[ChrisOGwynne]

Is there a plugin that will totally close off my bbpress forum? If users are logged out they will only be able to access a login page/register page, and nothing more.

[HD80]

I tried your advice and edit out [<?php get_sidebar(); ?>] from achive-forum.php but side bar is still there.
I installed Microsoft WebMatrix and starting my own local website. I’ll see what I can do with it 🙂
Thanks for the advice and hopefully I can figure this out soon.

[rossagrant]

I’ve been experiencing similar results for a few months now, BUT only on topics with more than a few subscribers.

It seems that BBPress is waiting for a confirmation that the email notifications have been sent to subscribers BEFORE it releases the rest of the php script and allows the page to refresh for the actual person posting.

The post is actually posted very quickly if you look at the forum on another browser whilst the browser used to actually post is still processing.

I’ve set up a TRAC ticket here and have been investigating it for a while.

https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2162#comment:8

I’m wondering if there is a better way to handle the notifications?

I’m no coder though unfortunately.

[Shmoo]

I think this plugin does what you like but it only works if website + forum are one.

And they should be, bbPress is a plugin for a reason.

[Shmoo]

Yeah but they don’t wish to be like other forum software I guess.

bbPress wants to stay very clean, lean en mean I think. They hope somebody will ever make plugins for bbPress to accomplish all those tasks even history has proven Plugins aren’t the best way to go forward.

Anyway,
The code-snippet should go in the template that handles the form-stuff.

Find the next files.
wp-content / pluings / bbpress / templates / default / bbpress / form-topic.php
wp-content / plugins / bbpress / templates / default / bbpress / form-reply.php

Copy & paste ( don’t drag & drop ) both files to your theme folder inside a new fodler called bbpress.
wp-content / themes / your-theme-name / bbpress / ** paste them here **

Open the files and search for a line that say:
<?php bbp_the_content( …. ); ?>

Line 66 and 92 I think it is.
Change the code and Save it.

Refresh the page and you should see a Media upload button above the toolbar.

[joesed]

Hi Shmoo

Thanks for your reply. If you can let me know where this code should go (i.e. which file and approximate line number), that’d be much appreciated.

I’m really surprised that bbpress doesn’t have much better image upload functionality. If it did it would be right up there with other forum software. As it is, it seems inferior.

Once again, thanks

Joe

[Viktor Szépe]

Please help to make these plugins compatible. WPML 2.8.2 and bbPress 2.3.2

[Sat Jun 08 12:41:04 2013] [error] [client 80.98.70.185] PHP Notice: bbp_setup_current_user was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. The current user is being initialized without using $wp->init(). Please see <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress">Debugging in WordPress</a> for more information. (This message was added in version 2.3.) in /home/davidprog/dev/keszul.tk/server/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2959, referer: http://keszul.tk/wp-admin/plugins.php?activate=true&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s=

wpml forum link

[Viktor Szépe]

Good morning!

Seems like WPML 2.8.2 + bbPress 2.3.2 in not compatible
I even have (someone shared a Dropbox link) bbPress Multilingual 0.9 – it does not help:
bbPress disappears when WPML is activated.
Please help!

[Shmoo]

Well to now what file you have to get isn’t really that difficult, you just need a little understanding of what files will be loaded when view a specific page.

This is a good sheet to show you the logic, but it can be difficult te read.
https://codex.wordpress.org/File:Template_Hierarchy.png

This one explains in my opinion much better whats going.

The anatomy of a WordPress theme

But it’s not too difficult, lets say you’re on the homepage of your website.
Often the index.php is need to start. If you open the index.php you see at the top something like this <?php get_header(); ?> the funny thing about PHP is that you can alsmost read-/understand what it is going to do. Like the code tag above says get_header so on that position it will grab the header.php file and open it. Keep following all those files and you will be okay.
Think of it as LEGO – building blocks – it needs a few blocks to make a house and a webpage is the house.

—
For the forum (bbPress) side I can tell you that the homepage of the forum is the page where it shows all forums & categories. This is called an archive page and not a regular page.php what most people would think when they first start.
Normally if it’s an archive page WordPress would load the archive.php template but because we have a Post_Type created by bbPress called Forum we can add the Post_Type_Name behind the archive.php – like this: archive-forum.php

When you copy that archive-forum.php file form your extra’s (plugins) folder to your Theme folder and open it you will again see the <?php get_header(); ?> stuff and all other typically WordPress stuff.

To remove the sidebar of the main forum-page you just go into that archive-forum.php template and delete the code that called the sidebar: <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
Just like the header it’s telling you what it does -> GET Sidebar ( load the sidebar files )

It’s really just trying and not being afraid. Them ore you do it the better you get at it.

*** Never try to edit files on a working website – online ***

Install WordPress + your website on your computer locally, get a code editor – edit the files and check if everything is working. When your finished editing and everything is Fonzy cool you can upload and overwrite the files at your online-server.

You know how I got my start (years ago) while not knowing what files to edit – By just opening some files I thought could be the files I needed. Typing 55555555555 or something else inside the file – Save it – reload the page in the browser and if 55555555555 didn’t show-up on the webpage I knew it wasn’t that template I was looking for and kept searching for the right one.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes… You gonna make some trust me, but when you have a back-up file or you can simply undo your edit inside the Code-editor ( CMD + Z ) you’re all fine.

[Shmoo]

Enable Visual Editor

[joesed]

Hi

In my opinion, one of the most useful aspects of any forum is the ability for users to upload and share images.

Unless I’m missing something, bbpress doesn’t seem to have particularly good functionality in this regard.

I notice that there are a couple of plugins that support users uploading images, however they seem to be fairly old and unsupported.

Is the ability to add images to forum posts using current technology (ajax) likely to be something given attention in future releases of bbpress?

Many thanks

Joe

[tommysvr]

Hi all,

I have a little issue since bbPress switched to its own user roles. I was previously showing an image under a users avatar based on this role (ie admin, subscriber).

With the new method, it just shows the bbPress role of participant or key master. This is a problem because my registration forms put the user in WordPress role.

My question is this: is there a way to output the WordPress role rather than the bbPress role? Here is what I’m using at the moment:

$role = bbp_get_user_display_role(bbp_get_reply_author_id($reply_id));

<div class="bbp-reply-author <?php echo $role; ?>">

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[DNBrawler]

I need more help with this. Last night I disabled all my plugins, I reinstalled bbpress, noone has had this problem before?

[HD80]

Thanks Shmoo for all the help. Unfortunately I don’t know which file to copy so to be safe I’ll copy everything to my child theme.
I’m also trying to remove my main theme’s sidebar for my forum with no success. I’ve read other post and this seems to work:

body.bbPress #sidebar {display:none;}
body.bbPress .post {width:100%;}

I put those on both my bbpress.css and the style.css but it doesn’t seem to work.

This is my website: http://ps4evolution.com/forums/

[Shmoo]

It’s been down for maintenance 2 days?
I can’t visit this site.

[Shmoo]

Just check at the backend if the forum or topic is Open to new replies, it’s probably Closed.

[Shmoo]

You probably have a misunderstanding of the word Forum and Forums it happens a lot.

A Forum is a common name for a support forum like we have at WordPress of bbPress or any other website online. They all call the page Forum or Support or Community.
But a Forum can also be ONE single item like a category inside other Forums. Thats why the landing-page you’re looking for is: yourwebiste.com/forums/ ( list all forums together )

But you can make your own landing-page by going into WordPress backend and Add a New Page + paste one of those Shortcodes to make it more easy.
https://codex.bbpress.org/shortcodes/

[Shmoo]

What do you mean ?

You can do whatever you want with WordPress + bbPress it’s Open Source Software.

[Shmoo]

Yes thats true, first of all you should only copy the files that you need to edit.

Just copying everything works fine but isn’t needed because inside the bbPress core is a function whats called Theme_Support ( i believe thats what its called ) And this function does only one thing, before reading all template-files.

Check if the needed template file is inside your theme folder. If it’s not.. –> use the template file inside the plugin folder.

bbPress plugin template files are the default template files but when you copy them over to your theme the new copied files become default.
It’s serious one of the most beautiful and easy constructions I’ve ever seen used at CMS’s. I’ve worked with manny other forum-software that had many more options and features as bbPress but they never had this easy way of safely -editing template files.

bbpress.css works 100% the same copy the bbpress.css file to a folder called CSS inside your theme folder and it works the same way. The forum.css file at the picture isn’t bbPress, thats something I created manually and has nothing to do with bbPress.

Those are two fast screenshots of what I made without having any PHP skills, I just understand HTML + CSS.

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[marky2772]

Hi All,

I have just added bbPress 2.3.2 to my wordpress site but I am unsure as to whether or not I have set up the forum correctly. wanted to add a discussion forum to my wordpress site whatcamerasbest.com so I added a new forum in bbPress called “What Cameras Best Forum”.

My question is should the url display http://www.whatcamerasbest.com/forum to take me to to the landing page of the forum or should it display (as it is now) like this:

http://whatcamerasbest.com/forums/forum/whatcamerasbestforum/

If it is correct then how do i remove the “add topic” box on whats supposed to be my forum landing page.

I have seen this question asked a few times but the responses range so apologies if I am repeating a question.

On a side note I found logging into this forum to be a bit of pain, I entered my wordpress username and password but the forum kept telling me to log in to post…

Many thanks in advance.

[Peter A. Gebhardt]

Use the “Widget Logic” PlugIn and put !is_bbpress() into the respective field of your widget(s).

You have to do it for all widgets though …

Best regards

[HD80]

Thanks for reply, I didn’t know you replied because I didn’t receive any email.
lets say I don’t want to use a child theme.
1. create bbpress folder on my theme folder.
2. copy all files from [wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/defaults/bbpress/All those files are bbPress (forum)] to my created bbpress folder
3. copy all files from [wp-content / plugins / bbpress / templates / defaults / extras / All those files are general Theme] to my /wp-content/theme/mytheme directory.

I wasn’t sure if i need to copy all or just what I need. Also you have bbpress.css and forum.css files…are these also included in bbpress package?

so when i type http://www.mytheme.com/forums the new template should appear?

[aaclayton]

@mech24 your site is one of the most aesthetically pleasing forums I’ve ever seen, major kudos. I first saw it a couple months ago when I was reworking the theme for my own site, and I was inspired by your setup to transition to a more “boundary-less” layout. I would love to read any tips/tricks that you are interested to share.

[aaclayton]

A lot has changed with Tamriel Foundry over the past 9 months, but one thing that has stayed constant is our application of bbPress to power our popular forums. If you haven’t checked the site out yet, or haven’t visited recently, drop by and take a look!

Going with bbPress isn’t always the easiest route to take, but it’s been really rewarding to work with from the development side of things, and it’s great to have total control over a forum platform that is seamlessly integrated into the overall site.

http://tamrielfoundry.com (main site)
http://tamrielfoundry.com/forums (bbPress forums)

[rajvir]

Ive created a forum using bbpress, everything is working well at the moment on a computer.

When i use my site on a mobile device “iPhone” the forum uploads but its too big for the screen and cut off, where i have no access to the submit button to creating a new topic or even on a reply