[kexia]

Does anyone know the correct way to enable the participant role to read private topics? I found a bit of a work around (see below). But I’d like to know how to enable it correctly.

Even though bbPress’ documentation says that users with the Participant role can read private forums and topics, the current version of bbPress (2.5.14) allows participants to read private forum names, but not private topics names or content.

I did some searching on this site and it looks like people have been complaining and notifying bbPress about this bug for about seven years and it’s STILL not fixed. The most support help I’ve seen is someone saying the issue is because of another plugin. But that’s not the case.

I checked the bbPress code in the capabilities.php file located in wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/capabilities.php, and sure enough, the capability to ‘read_private_topics’ is not listed under the Participant’s Topic Caps section:

<blockquote cite=”// Participant/Default
case bbp_get_participant_role() :
default :
$caps = array(

// Primary caps
‘spectate’ => true,
‘participate’ => true,

// Forum caps
‘read_private_forums’ => true,

// Topic caps
‘publish_topics’ => true,
‘edit_topics’ => true,

// Reply caps
‘publish_replies’ => true,
‘edit_replies’ => true,

// Topic tag caps
‘assign_topic_tags’ => true,
);
“>

I tried adding the ‘read_private_topics’ capability to the Participant capabilities section:

<blockquote cite=” // Topic caps
‘publish_topics’ => true,
‘edit_topics’ => true,
‘read_private_topics’ => true,
“>

But that didn’t work. So then I tried copying and pasting all the capabilities from the Moderator role to the participant role, including the first part of the code under the “Primary Caps” section that lists spectate, participate, moderate, throttle, and view trash.

<blockquote cite=”// Moderator
case bbp_get_moderator_role() :
$caps = array(

// Primary caps
‘spectate’ => true,
‘participate’ => true,
‘moderate’ => true,
‘throttle’ => true,
‘view_trash’ => true,

// Forum caps
‘publish_forums’ => true,
‘edit_forums’ => true,
‘read_private_forums’ => true,
‘read_hidden_forums’ => true,

// Topic caps
‘publish_topics’ => true,
‘edit_topics’ => true,
‘edit_others_topics’ => true,
‘delete_topics’ => true,
‘delete_others_topics’ => true,
‘read_private_topics’ => true,

// Reply caps
‘publish_replies’ => true,
‘edit_replies’ => true,
‘edit_others_replies’ => true,
‘delete_replies’ => true,
‘delete_others_replies’ => true,
‘read_private_replies’ => true,

// Topic tag caps
‘manage_topic_tags’ => true,
‘edit_topic_tags’ => true,
‘delete_topic_tags’ => true,
‘assign_topic_tags’ => true,
);”>

And it worked! Participants could then read private topics. However, it meant that they had the exact same capabilities as moderators, which defeats the purpose of having those two different user roles. And I don’t want to make all participant users moderators. So I kept the moderator capabilities under the Participant section, however, any of the moderator capabilities that I didn’t want the participant to have, I changed it from “true” to “false.” For example, I do not want participants to be able to edit others’ topics, so I changed this part of the code:

true,”>

To this:

false,”>

That worked. However, the button to edit others’ topics still show up for the participant, but if they click on it, either nothing happens or they get an error message saying they don’t have that privilege.

The first time I tried this I deleted most of the first section, called Primary Caps:

<blockquote cite=” // Primary caps
‘spectate’ => true,
‘participate’ => true,
‘moderate’ => true,
‘throttle’ => true,
‘view_trash’ => true,”>

But when I did that, it didn’t work again. It seems like the “‘moderate’ => true,” part has to stay there in order for this work around to work.

So in conclusion, the participant caps section was replaced with this code:

<blockquote cite=” // Participant/Default
case bbp_get_participant_role() :
default :
$caps = array(

// Primary caps
‘spectate’ => true,
‘participate’ => true,
‘moderate’ => true,

// Forum caps
‘publish_forums’ => false,
‘edit_forums’ => false,
‘read_private_forums’ => true,
‘read_hidden_forums’ => false,

// Topic caps
‘publish_topics’ => true,
‘edit_topics’ => true,
‘edit_others_topics’ => false,
‘delete_topics’ => false,
‘delete_others_topics’ => false,
‘read_private_topics’ => true,

// Reply caps
‘publish_replies’ => true,
‘edit_replies’ => true,
‘edit_others_replies’ => false,
‘delete_replies’ => false,
‘delete_others_replies’ => false,
‘read_private_replies’ => true,

// Topic tag caps
‘manage_topic_tags’ => false,
‘edit_topic_tags’ => false,
‘delete_topic_tags’ => false,
‘assign_topic_tags’ => true,
);”>

So that’s a work around for now. But I’d still like to know: When is bbPress going to fix this bug issue? And if they have already (and I’ve just missed it somehow): How do I correct it so that the participant user role can read private topics? If anyone has any ideas, can you please leave a DETAILED reply below, including WHERE to find the files that need to be altered. (Ex: wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/capabilities.php. I noticed that many people in this forum don’t really write down all the steps to fix things, which causes more confusion.)

[deafmetal]

Forum Index (does same thing when using shortcodes), Child Forum, and Topics:

After upgrading to 2.6 RC 7, and doing forum repairs, I lost the header, categories and formatting for my forum index and child forums. The topics work just fine still.

To troubleshoot, I deactivated all plugins, removed bbPress, activated the default 17 theme, and removed my primary theme. If I re-install/activate bbpress, the index and children headers then show up, albeit without the default styling.

So I reinstalled my theme (which has native bbpress/buddypress support built in), re-activated bbpress, and the headers/categories/formatting disappeared again.

I wanted to think it was a css issue, but I had re-installed everything fresh. So it appears something corrupted my database, tied specifically to my theme. Any recommendations for how to “fix” the repairs and undo the damage?

For the life of me I cannot figure out how to fix this without a wholesale home home directory and sql db restoral. But I’d lose WEEKS of edits and css customization. Ughh

Thank you in advance!!

[Robin W]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Themes

As a test switch to a default theme such as twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Plugins

If that doesn’t work, also deactivate all plugins apart from bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Then come back

[StudentFilmmakers]

I have a forum software running in the /forums of the site so I can’t let it stay at default /forums.

[lwadz88]

Hello All,

I hope all is well.I am pretty new to this and maybe there is already a way to do or a plugin I missing. May have been discussed before but I don’t even know what to call it.

Is there a way to display a custom field from the buddypress profile under the username in the forum comments just like the default bbpress user roles (i.e. like a box containing a specified field from buddypress profile). For my purpose there is an important peice of profile information I’d like to have follow the user around whenever they make posts. Thanks!

[auxiclic]

I have a WordPress site with 4 languages english (default), french, italian and spanish :
WP v5.2.1, bbPress v2.5.14, Polylang v2.5.4
I set up the custom content types in the polylang settings : Forums, Topics, Replies

There is no problem for the english forum but I got two problems :

– for the french forum : the english words are not translated (it is fine with italian and spanish). The two bbPress-fr_FR.po and bbPress-fr_FR.mo were missing. I added them but without success.

– for the french, italian and spanish forum : I can add a topic (then it redirects to home page). When I click on it the topic link, it redirects to home page. When I try to view the topic in the back office, it redirects to home page

Thanks in advance for your help

[amaccuro]

Hello,
how can I change the forum email set in bbpress?
My intention would be to assign an email for all notifications of any kind.

I noticed that in the bbpress settings there is no setting, can you help me?

Thanks

[oneskysandy]

I am having this problem too. It looks like reply.js isn’t getting enqueued because bbp_is_single_topic is false.

/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress-functions.php

if ( bbp_is_single_topic() ) {
…
// Hierarchical replies

if ( bbp_thread_replies() ) {
$scripts[‘bbpress-reply’] = array(
‘file’ => ‘js/reply.js’,
‘dependencies’ => array( ‘jquery’ )

This should be bbpress functionality, but I’m unsure how to fix this. Also, I checked the permission, and it looks okay.

[chemdata]

How can I make the BBP forum fit the default page size with sidebar on the right as opposed to being full width?
Thanks.

[Barry]

OK, and are you in a position to take those testing steps a little further and deactivate everything except bbPress (and also switch to a default theme)?

If you can do that, and things work, we then know the problem lies in one of your other plugins or with your theme and by reactivating them and testing you can probably figure out which one is the problem.

You could even do this ‘in reverse’ if you want to avoid disruption on your live site. This service has a funny name, but poopy.life is really useful for this sort of thing. Start with a brand new WordPress install (it’s free, though it will only stay alive for 24hrs) and add bbPress but nothing else. Confirm it works as expected, and then start adding everything else that you have on your live site: see if you can figure out what exactly introduces the problem.

[Barry]

New forum posts, or new posts generally?

What else is running on your site: for example, do you have anti-spam tools such as Akismet in place?

Something that is often worthwhile is troubleshooting by deactivating all other plugins and switching to a default, unmodified theme: if you do this and things work as expected, it would indicate that the problem is being introduced by one of those other components (or by a combination of some of those components).

[bdd]

I’ve tried the troubleshooting recommendations (all other plugins off, default theme), as well things like enabling the visual editor and bbp_tinymce_paste_plain_text — still no good.

Anyone? Any direction on what’s causing this/how to fix it? Please and thanks.

[Robin W]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Themes

As a test switch to a default theme such as twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Plugins

If that doesn’t work, also deactivate all plugins apart from bbpress and style pack and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Then come back

[abhipatodi]

To check if the user is logged in, is_user_logged_in() is used:
function is_user_logged_in() {
$user = wp_get_current_user();
return $user->exists();
}
True if user is logged in, false if not logged in.

To obtain the default data (such as User ID, User Login, etc.)of the user try this code:

global $bp;
$the_user_id = $bp->loggedin_user->userdata->ID;
$the_user_login = $bp->loggedin_user->userdata->user_login;

To get data for the current logged in user, this this:
`$the_first_name = bp_get_profile_field_data(‘field=First Name&user_id=’.bp_loggedin_user_id());

Hope you find these code lines useful.

[9march]

Hi robin,

I have the same issue on my site, I added the code as it is but when i give a user the ‘tutor’ role, After saving the role disappears and the user has no bbpress role assigned to them.Even i i signup as a subscriber, If the default role is set to be ‘tutor’ The newly registered user ends up with no bbpress role.

Thanks,

[Barry]

Hmm, it’s possible there is some sort of conflict happening.

It occasionally happens, for instance, that other plugins (or even your theme) generate additional admin menu entries at exactly the same position used by another plugin (in this case, bbPress). In such a case, one will ‘win’ and the other will not be visible. I don’t know that that is what is happening here, but it’s an example of the sort of conflict that is possible.

Do you have a staging or testing site where you can deactivate all other plugins (except for bbPress) and switch to a default theme—do the admin menu items show up then?

Alternatively, you could make use of the (humorously-named, but useful) poopy.life service to generate a brand new WordPress sandbox. It only stays alive for 24hrs, but that would possibly be enough time to see if you can install bbPress and use it successfully in a ‘clean’ environment. If you can, that would again indicate there is some kind of conflict on your live site.

You could even troubleshoot ‘in reverse’ via this sandbox site, by incrementally adding your theme and other plugins and checking to see if any introduce this particular problem.

[Barry]

Using 2.6-rc-7 (and testing against Twenty Seventeen) I don’t seem to experience the same problem: if I locate a copy of that same stylesheet within:

themes/twentyseventeen/css/bbpress.css

It is loaded as expected, instead of the default version.

[antonv]

Hi guys, I am developing a website using 2.6-rc-7, and changing the default look of bbpress. (paged and threaded replies with alternating gray white backgrounds)

I have one problem the style sheet located .../theme/ccs/bbpress.css is not loaded,

I ended up in putting the css code into the theme style and deleting the default styles of the plugin.

This is either a bug in 2.6-rc-7 or I am missing some coding finesse to make this happen. Any ideas?

WP 5.2, PHP 7.1,

PS. bbp 2.5.14 does not have above problem.

[Benjamin]

I think I may have fixed it. Time to run another import. I’ve made the following changes to the import script.

<?php

/**
 * Implementation of ECO Forums converter.
 *
 * @since bbPress (r4689)
 * @link Codex Docs https://codex.bbpress.org/import-forums/custom-import
 */
class VSI extends BBP_Converter_Base {

	/**
	 * Main Constructor
	 *
	 * @uses Example_Converter::setup_globals()
	 */
	function __construct() {
		parent::__construct();
		$this->setup_globals();
	}

	/**
	 * Sets up the field mappings
	 */
	public function setup_globals() {

		/** Forum Section *****************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the forum section at the base of this section

		// Forum id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id'
		);

		// Forum parent id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_parent_id',
		//	'to_type'         => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_parent_id'
		//);

		// Forum topic count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'numberoftopics',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_topic_count'
		);

		// Forum reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'numberofreplies',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_reply_count'
		);

		// Forum total topic count (Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_total_topic_count',
		//	'to_type'        => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_total_topic_count'
		//);

		// Forum total reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_total_reply_count',
		//	'to_type'        => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_total_reply_count'
		//);

		// Forum title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumtitle',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Forum slug (Clean name to avoid confilcts)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_forum_slug',
		//	'to_type'         => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		//);

		// Forum description.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumdescription',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_null'
		);

		// Forum display order (Starts from 1)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumorder',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'menu_order'
		);

		// Forum dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);

		// Setup the table joins for the forum section
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'groups_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'forum_id',
		//	'join_tablename'  => 'forums_table',
		//	'join_type'       => 'INNER',
		//	'join_expression' => 'USING groups_table.forum_id = forums_table.forum_id',
		//	'from_expression' => 'WHERE forums_table.forum_id != 1',
		//	'to_type'         => 'forum'
		//);

		/** Topic Section *****************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the topic section at the base of this section

		// Topic id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'messageid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_topic_id'
		);

		// Topic reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'replycount',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_reply_count',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_reply_count'
		);

		// Topic total reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_total_topic_reply_count',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_total_reply_count',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_reply_count'
		//);

		// Topic parent forum id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forumid'
		);

		// Topic author.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'memberid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_author',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_userid'
		);

		// Topic author ip (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'ipaddress',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_author_ip'
		);

		// Topic content.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forummessage',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_html'
		);

		// Topic title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumsubject',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Topic slug (Clean name to avoid conflicts)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_slug',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		//);

		// Topic parent forum id (If no parent, then 0)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_parent',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forumid'
		);

		// Sticky status (Stored in postmeta))
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_sticky_status',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_old_sticky_status',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_sticky_status'
		//);

		// Topic dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_modified_date',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_last_active_time',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		//);

		// Setup any table joins needed for the topic section
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadid',
			'join_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
			'join_type'       => 'INNER',
			'join_expression' => 'USING replies_table.the_topic_id = topics_table.the_topic_id',
			'from_expression' => 'WHERE ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES.threadid = 0',
			'to_type'         => 'topic'
		);

		
		/** Reply Section *****************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the reply section at the base of this section

		// Reply id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadid',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_post_id'
		);

		// Reply parent forum id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid_to_forumid'
		);

		// Reply parent topic id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'replyto',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_topic_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid'
		);

		// Reply author ip (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'ipaddress',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_author_ip'
		);

		// Reply author.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'memberid',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_author',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_userid'
		);

		// Reply title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumsubject',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Reply slug (Clean name to avoid conflicts)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_reply_slug',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		//);

		// Reply content.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forummessage',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_html'
		);

		// Reply order.
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_reply_order',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'menu_order'
		//);

		// Reply parent topic id (If no parent, then 0)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadid',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_parent',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid'
		);

		// Reply dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		//);

		// Setup any table joins needed for the reply section
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadid',
			'join_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
			'join_type'       => 'INNER',
			'join_expression' => 'USING topics_table.the_topic_id = replies_table.the_topic_id',
			'from_expression' => 'WHERE ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES.replyto != 0',
			'to_type'         => 'reply'
		);

		/** User Section ******************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the user section at the base of this section

		// Store old User id (Stored in usermeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'member_id',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_user_id'
		);

		// Store old User password (Stored in usermeta serialized with salt)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'userpassword',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_password',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_savepass'
		);

		// Store old User Salt (This is only used for the SELECT row info for the above password save)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_password_salt',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => ''
		//);

		// User password verify class (Stored in usermeta for verifying password)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_class',
		//	'default' => 'Example'
		//);

		// User name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'login_id',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_login'
		);

		// User nice name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'login_id',
			'to_type'        => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'user_nicename'
		);

		// User email.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'emailaddress',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_email'
		);

		// User homepage.
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_homepage_url',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'user_url'
		//);

		// User registered.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'accountcreated',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_registered',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);

		// User status.
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_users_status',
		//	'to_type'        => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => 'user_status'
		//);

		// User display name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'login_id',
			'to_type'        => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'display_name'
		);

		// User AIM (Stored in usermeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_aim',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'aim'
		//);

		// User Yahoo (Stored in usermeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_yahoo',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'yim'
		//);

		// User Jabber (Stored in usermeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_users_jabber',
		//	'to_type'        => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => 'jabber'
		//);

		// Setup any table joins needed for the user section
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_profile_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_id',
		//	'join_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'join_type'       => 'INNER',
		//	'join_expression' => 'USING users_profile_table.the_user_id = users_table.the_user_id',
		//	'from_expression' => 'WHERE users_table.the_user_id != -1',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user'
		//);
	}

	/**
	 * This method allows us to indicates what is or is not converted for each
	 * converter.
	 */
	public function info() {
		return '';
	}

	/**
	 * This method is to save the salt and password together.  That
	 * way when we authenticate it we can get it out of the database
	 * as one value. Array values are auto sanitized by WordPress.
	 */
	public function callback_savepass( $field, $row ) {
		$pass_array = array( 'hash' => $field, 'salt' => $row['salt'] );
		return $pass_array;
	}

	/**
	 * This method is to take the pass out of the database and compare
	 * to a pass the user has typed in.
	 */
	public function authenticate_pass( $password, $serialized_pass ) {
		$pass_array = unserialize( $serialized_pass );
		return ( $pass_array['hash'] == md5( md5( $password ). $pass_array['salt'] ) );
	}
}

[Benjamin]

So I’m converting a forum that was originally written in Coldfusion. I have imported the data into MySQL and thought I had the forum converting correctly (all the threads were imported). However it seems like replies were added as topics and not joined with the topic they were associated with. I’ve banged my head against this problem and now have to ask for help from people who know much more than I do. In exchange I will buy you a coffee or dinner 🙂

Here’s a screenshot of the database I’m importing from

and the result

Here is my importing script

<?php

/**
 * Implementation of ECO Forums converter.
 *
 * @since bbPress (r4689)
 * @link Codex Docs http://codex.bbpress.org/import-forums/custom-import
 */
class VSI extends BBP_Converter_Base {

	/**
	 * Main Constructor
	 *
	 * @uses Example_Converter::setup_globals()
	 */
	function __construct() {
		parent::__construct();
		$this->setup_globals();
	}

	/**
	 * Sets up the field mappings
	 */
	public function setup_globals() {

		/** Forum Section *****************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the forum section at the base of this section

		// Forum id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id'
		);

		// Forum parent id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_parent_id',
		//	'to_type'         => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_parent_id'
		//);

		// Forum topic count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'numberoftopics',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_topic_count'
		);

		// Forum reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'numberofreplies',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_reply_count'
		);

		// Forum total topic count (Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_total_topic_count',
		//	'to_type'        => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_total_topic_count'
		//);

		// Forum total reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_total_reply_count',
		//	'to_type'        => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_total_reply_count'
		//);

		// Forum title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumtitle',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Forum slug (Clean name to avoid confilcts)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'forums_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_forum_slug',
		//	'to_type'         => 'forum',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		//);

		// Forum description.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumdescription',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_null'
		);

		// Forum display order (Starts from 1)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_FORUMS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumorder',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'menu_order'
		);

		// Forum dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
			'default' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);

		// Setup the table joins for the forum section
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'groups_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'forum_id',
		//	'join_tablename'  => 'forums_table',
		//	'join_type'       => 'INNER',
		//	'join_expression' => 'USING groups_table.forum_id = forums_table.forum_id',
		//	'from_expression' => 'WHERE forums_table.forum_id != 1',
		//	'to_type'         => 'forum'
		//);

		/** Topic Section *****************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the topic section at the base of this section

		// Topic id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'messageid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_topic_id'
		);

		// Topic reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'replycount',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_reply_count',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_reply_count'
		);

		// Topic total reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_total_topic_reply_count',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_total_reply_count',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_reply_count'
		//);

		// Topic parent forum id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forumid'
		);

		// Topic author.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'memberid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_author',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_userid'
		);

		// Topic author ip (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'ipaddress',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_author_ip'
		);

		// Topic content.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forummessage',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_html'
		);

		// Topic title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumsubject',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Topic slug (Clean name to avoid conflicts)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_slug',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		//);

		// Topic parent forum id (If no parent, then 0)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_parent',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forumid'
		);

		// Sticky status (Stored in postmeta))
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_sticky_status',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_old_sticky_status',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_sticky_status'
		//);

		// Topic dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_modified_date',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_last_active_time',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		//);

		// Setup any table joins needed for the topic section
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_id',
		//	'join_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'join_type'       => 'INNER',
		//	'join_expression' => 'USING replies_table.the_topic_id = topics_table.the_topic_id',
		//	'from_expression' => 'WHERE forums_table.the_topic_id = 0',
		//	'to_type'         => 'topic'
		//);

		
		/** Reply Section *****************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the reply section at the base of this section

		// Reply id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadid',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_post_id'
		);

		// Reply parent forum id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumid',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid_to_forumid'
		);

		// Reply parent topic id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'replyto',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_topic_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid'
		);

		// Reply author ip (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'ipaddress',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_author_ip'
		);

		// Reply author.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'memberid',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_author',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_userid'
		);

		// Reply title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forumsubject',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Reply slug (Clean name to avoid conflicts)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_reply_slug',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		//);

		// Reply content.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'forummessage',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_html'
		);

		// Reply order.
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_reply_order',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'menu_order'
		//);

		// Reply parent topic id (If no parent, then 0)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'replyto',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_parent',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid'
		);

		// Reply dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'datecreated',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		//);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECOFORUMS_MESSAGES',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'dateupdate',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
		//	'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		//);

		// Setup any table joins needed for the reply section
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'topics_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_topic_id',
		//	'join_tablename'  => 'replies_table',
		//	'join_type'       => 'INNER',
		//	'join_expression' => 'USING topics_table.the_topic_id = replies_table.the_topic_id',
		//	'from_expression' => 'WHERE topics_table.first_post != 0',
		//	'to_type'         => 'reply'
		//);

		/** User Section ******************************************************/

		// Setup table joins for the user section at the base of this section

		// Store old User id (Stored in usermeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'member_id',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_user_id'
		);

		// Store old User password (Stored in usermeta serialized with salt)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'userpassword',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_password',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_savepass'
		);

		// Store old User Salt (This is only used for the SELECT row info for the above password save)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_password_salt',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => ''
		//);

		// User password verify class (Stored in usermeta for verifying password)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_class',
		//	'default' => 'Example'
		//);

		// User name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'login_id',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_login'
		);

		// User nice name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'login_id',
			'to_type'        => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'user_nicename'
		);

		// User email.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'emailaddress',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_email'
		);

		// User homepage.
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_homepage_url',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'user_url'
		//);

		// User registered.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'accountcreated',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_registered',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);

		// User status.
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_users_status',
		//	'to_type'        => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => 'user_status'
		//);

		// User display name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'ECO_MEMBERS',
			'from_fieldname' => 'login_id',
			'to_type'        => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'display_name'
		);

		// User AIM (Stored in usermeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_aim',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'aim'
		//);

		// User Yahoo (Stored in usermeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_yahoo',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'    => 'yim'
		//);

		// User Jabber (Stored in usermeta)
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename' => 'users_table',
		//	'from_fieldname' => 'the_users_jabber',
		//	'to_type'        => 'user',
		//	'to_fieldname'   => 'jabber'
		//);

		// Setup any table joins needed for the user section
		//$this->field_map[] = array(
		//	'from_tablename'  => 'users_profile_table',
		//	'from_fieldname'  => 'the_users_id',
		//	'join_tablename'  => 'users_table',
		//	'join_type'       => 'INNER',
		//	'join_expression' => 'USING users_profile_table.the_user_id = users_table.the_user_id',
		//	'from_expression' => 'WHERE users_table.the_user_id != -1',
		//	'to_type'         => 'user'
		//);
	}

	/**
	 * This method allows us to indicates what is or is not converted for each
	 * converter.
	 */
	public function info() {
		return '';
	}

	/**
	 * This method is to save the salt and password together.  That
	 * way when we authenticate it we can get it out of the database
	 * as one value. Array values are auto sanitized by WordPress.
	 */
	public function callback_savepass( $field, $row ) {
		$pass_array = array( 'hash' => $field, 'salt' => $row['salt'] );
		return $pass_array;
	}

	/**
	 * This method is to take the pass out of the database and compare
	 * to a pass the user has typed in.
	 */
	public function authenticate_pass( $password, $serialized_pass ) {
		$pass_array = unserialize( $serialized_pass );
		return ( $pass_array['hash'] == md5( md5( $password ). $pass_array['salt'] ) );
	}
}

[vibhu000]

I need to change the default text like “Create New Topic” to something more engaging like “Ask”. Does anyone know of any plugin that can do this?

[Robin W]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Themes

As a test switch to a default theme such as twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Plugins

If that doesn’t work, also deactivate all plugins apart from bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Then come back

[codings]

When users share topics to Twitter or Facebook, the featured image or image pulled for the post is the avatar of the OP. After trying several plugins to get it to use a default featured image (yoast seo, twitter cards meta, complete open graph, wpsso core, are a few examples), none of them helped shared topics to display a default featured image on social media posts.

What am I doing wrong?

[lflier]

Compared to BuddyPress, or a membership plugin like MemberPress, this is a surprisingly tedious thing to do in bbPress. I got 3/4 of the way to building it when I decided I really wanted the function on the membership account page and not in bbPress after all.

But suppose you wanted to add a tab for a page on which a user could upload an avatar using one of the many WordPress avatar plugins. Here, roughly, are the steps you would follow:

1. First, you have to create the tab. This is done by adding another list-item in bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/user-details.php.
2. In the other menu items on this template, you’ll notice that the href for the link is created by a function like ‘bbp_user_profile_edit_url()’. That’s because the user’s display name has to be part of the link. So, what you’ve got to do next is look in bbpress/includes/users/template.php and find that function. Then you’ve got to copy it, rename it, and modify it so that it creates the link you want (e.g., ‘/forums/users/username/avatar/’ ).
3. Next, you’ve got set up bbPress to parse that link. The parsing function is bbp_parse_query(), which is found at the bottom of bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php. This function reads the URI and sets conditional tags (e.g., ‘bbpress_is_single_user_edit’) depending on what the URI is. The function is called from bbpress/includes/core/actions.php. You’ll need to copy this function somewhere else and rename it. Then remove the action that calls it and add an action that calls your function. Then, you’ll need to modify your function such that if the URI ends in ‘avatar’ it sets a conditional tag, e.g., ‘bbpress_is_single_user_avatar’.
4. Templates are loaded based on the conditional tags, and there are functions that return true or false depending on what conditional tags are present, e.g. ‘bbp_is_single_user_edit()’. These are found in bbpress/includes/common/tempate.php. You’ll have to create one of these that returns true for ‘bbpress_is_single_user_avatar’.
5. Once you’ve got that, then you can conditionally load the templates you want for the page. Templates are loaded in bbpress/includes/core/template-loader.php. The function is bbp_template_include_theme_supports(). It has a filter, so you can add a conditional that loads a template when ‘bbp_is_single_user_avatar()’ is true.

As I said, I got about 3/4 of the way to doing this when I realized that it would be clearer in my application to have the avatar in the account area of my membership plugin. But I think this is roughly how you would do it in bbPress.

[Robin W]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Themes

As a test switch to a default theme such as twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Plugins

If that doesn’t work, also deactivate all plugins apart from bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Then come back