Hi Andre thanks for responding. So is there away to have the following work now in bbpress plugin.
1. Video;
2. Images;
3. Quotes;
4. Adsense between posts.
Approve User and Clitcha can be handled by wordpress registration
Thanks in advance
@kai920
I ended up going an entirely different route in order to get forum specific sidebars on the pages. JJ’s answer would have been the easiest to achieve by using widget context, but I wanted full control.
Very long story short…
I started by registering a custom sidebar just for the forums.
I then took all of the bbpress templates and rewrite them from scratch to include my custom code and forum sidebar.
*Keep in mind that bbPress templates are nothing more than WordPress templates, so all rules that you follow when building a custom theme also apply to bbPress. Trying to explain how to build custom templates is WAY outside the scope of what I can provide. There are numerous tutorials all over the internet to get you started.
**If you are not comfortable writing template code, then widget context is definitely the way to go.
I’ve uploaded the zipped file to my WordPress directory, put it in a folder called forum and went to click on the link: http://www.freshapproach2web.com/forum/ to install it, but it does not work? Not sure why? Anyone? Help please, I’m new to installing bbPress and not sure what I’m doing wrong.
Thank you
1. I just want to be sure we’re both referring to the forum options at /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=bbpress. Forum (and WP) roles have to be set by editing a user profile (/wp-admin/users.php). I believe there are plugins that add functionality, but I haven’t used any of them so I can’t give a recommendation. The would be in the WP plugin repository at wordpress.org/extend/plugins.
2. This isn’t an area I’m strong at, but you’d have to edit either the themes files or the css.
So I’m brand new to WordPress and old hat to programming. I’m trying to piece together a word press site for a friend that he can easily manager and expand. I’ve got most everything up and running with buddy press now save for the forums (without actually having to touch code, craziness!) . My issue is with the forums (I’ve installed the site wide variant).
The issue I’m running into is that the individual forums seem to be rendering as a page and not getting the specific forum templates added to them. I’m using the custom community theme, but this problem is repeatable if i switch to the base buddy press theme. This problem is not present if i switch to the bbpress theme. Each forum listing shows up only showing the forums tagline as if it was page data. I had to do a bit of hackery to get the forum to render at all (deleted the forum page and made a link to /forums in the menu).
My forums are at:
http://unfettereddesigns.net/forums/
Any sage advice?
My forums options:
Archive Slugs
Forums base : forums
Single Slugs
Forum slug: forum
Thanks, this is working. Just before I added both of feed address into header.php
Hi Again,
Ahh thanks tgiokdi, getting closer to knowing how to get this working.
So you install it.
Then you make a wordpress page.
Then you add a shortcode tag to that page.
I’m guessing you add it into the HTML view of the page or a post and it would look something like:
[bbpress(testforum)]
Where the name of the forum is ‘testforum’.
I haven’t tried this but maybe its a step in the right direction. Can anyone tell me what the tag looks like to get the forum to show up… or is it a secret 
@anointed, did you ever find a good solution or plugin for this? I tried https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widget-context/ but putting forums/* doesn’t allow me to show/hide widgets.
There aren’t many plugins that work with bbPress 2.0 yet. The ones that do are WordPress plugins, which I assume you know how to install since you installed bbPress 2.0.
bbPress 1.x plugins will not work with bbPress 2.0.
1. It seems as though you are using bbPress 2.0 not the 1.x standalone version. 2.0 does not have a completely separate admin panel, that was just in 0.x and 1.x versions.
2. bbPress 2.0 uses the WordPress theme. bbPress 1.x has a separate theme. You can customize the WP to make it look better with bbPress, but the only way to give bbPress 2.0 a separate theme is to put it on a different site (which can easily be done using the Multisite features in WP).
More info on theme compatibility can be found in this topic – https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-theme-compatibility
3. I don’t think there’s a way to convert it yet, but check this topic – https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/introducing-bbconverter-convert-your-current-forums-for-use-with-bbpress-2x – and you may be able to talk anointed and AWJunkies into helping.
I am very new to bbpress plugin for wordpress. How do I get a plugin within the bbpress plugin for wordpress? I want to use BBcode, BBVideo, UserApprove and Allow Images. Are there any plugins in for this? How does one install a plugin when bbpress is a plugin itself? Can you automatically download or do you have to install manually?
Will the plugins for the old software work for this bbpress plugin?
More explanation..
Your forums_index page is located at myblog.com/forum and displayed full-width or no sidebar. That is what you want and displays perfectly.
But when you accessing a topic or reply it will show sidebar, it happen due each forum specific page is using specific ‘page template’ that belong to bbPress theme.
Here example:
myblog.com/forums – default forums will using ‘single-forum.php’ page template
myblog.com/forum – your custom page that you use now (in my case I create custom template ‘page-forum-home.php’ to show page without sidebar. On your case just using ‘No Sidebar’ template page)
But when you browse into (forum)
myblog.com/forums/forum/general/ – it will using ‘single-forum.php’ page template
When you browse more (topic)
myblog.com/forums/topic/rules-and-ethics/ – it will using ‘single-topic.php’ page template
And that also applies when you edit something or doing something else, it will use different page template that belong to bbPress theme.
How to solve this?
I want you to understand that your WordPress theme (not bbPress theme) have page templates, such as
page.php - default page
page-full.php - page to show full width or no sidebar
page-blog.php
page-contact.php
page-gallery.php
page-login.php
page-search.php
page-sitemap.php
page-template-portfolio.php
etc ... (the number varries and depend on each WP theme)
You need to copy page-full.php or whatever page to show full width or no sidebar content (html and php styles) and replace (about 75%) for your others bbpress theme.
That what I going to by owning your the content of “No Sidebars” page template of yours.
So your forum will display the same layout and styles.
Hi TechKnow, how about your installation problem? Tell us.
How can I make it so users wordpress avatar pics are not shown in the new topic area? For instance, I use avatars all over my wordpress site, but I do not want them to show up anywhere in the bbpress forums on the site. Username is enough, the pictures are not needed in the forum area at all.
I noticed I can remove them by editing the HTML, but when a new topic is created the avatar is pulled right back in. I would suspect I may need to comment out some of the php somewhere.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Permalinks! Have you save it for WordPress and also bbPress?
First, you never lose your forums post unless yo delete it. It just not shows, that all.
Can you describe more about your problems? Start from the beginning.
I have version 2.0 but can’t for the life of me get my theme to be picked up. I have followed the guide here: bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-theme-compatibility as best I could but there are some things not well explained. This is what I have done so far:
Great, you find that!
1. Copied all the files from /bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten/ and placed into the root of my theme (wp-content/themes/mytheme/)
Correct, beware of replacing files by accident. Usually you will have 2 file left style.css and functions.php
2. Copied the .js and .css files from the /bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten/css/ and /bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten/js/ folders into the root of my theme (wp-content/themes/mytheme/)
Correct!
3. I also copied the content of style.css from the bbp-twenty-ten theme into my own css file, which also sits in wp-content/themes/mytheme/
Yes, add it at the bottom of the file.
4. I copied the entire contents of functions.php from the bbp-twenty-ten folder to my own theme functions.php, which also sits in the root of my theme folder.
Don’t do that. Just add this to your functions.php file:
add_theme_support( 'bbpress' );
All that displays is the ‘Forums’ header but no content.
You need to make some forum first withing WordPress admin dashboard then you will have some content when you display the forum itself..
What am I doing wrong? Have I placed something wrong somewhere? Should I have copied the whole bbp-twentyten folder itself into the root of my theme folder? What is that first page that gets served up when hitting http://www.mywebsite.com/forums/? Is it page-front-forums.php and should that be sitting in the root of my theme as it is currently?
I’m also confused my the functions.php where it says:
// Setup the theme path
$this->dir = $bbp->themes_dir . ‘/bbp-twentyten’;
// Setup the theme URL
$this->url = $bbp->themes_url . ‘/bbp-twentyten’;
Following this, I’ve tried copying bbp-twentyten folder into the root of my theme, but still nothing.
Yours, quite confused.
Don’t do that. Skip this.
After you do above that I recommend, tell me the result.
Put [bbp-forum-index] as the content of the page if you want a list of forums displayed.
Put [bbp-topic-index] as the content of the page if you want a list of topics displayed.
Other shortcodes are listed at https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes.
Ok, I try to help.
You should read this https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes
Then if you still encounter problems, just reply again. I will be here.
Nothing but crickets huh?
As my experiences, any forums or topics or replies not showing are due your WordPress custom theme options, specially options about number of posts displayed on archive pages.
Try find it and change any number related to archive pages.
How to access your forum? (please create some forums first)
– After you installed bbPress, sitename.ext/forums/ will always display your forum site.
– If you are not merge bbPress theme with WordPress theme, you can create a page and use shortcode [bbp-forum-index] to show the forum index/archive
– If you are merge bbPress theme with WordPress theme, you can create a page and choose page template bbPress – Forums (index)
and you will see your forum.
..
I changed this in mypage.com/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten
But I don’t use that theme. I use NO theme. So where do I remove the sidebars?
Hi, AFAIK every bbPress usage always use ‘bbPress default theme’ located within …/wp-contentpluginsbbpressbbp-themesbbp-twentyten folder (except you integrated it with your WordPress theme or you are using custom theme already).
So you are using ‘bbPress theme’ already and there are no sidebars within that default theme. Sidebars if from your WordPress theme, that you should edit.
Things looks okey so far! Now I want to remove the sidebars from the forum (not the page, I know how to do that) and I have read a couple of tutorials but still don’t get it.
Some theme have page template to display ‘full width page’, you must choose it. If your theme don’t have it try create it.
Here are sample of page using shortcode [bbp-forum-index]
-> http://themescommunity.com/forums-index/
I’m newbie too!
Before installing bbPlugin do you see activity stream?
Install WordPress again, then set up the BuddyPress. After that install bbPlugin on it.
If you saw issue again write it down again here
Maziyar is a Persian name. Are you Persian? Email me then… 
Fantastic, will start testing right away. A couple questions & suggestions right off the bat:
– Some very simple step-by-step tutorials for the different kinds of set-ups would go a long way. I’m assuming bbPress 1.x also includes BuddyPress, but it’d be nice to know if there’s any kind of distinction where the conversion is concerned.
– In the bbConverter settings you ask for a Table Prefix. Which one do you want, the WordPress prefix (commonly wp_ ) or the forum prefix (e.g. bb_ , wp_bb_ , etc.)?
– In the case of a BuddyPress forum migration, do we really need to keep bbConverter activated for passwords? They should all be compatible already.
BackPress is a subset of WordPress functionality and exists in WordPress, so yes, you’ll have access to it if you integrate.
