbPress is installed it creates three new menu items in the WordPress backend. These are Forums, Topics and Replies.

I do not have the Forums topic. Is there some way that I can add it in?

[Robin W]

bbpress only uses wordpress login, so doesn;t change anything in this area

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

[alexeivp]

I Don’t understand “link to this website”… I Don’t have options in WordPress to create forum I Don’t see the menú…

[alexeivp]

Hi Robin,

But if I install bbpress in another website I Can see this menú inside WordPress, why can not see in this website (noviazgos.com)? I Can’t create forums…

Thanks a lot. Regards

[alexeivp]

Hello,

I am spanish, and my english is not very well, I have problems with bbpress to install, currently I have the WP DATING theme, at first I thought that this was the reason for the problem, but I have changed the theme and I have disabled all plugins, but I continue without seeing the typical menu on the left of wordpress (forums, debate and answers). could you help me please?