[Robin W]

You can use shortcodes instead

Shortcodes

There are also additional ones with filters in

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>shortcodes

[pentatonicfunk]

FILE: /bbpress/includes/common/formatting.php
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FOUND 0 ERRORS AND 2 WARNINGS AFFECTING 2 LINES
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 810 | WARNING | seems_utf8() has been deprecated since WordPress version 6.9.0. Use wp_is_valid_utf8() instead. (WordPress.WP.DeprecatedFunctions.seems_utf8Found)
 811 | WARNING | Function utf8_encode() is deprecated since PHP 8.2; Use mb_convert_encoding(), UConverter::transcode() or iconv instead (PHPCompatibility.FunctionUse.RemovedFunctions.utf8_encodeDeprecated)
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[pentatonicfunk]

FILE: /bbpress/includes/admin/tools/repair.php
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FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE
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 372 | ERROR | The parameter "array( 'hide_empty' => false )" at position #2 of get_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 4.5.0. Instead do not pass the parameter. (WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Get_termsParam2Found)
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FILE: /bbpress/includes/common/functions.php
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FOUND 1 ERROR AFFECTING 1 LINE
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 532 | ERROR | The parameter "array( 'hide_empty' => true )" at position #2 of wp_count_terms() has been deprecated since WordPress version 5.6.0. Instead do not pass the parameter.
     |       | (WordPress.WP.DeprecatedParameters.Wp_count_termsParam2Found)
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PHP 8.5
WP 7.0.1
bbpress 2.6.14

[Robin W]

Thanks for that really useful and detailed post.

My working theory would be that turnkey bbpress is adding something to the header – if another theme shows it as a lock, then that is the most likely, but I may well be incorrect !

Are you using the version on wordpress? https://wordpress.org/plugins/weaver-for-bbpress/

or where did you get it from?

It might be worth you posting the issue on

Turnkey bbPress by WeaverTheme

to see if they can help.

I am not a bbpress author, just a volunteer who tries to help here, but please do come back and I’ll see if I can help further

[laptoplife]

Thank you so much for your post and the suggestions.

Using the suggestions I have determined that this problem doesn’t occur if I use one of these options. All of the options don’t have to be used, just picking one gets rid of the issue.

1) Don’t use the closed threads option at all.
2) Deactivate the plugin Turnkey bbPress by WeaverTheme
3) Change the theme. The lock shows normally without the code being there.

But this doesn’t really solve it because I want to keep the theme and the plugin.

I assumed that there is an issue with the way the dashicons were being processed.

I added this to functions.php. It did not change anything.

I feel like perhaps there is an issue with the title formatting.

If I go to the post and click on Edit Topic, it doesn’t show any extra code in the title section. Yet I see that this <span> is being inserted into the title of the forum post (as shown above) and I think WordPress may be stripping out the code which is why it shows. I could be wrong in this, but where would I look to see how to change this.

[Robin W]

not one I’ve seen before, it could be a theme or plugin issue

Themes

As a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwenty, 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.

If you cannot do this to your site (say because it is live) then use the ‘troubleshooting’ features of this plugin to let you test without affecting other users

Health Check & Troubleshooting

Then come back

[laptoplife]

If I close a topic, it’s nice that it shows a lock icon in the link, but when one clicks on the thread, it shows the code at the top of the page.

How do I remove this code from the title while still keeping the threads locked?

Thank you.

Wordpress 7.0
BBPress Version 2.6.14

[Ricsca2]

When I try to split replies, I get a 404 error.
Is this a bbpress bug? Does this happen to others?
Is there a way to do this in admin and not in fronted mode?
Thanks

[flamuren]

Hi,

I want to use these widgets when bulding my websites forum page: https://codex.bbpress.org/features/widgets/

I see Buddypress widgets, but bbpress is not showing. However I see them when editing sidebar widgets.

Is it possible to use them on normal pages also somehow?

My goal is to display the latest forum posts.

Best regards,
Flamuren

[TechArk Solutions]

Hello All,

Has anyone encountered this issue before?

On the bbPress forum “Create New Topic” page, when the Visual editor tab is active, the TinyMCE toolbar controls (Bold, Italic, Lists, Link, Image, etc.) cannot be accessed using the Tab key. Keyboard focus skips the toolbar entirely, making the formatting controls inaccessible to keyboard-only users.

If anyone has experience resolving this issue or knows of a workaround, please let me know.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

[TechArk Solutions]

On the bbPress forum “Create New Topic” page, when the Visual editor tab is active, the TinyMCE toolbar controls (Bold, Italic, Lists, Link, Image, etc.) cannot be accessed using the Tab key.

Keyboard users are unable to navigate to or interact with the formatting toolbar, which prevents them from using editor formatting features without a mouse.

Steps to Reproduce

Navigate to a bbPress forum page.
Select Create New Topic.
Ensure the Visual editor tab is active.
Place focus in the editor area.
Press the Tab key to navigate through available controls.

Actual Result

Focus skips the TinyMCE toolbar controls.
Toolbar buttons cannot be reached or activated using keyboard navigation.
Users must use a mouse to access formatting options.

Expected Result

All toolbar controls should be reachable via keyboard navigation.
Focus order should move through each toolbar button in a logical sequence.
Users should be able to activate toolbar functions using keyboard controls (Enter/Space).

Accessibility Impact

Affects keyboard-only users.
Affects screen reader users who rely on keyboard navigation.
Prevents equal access to content authoring functionality.

WCAG Success Criteria

2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) (verify during testing)
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) (if toolbar controls lack proper accessibility attributes)

Environment

Platform: WordPress + bbPress
Component: TinyMCE Visual Editor (Create New Topic form)
Browser(s): Chrome, Edge
Assistive Technology: NVDA (if tested)

Screenshot Reference

https://prnt.sc/PJVhxYwNyVvf

[Kayako Saeki]

How can I link pingbacks within forum threads and in external posts together?
Sometimes I post articles to link to forum threads, topic to topic, pingbacks are useful for this, but unfortunately there are hardly any threads discussing this issue.

[Robin W]

I see that you posted this issue before, and it was fixed by the changes above

Profile link broken

so you will need to work out what has changed between when the changes above fixed it and now

[Robin W]

You are using the Divi theme (or a child theme of this theme) which has an issue whereby bbpress Profiles and bbpress search may not work properly

If you have issues with either of these, please change the following Divi theme settings:

1. In Dashboard> Divi> Theme options > Builder > Advanced > Static CSS File Generation > Clear

2. In Dashboard> Divi> > Theme Options > Performance> Dynamic CSS option> set to Disabled

3. THEN critically you need to clear any server side caching AND clear your browser cache.

Server side will depend on your host, and/or any caching plugins you have installed

For your browser – see this helpful article How to clear browser cache

[jgasba]

Thanks a bunch for taking the time to detail all that.

About translations I am trying to contribute to the official community translations for the plugin in French. I found the culprit strings and added translations for them. https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bbp-style-pack/stable/fr/default/?filters%5Bterm%5D=Moderation+Flag&filters%5Bterm_scope%5D=scope_any&filters%5Bstatus%5D=current_or_waiting_or_fuzzy_or_untranslated&filters%5Buser_login%5D=&filter=Apply+Filters&sort%5Bby%5D=priority&sort%5Bhow%5D=desc
Then of course it will only merge when 90+% is translated (and validated), is that correct?

I struggled to find it in the codebase at first because I thought it was in bbpress, my bad. It was then helpful to use the translation website. For further reference it was at the time of writing at modtools/bbpress.php#L215 (in bbp style pack plugin of course)

The most frustrating thing with plugins like bbpress/Buddypress ecosystem is undocumented features/hooks and config parameters and the difficulty it puts on users wanting to work with it or even contribute to understand everything and how each piece comes together with the rest of wordpress in a 15 year old codebase… but thanks to people like you we can go further is making those better 👍

Thanks again for the quick answers

[UlrikGorm]

Is there a fix when the user profile crashes?

I’m using bbPress on NewOrleansSaints.dk and having trouble when showing a users profile. I have contacted Elegant Themes how has made the theme DIVI. But it’s an issue with “author page template”.

Is there a fix for this?

The forum: https://www.neworleanssaints.dk/forum/saints/
The profile (the problem): https://www.neworleanssaints.dk/bruger/ulrik-jensen/

[BackuPs]

same issue here

deprecated: Function seems_utf8 is deprecated since version 6.9.0! Use wp_is_valid_utf8() instead. in /var/docs/server.tst/public/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6173

\bbpress\bbpress.2.6.14\bbpress\includes\common\formatting.php line 810 !

[Marisa]

When the delete_user action is called I want to delete all the bbPress forum topics and replies for a specified user.

I think the problem is the posts are having their user id set to 1 as part of the deletion process and by the time the delete_user action is called, it is too late.

The code I have so far is given below. I’m not quite sure what the current state of this code is, but I think it deletes topics but not replies.

// Get remaining replies by user (not already removed with topics)
$replies = get_posts(array(
‘author’ => $user_id,
‘post_type’ => bbp_get_reply_post_type(),
‘post_status’ => array(‘publish’, ‘closed’, ‘spam’, ‘pending’, ‘trash’, ‘inherit’),
‘numberposts’ => -1,
‘fields’ => ‘ids’));

// Delete replies
if (!empty($replies))
{
foreach($replies as $reply_id)
{
bbp_delete_reply($reply_id, true);
}
}

// Get all topics by user
$topics = get_posts(array(
‘author’ => $user_id,
‘post_type’ => bbp_get_topic_post_type(),
‘post_status’ => ‘any’,
‘numberposts’ => -1,
‘fields’ => ‘ids’));

// Delete topics (this also deletes their replies)
if (!empty($topics))
{
foreach ($topics as $topic_id)
{
bbp_delete_topic($topic_id, true); // true = force delete
}
}

[wpweaver]

My hosting uses PHP 8.4. I have WP 6.9.4 and latest (which is old) of bbPress.

I’ve getting the deprecated uses_utf8 message (needs to be wp_is_valid_utf8).

I fixed it, but I don’t think users should have to do that just because hosts are using new versions of PHP, and that WP 7 is just around the corner.

Don’t know what other archaic code is in ppbress, but PLEASE fix at least this one.

[fabioplugins]

Hello, I am a veteran WordPress user and old SEO guy, recently turned into a vibe coder. I built a WP plugin that can read BBpress forums, topics and replies, and answer visitors’ questions using AI. It can summarize several informations, and give a summarized answers with a link to the source. The goal is to retain visitors that might feel lost in the large amount of info, and to help finding relevant content right on their arrival in the forum. What do you think, can it be helpfull ?

[lowercase99]

further update… I installed & activated the “Enable bbPress for Block Themes” plugin as suggested by @robin-w and there was no change wrt the subscribe/unsubscribe functionality. Of note, the forums do function normally, and always have, in my configuration. It’s just the subscribe/unsubscribe function that is broken

[Danny89]

I’m actually looking into this as well 👀

I’m planning to convert my existing WordPress site into a full forum using bbPress, and the classic/default theme setup is something I’m trying to understand better.

From what I’ve gathered so far, it seems like the process is:

* install and activate bbPress plugin
* create forums from the dashboard
* then adjust the theme (or use a child theme) to make it look more like a proper forum

I’m still a bit unsure about the best way to properly switch or enforce the “classic” bbPress layout across the site.

Would love to hear how you approached it — especially if you managed to fully convert your site into a forum-style experience rather than just adding forums as a section.

Thanks! 👍

[Robin W]

I suspect you are using a block theme also known as “Full Site Editing” or FSE theme

This is one of the “block themes” – this is the new way that WordPress plans to develop themes. BBpress authors are working on a fix for this, but in the meantime, add this additional plugin

Enable bbPress for Block Themes

Come back if this does not work

[nickydeep]

https://vitaemagazineblog.com/forums/forum/family-tree/

wordpress.com couldn’t resolve my problem and they shorn me over to the bbpress.org website to handle the problem … i want to do a bbPress forum on that website but i can’t get it started and wordpress doesn’t know why we tried a different theme and that didn’t work … i uninstalled all the plugins and that didn’t help … i checked the root directory and made a change to it and broke it and changed it back and got back to square one so i think the root directory is fine … i couldn’t and can’t reset the permalinks because i’m not at that level yet on wordpress … this occurred directly after installation and i created a forum and it went to the white screen when i checked the permalink and then i started a topic and that permalink went to the white screen … i’m just a writer this is already too much code for me to handle

so if anyone knows anything about this let me know …

[craftylion]

Hi there,

I’ve only just started using bbpress and still learning how to use it.

Is there a way to restrict a certain user role to one forum only? In other words, they can only view topics and replies in that forum.

Thanks in advance.