[binarymoon]

aaaand – I got it.

Was missing a style – I got all the bbpress template ones and missed the default one that is built into the plugin

[binarymoon]

easier than I imagined.

function bm_bbp_no_breadcrumb ($param) {

return true;

}



add_filter ('bbp_no_breadcrumb', 'bm_bbp_no_breadcrumb');

How would you like to send me my dollar?

Now if only I could work out why this isn’t working properly – https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/remove-default-template-styles?

[Ferdilicious]

When I enter the default sidebar.

The line there is actually: When I enter the forums, it displays the default sidebar.

Something must have went wrong when I posted the message,

[Ferdilicious]

Howdy!

I recently just installed the bbPress plugin into the Swatch Theme, from wooThemes – everything went great, I love how they interfere, but there’s a little issue.

When I enter the default sidebar. May I please ask, what should I do to make the forum page full width, along with the profile page, because that way the forum it will look a lot more better!

Thanks in advance!

[binarymoon]

I would like to use the default template and override the styles that are included. Does anyone have any tips on how to acheive this?

Currently I am using:

function bm_bbpress () {

wp_dequeue_style ('twentyten-rtl');

wp_dequeue_style ('twentyten');

wp_dequeue_style ('bbp-twentyten-bbpress');

}



add_action ('bbp_enqueue_scripts', 'bm_bbpress', 100);

[amirsaam]

umm…, no! bbPlugin by default using a subdirectory of WordPress but by some skills on creating a pro theme for your blog that give the forums pages, and left the permalink of the forum root (called Forums) blank you can get what you want (it’s jus’ a advice, I’m not sure!)

[Anointed]

Thanks to AWJunkie we are proud to announce the official release of bbConverter, the only tool you will ever need to convert your current forums for use with bbPress 2x.

Currently supported platforms:

1. bbPress 1x

2. Vbulletin 3x – 4x

3. Invision Power Board

Future platform support already in progress:

1. PHPbb 3x

2. Xenforo

Platforms being considered

1. myBB

Download:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbconverter/

Installation:

1. Upload the bbConverter folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory

2. Activate bbConverter through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

3. Go into your WordPress admin under ‘Settings’ and choose ‘Converter’

4. BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS DATABASE!

5. Choose the platform you want to convert from and fill in the database information. Click start

6. Once the conversion has completed, visit the WordPress Admin ‘Tools’ section and click ‘Recount’

7. Do NOT deactivate the plugin once it is finished as it is needed for user password management.

Did I forget to mention — BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS DATABASE BEFORE STARTING!

Important Note:

It is important to understand that this script is going to be modifying your wordpress database in order to bring over your forums/topics/replies/tags/ and users from your old forum setup. This means we are directly modifying your database which means backup is paramount.

Ok, now that is out of the way, let’s get to the plugin itself.

Each Forum sofware, whether bbPress 1x, vbulletin, or Invision Powerboard, has its own configuration file. For example vbulletin calls the file config.php

This is the file which contains your database connection information and you need to save this information in order to fill out the plugin start screen.

Required options:

1. Platform you are converting from – dropdown

2. Database server — usually localhost

3. Database port — (example: vbulletin uses 3306)

4. Database Username

5. Database Password

6. Database Name

7. Database Table Prefix — If you installed your forum software using a prefix enter it here. ( example: vbulletin default uses vb_ ) If there is no prefix, then leave it blank.

8. Rows Limit — This represents the number of database rows the plugin will convert during a single cycle. I would start this number at 50 or below at first. Keep in mind that forum conversion takes a huge load on the server mysql so if you are on a shared host, you may want to notify your host before running the script.

If you are on a dedicated server with shell access, then I would suggest opening up a terminal window and monitoring the resources. You can change the ‘Rows Limit’ at any time while the script is running. I have gone as high as 2500 instead of 50 on my servers. ( don’t click stop/start as it is not needed to change the limits )

9. Delay time — Suggested to use 1. This is the number of seconds that the server waits between the conversion cycles. It gives your server a second to catch its breath.

Other Options:

1. Clean — If something actually goes wrong, then you can choose to clean the database. This will effectively remove all the imported data and allow you to start the conversion over.

2. Restart — Restart allows you to pick up where the script left off should you have the need to stop and start the process. Example is when your browser or computer window closes during the conversion process. If you close the browser during conversion for any reason, then the conversion stops.

3. Users — You have the option of choosing not to import your users. If you are using bbPress 1x and have the forums linked to your WordPress install already, then you do not need to import users. Do not check the box. Otherwise you do want to import your users.

Once Import is complete:

1. Recount — Once everything is finished, then go to the wp-admin/tools and choose recount. This is going to present you with a screen full of checkboxes. Check every box and click submit. This is going to line up all the topic/replies/user posts counts etc.

2. Keep bbConverter plugin active after conversion.

bbConverter has a special script which will allow your users to maintain their old forum username and password. In a nutshell, when a user signs in for the first time after the forums convert, the script will check their old password, validate it, and then use the WordPress system to generate the identical password for the user in the appropriate place. This means that you need to keep bbConverter active until every single user has logged into the forums in order to maintain password management. This is not at all resource intensive, and you won’t even notice the plugin running in the background.

That’s it your finished.

O, did I mention… BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS DATABASE FIRST!

Enjoy!

[travis.hill]

Are you installing/developing locally (localhost)? This is a known issue:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbpress-error-the-active-theme-is-broken-reverting-to-the-default-theme

https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1596

Hope you find the white rabbit.

[enderandrew]

I was running trunk before the 1.5 release, so that may have changed. It wasn’t on by default for me.

[3sixty]

enderandrew, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, Site Tracking is already “on” by default, so I don’t think that’s the source of the problem (at least in terms of my problem – that bp activity stream is not picking up sitewide forum posts).

[Ravi]

The issue has been solved based on

Changing default avatar size cropped/used by BuddyPress

The bbPress avatar has been fetching it from BuddyPress avatar.

[goldmember]

@bj or anyone else, can you elaborate on where one selects the User Registration page template?

I clicked “Add New Page” but the only options under Page Attributes>Template are “Default Template” and “One column, no sidebar”.

What am I missing? I don’t need Buddypress installed, right?

Please advise. thanks in advance.

[John James Jacoby]

Your theme is overriding the default styling. Not much bbPress can do about it of your theme is stubborn. Afraid you’re on your own to modify your CSS to look the way you want it to.

[adams21]

At this point, after just test creating a few forums and topics, it looks like the plugin is “functioning” like it should. I can tell that it’s using some of the styles from my main theme style.css (colors, fonts etc), the MAIN PROBLEMS that I have now is the fact that it’s not taking to my page template widths in my main theme (gridlocked), it wont use a full-page-width template (or let me pick) and the default that it is probably using, is also supposed to be full width, plus something is wrong with the padding and it snugs too tight to the page edges

[adams21]

At this point, after just test creating a few forums and topics, it looks like the plugin is “functioning” like it should. I can tell that it’s using some of the styles from my main theme style.css (colors, fonts etc), the MAIN PROBLEMS that I have now is the fact that it’s not taking to my page template widths in my main theme (gridlocked), it wont use a full-page-width template (or let me pick) and the default that it is probably using, is also supposed to be full width, plus something is wrong with the padding and it snugs too tight to the page edges.

Here are some screenshots to show you what I mean;

[Razva]

Hi folks,

I’ve just installed BBpress 2 on our website – http://www.gadget.ro/forums/

As you can see it looks horrible!

Isn’t there a default style or something that would make BBpress…usable?

Thanks!

[Jaja..]

I was searching for an option to set the max topic length to 70 instead of default 80.

Now I think I’ve found the code inside the (Core files) bbp-core-options.php but I can’t change the core files because it will be overwritten when bbPRess updates.

So how could I place a filter? inside my functions.php to do this?

Just like this? (copy-/paste)

function bbp_title_max_length( $default = '70' ) {

echo bbp_get_title_max_length( $default );

}

[lckitchen]

Hi there, first I want to say thanks for creating this, seems like a great forum plugin once you get it working.

To start, I have read the entire thread on the forum on theme compatibility; http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-theme-compatibility and a few other treads and topics relating, unfortunately I am still having some problems.

I am including screen-shot links to be as clear as possible in hope for great support.

What I have done so far;

A.) I decided to go with the child theme option since I am using a custom theme that I am not the author of and prefer not to clutter that folder.

I copied all the files (except functions.php) that were inside “bbp-twentyten” (/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten) and put them in my “gridlocked-child” folder that I placed inside /wp-content/themes/ (next to my custom “gridlocked” theme folder)

I added the “theme name” and “template” name to the empty “style.css” in folder “gridlocked-child”. screenshot: http://grab.by/cJ7R

I put the ” add_theme_support( ‘gridlocked-child’ ); ” code in my “gridlocked” (not child) functions.php file. screenshot: http://grab.by/cJ7S

At this point, after just test creating a few forums and topics, it looks like the plugin is “functioning” like it should. I can tell that it’s using some of the styles from my main theme style.css (colors, fonts etc), the MAIN PROBLEMS that I have now is the fact that it’s not taking to my page template widths in my main theme (gridlocked), it wont use a full-page-width template (or let me pick) and the default that it is probably using, is also supposed to be full width, plus something is wrong with the padding and it snugs too tight to the page edges.

Here are some screenshots to show you what I mean;

Forum home page: http://grab.by/cJ7I

Forum named MINGLE page and test topics: http://grab.by/cJ7J

I would like the forum to look like this; http://grab.by/cJ7H

and fill up the entire width of a full page, with nice padding. I achieved that preview by adding shortcode [bbp-forum-index] in the html section of a “page” picking the “full-width-template” option in my theme.

Ok, here comes the questions:

1. Did I set everything up correctly in the directories and files?

2. What files do I need to modify to tell the bbPress forum to use a full page width template? Can I copy code from my main theme “template-full-width.php” into one or more template files inside my new child theme?

2. Do I need to add code/functions into my main theme “template-full-width.php”? and if so, what kind of code? and on a scale, how easy should these edits be? (I have asked, but I am not getting any support with this from my theme support forum, otherwise great forum but they wont help with plugins, understandable)

3. How does shortcodes work? Are those simply just for placing certain parts of your forum on different pages as previews/links but not for use throughout the FULL forum?

Do you have ANY ideas on how I can solve this issue, I feel pretty lost and I am not a developer or programmer, just a stubborn, enthusiastic designer that loosing her hair about this.

I HIGHLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS!

Thank you!

[ineken]

thank you for help.

I found the right file, I found the good part, I think it was leave I should use.

function widget( $args, $instance ) {

extract( $args );

$title = apply_filters( ‘bbp_replies_widget_title’, $instance );

$max_shown = !empty( $instance ) ? $instance : ‘5’;

$show_date = !empty( $instance ) ? ‘on’ : false;

// Query defaults

$replies_query = array(

‘post_status’ => join( ‘,’, array( bbp_get_public_status_id(), bbp_get_closed_status_id() ) ),

‘posts_per_page’ => $max_shown,

‘order’ => ‘DESC’

);

// Set the query name

bbp_set_query_name( ‘bbp_widget’ );

// Get replies and display them

if ( bbp_has_replies( $replies_query ) ) :

echo $before_widget;

echo $before_title . $title . $after_title; ?>

<?php while ( bbp_replies() ) : bbp_the_reply(); ?>

• <?php

  $author_link = bbp_get_reply_author_link( array( ‘type’ => ‘both’, ‘size’ => 14 ) );

  $reply_link = ‘‘ . bbp_get_reply_topic_title() . ‘‘;

  /* translators: bbpress replies widget: 1: reply author, 2: reply link, 3: reply date, 4: reply time */

  printf( _x( $show_date == ‘on’ ? ‘%1$s on %2$s, %3$s, %4$s’ : ‘%1$s on %2$s’, ‘widgets’, ‘bbpress’ ), $author_link, $reply_link, get_the_date(), get_the_time() );

  ?>

<?php endwhile; ?>

<?php echo $after_widget;

endif;

bbp_reset_query_name();

}

I miss it more than learning how to change it: D

thank you I go little by little.

[Niekje]

I need this translation but the problem is that I am unable to login there with my WordPress account. I can login here no problem but as soon as I go to https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/bbpress/plugin/nl/default I am unable to login

[Ravi]

BJ, Thanks for the help.

I do not want to create a new WP page.

Instead, I want to change the default forums Index that comes at the page /forums like http://ravidreams.in/offgrid/forums/ . This page is also linked in the breadcrumbs through out the forums.

[Anointed]

If it were me, I’d ask Ormon to write a quick function for your theme to switch the body class to

page-template-template-full-width-php

for post_type forums/topics/replies/users/.

*Basically run that last in the chain as to override the default setting only for the forums.

That would probably be the quickest and best approach to take for this particular theme.

That will give you full width forums. There are lots of ways to approach this and he may even have better ideas.

[Anointed]

NO, not bothered at all, was just saying that I didn’t understand what you were asking is all.

If I understand you basically want to take the code from the topics widget and use it as a standalone loop instead of a widget?

Keep in mind I’m not a great coder: If it were me, I would simply copy the code from the bbp-core-widget.php file that I needed for the topics widget. I would then strip out the widget portion of the code and hard code in the default arguments.

This basically would give me the same loop used by the widget.

// Query defaults

$topics_query = array(

'author'         => 0,

'post_parent'    => any,

'posts_per_page' => 10,

'show_stickies'  => false,

'order'          => 'DESC',

);

Probably better ways out there, but that’s how I would try it

[Anointed]

So far I have only installed bbpress on a subdomain install. I have not had that particular issue you are mentioning but then again I am not using sub-directories.

If you can replicate this in the default theme setup, then I would create a trac ticket for JJ to confirm.

[demonboy]

Thanks for that, I’m following the procedure now. Cheers.