[Stephen Edgar]

1. Custom vBulletin BBCodes are not supported eg. [youtube] – You will have to manually change these yourself either before importing in vBulletin or after importing into bbPress using phpMyAdmin.

Indeed this is now fixed to work with vBulletin’s default YouTube BBCodes:
Specifically the two following BBCodes are the only ones supported (many vB forums used to use custom BBCodes and this was primarily the main issue here)

// Replace '[video=youtube;$1]$2[/video]' with '$2"
// Replace '[video=youtube_share;$1]$2[/video]' with '$2"

For example [video=youtube;eOUq4Z6R7xI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfW2UJMIQvQ[/video] will be replaced with just the YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfW2UJMIQvQ, bbPress (and WordPress) will automatically embed the video using the direct URL.

2. All ‘Ordered Lists’ will be displayed as numerical lists.

This is also fixed

3. You may find extra page breaks <br> and paragraph <p> elements in topics and replies and is less than ideal and is from the way the BBCodes are converted during the forum import conversion. You will find these primarily around ‘blockquotes’ and ‘lists’

This is fixed also 🙂

#1 If I create the exact bbcodes in BBPress prior to the import, I assume this would rectify this area correct?

Yes, modify your custom BBCodes to either a) Match the supported vBulletin BBCode above or b) completely strip the vBulletin BBCode so just the YouTube link remains 🙂

I have updated the codex article and removed quite a few things that were listed there that are now fixed including full support to convert user passwords and the items in red in this image are fixed and/or supported 🙂

With that said “some” of these features are not in the currently shipped bbPress 2.5.4 such as Forum and Topic subscriptions and guest/anonymous topic and reply support, I’m going to post an announcement here on the site in the coming day or two on the improvements and where and how to get this test release.

[Cagatay Belgen]

Hello,
It has been 2 years since I couldn’t resolve this issue.
I have a bbpress forum installed on my wordpress site. http://www.outdoorhaber.com/forum

The site is in Turkish.

Some information for you to eliminate errors

I added define(‘WPLANG’, ‘tr_TR’); to wp-config
I exported https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/bbpress/2.5.x/tr/default po and mo files
I renamed the exported files to bbpress-tr_TR.po and bbpress-tr_TR.mo
I put those 2 files both in wp-content/plugins/bbpress/languages and wp-content/languages/bbpress (I tried to put files only in 1 of the folders and vice versa, but did no good)

I am about to have a complete brain meltdown, just because of bbpress language issue.

The weird thing is; I download bbpress turkish files from various sources. 1st the official project page (by exporting), then some people translated the files.. I want to translate “Last comment” but there is no match (nothing to translate) in po file. (The one exported from here https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/bbpress/2.5.x/tr/default)
Come one please export a po file from the link above, and ctrl+f “Last comment” in poedit. You will see, there is nothing to translate..

Here is a screenshot for what I mean

Here are my po and mo files

http://www.outdoorhaber.com/wp-content/languages/bbpress/bbpress-tr_TR.po
http://www.outdoorhaber.com/wp-content/languages/bbpress/bbpress-tr_TR.mo

The reason why I gave so much detail is to eliminate unnecessary “did you do this, that” replies.

Please someone help me.

[Robkk]

see if its a plugin or theme issue

deactivate then reactivate your plugins one at a time to see if its a plugin issue.

switch to a default theme like twenty fourteen and see if that fixes anything

[phatmass]

More specifically, does anybody have working group forums that are not using the WordPress default permalink settings?

I have BuddyPress group forums on my site, but the topics will only show the first page. In other words, the topic pagination does not function properly, and my guess is because I am using “post name” for my permalink settings.

I just was wondering if ANYBODY has functioning group forums because I can’t find any examples.

[petriknz]

In the editor I need to, at the very least remove the code button.

Is there any way to use the default WordPress Editor where users can see the visual results of their editing instead of the html markup text.

Users of the forum I’m creating are not HTML coders and the way this works will totally confuse them. Also switching it off in settings makes matters worse as then they are presented with an instruction box showing the HTML tags.

[colinsp]

I have used the code in the documentation to turn on the visual editor and it is working fine.

However, when you start or reply to a topic neither editor is selected by default. Is it possible to enable the Visual Editor by default? If not is there any way to remove the text editor so that visual is the only option and hopefully that will select by default?

[johnmontfx]

I’m migrating from a vbulletin forum (3.x) and I’ve figured out how to do a bit of customization, bringing over custom fields in the user table. But one thing I’m having a tough time figuring out is how to bring in the first_name and last_name to the usermeta table.

For some reason, the following does not work:

		// fx: last name Stored in usermeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'user',
			'from_fieldname' => 'lastname',
			'to_type'        => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'last_name'
		);

But the following does:

		// fx: last name Stored in usermeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'user',
			'from_fieldname' => 'lastname',
			'to_type'        => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'fx_last_name'
		);

Simply by changing “last_name” to “fx_last_name” it works. I’d prefer to have it bring it in as the WordPress defaults. I understand I can force a move into the correct field once I import, but as I’ll have about 24 hours on the migration day, i’d love to get it accomplished in the import script.

Thanks for any insights.

[joop.stringer]

It’s incredible … bbPress seems to be in trouble when your permalinks (in WP) are set to TopicName and your usernames contains space. If you change the permalinks (in WP) to “default” there’s no problem. Check out this post as well: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/404-error-on-user-profiles/#post-154972

Except that all my othe links are not working anymore 🙁

So I wonder where the actual problem is … WP or bbPress

[joop.stringer]

After a bit of digging around on the forum … bbPress seems to be in trouble when your permalinks (in WP) are set to “TopicName” and your usernames contains spaces. If you change the permalinks (in WP) to “default” there’s no problem.
Check out this post as well: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/404-error-on-user-profiles/#post-154972

So I wonder where the actual problem is … WP or bbPress

[joop.stringer]

bbPress seems to be in trouble when your permalinks (in WP) are set to TopicName and your usernames contains space. If you change the permalinks (in WP) to “default” there’s no problem.

So I wonder where the actual problem is … WP or bbPress

[shabus]

Hi,

I have a problem where pagination is not working in my theme.

I am doing template redirect in function.php to template file of forum, topic or reply if URL is like http://domain/forums/&#8230;
Right templates are loaded and right content is shown, but pagination is not working, first page is always shown/loaded.
Pagination appends …/page/{page}/ to URL when page is selected, but always first page of data loads.
I have tried to set page manually, among others, $bbpressInstance->forum_query->paged, but no luck.

My question is, how and where to set page that should be loaded, and how to track where is the problem. Because problem is in my theme, pagination works in WP default themes.
How to debug this?

I am on deadline, but stuck on this basic feature and should appreciate some pointers how to debug this.

BBPress forum is included in my template file through shortcode
echo do_shortcode('[bbp-single-forum id='.$id.']');
Topics are included like
echo do_shortcode ( '[bbp-single-topic id=' . $id . ']' );
And Replays like
echo do_shortcode ( '[bbp-single-reply id=' . $id . ']' );

[Nicolas Korobochkin]

@schrully do you use external plugin and send emails from remote SMTP server?
I also have this problem on my multisite. Maybe it occurs because bbPress send emails with BCC (one email for all subscribed users and mail services like gmail delete emails thinking that it’s spam)?
I remove default functions that send emails and write custom functions to send email notifications with cron and all works correctly right now.
I don’t digg into this issue with default functions. I think the last version of bbPress have bug because previous release sends emails on my site 🙂

[Reverend2100]

Hi brainy people!

I’ve added the forums to my website, and have also added a plugin called Users Ultra. For the most part, the forums and Users Ultra share enough common ground that they do, to an extent, work together.

however one thing I’ve been having trouble with is that UU allows inter-user messaging, wheras I don;t think bbPress does. So for that reason I need to be able to add a Users-Ultra-generated Message User button on the bbPress Profile page.

(I hope I’m making sense here)

However, when I edit the file I believe should be controlling that page (\wp-content\plugins\bbpress\templates\default\bbpress\user-profile.php), no changes actually show up on the live site?

So, in short, how do I add some custom code to the bbPress User Profile page? Or does anyone know if a more elegant way to make this function work through bbPress?

[Robin W]

I suspect it is the loop-single-forum template

create a directory on your theme called ‘bbpress’
ie wp-content/%your-theme-name%/bbpress
find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/loop-single-forum.php
Make a copy of this file, and put in in the directory called bbpress that you created above, so you end up with
wp-content/%your-theme-name%/bbpress/loop-single-forum.php
bbPress will now use this template instead of the original

then

remove lines 20 and 24

line 20

<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_forum_subscription_action' ); ?>

line 24

<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_forum_subscription_action' ); ?>

come back if that doesn’t work

[Robkk]

well it looks nice how it is already but thats my opinion.

but if you really want the default bbPress look , i think all you have to do is copy loop-single-topic.php from the bbPress plugin templates and let it overwrite the exact file in your child themes bbpress folder.

i suggest you test it out and make sure it works well in a local development area on your CPU.

https://codex.bbpress.org/creating-a-test-site/

[Robin W]

I don’t specifically know if that is default bbpress behaviour, suggest you try

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.

If none of those show a change, then it is probably default behaviour.

[peter-hamilton]

Been a while, spent quite a lot of time looking for a solution for the “name” issue.

Wordpress registration checks if a “username” is already used, this is great.

Buddypress is the problem cause they also add a “Name” field to registration, and this can be duplicate creating issues when multiple John Doe’s appear in my forums and activity.

Solution

I created a dirty solution by changing the label for (buddypress) Name to Username, and added a line of text urging new members to fill in the exact same name as the did in the “Username” field.

Although people can type whatever they want there, I hope most will just copy the first name.

This way the @name and username should be similar on all pages.

Then I also removed the option to change this name in the profile edit.php through CSS so no longer can people change their nicknames.
Unless a code savvy member goes to change the CSS in chrome, then the box will appear and they can change their names.

Wishlist

A solution/function where Buddypress or BBpress copies the username and adds that in the nickname field by default.

Anyway, here is a link to my current register page:

BBFacelook registration page

P.H.

[Robin W]

sorry, but since your site requires login, we can’t see

However I’d suggest you check that no plugin updates are needed and then

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]

i took this css right from bbpress.org

add this anywhere you can add custom css
if it doesnt work add !important to the end like this 12px!important;

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author a.bbp-author-name, 
#bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author a.bbp-author-name {
clear: left;
display: block;
font-size: 12px;
}

the default size i think is usually 12px
so either use that or go lower

[alekbounce]

Hi everyone!

I’m using a members plugin called UserPro. I’m trying to integrate bbPress forums with the user profiles created through UserPro.

All I’m trying to do is replace the user’s photo and username links to instead link to the UserPro profiles.

Here’s a visual.

The plugin’s developer gave users his own CSS changes to the “Loop-single-topic”, “Loop-single-reply” and the “loop-single-forum” .php files.

Though his supplied CSS works in terms of replacing the links, it also breaks the look of the entire forum and removes all of the info below the user’s pic and name.

Here’s the default “loop-Single-reply”:

<?php

/**
 * Replies Loop - Single Reply
 *
 * @package bbPress
 * @subpackage Theme
 */

?>

<div <?php bbp_reply_class(); ?>>

	<div class="bbp-reply-author">

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_details' ); ?>

		<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array( 'sep' => '', 'show_role' => true ) ); ?>

		<div class="bbp-reply-post-date"><?php bbp_reply_post_date(); ?></div>

		<div class="bbps-post-count"><?php printf( __( 'Post count: %s', 'Avada' ), bbp_get_user_reply_count_raw(bbp_get_reply_author_id()) ); ?></div>

		<?php if ( bbp_is_user_keymaster() ) : ?>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

			<div class="bbp-reply-ip"><?php bbp_author_ip( bbp_get_reply_id() ); ?></div>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_details' ); ?>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-author -->

	<div class="bbp-reply-content">

		<div id="post-<?php bbp_reply_id(); ?>" class="bbp-reply-header clearfix">

			<div class="bbp-meta">

				<?php if ( bbp_is_single_user_replies() ) : ?>

					<span class="bbp-header">
						<?php _e( 'in reply to: ', 'bbpress' ); ?>
						<a class="bbp-topic-permalink" href="<?php bbp_topic_permalink( bbp_get_reply_topic_id() ); ?>"><?php bbp_topic_title( bbp_get_reply_topic_id() ); ?></a>
					</span>

				<?php endif; ?>

				<a href="<?php bbp_reply_url(); ?>" class="bbp-reply-permalink">#<?php bbp_reply_id(); ?></a>

				<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_admin_links' ); ?>

				<?php bbp_reply_admin_links( array ( 'after' => '<span class="admin_links_sep"> | </span></span>') ); ?>

				<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_admin_links' ); ?>

			</div><!-- .bbp-meta -->

		</div><!-- #post-<?php bbp_reply_id(); ?> -->

		<div class="bbp-reply-entry">
			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_content' ); ?>

			<?php bbp_reply_content(); ?>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_content' ); ?>
			<div class="bbp-arrow"></div>
		</div>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-content -->

</div><!-- .reply -->

Here’s his supplied CSS:

<?php

/**
 * Replies Loop - Single Reply
 *
 * @package bbPress
 * @subpackage Theme
 */

?>

<div <?php bbp_reply_class(); ?>>

	<div class="bbp-reply-author">

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_details' ); ?>

		<?php 

/* Integrating UserPro */
		global $userpro;
		$link = preg_replace("/(?<=href=(\"|'))[^\"']+(?=(\"|'))/", $userpro->permalink( bbp_get_reply_author_id() ), 
		bbp_get_reply_author_link( array( 'sep' => '<br />', 'show_role' => false ) ) );
		echo $link . userpro_show_badges( bbp_get_reply_author_id() );
		?>

		<?php if ( bbp_is_user_keymaster() ) : ?>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

			<div class="bbp-reply-ip"><?php bbp_author_ip( bbp_get_reply_id() ); ?></div>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_details' ); ?>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-author -->

	<div class="bbp-reply-content">

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_content' ); ?>

		<?php bbp_reply_content(); ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_content' ); ?>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-content -->

</div><!-- .reply -->

I would be grateful to get any assistance on how I might change the links alone without modifying or breaking everything else. Thanks so much in advance.

I’m using the Avada theme.

[coskel22]

BB Press 2.5.4 running on WP 4.0 using default template Tewnty-Twelve.
I have a regular member who has been posting and replying in my forum for months every day without a problem.

A week ago today this member started having all their replies marked as spam.

I have the default settings in Askimet, and no other “special” settings for forum users. I have had their IP address whitelisted, and I have unspammed every comment.
No additions of plugins, templates, or style sheets. As a matter of fact, I was out of town when it happened, so no changes had been at all.

I had them make a new user and they were able to post once and then started getting marked as spam again.

Is there anything I can do to get them unstuck?

Thanks in advance for the help

[Robin W]

With so little information it is hard to help !

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.

[gipsypainter]

Hi

I am setting up a new BBPRess forum and I have changed the default reply order to descending so new replies begin at the top. So far so good.

However, when a new reply is submitted the user is taken to the other end of the thread rather than to the newest end. Is there a tweak I need to the reverse order code?

this is what I have in my functions:

function custom_bbp_has_replies() {
  $args['order'] = 'DESC'; // 'ASC' (Ascending, Default), 'DESC' (Descending)
  
  return $args;
}
 
add_filter('bbp_before_has_replies_parse_args', 'custom_bbp_has_replies' );

thanks for any help.

[Robin W]

hmm.. as a mod on my test site(as well as on this site) I can trash and spam.

Have you altered any capabilities, or using any plugins that might affect this?

you could try

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.

that might pinpoint the problem.

[Robkk]

since you have custom bbpress templates in your theme

you would have to look at the loop-single-topic.php file in your bbpress folder and compare it to this one which is the plugins version of the file

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ntwb/bbPress/master/src/templates/default/bbpress/loop-single-topic.php

basically you need this for the started by author avatar

<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_topic_started_by' ); ?>

<span class="bbp-topic-started-by"><?php printf( __( 'Started by: %1$s', 'bbpress' ), bbp_get_topic_author_link( array( 'size' => '14' ) ) ); ?></span>

<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_topic_started_by' ); ?>

and this for the freshness author avatar

<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_topic_freshness_author' ); ?>

<span class="bbp-topic-freshness-author"><?php bbp_author_link( array( 'post_id' => bbp_get_topic_last_active_id(), 'size' => 14 ) ); ?></span>

<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_topic_freshness_author' ); ?>