[paulychilds]

Hi – I have a wordpress blog (installed on my own mySQL Database/webspace) and have added bbPress as it seemed the best forum plug in I could find. I am using the theme Graphene. These are all the latest version as of 19/04/12.

I have created a blank page called Forum which, when the menu item is clicked, forwards to the bbPress forum main page and which appears on the top menu, along with Home and Blog.

Here is where things get difficult…

I would like for the ‘Forum’ menu item (page_item_419) to be highlighted when I am in the bbPress Forum but currently, when I am in the Forums it is the ‘Blog’ menu item (page_item_146) which is highlighted.

Any idea what I need to do? I am not a great deal of coding experience so go easy on me

Many thanks

PC

[wout_m]

I solved this problem by modifying de bbpress-login widget.My users can upload their fotos in the front-end by clicking on their avatar-photo, that is displayed in the sidebar.

The info is from here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-user-photo-front-end-upload

I am aware this it is not the most elegant way, but this is how I fixed it:

1) I installed the WP-prettyPhoto plugin (maybe this is not necesary, but I think I need it )

2) activate the bbpress-login widget by putting it in the sidebar (in the WP admin section)

3) I addded this script to my sidebar.php: (in my case in wp-content/themes/inove/)

<script type="text/javascript">

function user_avatar_refresh_image(img){

jQuery('#user-avatar-display-image').html(img);

}

</script>

<script type='text/javascript'>

var swrAjax = {

ajaxurl: "http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"

};

</script>

4) add jquery to the head section:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js?ver=1.3.2"></script>

5) I added these lines to wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-includes/bbp-core-widgets.php, just

after “<?php else : ?>” (line 132):

(this will show the avatar when the user is logged in)

<div id="user-avatar-display" >

<p id="user-avatar-display-image"><?php echo get_avatar( bbp_get_current_user_id(), '100' ); ?></p>

</div>

<?php

echo ‘Upload avatar
‘;

You have to configure the css for a nice layout.

[RideCBR.com]

I’ve tried every plugin in the wordpress database, and nothing seems to work.

Can anyone help and let me know how to add breadcrumbs at the top of every forum page for members using the forum to easily navigate?

http://ridecbr.com/forums/ is our forums page.

Above where it says Forum, I need breadcrumbs for navigation.

I’ve tried all the plugins so I really need step by step help here.

Thanks in advance.

[lukebattez]

Hi

I want all my forums private.

So my parent forums are all private. However when I made a private subforum, it did not show up. But if I made it public it does (if logged in).

However, I Want to check that if I have a public sub-forum it will be private if its parent is private? (this is fine if so, I just want to check!)

I tried the URL of the subforum and I Could not reach it if I was logged out so I think it works, but want to be sure! bbpress = v2, wordpress = 3.3.1

[pagal]

Hi ericaski,

I can help you for getting this solution. I’ll use bbPress 1.0.3 (standalone)version. I’ll integrate same design, database, users & cookies for you. bbPress standalone solution have more features with bunch of available extra plugins to enhance forum taste comparing with current WordPress plugin. bbPress plugin is also good, but currently it seems bbPress full fledge cms can achieve your requirements list.

Interested? You can contact me via pagalsoch (at) gmail (dot) com for more help.

Thank YOU

[grahamgrocho]

I prefer the look/feel/functionality of bbpress standalone. The wordpress plugin version seems odd to me, while the standalone bbpress functions more like a typical forum.

How can I best transfer my wordpress bbpress plugin forum data to a standalone version?

[grahamgrocho]

Update: I tried something new.

I installed wordpress on a folder in my site. And then installed the bbpress plugin version.

Then I tried this bbpress conversion plugin.

Voila. It worked.

However, I hate the way this is set up and looks. Anyone can read the forums. You only need to login to reply. I like the standalone version much better and I feel like I had better control over the settings, too.

I wonder why the conversion plugin works, but converting for standalone doesn’t…

For the record, using the plugin version with wordpress retained both my wordpress and phpbb3 passwords/usernames. Converting using standalone erased both, it seems, rendering any login impossible.

I wonder if I can now convert from plugin version to standalone version…

[Stephen Edgar]

Give this a go… It should work for you fine https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbconverter/

There is also a thread about it here:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/introducing-bbconverter-convert-your-current-forums-for-use-with-bbpress-2x

[ericaski]

I figured it out! There is a plugin called ‘Members’ that allows you to make the forum private, then allow certain users to access it and see all the topics.

Here is the link I found on this BBPress Forum with the information.

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/how-do-you-make-a-private-forum-visible-to-some-wordpress-classes

[Ben Hayes]

It’s a shame there doesn’t seem to be a way to get consistent breadcrumbs working across an entire site at this time with BBPress (i.e. including non-forum pages).

[SK]

Might be helpful if you ask in BuddyPress support forums…

[SK]

If you use bbPress plugin for WordPress and your theme is based on TwentyTen or TwentyEleven then chances are that it will run out of the box…

With bbPress 2.1 version plugin, the chances of running out of the box will increase multifold.

[SK]

If you are used to WordPress, just install bbPress plugin into your WordPress just like you would install any other plugin…

[SK]

Too complicated.

Here’s the Cliff’s Notes version:

1. Login to your WordPress installation.

2. Hover on Plugins. Click Add New.

3. Search bbPress.

4. On results page, click Install Now link under bbPress

5. Click Activate

Done!

[SK]

https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/query?group=status&milestone=2.1

[silverkm]

Hey,

I tried this a few weeks ago, couldn’t get it to work and ended up using mingle.

Now for round 2, since my wordpress knowledge has increased I have decided to give buddypress / bbpress another shot.

My problem: I am using a purchased theme. WHen I install bbpress /forums/forum gives a 404 error. I create this page and insert the short code for index, it shows up. But if you click on a category, it goes to a blank page just showing the category (nothing below)

This is all in a child theme of my page

I have resaved my permalinks (currently set to %postname%).

I installed 2.1 same behaviour

I’m not sure if I had to create it, but I created a blank page “forums” then a child page “forum” where I’ve put [bbp-topic-index]

When I navigate to this page I can see the forum. I have a forum “general” with a post in it called “welcome” if I click on general I would think that it would likst the posts, but instead I just get a page titled general with no content.

Edit: Resolved – not sure why, but when I create a new forum or topic, if I don’t put some content in it, it won’t display the page. Maybe a theme thing

[AnnaInxa]

Hi,

I installed bbPress via BlueHost for my website and realized some things are missing. The version I installed was 1.1 and there is no way to add plugins or edit the CSS. I am used to WordPress and have the WordPress platform for my website. I can’t even install the newest version 2.0.2. with the bbPress version I have installed.

At BlueHost,the newest version 2.0.2 is not an option for update.

Any suggestions?

Thank you,

Anna

[magonano]

Hi! I’m new in this bbpress world and i’m trying to start my first bbforum. I have not understand how bbpress works with themes. I have buyed a theme for wordpress

http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/theprofessional/

So, i want to use bbpress as a part of my web blog (as in this same site) using The Professional Theme. How can i do (exactly)?

I supose i need to recreate a theme but i can’t understand how use it. The theme is the same of the blog? Need i to recreate a “the professional” theme adding some coding and choose it from general theme choice in wp? Is there a setting in bbpress to chose his theme (i ‘ve not find it) and wp has another setting theme?

Please clarify me how to move in this new word of bbpress. Many thanks.

Francesco

[varsitysmack]

What’s not working? You’ll need to describe the problem so the pros here on the forum can help you.

[sarah]

12+ hrs i cannot get this to work help plz

[LIB53]

Users do not have the capability unfiltered_html

https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#unfiltered_html

User a role editing plugin to enable that capabilty

https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Resources

This is unsafe, because users can write malicious code. I wrote a post asking about more details on modifying the capability at its core here:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/modify-unfiltered_html-to-allow-more-tags?replies=1

Hopefully I can get some attention so there’s a safe halfway point where we can allow more html tags without rendering our sites insecure…

[pparson]

Dear bbPress-Team and community,

I’ve been trying to install the bbPress Plugin to my WP. I tried to do so on my local machine first, and all went fine. When I tried on my web server, everything went fine until I activated the bbPress-plugin in the wp-admin plugin section. WordPress responded with a blank (white) page, and afterwards, I could not even access /wp-admin/ (also responding with a blank screen). When removing the bbPress directory from the plugins directory, everything is fine again. /forums/ responds with the usual 404 in either case.

Unfortunately, I do not have access to my server’s error logs. Do you have any ideas what could be the problem here? The major difference between my local machine and the web server is that the latter cannot connect to the outside world via http – maybe this is mandatory?

Btw: I have double-checked the requirements, my webserver configuration seems to be okay for bbPress:

Wordpress 3.3.1

PHP 5.3.2

MySQL 5.0

I’d be happy about any hints which might help to trace down the problem.

Thanks, best regards,

Peter

[Ben Hayes]

Invalid header issues indicate you’ve installed the plugin incorrectly, or have an incomplete download.

Hmm, OK. I downloaded the zip file from the bottom of https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/plugin and used that for the plugin, which gave me the error. Maybe Trac is not working how it should, or maybe I’ve not understood something. I’m more of a designer than a coder I will see if I can get my head around using Subversion to get the code instead.

It’s possible to use the core templates, but it won’t really work the way you want it to. Why? Because when you view a single forum, you also want to view that forum’s topics. When you view a single topic, you also want to view that topic’s replies. A single flat loop isn’t enough to handle this behavior, no matter what you do.

Right, OK. That makes sense. I hadn’t thought of that.

I still think the whole setup is potentially quite confusing though – mainly having 2 theme locations I think is what throws me. Actually I noticed that in plugins/bbpress/bbp-themes/ it says in index.php “Do not put custom themes here or they will be overwritten”. So I know we’re not supposed to edit the theme in there. But it is still quite confusing that I can activate that theme from within the WP dashboard. This is quite unintuitive, in my view. Because we are encouraged to activate a theme that we are told we should not edit.

[varsitysmack]

I’m working on a site that has an issue with the bbPress forums in internet explorer. What is happening is the text area for both replies and topics is not showing up when using internet explorer.

The link to the forums is here: http://www. silverdoctors. com/sd-reader-forum/ (minus the spaces I purposefully put in, obviously).

I think this is a javascript issue, but I’m not certain. I also don’t understand why it’s only occurring in IE and not in Firefox.

I’m using WordPress 3.1.1 and bbPress Version 2.0.2.

I have no other plugins other than bbPress activated.

I did revert the theme back to 2012 and the issue was no longer present. If this is an issue with my theme, I understand this might not be the forum to ask the question if someone could delve into it to try to find the problem, but I’m stumped with the issue and am hoping some of the great bbPress minds can help me resolve the issue.

Thanks for any advice anyone can give.

[John James Jacoby]

Time to dig in the code and look around. The /bbp-includes/bbp-template* files are a good place to start.

bbPress’s template logic works almost identically to the way WordPress’s works, it just needs to do all the same things that WordPress does for specialized content. Just like WordPress has queries and conditions for posts, pages, categories, and tags, bbPress has them for forums, topics, replies, users, topic views, and front end posting and editing.

In many ways, bbPress feels more complex because it is more complex. But, I can assure you, it’s built to the same standard and uses the same conventions as WordPress does.