Hi,
I have a fairly default install of bbpress here:
http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/discuss/
… using the default the default kakumei theme. I noticed that if you click the little double-right-arrow next to “New topic in this forum” on an empty forum page, it gives a 404 error. The link is pointing to /discuss/topic/#postform, and I have pretty permalinks on.
What is this link supposed to point to?
Note: I just noticed the same problem on this support forum too! If you go to the ADD NEW topic page, there is a little double arrow next to the header “Add New Topic”, pointing to http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/#postform – which also results in a 404. What gives?
flaerpen,
Could you try on your localhost version two of the plugin you tried?
https://trac.bbpress.org/attachment/ticket/575/path-to-url.2.php
(Download link at the bottom.)
First delete the first version of the plugin you have installed.
it appears the patch only mods the default template so assuming I have to make those changes manually
That’s right.
probably could edit the patch file by hand, but I have already modded some of those files in my theme… no package available of the modded files?
Modding the patch file would be difficult, sometimes patch can work out what to do when the files it’s patching are modified (i.e. the line numbers are different).
The easiest thing to do is start from scratch with a fresh 0.8 install, patch that, then add your customisations. Following the default template after patching, you should be able to work in categories to your custom theme.
Are there any more planned releases between 0.8 and 1.0? which I believe I read somewhere is the planned formal release with this incorporated… Roadmap shows 1.0 next but it may not be current…
The roadmap is current. The 1.0 milestone has a ticket against it for this. That doesn’t mean it will necessarily make it into that release.
A couple more questions on this… it appears the patch only mods the default template so assuming I have to make those changes manually… probably could edit the patch file by hand, but I have already modded some of those files in my theme… no package available of the modded files?
Are there any more planned releases between 0.8 and 1.0? which I believe I read somewhere is the planned formal release with this incorporated… Roadmap shows 1.0 next but it may not be current…
thanks…
I have done exactly what you are doing and cannot replicate this error with or without permalinks. What theme are you running and does it work if you only use the default theme? Are you using any plugins that are being displayed on the login page (as both login forms are displayed on that page)? Does your theme have login.php in it? If it does, what happens when you remove it for the default one?
Anyone else seeing this error by logging into the top form on login.php?
Trent
When I read your post the first time I missed that you put localhost and that is the problem. Anything before 0.8 you cannot install it on a localhost because there are some issues with it.
https://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/573
I would imagine you are running this on 0.8 though. The double slashes on the local server would be the issue. Maybe the address wrong on config.php or your setup? There are quite a few people with successful installs on localhost with 0.8.
It must be a setup issue, but really glad to hear that it works where it is really important, on the web.
Trent
Okey.. I tried to upload it to my internetserver and it works. You can’t try this on your own localhost.. Bad i think..
is there someone who can help me?
so1o, I’ve created a new version of the plugin (let’s call it 1.2 beta 1). I haven’t committed it yet, I wanted you to review it. It covers these issues:
- Integrated visual-support-forum plugin features as options in admin
- Added admin action to upgrade database instead of running on plugin load
- When default status is “unresolved”, topics with no status set now show in the “unresolved” view
- Sticky topics that are unresolved now show in the “unresolved” view
Download here for now:
support-forum.1.2.zip
OK…I’ve figured that in the <link> for stylesheet it only has http:/forum5o1 ( http:/ not http:// )
yet in config.php it has http://forum5o1.awardspace.com not http:/
and all the links have http:// …
So I have no idea :S
This only happens when a deisgn is “activated” so i will cause it to go to default (which is what i did before to make me think that it got fixed).
i’ve tried that! Both of the solutions, but i still can’t use my own template!
I can’t see the thumbnail of either my template or kakumeis.
EDIT: I saw what maybe could be the problem. It uses doubleslashes to the link to both Kakumei and my template. Maybe it’s because of that i have my problem? Maybe this could help someone to help me too. (?)
http://localhost/ungodum/bbpress/bb-admin/themes.php?theme=
\webb\xampp\htdocs\ungodum\bbpress/my-templates/ungodum/&_wpnonce=538f668ad4
I just upgrade my bbpress to 0.8. Here is what I did
1. I download the new version and copied to my server to replace all the old files.
2. Then I copied my old directories: my-plugins and my-templates, and I follow the instruction and move all previous my templates files to a subdirectory called mybbpress under my-templates.
3. But my forum is using the default bbpress theme
http://www.travelsuperlink.com/forum/bb-templates/kakumei/style.css
4. and I login to my admin panel, only find Dashboard, Users, Content, cannot find any Presentation Admin panel.
Anybody could help? many thanks.
my forum is http://travelsuperlink.com/forum
Hey. I was having the problem where new registrations to BB was giving the users administrator privileges (bu the default was set to subscriber) — and In the WP userlist, the new bb users were sort of ominously listed below the users who registered through WP.
I saw this mentioned a few times here (sorry for not just adding this in reply to one of those posts, I couldn’t find them)…
Anyways – I realized I have the Role Manager plugin installed in WP.. I de-activated it, and now new users get assigned the proper default WP role.
Cheers.
I guess I don’t really have any ideas off the top of me head here. I guess it is hard to conceptially figure out why it is important to run the wp header in bbPress. Why not duplicate the wp header information in header.php in your bbPress theme (in bbPress format) and then each one automatically calls the content and stylesheet needed for its own content?
Even all the errors that you are recieving with the logged in parts would be gone if you used each header independant of each other. The systems knows the user logged in for both sites through the use of cookies and has nothing to do with the actual system calls.
The only importance would be in you plan on having wp content in bbPress side or vice-versa. But, if the content is only based on each side, the system does this by default.
Does that make any sense? I am really trying to really understand what you need to do a bit better so the solution will just ‘jump out at us!’
Trent
We all know that the AutoMattic guys use their own stuff, but after each site has been skinned with all their CSS magic, sometimes it’s hard to see… I thought we should savour the moment the wordpress.org forums ran with the default bbpress theme 
Let me understand this. The blank screenshot issue is because you have to take a screenshot of your template and add it to your theme folder. Double check the name of the default theme, but I think it works if you create a screenshot and call it screenshot.png.
As for the by and name of the template, that is derived from the information at the top of your style.css. If you edit file in your theme directory, it will show up. If you don’t have a style.css in your theme and are using the default theme’s style.css, download it as is, change the information at the top and upload it to your theme directory.
I think that is all the troubles you are having at first glance.
Trent
So, let me add a new wrinkle – I’ve just installed Desmond, and the default theme works just fine. I’ve tried uploading a couple of other themes to the my-templates directory but all I’m getting are blank screenshots next to the word by in the Presentation menu. Heck, I’ve even applied the plugin solution that Trent supplied, still without any success. Any ideas on why these templates aren’t showing up?
Hello, I’ve upgraded to Desmond now, yay 
But i can’t get my theme to work, i’m getting the message “Theme not found. Default theme applied.” when i try to change theme to both my own and kakumei!
I’m trying on my localhost and made a new fresh install into another directory, but i still can’t get it work :S
On a related note, if you cannot use even the default theme and no thumbnails appear in your Presentation admin panel, try looking at this topic:
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/700
Maybe clear your browser cache because I can see the default theme on your forums perfectly.
Trent
I upgraded to Desmond and I am trying to use the default them (Kakumei) and the theme is not being applied. The theme thumbnail file does not display in the admin panel eitehr.
http://forums.pfdebate.com/
Thanks!
UPDATED BY MODERATOR:
The solution to this problem can be found farther down the page:
http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/700#post-4254
Thanks for the reply Trent.. 
Yeah, you have a good point there! I guess I was just tired of too many dang folders in the forum’s root directory lol.. 
Oh well.. when I do the actual upgrading here, I’ll re-add that folder and such..
spencerp
That path works as well, but /my-templates/your-theme/ is recommended. If nothing else, to make upgrades easier as you just drag the entire contents of the upgrade download to your server without fear of overwriting a theme that you have in bb-templates (which could easily happen if not careful). This could not happen if it is in /my-templates/
Trent
I’m assuming this path works just as good right?
/root directory/bb-templates/your-theme/
That’s what I am doing at the present time, w/o the latest upgrade though of course.. I’ll get on updating it here soon.. just wanted to wait until ALL the dang commits were really over lmao..
spencerp
