[Robin W]

if it isn’t still a caching issue, 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 twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[Shane Skwarek]

Follow up:

I copied the folder bbpress from:
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default

Into my theme’s directory and made the necessary changes there and it seemed to resolve the problem.

Hopefully this helps out other developers in the future!

[Shane Skwarek]

Hi All–

I know this issue has been covered a dozen times, but I can’t seem to find an appropriate answer as it’s always been resolved by running an update.

Whenever a reply is posted on our site, it fails to appear. We ARE using a custom theme, so I suspect that this is likely the root of the problem. However, if someone can help point more towards WHAT we should be including in our themes to make sure that the replies display, I’d be grateful.

Here’s a link to a topic page where the replies do not show:
https://www.mta.org/forums/topic/cmt-level-1-exam-ethics/

Thus far, I’ve already:
– Updated to the latest WordPress
– Updated to the latest BuddyPress
– Ran a repair on the tables
– Changed to a default theme to confirm it’s a theme issue

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

[Robin W]

Ok, you need to amend some templates and put these into your child theme

https://codex.bbpress.org/functions-files-and-child-themes-explained/

Sub-forum removal

create a directory on your theme called ‘bbpress’
ie wp-content/themes/%your-theme-name%/bbpress

where %your-theme-name% is the name of your theme

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/themes/%your-theme-name%/bbpress/loop-single-forum.php
bbPress will now use this template instead of the original
and you can amend this to remove the sub forums

line 44 says <?php bbp_list_forums(); ?>

delete this line and the sub forums will go !

forum posts

do the same as above, but for content-single-forum

and then take out line 26 that says

<?php bbp_single_forum_description(); ?>

[cbsyph]

1) I’m trying to figure out how to reduce the size of the Heading/Title bar of the forums/topic etc.

The default is about a 1 1/2 inch thick solid bar. However; the text Forum/topic/post and freshness is about a third of that width. I’d like the title box to be more stream lined rather than bulky as it is…

I’ve been trying to locate the appropriate CSS file and lines to update but have had no luck.

2) I assume this is kind of the same formatting issue and can be resolved the same way. Each topic in the forum is allocated about 1 1/2 inches of space to show the topic titel, and its corresponding counts. Again I only need that space to be about 1/2 inch at most.

I’m aware that its probably most appropriate to use padding and margins to explain what i’m seeing and trying to change. But I’m a novice and figured i used jargon more familiar to me.

[_az_]

Thanks for pointing that out. I think i should make more use of bbp_parse_args().

bbp_create_initial_content() seems to be a good idea for deploying initial content, but i needed something more flexible, which can be used in the Dashboard. E.g. for deploying a default structure, given in said JSON File to a newly created Forum.

[selenii]

But why have I to participant group, default from wordpress and other from bbpress. Is it rigth?

[Robin W]

it’s not the default behaviour.

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 twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[Robin W]

ok, so you need to amend form-topic.php

Presumimg you can use FTP and use an editor

create a directory on your theme called ‘bbpress’
ie wp-content/themes/%your-theme-name%/bbpress

where %your-theme-name% is the name of your theme

find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/form-topic.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/themes/%your-theme-name%/bbpress/form-topic.php

bbPress will now use this template instead of the original
and you can amend this

So in form-topic.php you need to amend line 28 from

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

to

<?php if ( bbp_current_user_can_access_create_topic_form() && (bbp_get_forum_title() == 'other'  ) : ?>

This should then only allow new topics if the user can create a topic and the cforum title is ‘other’ forum

This is untested, but should work !

[Robin W]

not quite sure what your questions is.

bbpress will assign the default role on first user login – that’s the way it does it – in effect if there is no role it gives the user then default. So when s2member creates the account, you may not see a bbpress role until they have logged in.

if that isn’t your question, then I’m not sure what you mean by

However, they still cannot access the forums because a subscription has not been created in s2Member

Isn’t that exactly what a membership plugin should do??

bit confused, but please come back and explain some more !

[celsocos]

Hello Mr. Pascal, all. I changed my theme to default Twenty Sixteen and the forum worked as expected.
I was able to find the root cause of my issue in a incompatibility between Be Theme and bbp Style Pack.
Once I removed the template files, the style worded as expected. However I lost theme customization, so I need someone to tweak the template files for me.
– There is no major bug in bbPress Toolkit
– There is no major bug in bbp Style Pack
– There is no major bug in Be Theme

I have a incompatibility, maybe related with !important I can see back and forth.

To solve this issue, I have removed the template files from Theme Directory and started to recreate a new one, step-by-step, until I find the issue. (I also have a bug with verbal tense here!!)
Thanks for you attention reading this.

If you find a similar issue, please consider incompatibility with your theme.

Regards,
Celso.

[Robin W]

ok – can only suggest 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 twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[Robin W]

It’s because you haven’t set the moderate primary cap 3rd one down in the list below.

The full default mod caps are

// 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,
			);

you are missing

'moderate'              => true,

from yours !

[Pascal Casier]

Did you also try to switch to a default theme ? (It’s my last idea 🙁 )

Pascal.

[kodacollider]

Hello. I’m trying to fix the structure with the forums and topics, which is really odd by default.

So viewing forums, the breadcrumbs and url looks something like:

/forums/forum-category-name/forum-name/

Which seems well and good. But as soon as I go to a topic, the URL changes to:

/topics/post-name/

and the breadcrumbs change to:

/topics/forum-category-name/forum-name/post-name/

This seems really strange. Is there a way that I can fix it so that it just continues with a more logical parent/child nesting structure in the url and breadcrumbs?

Ideally I’d like the url for viewing a topic to be:

/forums/forum-category-name/forum-name/post-name/

And the breadcrumbs to also be:

/forums/forum-category-name/forum-name/post-name/

It just makes a lot more sense and is easier to navigate. By default as soon as I click on a post to view it, I can no longer go back to the forum root from the breadcrumbs because the link is replaced with “topics” instead. It’s just a headache to get around this way.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

[awal16]

I have a problem with custom capalities. I have this code in my functions.php in the child-theme:

// Nieuwe forumrolnaam toevoegen
function add_new_roles($bbp_roles){
	$bbp_roles['bbp_global_moderator'] = array(
		'name' => 'Globale moderator',
		'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_global_moderator' )
	);
	return $bbp_roles;
}

// Nieuwe forumregels toevoegen
add_filter('bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'add_new_roles', 1);

function add_role_caps_filter($caps, $role) {
	// Only filter for roles we are interested in!
	if ($role == 'bbp_global_moderator')
		$caps = custom_capabilities($role);
	
	return $caps;
}

add_filter('bbp_get_caps_for_role', 'add_role_caps_filter', 10, 2);

function custom_capabilities($role) {
	switch($role) {
		// Capabilities for 'global_moderator' role
		case 'bbp_global_moderator';
			return array(
				// Primary caps
				'spectate'				=> true,
				'participate'			=> true,
				'view_trash'			=> true,
				
				// Forum caps
				'publish_forums'		=> false,
				'edit_forums'			=> false,
				'edit_others_forums'	=> false,
				'delete_forums'			=> false,
				'delete_others_forums'	=> false,
				'read_private_forums'	=> true,
				'read_hidden_forums'	=> false,
				
				// Topic caps
				'publish_topics'		=> true,
				'edit_topics'			=> true,
				'edit_others_topics'	=> false,
				'delete_topics'			=> true,
				'delete_others_topics'	=> false,
				'read_private_topics'	=> true,
				
				// Reply caps
				'publish_replies'		=> true,
				'edit_replies'			=> true,
				'edit_others_replies'	=> false,
				'delete_replies'		=> true,
				'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'		=> false,
			);
			break;
		default :
			return $role;
	}
}

When I set a user to the specific role, he/she can’t read the closed forum or topic. I get the 404 error: oops, can’t find that page. When I set the user to a standard role, like moderator, it’s fine. So, I copied the same rules capabilities (true/false part) of the moderator, to my functions.php in the child, but that doesn’t seem to help. What is going wrong?

[Pascal Casier]

Hi,
That seems like a pure WordPress question, not really for bbPress.
But have a look at this: http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/15304/how-to-change-the-default-registration-email-plugin-and-or-non-plugin

Pascal.

[stewmills]

Facts:
– WordPress 4.2.2
– bbPress 2.5.8
– Theme – Karma 3.0.3

How do I change who gets notified when there is a new user registration request? The default email address that is in my WP profile is not necessarily who I want to get the new user requests as the persons managing the forum are separate from those managing the general site, etc.

Thanks

[awal16]

I added the custom capabilities to my functions.php in the child-theme. When I go to Users, in the back-end of WordPress, there are warning texts like, Warning: call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, function ‘add_new_roles’ not found or invalid function name in C:\xampp\htdocs\mnddb_nieuw\wp-includes\plugin.php on line 235.

What did I do wrong?

My code in the function.php looks like:

<?php
// Exit if accessed directly
if ( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

// BEGIN ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION
// AUTO GENERATED - Do not modify or remove comment markers above or below:

        
if ( !function_exists( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' ) ):
    function chld_thm_cfg_parent_css() {
        wp_enqueue_style( 'chld_thm_cfg_parent', trailingslashit( get_template_directory_uri() ) . 'style.css' );
    }
endif;
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'chld_thm_cfg_parent_css' );

// END ENQUEUE PARENT ACTION

// Nieuwe forumrolnaam toevoegen
function add_custum_role($bbp_roles){
	$bbp_roles['bbp_global_moderator'] = array(
		'name' => 'Globale moderator',
		'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_global_moderator' )
	);
	return $bbp_roles;
}

// Nieuwe forumregels toevoegen
add_filter('bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'add_new_roles', 1);

function add_role_caps_filter($caps, $role) {
	// Only filter for roles we are interested in!
	if ($role == 'bbp_global_moderator')
		$caps = custom_capabilities($role);
	
	return $caps;
}

add_filter('bbp_get_caps_for_role', 'add_role_caps_filter', 10, 2);

function custom_capabilities($role) {
	switch($role) {
		// Capabilities for 'global_moderator' role
		case 'bbp_global_moderator';
			return array(
				// Primary caps
				'spectate'				=> true,
				'participate'			=> true,
				'moderator'				=> false,
				'throttle'				=> false,
				'view_trash'			=> true,
				
				// Forum caps
				'publish_forums'		=> false,
				'edit_forums'			=> false,
				'edit_others_forums'	=> false,
				'delete_forums'			=> false,
				'delete_others_forums'	=> false,
				'read_private_forums'	=> true,
				'read_hidden_forums'	=> false,
				
				// Topic caps
				'publish_topics'		=> true,
				'edit_topics'			=> true,
				'edit_others_topics'	=> false,
				'delete_topics'			=> true,
				'delete_others_topics'	=> false,
				'read_private_topics'	=> true,
				
				// Reply caps
				'publish_replies'		=> true,
				'edit_replies'			=> true,
				'edit_others_replies'	=> false,
				'delete_replies'		=> true,
				'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'		=> false,
			);
			break;
		default :
			return $role;
	}
}

[awal16]

Thanks a lot! I read it, but they only talk about the directory files in de bbpress/templates/default. I also made changes in bbpress/includes/core/capabilities. Do I put these files in the same folder in my child-theme (bbpress)?

[Robin W]

From the docs

The “css” directory contains style sheets that work with the default markup. Copy any you want to modify into a directory named “css” in your theme’s root. eg. /wp-content/themes/%your-theme%/css/

[Pascal Casier]

Hi,
I suppose you mean that you want to change the default page that you get when going on /forums ?
If so, just create a page in WordPress and change the slug to ‘forums’, then put anything you want in that page.

The standard page shown when going on /forums is content-archive-forum.php.

You can customize all templates if you want, just read some pages of the bbPress Codex: https://codex.bbpress.org/themes/theme-compatibility/getting-started-in-modifying-the-main-bbpress-template/

Pascal.

[pazzaglia]

How can I vary this code to include a default image for topics? I post new forum topics to facebook and at the moment they’re showing a TERRIBLE giant picture – when there are no profile pics or attachments to display. I don’t even know where it’s being pulled from.

http://www.hippressurecooking.com/forum/

pressure cooker forums

Thanks!
L

[fca0secretary]

It’s no good, I can’t find anything like what you’re talking about. The only thing I can find is this: bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/feedback-no-search.php (inactive) which is clearly the thing I want to edit but it’s marked as “inactive” so editing it doesn’t have any effect.
I’m going to have to find a different plug-in, I haven’t time for this. But thanks anyway and have a cup of coffee on me!

[Robin W]

bbPress is tested with wordpress default themes. It maybe a conflict – you need to check plugins and themes

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 twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Then come back