[Robin W]

it is theme related

and yes you have a theme item of

<div class="dummy" style="padding-top: 100%;"></div>

and this sits below the header and creates this space.

which method in item 3 of this link are you using ?

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – Part 1

[forehanded5]

I just installed bbPress through the plugin panel and added some test forums. It seems like there is a very large empty DIV that I don’t know how to get rid of causing a large space between the forum header and the forums. Any ideas on how to get rid of it?

It’s only showing up on the main forums home page and not any other pages when you navigate into the forums or posts.

Currently using the Uncode theme. WP, plugins, themes, etc are all up to date.

Forums are at: http://foxtrotbattleline.com/forums

[Robin W]

This article explains it quite well and the save hooks

add_action ( 'bbp_new_topic', 'bbp_save_extra_fields', 10, 1 );
add_action ( 'bbp_edit_topic', 'bbp_save_extra_fields', 10, 1 );

are still there

https://wp-dreams.com/articles/2013/06/adding-custom-fields-bbpress-topic-form/

[Robin W]

This is a bit like saying I want my Ford to be like a Chevrolet. Without specifying what is needed in your view to make bbpress the equivalent it is hard for anyone to help you by suggesting suitable additional bbpress plugins to achieve your goals.

[Hari]

Hi, i would like to use WordPress native posts as topics with bbpress.

and I would like to install bbpress in a subfolder. but if I do that bbpress creates unnecessary slugs

I do not want bbpress to create an extra slug for example domain.com/folder/topic/orignal-post

I want below slugs ? is it possible?
domain.com/folder/
domain.com/this-this-a-post/

[Robin W]

ok, now in – nice site by the way !

Not sure why changing in bbpress had no effect – I can’t see your theme is doing anything.

my first suggestion would be to install

bbp style pack

and once installed go into

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Forums index styling

and set some of those to a larger font – just start with 1 or 2 and see if they work.

If so you can work though the rest to get what you want.

If not come back, BUT leave a couple in place and tell me a couple you have changed.

I can then look at what is being downloaded to my browser and maybe help further

[Mike8857]

Should be all set now. Sorry.

http://escwebmaster-001-site3.itempurl.com/forums/

Username/Password: bbpress/bbpress

Mike

[Robin W]

bbPress requires at least one Keymaster, and only keymasters can set other keymasters. However bbPress does allow you to change the last keymaster to another role without warning – leaving no keymasters, and no ability to set a keymaster.

I’ve added some code in the bug fixes tab of my style pack plugin that detects if this has happened, and allows creation of a new keymaster.

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>bug fixes

and you’ll see a tick box at the end.

Once you have ticked and saved, you can deactivate and delete this plugin, but I hope you’ll find a bunch of useful things in there and keep it going 🙂

[ahmedz]

i have the same issue after import my vb database into bbPress

https://prnt.sc/tirq2c

any idea how to fix this it happens with all users though !

[ocdcreative]

We are developing a website using Elementor Pro and have installed BBpress. I can easily create the forum main page which fits perfectly into my site template, but once you click on a topic, the display goes full screen. How can one edit the actual topic/post pages in BBpress with Elementor?

[cassel]

I have been using this plugin successfully for years now to allow my members to post images in the forum without having to host them somewhere else. However, although it still works perfectly with my current WordPress version (5.4.2), it has not been updated in 2 years.

Can someone “update” or check it (it is open source) or suggest another one if/when this one no longer works?

[p3t3rr]

Hi,

I am using the Enfold theme which seems to disable the bbpress default breadcrumbs. I re-enabled them for better user navigation with the following code in child theme functions.php

//show bbpress forum breadcrumbs
add_action('after_setup_theme', function() {
	 remove_filter('bbp_get_breadcrumb','avia_fetch_bb_trail',10,3);
}, 9999);

Breadcumbs are displayed as seen for example here: https://hatopia.de/community-forum/thema/ich-erstelle-auch-ein-thema-weil-ich-was-zu-sagen-habe/.

I want to change the default breadcumbs a bit in order to have better UX.
First, I want to change the text of ‘Startseite’ to ‘Home’. Second, I want to change the name of ‘Foren’ to ‘Community’ and change the link of ‘Foren’ to another link (‘…/community’).

Can this be achieved and if so how?

Thank you for the support and best regards, Peter

[Mike8857]

Thanks for the response. My test site is:

http://escwebmaster-001-site3.itempurl.com/

Membership>>Members Only>>Member Discussion Forum

Uername: bbpress
Password: bbpress

Thank you

[nextnorth]

Hi,

I am helping out a friend with a website for speech therapists https://pdcen.org

Using bbpress v. 2.6.5

We have lost the key master role and hence cannot administrate forums, topics etc.

I have scoured this forum for fixes, re-installed the plugin, checked plugin conflicts and tried re-assigning roles via the database but I can’t figure out how to fix.

I am an experienced wp developer but have never seen this before. Any help would be appreciated.

[jukkablog]

Hi everyone,

I don’t know if the right place where to ask this is on the bbpress support or in the to Better Notifications for WP support. I looked for this problem but couldn’t find anything.
I’m using Better Notifications for WP to send notifications to new users of my bbpress forum and to alert administrator for new comments. This notifications are working perfectly.
I’m trying as well to create a new notification that would be sent to all users upon creation of a new topic in the forum.

This is not working no matter what I try.
The forums are private, I tried as well to set it up for private topics and not but still is not working.

The wordpress version is: 5.4.2
The bbpress version is: 2.6.5
The Better Notifications for WP version is: 1.8.3

Thank you

[Mike8857]

bbPress Version 2.6.5 <

WordPress 5.4.2

Among other instructions I used bbPress Styling Crib (https://codex.bbpress.org/bbpress-styling-crib/). I copied bbpress.css into the wp-content/themes/%your-theme%/css/ folder as directed in the Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – part 2 (https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum-part-2/).

The bottom line is that I changed every “font-size:” tag in bbpress.css (and there are 40) trying to have SOME effect. Nothing.

The tiny text makes the forum unusable. Changing the font size, from much of what I’ve read, is simple.

What am I doing wrong???

Thanks in advance

[Milan Petrovic]

CSS styling for the select field is most likely limited by the theme in length (bbPress default styling does it also), so you need to change the width for that element to 100%.

[mohammadms]

Hi guys!
I use bbPress and it’s great plugin!
I have built one website-forum using bbPress. I haven’t any post in it and all my website has Topics and replies. I don’t need forums and topic prefix in url.
I remove forums from settings but can’t remove /topic from url. I searched google but I can’t find any solutions.
Example I want to replace https://website.com/topic/topic-name/ to https://website.com/topic-name/

I found in settings that can replace the /topic to other words but can’t remove it at all.

Please help guys…

[ahmedz]

Hello , i have vbulletin v3.8 and tried to import data by bbpress plugin on wordpress last version i got issue its like a loop and never stop keep repeating i left my pc over 3 hours after i back i found it still stuck in this step >> Step 8 <<

https://prnt.sc/thn6go

any idea of how to fix or pass this step to finish importing ?

[wiebke.wetzel]

Hello,

I am using BBpress to create course forums as part of a learning management system build with the WPLMS theme. I could set up a forum easily and post in it, but now I am facing an issue: users cannot edit, delete or close a topic. Find a screenshot here. None of the links in the highlighted area does work.

I have enabled “Allow users to edit their content for … minutes” and set it to 10000″ (roughly 7 days). I have full admin rights and still cannot edit my own post.

Thanks for your support!
Wiebke

[teichhorst]

Hi there,

there have been two posts that kind of go into this topic, but the solutions offered there didn’t help (yet). Maybe I did something wrong, idk.

I’ll back up a little. Here are the steps and error(s):

1. Click on registration
2. Type in the username to be used
3. Type in the e-mail address
4. Hit submit
5. Loading until ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS

Funny thing is that even if I didn’t fill in the required fields, the registration runs into the error.

What I tried so far:
– De- and re-activating plugins
– looked in the error.log and Plesk Protocols
– Updated the permalink structure
– … maybe more

but nothing’s to be found, nothing’s changed. Latest versions of WordPress, Avada (Theme) and bbpress are installed. There also are no SSL or htaccess problems that I know of.

Hopefully there’s someone who knows a solution to this issue.

Thanks and best regards
Tim

[Robin W]

no the opposite they are never subscribed.

you can use

bbPress Notify (No Spam)

to get everyone to receive, but they can’t opt out !

[harleyfiremedic]

Looking for a little help with configuring my forum in my course. I have LearnDash (LD), Uncanny Owl Toolkit Pro, bbPress for LD. My courses are a 6 week course format with each week’s material is at the Lesson level.

I have 5 forums created for the existing course I am working with. Do I need to create a single parent forum with the associated forum under it or can I just have the forums ordered 1-5? What is the most effective setup of the forums and what should the attributes be set to?

Each unit forum should be the last step before the unit quiz which completes the work for the week and I created an LD topic with the forum link in it. When I follow the link I get a redirect error How do I associate/configure the forum with the class so students progress from the unit work directly into that week’s forum?

Thanks in advance!!

[Robin W]

find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/form-topic.php

transfer this to your pc and edit as needed

and save

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

Then transfer the file you saved above and put in in the directory called bbpress that you created above, so you end up with
wp-content/themes/%your-theme-name%/bbpress/form-topic.php

bbPress will now use this template instead of the original

[kenaustin3rd]

Chuckie, Thanks again for all of your help I appreciate it…I used what you sent and it worked but I had to add in two more lines for the “even” also

#bbpress-forums div.odd, #bbpress-forums ul.odd, #bbpress-forums div.even, #bbpress-forums ul.even {
background-color: #fbfbfb;
}