[Robin W]

I’d be tempted to just clone the bbp_has_topics function

eg

add this to your functions file

function babblebey_has_topics( $args = '' ) {
	global $wp_rewrite;

	/** Defaults **************************************************************/

	// Other defaults
	$default_topic_search  = !empty( $_REQUEST['ts'] ) ? $_REQUEST['ts'] : false;
	$default_show_stickies = (bool) ( bbp_is_single_forum() || bbp_is_topic_archive() ) && ( false === $default_topic_search );
	$default_post_parent   = bbp_is_single_forum() ? bbp_get_forum_id() : 'any';

	// Default argument array
	$default = array(
		'post_type'      => bbp_get_topic_post_type(), // Narrow query down to bbPress topics
		'post_parent'    => $default_post_parent,      // Forum ID
		'meta_key'       => '_bbp_last_active_time',   // Make sure topic has some last activity time
		'orderby'        => 'meta_value',              // 'meta_value', 'author', 'date', 'title', 'modified', 'parent', rand',
		'order'          => 'DESC',                    // 'ASC', 'DESC'
		'posts_per_page' => -1, 						// Topics per page
		'paged'          => bbp_get_paged(),           // Page Number
		's'              => $default_topic_search,     // Topic Search
		'show_stickies'  => $default_show_stickies,    // Ignore sticky topics?
		'max_num_pages'  => false,                     // Maximum number of pages to show
	);

	// What are the default allowed statuses (based on user caps)
	if ( bbp_get_view_all() ) {

		// Default view=all statuses
		$post_statuses = array(
			bbp_get_public_status_id(),
			bbp_get_closed_status_id(),
			bbp_get_spam_status_id(),
			bbp_get_trash_status_id()
		);

		// Add support for private status
		if ( current_user_can( 'read_private_topics' ) ) {
			$post_statuses[] = bbp_get_private_status_id();
		}

		// Join post statuses together
		$default['post_status'] = implode( ',', $post_statuses );

	// Lean on the 'perm' query var value of 'readable' to provide statuses
	} else {
		$default['perm'] = 'readable';
	}

	// Maybe query for topic tags
	if ( bbp_is_topic_tag() ) {
		$default['term']     = bbp_get_topic_tag_slug();
		$default['taxonomy'] = bbp_get_topic_tag_tax_id();
	}

	/** Setup *****************************************************************/

	// Parse arguments against default values
	$r = bbp_parse_args( $args, $default, 'babblebey_topics' );

	// Get bbPress
	$bbp = bbpress();

	// Call the query
	$bbp->topic_query = new WP_Query( $r );

	// Set post_parent back to 0 if originally set to 'any'
	if ( 'any' === $r['post_parent'] )
		$r['post_parent'] = 0;

	// Limited the number of pages shown
	if ( !empty( $r['max_num_pages'] ) )
		$bbp->topic_query->max_num_pages = $r['max_num_pages'];

	/** Stickies **************************************************************/

	// Put sticky posts at the top of the posts array
	if ( !empty( $r['show_stickies'] ) && $r['paged'] <= 1 ) {

		// Get super stickies and stickies in this forum
		$stickies = bbp_get_super_stickies();

		// Get stickies for current forum
		if ( !empty( $r['post_parent'] ) ) {
			$stickies = array_merge( $stickies, bbp_get_stickies( $r['post_parent'] ) );
		}

		// Remove any duplicate stickies
		$stickies = array_unique( $stickies );

		// We have stickies
		if ( is_array( $stickies ) && !empty( $stickies ) ) {

			// Start the offset at -1 so first sticky is at correct 0 offset
			$sticky_offset = -1;

			// Loop over topics and relocate stickies to the front.
			foreach ( $stickies as $sticky_index => $sticky_ID ) {

				// Get the post offset from the posts array
				$post_offsets = wp_filter_object_list( $bbp->topic_query->posts, array( 'ID' => $sticky_ID ), 'OR', 'ID' );

				// Continue if no post offsets
				if ( empty( $post_offsets ) ) {
					continue;
				}

				// Loop over posts in current query and splice them into position
				foreach ( array_keys( $post_offsets ) as $post_offset ) {
					$sticky_offset++;

					$sticky = $bbp->topic_query->posts[$post_offset];

					// Remove sticky from current position
					array_splice( $bbp->topic_query->posts, $post_offset, 1 );

					// Move to front, after other stickies
					array_splice( $bbp->topic_query->posts, $sticky_offset, 0, array( $sticky ) );

					// Cleanup
					unset( $stickies[$sticky_index] );
					unset( $sticky );
				}

				// Cleanup
				unset( $post_offsets );
			}

			// Cleanup
			unset( $sticky_offset );

			// If any posts have been excluded specifically, Ignore those that are sticky.
			if ( !empty( $stickies ) && !empty( $r['post__not_in'] ) ) {
				$stickies = array_diff( $stickies, $r['post__not_in'] );
			}

			// Fetch sticky posts that weren't in the query results
			if ( !empty( $stickies ) ) {

				// Query to use in get_posts to get sticky posts
				$sticky_query = array(
					'post_type'   => bbp_get_topic_post_type(),
					'post_parent' => 'any',
					'meta_key'    => '_bbp_last_active_time',
					'orderby'     => 'meta_value',
					'order'       => 'DESC',
					'include'     => $stickies
				);

				// Cleanup
				unset( $stickies );

				// Conditionally exclude private/hidden forum ID's
				$exclude_forum_ids = bbp_exclude_forum_ids( 'array' );
				if ( ! empty( $exclude_forum_ids ) ) {
					$sticky_query['post_parent__not_in'] = $exclude_forum_ids;
				}

				// What are the default allowed statuses (based on user caps)
				if ( bbp_get_view_all() ) {
					$sticky_query['post_status'] = $r['post_status'];

				// Lean on the 'perm' query var value of 'readable' to provide statuses
				} else {
					$sticky_query['post_status'] = $r['perm'];
				}

				// Get all stickies
				$sticky_posts = get_posts( $sticky_query );
				if ( !empty( $sticky_posts ) ) {

					// Get a count of the visible stickies
					$sticky_count = count( $sticky_posts );

					// Merge the stickies topics with the query topics .
					$bbp->topic_query->posts       = array_merge( $sticky_posts, $bbp->topic_query->posts );

					// Adjust loop and counts for new sticky positions
					$bbp->topic_query->found_posts = (int) $bbp->topic_query->found_posts + (int) $sticky_count;
					$bbp->topic_query->post_count  = (int) $bbp->topic_query->post_count  + (int) $sticky_count;

					// Cleanup
					unset( $sticky_posts );
				}
			}
		}
	}

	// If no limit to posts per page, set it to the current post_count
	if ( -1 === $r['posts_per_page'] )
		$r['posts_per_page'] = $bbp->topic_query->post_count;

	// Add pagination values to query object
	$bbp->topic_query->posts_per_page = $r['posts_per_page'];
	$bbp->topic_query->paged          = $r['paged'];

	// Only add pagination if query returned results
	if ( ( (int) $bbp->topic_query->post_count || (int) $bbp->topic_query->found_posts ) && (int) $bbp->topic_query->posts_per_page ) {

		// Limit the number of topics shown based on maximum allowed pages
		if ( ( !empty( $r['max_num_pages'] ) ) && $bbp->topic_query->found_posts > $bbp->topic_query->max_num_pages * $bbp->topic_query->post_count )
			$bbp->topic_query->found_posts = $bbp->topic_query->max_num_pages * $bbp->topic_query->post_count;

		// If pretty permalinks are enabled, make our pagination pretty
		if ( $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {

			// User's topics
			if ( bbp_is_single_user_topics() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_user_topics_created_url( bbp_get_displayed_user_id() );

			// User's favorites
			} elseif ( bbp_is_favorites() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_favorites_permalink( bbp_get_displayed_user_id() );

			// User's subscriptions
			} elseif ( bbp_is_subscriptions() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_subscriptions_permalink( bbp_get_displayed_user_id() );

			// Root profile page
			} elseif ( bbp_is_single_user() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_user_profile_url( bbp_get_displayed_user_id() );

			// View
			} elseif ( bbp_is_single_view() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_view_url();

			// Topic tag
			} elseif ( bbp_is_topic_tag() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_topic_tag_link();

			// Page or single post
			} elseif ( is_page() || is_single() ) {
				$base = get_permalink();

			// Forum archive
			} elseif ( bbp_is_forum_archive() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_forums_url();

			// Topic archive
			} elseif ( bbp_is_topic_archive() ) {
				$base = bbp_get_topics_url();

			// Default
			} else {
				$base = get_permalink( (int) $r['post_parent'] );
			}

			// Use pagination base
			$base = trailingslashit( $base ) . user_trailingslashit( $wp_rewrite->pagination_base . '/%#%/' );

		// Unpretty pagination
		} else {
			$base = add_query_arg( 'paged', '%#%' );
		}

		// Pagination settings with filter
		$bbp_topic_pagination = apply_filters( 'bbp_topic_pagination', array (
			'base'      => $base,
			'format'    => '',
			'total'     => $r['posts_per_page'] === $bbp->topic_query->found_posts ? 1 : ceil( (int) $bbp->topic_query->found_posts / (int) $r['posts_per_page'] ),
			'current'   => (int) $bbp->topic_query->paged,
			'prev_text' => is_rtl() ? '&rarr;' : '&larr;',
			'next_text' => is_rtl() ? '&larr;' : '&rarr;',
			'mid_size'  => 1
		) );

		// Add pagination to query object
		$bbp->topic_query->pagination_links = paginate_links( $bbp_topic_pagination );

		// Remove first page from pagination
		$bbp->topic_query->pagination_links = str_replace( $wp_rewrite->pagination_base . "/1/'", "'", $bbp->topic_query->pagination_links );
	}

	// Return object
	return apply_filters( 'babblebey_has_topics', $bbp->topic_query->have_posts(), $bbp->topic_query );
}

which is just bbp_has_topics’ renamed with pagination changed to -1

and then call that

[Robin W]

You can copy all the templates across, but you only need to copy those that you want to change, and it is better just to do this, as then you know which you have altered.

so if you wanted to amend loop-single-forum you would do the following

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

[Chuckie]

So we have the login/register widget.

– User clicks Register
– It then shows the custom Register page
– Fill in details

When a user clicks the “Register” button it then takes you to the default wordpress login page with a small message in the middle saying the registration is complete and to check email.

This is confusing to the user and provides an inconsistent experience. Is it possible in any way to either redirect them to another custom page with the “results” or display it on our page own register page?

[Robin W]

yes – that’s all correct. default bbpress role assigned on first login

[Robin W]

I’d suggest you talk to your host provider, but also

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

[jbrandsma]

Welp.. I figured it out. Here is the code that I placed in my theme’s function.php file so that all avatars are rendered correctly:

function jb_get_bp_user_avatar($avatar, $id_or_email, $size, $default, $alt)
{
    if (is_numeric($id_or_email)) {
        $id = (int) $id_or_email;
        $user = get_user_by('id', $id);
    } elseif (is_object($id_or_email)) {
        if (!empty($id_or_email->user_id)) {
            $id = (int) $id_or_email->user_id;
            $user = get_user_by('id', $id);
        }
    } else {
        $user = get_user_by('email', $id_or_email);
    }
    if ($user && is_object($user)) {
        $avatar = bp_core_fetch_avatar(array('item_id' => $user->ID));
    }
    return $avatar;
}
add_filter('get_avatar', 'jb_get_bp_user_avatar', 10000, 5);

[stoffer_dev]

No worries 🙂 I am just happy to get help.

I want to change the function: bbp_has_search_results. Where I replace:

$default_post_type = array( bbp_get_forum_post_type(), bbp_get_topic_post_type(), bbp_get_reply_post_type() );

With:

$default_post_type = array(bbp_get_topic_post_type(), bbp_get_reply_post_type() );

[Robin W]

no, you just put the templates in your child theme

You can copy all the templates across, but you only need to copy those that you want to change, and it is better just to do this, as then you know which you have altered.

so if you wanted to amend loop-single-forum you would do the following

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

[nothere]

Is it possible to download or install the same or similar code as this bbpress support form layout has? I like the layout, and would like to incorporate it on my site. Not sure if this is a possibility? Thanks.

[fumbles007]

So in the forums page I have changed to a different sidebar to reflect options for the forums, works. However, when you click on an action forum topic, I.E. General, the sidebar reverts to the default one. I have no clue where to find where these pages are being made, nor I have no clue as to why these would not be considered child pages since they are being created off the forums page.

[tapiohuuhaa]

I just too would like to add 1-3 buttons to the forum topics listing in order to change the default order. I would code it to changed template, if I would know what functions to use.

[demonboy]

Hi,

I attempted to create some new bbp roles using the code in the codex to copy the ‘participant’ role. Unfortunately this did not work for me despite deactivating all plugins (seems quite a few other people had the same issue).

Instead I am using User Role Editor to create a new forum role, which I have called ‘bosun’. Upon sign-up a new user is correctly assigned this role and has the capabilities of a participant, which is great, but their forum role is still displaying as ‘spectator’.

I would like to display the user’s role under the avatar.

One thing I can do is display:none the div class bbp-author-role and then add in a new div to display the user_role, which I think is what URE plugin generates.

I appreciate that some of this has to do with the URE plugin and that it is not supported here. What I am trying to understand is what I need to change in order to hide the bbp-author-role div and add in a new div calling the URE role. I can only find references to bbp-author-role in templates.php which is a function:

function bbp_topic_author_role( $args = array() ) {
	echo bbp_get_topic_author_role( $args );
}
	/**
	 * Return the topic author role
	 *
	 * @since bbPress (r3860)
	 *
	 * @param array $args Optional.
	 * @uses bbp_get_topic_id() To get the topic id
	 * @uses bbp_get_user_display_role() To get the user display role
	 * @uses bbp_get_topic_author_id() To get the topic author id
	 * @uses apply_filters() Calls bbp_get_topic_author_role with the author
	 *                        role & args
	 * @return string topic author role
	 */
	function bbp_get_topic_author_role( $args = array() ) {

		// Parse arguments against default values
		$r = bbp_parse_args( $args, array(
			'topic_id' => 0,
			'class'    => 'bbp-author-role',
			'before'   => '',
			'after'    => ''
		), 'get_topic_author_role' );

		$topic_id    = bbp_get_topic_id( $r['topic_id'] );
		$role        = bbp_get_user_display_role( bbp_get_topic_author_id( $topic_id ) );
		$author_role = sprintf( '%1$s<div class="%2$s">%3$s</div>%4$s', $r['before'], $r['class'], $role, $r['after'] );

		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_topic_author_role', $author_role, $r );
	}

[PDidee]

Issue seems to be the Mark as Read plugin. In fact that section doesn’t even show up under subscriptions until that plugin is activated?! Is the “UNREAD FORUM TOPICS” not part of bbPress’s default functionality?

[Robin W]

If you just want to remove it from the list then you could amend loop-single-forum.php

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

change it to (assuming 40250 is the fiorum id)

<?php

/**
 * Forums Loop - Single Forum
 *
 * @package bbPress
 * @subpackage Theme
 */

if ( !bbp_get_forum_id() == '40250')) {
?>

<ul id="bbp-forum-<?php bbp_forum_id(); ?>" <?php bbp_forum_class(); ?>>

	<li class="bbp-forum-info">

		<?php if ( bbp_is_user_home() && bbp_is_subscriptions() ) : ?>

			<span class="bbp-row-actions">

				<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_forum_subscription_action' ); ?>

				<?php bbp_forum_subscription_link( array( 'before' => '', 'subscribe' => '+', 'unsubscribe' => '&times;' ) ); ?>

				<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_forum_subscription_action' ); ?>

			</span>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_forum_title' ); ?>

		<a class="bbp-forum-title" href="<?php bbp_forum_permalink(); ?>"><?php bbp_forum_title(); ?></a>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_forum_title' ); ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_forum_description' ); ?>

		<div class="bbp-forum-content"><?php bbp_forum_content(); ?></div>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_forum_description' ); ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_forum_sub_forums' ); ?>

		<?php bbp_list_forums(); ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_forum_sub_forums' ); ?>

		<?php bbp_forum_row_actions(); ?>

	</li>

	<li class="bbp-forum-topic-count"><?php bbp_forum_topic_count(); ?></li>

	<li class="bbp-forum-reply-count"><?php bbp_show_lead_topic() ? bbp_forum_reply_count() : bbp_forum_post_count(); ?></li>

	<li class="bbp-forum-freshness">

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_forum_freshness_link' ); ?>

		<?php bbp_forum_freshness_link(); ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_forum_freshness_link' ); ?>

		<p class="bbp-topic-meta">

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_topic_author' ); ?>

			<span class="bbp-topic-freshness-author"><?php bbp_author_link( array( 'post_id' => bbp_get_forum_last_active_id(), 'size' => 14 ) ); ?></span>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_topic_author' ); ?>

		</p>
	</li>

</ul><!-- #bbp-forum-<?php bbp_forum_id(); ?> -->

<?php } ?>

Not tested but should work, if not then might be another bbpress plugin overwriting the template – come back

[lucasjbyoung]

Hey guys

This is probably due to my theme, but the default install of the forum at the url /forums displays the forum on a page with the title “Archives” and the layout is broken, ugly, full width etc.

Following another suggestion on this forum, I created a forum holding page at the url /forum and used the shortcode [bbp-forum-index] to embed the forum in this page, and it looks great.

However, when any forum link is clicked, you’re taken to a page with the starting slug of /forums and the ugly layout again. How do I keep the forum within the nice page layout?

In the Settings I have:

Forum root: forums
Forum prefix: unchecked
Forum root should show: Forum Index
Single forum slugs / Forum: forum

If I change the forum root to /forum that overrides the custom page I set up and I’m back to the ugly layout again.

What’s the best way around this?

Many thanks in advance.

[Robin W]

can only suggest
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

[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

[Anonymous User 17557030]

Hi there,

I’m a fresh out of water BBPress user and I have never coded in my life 🙂

We have just set up a BBPress forum on our WordPress website and we are looking into changing what is displayed in the profile section. At the moment it’s Forum Role, Topics Started and Replies Created.
I would like to create custom fields like Company, Job Title, Area, Email, Phone Number and Website to be displayed there.

First of all, I would need to add these sections in Profile Edit tab. Secondly, find a way to display them on the Profile page.

I have to mention, I have found a way to remove Forum Role, Topics Started and Replies Created by editing plugin file bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/user-profile.php

Also, I have just noticed that when you visit somebody’s profile page, his name is not displayed there, which would be something i would like to be displayed as well 🙂

Have anyone managed to do things mentioned above, and would be willing to share with the class? 🙂

Many thanks,
Dominik

[Ms Aberdeen]

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TWENTYNINETEEN

home

I am using the bbpress [forum] plugin.
I do not want to use it in its default state. I want to have it maintain my site’s design.
According to what I have read [HERE; https://codex.bbpress.org/themes/theme-compatibility/ ]

to do so requires me to copy both the bbpress and the css directories
from the default folder and paste it or upload
it into the ‘theme’ directory/ folder.

Thing is I am not quite sure if I ought to paste them [ bbpress & css directories] into the wp-config.php folder
& if so where [in the wp-config.php folder] ? Is it Before or after the present info I see there now?

[AnyTimeTabletHire]

I’m getting the same issue. Only seems to happen for enrollments for SMS subscriptions where you have to reply w/ ‘YES’ to enroll. Nothing in the default Messenger app settings seem to address this. Can someone please provide an answer? Yes, I’ve rebooted and am on a S7 Edge running Android 8.0.0

[Robin W]

hmm, without a link all I can suggest is

1. Are you creating them as super sticky ?

2. 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

[Robin W]

A default theme with just bbpress shows these, so it is either theme or plugin related – I can only suggest

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

[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.

Hoster

If that doesn’t work, talk to your hosting company

[maccas83]

Hi there,

I’ve been trying to figure out how to implement breadcrumbs and haven’t found any conclusive answers.

Does bbPress come with breadcrumbs by default? I don’t want them on my main site, but do want them as nav on my forum.

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 see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Then come back