[Robin W]

Caming,

Given that you work in digital marketing for a living, I would have thought that you understood the difference between being paid for something, and getting it for free.

BBpress is FREE – if you want instant support – go pay for something, otherwise accept that this FREE software, with non-instant support provided for by a community who try to help and improve the FREE product – you know then one you didn’t pay for.

Yes it’s really great of you to flag up security flaws, that is the COMMUNITY thing to do, and thanks for doing that.

Finally I think you should seriously consider some anger management course, it’s not good for your blood pressure 🙂

Schmoo, presume you mean this forum https://bbpress.org/forums/ – try coming here direct rather than via bbpress.org and let us know if that makes a difference.

[Robin W]

Normally bbpress looks for it’s forum under the website followed by “forums”, but you’ve got that link allocated to Mybb software.

I presume your forums base in settings is set to “iiforums” ?

[arohmann]

I can confirm this issue, and I believe it to be a bug with how forum threads are looked up. Perhaps one of the team here can confirm the issue?

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a thread using greek characters
2. Right click, and “copy link” then paste in new tab. This WORKS.
3. Now copy the URL directly out of the address bar and paste in new tab. This DOESN’T WORK

The difference I’m seeing is that the outputted forum URLs are encoded using lowercase a-f characters, but if you copy from the address bar (depending on browser or OS) the encoding letters are A-F uppercase.

For example:
ce%bf – accepted by bbPress and given the correct page
CE%BF – goes to 404

Normal WordPress pages can handle either just fine.

I’ve tested this for a bit and got the same results in both Chrome and Firefox on OS X. It really looks like a bug where bbPress can’t tell the difference, or it’s not an exact match. Either way, this could be a big issue! To users, the links look exactly the same, and they can have issues sharing links.

Thanks! Hoping to get some more feedback here.

Best regards

[vinay]

Hi,
I have wordpress with version 3.4.2 and Buddypress Version 1.6.1 and bbPress version 2.2.3.
I have installed BuddyPress Moderation version 0.16. I have integrated it to group page and member profile page but is it possible to implement it on forum topic posts?

[Unsal Korkmaz]

Spanish Translation for FirmaSite theme, BuddyPress and bbPress plugins:
http://theme.firmasite.com/spanish-translation/

[edwardbarker]

Any ideas at all?

Ok simple question. Can anybody tell my what MySQl table the “imported” data is held in when I migrate from 1.2 to 2.3 using the BBpress importer tool?

Thanks

Ed

[rsbenedict]

I’m using wordpress 3.5.1 with bbpress plugin 2.3.2.

Although I have users already registered, those users cannot login to bbpress. When they go to the default forum page, it gives the wp login page and then when they add in their credentials, it just redirects back to the same page stating they must be logged in to see the page.

They have the roll of participant and I’ve even downloaded the members plugin and added all of the participant functions to the subscriber roll yet still the same issue.

The only person who can view the forum is the administrator.

Any ideas? I’ve been trying to fix this now for hours and it’s driving me crazy. I’ve searched the web and haven’t found any solutions except for installing the member plugin, but still, it has no effect.

I’d hate to have to use another forum software, but if I can’t get this to work, I’ll have no other recourse.

website is http://teachforjune.com and forum page is http://teachforjune.com/iiforums

Thanks!

Scott

[KakehashiJapan]

Hello,

I am currently using Simple:Press for my website’s forum, but I am not satisfied because they have made it so that one must pay for a monthly membership to gain access to plugins such as an image uploader or font options. After doing some research, I have decided that I would like to switch to bbPress for my website’s forum, but I am not quite sure how to do this.

I am not a programmer, so I am wondering if it is simple enough for me to do or if I would have to hire someone to do it for me? I want to import my theme and all of the posts from my forums to bbPress. Is this difficult to do?

I need the forum to be limited to members only for posting, and I want there to be the ability for users to insert images and format text.

I would appreciate any help or suggestions as I am a complete newbie!

Thanks!

[maisdesign]

Hi, actually I’m trying to develop a WP plugin that will let users create a post and a forum with same title.
You can check and fork my code on GitHub https://github.com/maisdesign/MDPostEforumsCreator

As you can see actually one of the features I’m looking for is the equivalent for wp_dropdown_categories in BBPress.
With this drop down I’ll be able to let the user choose the parent forum for the forum he is creating.

I can’t find any documentation about it, am I missing something?

[_sushi]

I am having a bit of trouble integrating my WooTheme “canvas” with bbpress. I have read the “Theme Compatibility” article. I understand what it says but i am not sure when looking at the template PHP files that comes with bbpress where in my code i need to put the template code, and which part of the bbpress template code to use.

I also switched to the “TwentyEleven” theme and it worked fine. I tried comparing the WooTheme code to TwentyEleven using Firebug, and i can see there is an obvious difference in the code. But i am lost as to what to change.

I have setup all the correct settings in the Dashboard area.

Any help would would be greatly appreciated.
I am using WordPress 3.5.1
and bbpress Version 2.3.2

EDIT: I am having a bit of trouble with too much website traffic shutting my site down when i post the page address. So maybe if someone can point me in the direction of more info on intergrating bbpress with different themes. As stated above i have read the Theme compatibility article.

[rossagrant]

Testing reply speed on larger topic. Please ignore this post.

[veelee9]

I’m having the exact same issue, but instead of importing the vbulletin database directly from vbulletin server, I have exported the vbulletin database as a sql file and imported it over to a new database that I have created on my server where my WordPress and BBPress installation exist. I have entered the following to each of the import fields:

Platform: vBulletin
Database Server IP or hostname: localhost
Database Port Use: 3306
Database Name: [entered correct db name]
Database User: [entered correct db user]
Database Password: [entered correct db password]
Table Prefix: blank

Once I click the start button, it will show “Starting Conversion” but just hangs there, any idea what I’m doing wrong?

[Shapeshifter 3]

Robin W,

I don’t have a “bbPress Sidebar” Widget. I guess that means it’s a Theme issue, huh?

[Pebbleontheshore]

Learning…to customize bbPress!

[maoutdoors]

I have noted one additional thing about the inconsistently described above. When I click the edit link from the page topic in the sidebar, the breadcrumbs display: maoutdoors.com/forums/classified. When I click the edit link from the forums topic in the sidebar, the breadcrumbs display: maoutdoors.com/forums/fourm/classified. Obviously there is an inconsistent link, but I don’t know how to resolve it.

Thanks for your help.

[Robin W]

In your widgets toolbar you should see a “bbpress sidebar” – drop your items theer and they’ll appear in the sidebar on forum pages.

[gowdemon]

That is pretty cool. I am new to bbPress. Do i just upgrade to the latest version automatically, just like WordPress?

[barrowr]

I am using bbpress integrated into a WP site and all is working fine apart from when a user has registered and now wishes to view/amend their profile. A 404 page is thrown up. Logged on as admin and viewing the profile is fine just not a contributor.

I have looked far and wide, here on this forum and elsewhere. I have tried to apply any fixes that resemble addressing the problem I’m having, they haven’t worked or they don’t make sense to me.

Any ideas would be gratefully received as this site is now live. I’m also not an expert in php, more frontend but I’ll give anything a go.

[weezies]

Hello. I’m a newbie, set up a WP 3.5.1/Buddypress 1.7.2/bbPress 2.3.2 site with group forums enabled. I’m not sure if what I’m running into is an issue or if it’s by design. I have a user with a participant forum role. In a group wherein this user is a member, the user can create topics, post replies. However, in a group wherein this user is NOT a member, the user is unable to create topics, post replies. Is this by design? I even changed the user’s forum role to moderator and the user is still unable to create topics/post replies in a group it’s not a member of.

If this is by design, is there a way to get around it and allow non-members to at least post replies in groups they are not members of?

Thank you!

[maoutdoors]

Installing bp 1.7 and bbpress at maoutdoors.com, I’ve encountered a problem that I cannot resolve: Forums index and two subforums have been created with one sample topic. The menu links display all of the noted fine; however, the links from the index page do not provide the appropriate connection. I just can’t figure out how one route can be OK and the other not.

Thanks for your help.

[desireroberts]

Forgot to give you this info:

I’m using WordPress 3.5.1. and bbPress 2.3.2.

[Shapeshifter 3]

Arf! Arf!(Howdy! Howdy!),

I just move my content to a Bootstrap based WordPress Theme (Customizr) that so far I like alot. I’ve never used bbPress before, and don’t quite understand it’s integration with the usage of Pages. Particularly Full Width vs Sidebar usage.

Here’s a link to my site: Toolbox-4-Websites

I installed the bbPress Plugin into my WordPress 3.6 beta 3 installation.
I then created a new page titled “Forums” with a right sidebar.
I drag & dropped that page into my Primary Navigation Menu.
I created two Forum categories and dropped them beneath my “Forums” menu page.
I dragged all of the bbPress Widgets into my Theme’s right sidebar.

Here’s the problem:

When I click on a Forum category, it opens up in a Full Page format missing the sidebar.
The viewers never get to see the 7 widgets.
I also notice that when I’m in the Admin panel, I’m given the option to edit the Forum, but NOT THE PAGE itself. Is this a bbPress issue, OR an issue with my theme?

The Customizr Theme is intentionally designed to NOT allow the first Primary Menu Title to open as a page…only what’s beneath each title. Could the developer’s choice of that option be hindering my ability to edit each page beneath the main menu titles?
(I thought I would contact bbPress first, before I contacted the theme’s Developer).

[Nate]

@johnjamesjacoby …

First of all,

You can drop the attitude. I work in digital marketing for a living and have done so successfully for many, many years, dealing with everything between Drupal, WP and proprietary software, and your response in this thread is easily the most unprofessional, immature, and frankly, baffling I’ve come across.

Understand that I’m under ZERO obligation to report security flaws in codex.bbpress.org to you. I DID contact you via Facebook (evidence here: http://imgur.com/gDcoOYG) out of sheer freaking goodwill. I also tried alerting you to this on the forum. Here’s the FAQ Security that you linked to: “You should also contact the plugin developer either via email (if it’s listed in the plugin source code), or by posting in the support forum on their plugin page asking how best to send them details.”

I couldn’t find your e-mail address, and brought it up here without hesitation — with that said, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the lack of response generally shown on these forums is concerning toward a security flaw. Half the time it’s littered with spam for thai prostitutes anyway. Why would I assume that the thread would even be glanced at? Hence why I used Facebook to reach out to you.

And rather than inform you of bbPress.org login issues, I could have simply chuckled and chosen another open source platform of which to host my community. Or are you so self-righteous that you think multiple users complaining of the SAME login issues are probably just “doing it wrong” ??

In the words of the great Wayne Campbell, are you mental?

Your last question “How I managed to login” is already addressed within my post and in a post I made last week. I’m glad you did your homework.

If you’re ready to have an adult, professional conversation about this, let me know. Or check your Facebook messages from YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, when I addressed them.

[Unsal Korkmaz]

Its already submitted. Approve process is not automatic so need to wait a bit.
Edit: It seems its already approved: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12908#comment:5
So it will be published on wordpress.org soon

[John James Jacoby]

I’ve received no message on Facebook (it’s also a poor approach to reporting security issues.)

Please read this page on the WordPress Codex.

Not fair to say I’ve ignored something I didn’t receive. I’m curious how you’re managing to login and post anything here, if logins are broken?