download the forums.php file and insert it into your child theme in a folder called bbpress.
https://github.com/robkk/bbPress-Hierarchical-Forum-and-Category-Layout
you can also use Robin’s plugin , it has the same file inside the plugin and it gives you options to style your bbpress installation better.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-style-pack/
Hi,
I started to setup my first forum.
For me it is necessary to share files.
I’m using the WordpRess Download Manager PlugIn
https://wordpress.org/plugins/download-manager/
to share files and I have the following problem:
I would like to use the Short-Codes (e.g. [wpdm_package id=’120′])
of the Download Manager to insert files into a Topic, but ist doesn’t work.
The Topic displays only the commands and doesn’t display the designed download buttons.
Is anyone able to help? Or should I use an other PlugIn to share files?
Thx for your help.
thread can be closed now. had to run wordpress in order to use the bbpress.
OK, having a new problem. I received an email stating that WordPress had been updated to 4.1.1. Now even though people are logged into my site the forum tells them that to reply to this topic you must be logged in. The system even tells me this as adimn. So I tried I logged out then back in to make sure that would not fix the problem. It didn’t, the forum still tells me that I must be logged in to reply to this topic even though I am logged in
bbpress stores its role in the same array as wordpress roles
ie in
usermeta[‘wp_capabilities’]
and an entry looks like
a:2:{s:13:”administrator”;s:1:”1″;s:13:”bbp_keymaster”;b:1;}
with admin being the wordpress role and bbp_keymaster being the bbpress role.
A pure wordpress user would look like
a:1:{s:13:”administrator”;s:1}
Now, and this is probably key, when a users registers they just get the wordpress role. When they then log on bbpress sees that it has no role set, so assigns the default role.
Now if emember is writing info to wp_capabilities, it could be overwriting part or the entire array (so by mistake deleting the bbpress role) or appending to it so that bbpress no longer sees it’s role. Then when the user next logs on, bbpress will see no role set, and set it back to the default.
This could explain why users would be going back to default
the try widget logic
Download “widget logic”
https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-logic/
This plugin lets you specify conditions for when widget items are displayed.
You would then put all the widgets for both the blog page and the forum page in one sidebar
Against each of these you then specify whether you want it to appear on the forum page, on any page with a sidebar that is not the forum (eg your blog), or on both forum and other sidebar pages.
you do this by putting the following code in the widget logic box that you will see appears against each widget
For a forum sidebar you put : is_bbpress() ie is this page a forum page
For any other sidebar you put : !is_bbpress() ie is this page NOT a forum page
For any item to appear on both, simply leave the logic blank.
Give that a try and come back and let us know how it works
So I am still working on this and what I am learning is that my concept of how WordPress structures things are not exactly how I thought.
Apparently what I am expecting is my breadcrumbs to reflect however I create my custom Menu and this isn’t true.
So the Blog has its own hierarchy and this is what the breadcrumbs will reflect.
My intent was to use my “wp_nav_menu” and I am learning these 2 items are distinctly different.
I am still researching and learning this, but figured I would update in case anyone was watching this or had some additional input.
As far as I can tell, this is related to the permalinks and pretty URLs.
I am researching several plugins like Menu Breadcrumb, Breadcrumb Trail,
Advanced Menu Widget, Breadcrumb NavXT and more.
Trying to see whats right for me.
Thanks
i think its custom code that bbpress.org has, but basically its a customized WordPress Admin bar
you probably can
you would just really need a good upvote/downvote plugin
this might be a good post rating plugin that has alot of filters to be able to do it
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-postratings/changelog/
but then you would have to customize the query of the topics replies to sort.
and of course enable thread repies with at least 1 or 2 threads.
i don’t have a step by step but its definitly possible
you probably need to go to http://jobs.wordpress.net/ and post a job so a developer can custom develop this for you.
when theme developers say their theme is “bbPress ready”
it usually means they followed this guide https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/
Are there special features included in bbPress ready themes, if so what are the features called?
There could showing post count below the author avatar but you can easily do that by installing Robins plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-topic-count/.
I have seen some themes have applied styling to some unread posts plugin , but really nothing too crazy that you cant get with free plugins and doing it manually without causing a hard time developing.
hi Jacob, first of all, P2Breathe is a boring theme, and all those functions are common to install to any bbpress forum.
I would love to see a link to your slowed down website, just to have a look.
I disagree with your initial statements about bbpress not being mature forum software, Vbulletin and IPBoard are both main competitors, but bloated and full of extra functions most forums do not use/need, slowing them down just as much as some plugins can do to bbpress.
BBPress does exactly what they do, and perhaps even more thanks to the wordpress platform and the 1000’s of people on forums developing more every day, ofcourse most plugins are crap (sorry dev’s) just like anything that comes mass produced, but following tips and hints from other users should guide you through the swamp to find the real gems there are available.
For me BBPress is becoming more and more the forum choice by default.
And you mentioned Disquss, so no need to have bbpress concentrate on comments for wordpress since there is already a very good alternative.
Peace
Peter Hamilton
Onlijn.com
ok, it’s your theme that’s causing the issue, some theme authors are too clever with their coding, and bbpress uses a category of archive, hence why it is displaying this sidebar. Also I suspect the theme won’t be allowing dynamic sidebars, hence why tweaks isn’t working.
So onto plan b !
install a plugin called ‘widget logic’
https://wordpress.org/plugins/widget-logic/
Then against each widget in your archive/post/search sidebar, you’ll see an extra field called widget logic
If you want that widget only in bbpress forums put
is_bbpress()
in to that line
if you don’t want that widget in bbpress, but do want it in other pages that use the archive/post/search sidebar the put
!is_bbpress()
in the widget logic area
If you want in both, then leave widget logic blank.
ok, since tis is a paid theme, Themeforest ought to fix this issue
Suggest you contact them on
http://themeforest.net/item/weeklynews-premium-wordpress-newsmagazine-theme/9214110/support
Robin,
I remove all other plugins/themes and it works fine, but that’s not what I want. I will use the theme I have set up, and I’m not finished adding plugins. Everything plays nice until I activate the bbpress plugin. Is there a place to look at incompatibilities and fixes for those incompatibilities (Within or outside of my site.)? Other forum plugins work well, but I’m interested in using bbPress for it’s tight integration with WordPress. Again there is an error message, but I cannot figure out why the error is being caused.
Thanks for help!
I changed the template to full width, but it did nothing. I’ve followed advice from the Step by Step guide and other threads, but nothing has worked. I’ve tried duplicating page.php, renaming it bbpress.php and adding changes, but it is ignored. I’ve tried the same process with single.php, index.php and fullwidth.php without any affect. I’ve also tried using forum.php and forums.php instead of bbpress.php.
My site is gigageekmagazine.com. I have the twenty fourteen child theme. Version 4.0.1 of WordPress. My forum is located at http://www.gigageekmagazine.com/forums/
Thank you!
i have installed the wordpress and activated bbpress plugin. i tried and cant really find how to view forums. can anyone help me with that ? i am new to this pls help me. i can see forums settings on wordpress dashboard but cant figure out whats the url to view forums.
I don’t understand why I have posted in this forum before, but somehow my post has been deleted? Now I try to post it again.
I have buddypress version 2.2.0, bbpress version 2.5.4, and wordpress version 4.1. I don’t understand why on some forums I can post topics, and some can’t? For example, I have created 2 different forums which are Beauty and Healthy Food, the problem is that I can create topics in beauty forum, but not in the Healthy Food forum? So, I don’t understand why? I thank you in advance!
The forum that I can post topics is: http://buppha.com/forums/forum/beauty/
The forum that I cannot post topics is: http://buppha.com/forums/forum/forums/healthy-food/
hmm…this is a buddypress issue I think
see
Group Settings and Roles
Don’t think there is anyway to alter these.
you could try
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-private-groups
and see if you can integrate this into buddypress.
@korobochkin, The official bbPress repo links are as follows,
SVN:
https://bbpress.svn.wordpress.org
Git:
git://bbpress.git.wordpress.org
I was able to pin it down a bit more. I discovered that this was happening only when the woocommerce shop page was set as Front page in the WordPress Reading Settings. How come? Beats me, but when I selected another page as front page the Forums shows up. Beside that I have a topic out at Woocommerce that the pagination is not working properly. When the shop page is set as front page, the second and any other product page I want to go to takes me to a wrong page. So it looks like it is a permalink issue caused by one of the plugins.
However I definitely want the shop page as my front page. So I had to find a work around. I downloaded a page redirect plugin called Page Links To, created a new page and named it Start. There is no content on that page, I only set the redirect. Selected this page as the static Front page an it all works.
I have my shop page at front, the woocommerce pagination works and the bbPress forums are showing.
Of course the real issue is not solved so please do investigate and let me know.
