[rbrynest]

Whenever a new user tries to register or login to my site, it just shows a white page with “blocked” written on it.

I am using bbPress forum plugin and have the “Allow anyone to register” checked.

My register page is using the register shotcode and as a login I use the (bbpress) login widget in a sidebar.

I have checked for conflicts by deactivated all plugins but bbpress and switched to the default twentytwelve theme to see if this fixes. Unfortunately with negative results.

Any idea what’s going on?

Register URL: http://www.oppfraavgrunnen.no/registrer-deg/
Login URL: http://www.oppfraavgrunnen.no/bbpress/

Thanks in advice

Regards
Rune

[Robkk]

follow this guide here is part 1

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – Part 1

part 2 is linked toward the very bottom

but you can create a blank page and have it use the same forum archive slug as you set in settings>forums.

for example create a page called Forums , the end slug should be the default /forums and it should lead you to your forum archive.

an alternative is to use the forum archive shortcode

[bbp-forum-index]

[peter-hamilton]

And to find that file you need access to your server.

In your wp-content yhere is a folder called plugins, in there there is a folder called BBpress.
In the bbpress folder is a folder called templates, and in there a folder called default.
In that Default folder is another folder called bbpress, and that is the template folder where you can find the loop-single-reply that you can copy to your child’s bbpress folder

[dealtek]

ok I found css in

templates/default/css/bbpress.css

[Robin W]

ok, this could be lots of things, and part of what you mention is buddypress not bbpress.

so start with

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – Part 1

and if you aren’t seeing forums/topics and replies in the back end then

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[skylarmb]

After some investigation, it appears my mailing provider (SendGrid) warns against using “noreply@yourdomain.com” as the sending email for many reasons and will drop your email if you do so. Apparently I missed this important point while setting up the service. I looked though the logs and found a bunch of these:

No wonder no one was getting their notifications!

Temporary fix (Warning! Hacking core files is bad, this is only for the desperate, like me, and will break as soon as you update the plugin):

“noreply@…” This is the default that bbPress uses to send its notifications from. I simply created a new email for the forums, “forums@mydomain.com” and set that as the “noreply” email address in bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on lines 1065 and 1205. everything is working fine now. I realize this might not be the solution for everyone as other people in this thread might not be having the same issues as me, and it is certainly not a permanent fix, but at least next week or so the users on my site will be receiving their emails while I investigate this further.

[Robin W]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[Robkk]

common issue with yoast breadcrumbs.

/**
 * Filter to call default bbPress breadcrumbs
 */
add_filter( 'bbp_get_breadcrumb', 'myfix_bbp_get_breadcrumb', 1, 3 );
function myfix_bbp_get_breadcrumb($trail, $crumbs, $r){
        // This will remove wordpress-seo filter to disable bbPress breadcrums by default
        remove_all_filters("bbp_get_breadcrumb",10);
        return $trail;
}

use this to enable bbPress breadcrumbs

[Robin W]

hmmm… something is changing that

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[Robin W]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[Chad R. Schulz]

I actually came up with an in-elegant solution using css.

select#bbp_forum_id, [for="bbp_forum_id"] {display: none;}

Participants are only able to edit posts for 5 minutes–per the default setting. I just prefer that all the backend stuff remain backend stuff.

If anyone has a more elegant solution (one that avoids the needless database querying for ALL the exiting forums/categories for every topic edit) please let me know.

Thanks again, Chad

[s1r0n]

Can somebody point me in the direction of how to get the cool site widgets we see on these forums, like forum info, tags, feeds. slick forum list and etc. i don’t see these widgets as part of the default bbpress

[Marion Peterson]

Unfortunately, deactivating all plugins did not help. I did not test a default theme.

If I create a child theme and install the bbpress codes, will I still potentially have a problems with this, or will this no longer be an issue then?

[Alice Kaye]

Update – I managed to get it to work and managed to change the name of the defaults, to make things easier.

This is the code in case anyone needs it for reference in the future:

/* bbPress Custom Roles */
function add_custom_role( $bbp_roles ) {
 
$bbp_roles['bbp_craftsman'] = array(
'name' => 'Craftsman',
'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_participant_role() ) // the same capabilities as participants
);
$bbp_roles['bbp_journeyman'] = array(
'name' => 'Journeyman',
'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_participant_role() ) // the same capabilities as participants
);
$bbp_roles['bbp_adept'] = array(
'name' => 'Adept',
'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_participant_role() ) // the same capabilities as participants
);
$bbp_roles['bbp_artisan'] = array(
'name' => 'Artisan',
'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_moderator_role() ) // the same capabilities as moderator
);
return $bbp_roles;
}
add_filter( 'bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'add_custom_role', 1 );
/* bbPress Custom Roles */

/* bbPress Custom Role Names */
add_filter( 'bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'ntwb_bbpress_custom_role_names' );

function ntwb_bbpress_custom_role_names() {
	return array(

		// Keymaster - Advisor
		bbp_get_keymaster_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'Advisor',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_keymaster_role() )
		),

		// Moderator - Moderator
		bbp_get_moderator_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'Councilman',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_moderator_role() )
		),

		// Participant - Apprentice
		bbp_get_participant_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'Apprentice',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_participant_role() )
		),
	);
}
/* bbPress Custom Role Names */

[peter-hamilton]

3. Buddypress allows more member profile functions, group creation with private forums and a facebook style activity wall, this is all added by Buddypress to the already existing forum only functions from BBpress.

They integrat by following the steps offered after instal, I always instal BBPress first.

If you want you can have a look a my site how they work together, I believe they should always be used in tandem.

Buddy/BB/Wordpress

4. If you create the categories and the forums, then members can only post topics in forums on hose categories by default.

2. You can change that text in form-reply.php, which means you need to make a bbpress template folder in your child theme.

1. I wish it was true.

Hope this helps.

Peter Hamilton

[zanderlise]

Created a sidebar with wwPress WP Tweaks, but can’t get it to display. I have added widgets, and tried selecting all the different pages in the “Default forum wrapper” section. It just won’t show up.

WP version 4.1.1
http://www.testambrosemediastore.com/forums/forum/forum-2/
Minamaze theme

In this theme, you have to select one layout for all static pages, and I have chosen a layout that is full page. You don’t get Template options while creating/editing a page. Is that causing the issue? It seems all of the other “sidebar” plugins I’ve tried simply replace an existing sidebar, they won’t add one. Is “bbPress WP Tweaks” the same, or can you add a sidebar to the forum page even if it doesn’t have a sidebar originally?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[Robin W]

ok,

1. not possible with bbpress as far as I know
2. only admin/keymasters get this priviledge
3. https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/
4. If I understand the question correctly, normal users – that is the default ie participants can create topics and replies, but not forums or categories. If you meant something different then come back

[Robin W]

if they then decide to use the forum it appears that they must register again.

not sure where you are getting that from.

If you set the default role in settings>forums, then on registration they will get that rile when they log in.

[Robkk]

troubleshoot to find if you can pinpoint the problem.

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[Robkk]

@pgmvanrijn

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[kiwi3685]

Thanks. Nice to at least get a response, so your thoughts are appreciated.

However, the ticket you refer to is closed. The file in latest bbPress download matches the final version (smf3.php) available there, so I’m sure it’s reasonable to assume the code is the latest available.

But while waiting for some help I did some further digging in my smf database. I found one user with an invalidly formatted user_id. After removing that the import worked.

Regarding “Remap existing users to default forum roles”, the import instructions recommend running ALL repair functions after importing, which I did at every import attempt.

[Robkk]

@giuseppecuttone

i dont know any plugin that can handle notifications very well , all i know is the default bbpress notifications and they seem to be having issues for users lately.

as for changing the default email address see if this works

use this for custom email address

add_filter( 'wp_mail_from', function( $email ) {
	return 'webmaster@mydomainname.com';
});

use this for custom from name

add_filter( 'wp_mail_from_name', function( $name ) {
	return 'WordPress Email System';
});

[Robkk]

@kiwi3685

what importer did you use , the one listed in tools>forums Import??

because i see the bbPress one doesnt have much information in the codex and it is still in beta testing.

this could work or not , im only guessing to try to help

what you could try is go to tools>forums Repair forums and check

Remap existing users to default forum roles

and see if that fixes it.

there is also a ticket on the importer for SMF

https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2380

[Robkk]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[mvaneijgen]

Have even more code to also redirect them to a page if a users fills in nothing

add_action( 'wp_authenticate', '_catch_empty_user', 1, 2 );

function _catch_empty_user( $username, $pwd ) {
  if ( empty( $username ) && empty( $pwd )) {
    wp_redirect($referrer . 'http://yourdomain.nl/aanmelden'); 
    exit();
  }
}
add_action('wp_login_failed', 'my_front_end_login_fail'); 
 
function my_front_end_login_fail($username){
    // Get the reffering page, where did the post submission come from?
    $referrer = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
 	
    // if there's a valid referrer, and it's not the default log-in screen
    if(!empty($referrer) && !strstr($referrer,'wp-login') && !strstr($referrer,'wp-admin')){
        // let's append some information (login=failed) to the URL for the theme to use
        wp_redirect($referrer . 'http://yourdomain.nl/aanmelden'); 
    exit;
    }
}

Not my code this is all scattered from around the web