[wilsonintexas]

I am working on https://www.dallasgemandmineral.org/
wordpress version 6.7.1
bbpress 2.6.11
I do have Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection v 5.3.5
I am a newbe and lost
I have some forums, and Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is correctly marking things as spam.

I am getting spammed, and anti spam is catching them.

I want to set u the forum so only registered users can post but anyone can reply.
I found one setting that limits posts and replies to registered users,

the situation is this:
Anouther rock club donated equipent, on the condition that if we sell it their members are able to bid. I set up a forum to sell things, by posting a reply to an item for sale.

I had to remove the setting that only registered users can post and reply, because to register you have to be a member of our club.

So is there a way to limit new topics to registered users (to cut out the spam) but allow anyone to reply?

[wilsonintexas]

I am working on https://www.dallasgemandmineral.org/
wordpress version 6.7.1
bbpress 2.6.11
I do have Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection v 5.3.5
I am a newbe and lost
I have some forums, and Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection is correctly marking things as spam.

But I cannot find a way to select them and delete them in bulk.
I can select each one, edit it, mark it as trash, then delete it…. but I have over 1000

In this post I want to find the way to select topics in a forum and bulk delete them

[Robin W]

For the latest update on my testing see

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-enable-gutenberg-blocks/

[wpneedsupport]

How to subscribe existing wp users to a newly created forum? Currently new users are auto-subscribed to existing forums, but there does not seem to be a way to subscribe existing wp users to a new forum. Forums on our site are viewable via log-in only. https://weightinclusivemedicine.org/forums/

Is there an easy way to do it through wp database?
Using 2.6.11 bbpress WordPress 6.7.1

[manojmohandev]

Looks like it was fixed way back when codebase was not modularized to this extent. Here is the ticket that was closed some 13 years back with commit that fixes it.

If you observe these check doesn’t exist anymore before updating last reply id and all.

 // Update if reply is published
        if ( bbp_is_reply_published( $reply_id ) )
                update_post_meta( $topic_id, '_bbp_last_reply_id', (int) $reply_id );

[takeshihikari1]

Here are a few options:

bbPress Messages: This plugin offers a simple yet powerful private messaging system tailored specifically for bbPress. It includes features like message caching for faster performance, background processing for tasks such as email notifications, and support for shortcodes and widgets.
JA.WORDPRESS.ORG

Better Messages: A comprehensive real-time private messaging system compatible with bbPress, BuddyPress, and other WordPress platforms. It provides features like live chat, file uploads, emoji support, message editing and deleting, and even audio and video calls.
JA.WORDPRESS.ORG

bbPress – Private Replies: This plugin allows forum participants to mark their replies as private, meaning only the original poster and forum moderators can view the content. It’s particularly useful for support forums where users may need to share confidential information.

[Robin W]

Thanks

This is just a warning that WordPress 6.7 introduced.

bbpress in itself does not issue that warning, so I’d suspect that another plugin is affecting this.

so you need to test to see which other plugin or your theme is doing this.

I’d start with loco translate and LearnPress – bbPress Integration as likely candidates.

If not you’ll need to work out which

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

[novawebb]

Hi Robin

Thank you for your response.

We have already tried several troubleshooting steps, including:

Changing the theme.
Deactivating all plugins.
Contacting Divi (theme) support.
Contacting bbPress support.
Creating a new .htaccess file.
Uploading fresh WordPress core files.
Following the recommendations in this video: YouTube link.
Testing with the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin.

After extensive testing and investigation, our web hosting provider has concluded that bbPress is attempting to use an abnormally high amount of PHP memory. They have also provided us with an error log file that might help clarify the issue further. Please let me know how we can upload this.

We would appreciate any insights or suggestions you may have to resolve this problem.

Looking forward to your response.

[Robin W]

I’d start by deactivating 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

[novawebb]

Hi,

We are experiencing an issue with reply creation. While users can successfully create new replies on the frontend, we encounter an “HTTP ERROR 500” when attempting to create a reply from the admin panel.

Could you please provide guidance on how to resolve it? Let us know if you need any additional information or logs.

Dev site: https://zmartkund.se/tilrf/
WordPress 6.7.1
Theme: Divi 4.27.4 (but also when Twenty Twenty-Five)
bbPress: 2.6.11

[Robin W]

This is one of the new FSE themes, so you need a fix to work with bbpress.

install

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

and save

The forums should then display

[Joakim Nömell]

Hello. I run a site where I use the theme Blog FSE. BBPress does not work with this theme. It works fine with Twentysixteen, for example. Is there any way to solve this so that BBPress can work with Blog FSE so I don’t have to change themes? My knowledge of PHP is low and I have a visual impairment and therefore it is quite difficult to work too much in PHP code.

Latest WordPress and BBPress versions.

[Robin W]

To do this without code install

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Forums Index Styling item 16

or with the code above use

Code Snippets

[yt]

Hello Mr. Robin
This plugin has a problem with not updating and has received a warning:

“This plugin has not been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.”

Will this cause security issues, or problems with the plugin’s functionality, or interference with other plugins, especially with the new version of WordPress, etc.?

[Robin W]

I believe this plugin still works if you are using yoast

BBpress Addon For Yoast SEO

[thomasbaum572]

Hey everyone,

I recently started using bbPress to create a small community forum on my WordPress site. As someone who works in digital marketing and SEO, I’m always thinking about how to make my site more search-friendly. But I’m hitting a few roadblocks when optimizing bbPress specifically.

Here are a few challenges I’m facing:

1. My forum topics are showing up in search results, but they’re not ranking well for keywords.
2. I’m worried about duplicate content since bbPress creates multiple URLs for similar content (e.g., user profiles, topics, and replies).
3. I’m not sure how to best configure plugins like Yoast SEO for bbPress. Should I treat forums differently than blog posts?

If anyone has experience dealing with these issues, I’d love to hear how you approached them. Or, if you’ve got tips for general SEO best practices for forums, I’m all ears!

Thanks in advance for your help! Looking forward to learning from this awesome community.

Cheers,
Tom

[Robin W]

no need to put the forum within the members area

Just make the forum public, say on a page using the [bbp-forum-index] shortcode, or if just one forum then the [bbp-single-forum id=$forum_id] where $forum_id is the id number of the forum.

and anyone member or not will be able to read it.

Then make sure that in

dashboard>settings>forums>Anonymous the tick box is NOT ticked – then only members (those with wordpress accounts) will be able to post.

[kampot888]

Advanced Editor Tools

Advanced Editor Tools + BBPRESS

I’ve read this topic, but it’s still unresolved, so I’d like to ask a new question here.

I’m currently installing and testing it, but it won’t load in the BBPRESS text area. Is there a way to set it?

[Robin W]

This is one of the new FSE themes, so you need a fix to work with bbpress.

install

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

and save

The forums should then display

[kampot888]

bbPress Live Topic Suggestions

bbPress Live Topic Suggestions

I used to use WPFORO because I liked its topic suggestions, but it was difficult to make it multilingual, so I went back to BBPRESS.

This plugin hasn’t been updated in 10 years, will it ever be introduced as a core plugin for BBPRESS?

[borjag]

Hi, problem fixed. I am using an external plugin for registration and it was there the problem, I didn’t look at the assigned role on first login inside that plugin. On wordpress and BBPress I had it well configured.
Thank you.

[Robin W]

I suspect you are using one of the new FSE themes, so you need a fix to work with bbpress.

install

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

and save

The forums should then display

[casperrues1]

I’m looking to add a creative “broken screen” effect to my bbPress forum. The idea is to make it look like the screen is cracked, either when someone first enters the forum or after performing a specific action.

I’m unsure of the best way to achieve this. Should I use custom CSS or JavaScript to create the effect? Or is there a plugin or feature in bbPress that could help with this?

Any suggestions will be very helpful for me.

Example page: Broken Screen

I’ve explored custom CSS and JavaScript options, and also checked out the following resources:

bbPress

Codex

https://wordpress.org/plugins/

Even after going through these, I’m still unsure of the best way to achieve the effect.

[casperrues1]

I’ve just installed bbPress, but after the installation, I’m getting a white screen when I try to access the forum.

Some things which I have tried so that it get fixed:

Clearing my browser cache
Disabling all plugins (except bbPress)
Checking for errors in the wp-config.php file
Reinstalling bbPress

I’ve checked these resources, but they didn’t resolve the issue:

Codex

Troubleshooting

https://wordpress.org/support/

The white screen still shows up, and I’m not getting any error messages. Has anyone else faced this issue or have any suggestions?

[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