[Stephen Edgar]

Discussion continued at https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2012/08/07/i-would-like-to-be-a-validator-for/

[Stephen Edgar]

Here’s the list of bbPress User Roles and Capabilities if that helps:
https://codex.bbpress.org/bbpress-user-roles-and-capabilities/

[John James Jacoby]

Everything looks like it’s working now?

[John James Jacoby]

Lots of posts about this already. Eventually we’ll open source the theme. Until then, build it yourself or wait. 🙂

[Stephen Edgar]

Every thing up ^^^^ here looks and sounds good as does the FAQ 🙂

“Is there any way to subscribe to tag feeds?”
Only by RSS, just add /feed to the end or a tags URL https://bbpress.org/forums/topic-tag/faq/feed

“What I’m wondering is whether we need to provide anything for the forum members?”
As the docs get better I think they will be universal enough to be used by all parties and by utilizing a plugin such as https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-admin-bar-addition/ I think ‘the docs’ can be delivered to quite a few target audiences being discussed above.

> The new admin bar entries will only be displayed if the current user has the bbPress/ WordPress capability of moderate. (Note: I am open for suggestions here if this should maybe changed to a more suitable capability.)

[Goofey]

If you have access to your apache config, it is possible to use mod_alias and point Roni Cohen to userid 524.

So if you mix it up with mod_rewrite, you redirect every link from 524 to Roni, and use mod_alias to point it back to 524.

[LabSecrets]

Thanks, I wasn’t here at that time, but good info.

The videos would not need to be embeded on any other site, they could “live” in an unbranded Wistia project container with the other bbPress-only videos.

Question Two: What about any standard leader-trailer info? If we want to do this “right” it seems we should take the extra time to have an agreed-upon leader and trailer for all these videos, as this would make them all feel professional and part of the bbPress “product”.

Any input previously shared on this point? If you want, I can create some samples and share them here.

[Siobhan]

We discussed using videos in the WordPress Codex. The consensus was that videos were great so long as they were done on an clean, unbranded WP install (localhost or something like that).

[LabSecrets]

Can someone from the group (or John?) please advise how you prefer for us to handle referencing our video content? We current, for example, have this popular video: http://labsecrets.com/2012/01/23/buddypress-and-bbpress-forums-made-easy/

Should we grab the embed code and put it into the codex as needed for each video, or do you prefer we keep embeds outside the codex and link to it directly.

Based on previous discussions with John, I do not want to create an improper embeds or links to our commercial endeavors…

See, eg., our addition to https://codex.bbpress.org/getting-started-with-bbpress/ (re. BuddyPress and bbPress), this is where a video would be helpful.

Please advise?

[Siobhan]

Sounds like a good idea to me – lots of users find videos really useful. I guess see what everyone else thinks?

I have created an FAQ here: https://codex.bbpress.org/faq/

It’s not published yet but you can see it if you’re logged it. I realised that one had already been started once I’d done it but it only had one question so I integrated it. At the minute I’m just coding the links using an a name – is this the best way or is there a plugin we should be using?

Also, once something has been added to the FAQ is there any way to “untag” it? Should I comment on the thread that it has been added to and someone else can remove the tag?

[LabSecrets]

I was thinking we could provide a “users guide” with videos (think like Shawn has done with WP101) for bbPress “users” and in the same area the “admin guide” with info about running the site. Perhaps we can set aside the user content in a way that can be shared universally by site admins. We have the means and mechanism to deliver the content that way via a plugin, embed codes, etc. so a site owner could have generic “this is how to use it” instructions…. again, very much like wp101. We would donate our time and effort to produce this for bbPress if you guys are open to receiving the same?

[fivezerothree]

I want to dig up this thread – @macauley86 did you ever find a fix for the forum thinking it was also part of the blog / a blog post somehow? I’m having the same issue myself. For anyone who doesn’t understand the issue the breadcrumbs will display something like ‘blog > forum’ and the menu highlights ‘blog’ and ‘forum’ at the same time.

I went through the trouble of creating a slightly more watered down version of my template for bbpress and named it ‘bbpress.php’, trouble is it’s still having mixed feelings on whether it should be a blog post, just a forum or in this case both.

[MTPrower]

How do I override bbp-common-functions.php so that I can safely upgrade bbPress without losing my one change?

Here is the original:

// array of time period chunks
$chunks = array(
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 , __( 'year',   'bbpress' ), __( 'years',   'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 ,  __( 'month',  'bbpress' ), __( 'months',  'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 * 7,    __( 'week',   'bbpress' ), __( 'weeks',   'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 ,       __( 'day',    'bbpress' ), __( 'days',    'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 ,            __( 'hour',   'bbpress' ), __( 'hours',   'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 ,                 __( 'minute', 'bbpress' ), __( 'minutes', 'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 1,                   __( 'second', 'bbpress' ), __( 'seconds', 'bbpress' ) )
    );

Here is what I want:

// array of time period chunks
$chunks = array(
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 , __( 'y',   'bbpress' ), __( 'y',   'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 ,  __( 'm',  'bbpress' ), __( 'm',  'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 * 7,    __( 'w',   'bbpress' ), __( 'w',   'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 * 24 ,       __( 'd',    'bbpress' ), __( 'd',    'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 * 60 ,            __( 'h',   'bbpress' ), __( 'h',   'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 60 ,                 __( 'min', 'bbpress' ), __( 'min', 'bbpress' ) ),
    array( 1,                   __( 's', 'bbpress' ), __( 's', 'bbpress' ) )
    );

I’m trying to make the forums support mobile, and the long words ruin my tables.

I want to be able to upgrade bbPress without losing this change. What can I do?

[Siobhan]

Yup, I get that. But there is still a distinction between 1) the people who install and use bbPress to run their forum, and b) the forum members. What I’m wondering is whether we need to provide anything for the forum members (like basic stuff on posting etc) or if we can forget about them. In which case there are just Devs & users.

[LabSecrets]

In the past we’ve found it helpful to have one set of docs and info relating to “use” of the system, and then a second relating to “development” (or “customization”). The differentiation is less on the capability of the person searching, and more about what the point of the information may be.

Think of it like an automobile. There is the “user manual” in the glove box. But if you are a mechanic, you probably have the Chilton “repair manual” for that car in your shop somewhere.

If you use bbPress, the default “user manual” would have a variety of useful “how to use and extend this” info… but if you wanted to get into the code (php or css or js or shortcodes) you would look to the “repair manual” (not implying anything broken, just meaning it’s for modifying code)

Keeping things as simple and flat as possible might help to eliminate hiding good info in a complex heirarchy?

[fivezerothree]

Where to even start with a question like that. You do realise you have essentially just asked how to build the digital equivalent of a kit car..?

[Siobhan]

Sorry for the delay to this – i’m semi-on holiday 🙂

So this is an interesting question to do with users, end users etc. In fact, should we be producing stuff for forum users as well? I guess we have three groups: Developers Forum Admins Forum Users

Would that make more sense?

How about we adopt the following tagging system:

faq – for something to be added to the faq document – for something to be documented

Would that make sense? Is there any way to subscribe to tag feeds?

• This reply was modified 13 years, 11 months ago by Siobhan.

[arunumap]

I am using an eleganttheme.com theme with buddypress and of course, bbpress. Everytime we start a new topic, I can’t see the initial post as a user or even the creator of the topic, I can only see it as an admin. If I click reply (w/o being able to see the initial post) I can see that reply, and any replies going forward. But the initial post won’t display, even if I post it as an admin. I have no idea why this is the case. Can someone please help me out?

• This topic was modified 13 years, 11 months ago by arunumap.

[sebronin]

Hello,

I went to : http://translate.wordpress.org/projects/bbpress/plugin
Lots of language translation files are available and I was able to download them successfully.
Unfortunately for some languages, the current validators are not validating anything, leaving bbpress dead for these languages.
The bad thing is that there is no way to download older versions of the translation files, which could still work for 90% of the strings.

Please correct me if i’m wrong.

A solution would be to have a separate store on bbpress.org where the latest validated translation files are available. Even outdated translations would be better than nothing.

The situation is pretty bad, for example at the moment we can’t have a forum in the french language.

[ericlepping]

WP 3.4.1 bbPress 2.1.2 http://members.thenourishedcommunity.com/ I’m looking for a way to have bbpress/forums be a first level menu item without generating a custom link menu item. The site I’m working on is running Wishlist and Wishlist doesn’t want to recognize the custom linked menu item for forums. Because of that I cannot protect the forums from non-members.

• This topic was modified 13 years, 11 months ago by ericlepping.

[Sam Srauy]

Found Phillips’ brilliant code awhile back. I changed it a little bit for more control:

function lab_logged_in_bbptopics($have_posts){
if (!bbp_current_user_can_publish_forums()){
$have_posts = null;
}
return $have_posts;
}
add_filter(‘bbp_has_topics’, ‘lab_logged_in_bbptopics’);
add_filter(‘bbp_has_forums’, ‘lab_logged_in_bbptopics’);
add_filter(‘bbp_has_replies’, ‘lab_logged_in_bbptopics’);

You can then use any of the user role plugins to specify which user (or user level) can publish forums. Of course, logged out users don’t have a bbp_current_user_can_publish_forums() set so they’ll automatically be denied access to the forums. Hope you enjoy!

Also, I changed the “Oh bother! …” text in bbpress/feedback-no-forums.php to say “You have to be logged in and have permission to see the forums.”

Hope this helps someone. And, thank you Philip for sharing your code to begin with! It certainly helped me a lot.

[r4S]

Hi,

Running with WP3.4.1 and bbPress 2.1.2

Even though in bbPress settings ‘Allow users to mark topics as favorites’ and ‘Allow users to subscribe to topics’ are checked I am not seeing Add this topic to favorites or Subscribe links on the topic pages.

Am I missing a trick or what should I investigate for these to show?

Thanks.

[mluther]

Never mind. I reloaded the page and I see the forum now. I guess bbPress just needed some time.

[mluther]

WordPress: Version 3.4.1
bbPress: Version 2.1.2

Hello, I searched for bbPress in the plugin directory and installed it. I proceeded to create one Forum and one Topic.
After publishing them, I clicked on “View Topic”, but I get

> This is somewhat embarrassing, isn’t it? It seems we can’t find what
> you’re looking for. Perhaps searching, or one of the links below, can
> help.

Please help.

[raji1990]

hi everybody i can’t see replies with my template and when i activate bbpress template i see them any solution for this issue thx in advance
http://mgamer.t15.org/wp/forums/topic/aaadsda/#post-144

• This topic was modified 13 years, 11 months ago by raji1990.