[Thomas]

Yes, i use this plugin… is it an option.
But is it not possible, that a image uploud is implement in the bbpress core?
Is the implementation to difficult?

[Robin W]

I haven’t looked at this one for several years, so no idea if it works or is any good

Inline Image Upload for BBPress

[Thomas]

Hello all specific bbpress team

I use the bbpress forum in combination with the better messages chat-plugin. The background is, the combined function between booth. BUT, bbpress can not images upload when send an post in the forums. Only about a plugin that cost minimum 75€ for one year …. only for the image function? Is the function to upload a image to streng for a implementation in the core?

[Danishsard]

Yes, I’ve known about it for a long time; the creator does such a great job that they ought to put up a statue in his honor. However, it doesn’t offer every feature typical of forums—it provides a good number of them, but not all.

Still, it’s probably the best bbPress plugin out there.

The core software really ought to include more ready-made solutions—specifically, default styling that relies more on the theme’s classes rather than imposing its own. Or, generally speaking, it should look more modern out of the box; that way, more people would use it, since many don’t know how to customize it manually.

[Robin W]

Have you looked at

bbp style pack

It has loads of features for bbpress.

[Danishsard]

I think bbPress has huge development potential; it is also the most deeply integrated with WordPress. It would be great to see it evolve—perhaps along the lines of other forum solutions that offer comprehensive feature bundles.

It’s a great forum platform, though highly underrated because the core package lacks extensive features. In my view, however, it holds the greatest potential to evolve into a fantastic tool for enriching WordPress sites.

[specialworld83]

Introducing Aurora bbPress 1.0!

Aurora is a modern forum template plugin developed by CodeLinSoft to completely redesign the appearance and user experience of bbPress without replacing your existing WordPress theme.

Designed with a clean, elegant, and responsive interface, Aurora makes it easier to discover discussions, interact with other members, and build an engaging online community.

MAIN FEATURES

• Modern, responsive interface for desktop, tablet, and mobile.

• Redesigned homepage with forum categories, community statistics, and active members.

• Dedicated recent discussions page with search, filters, and topic previews.

• Modern topic layouts with author information, discussion statistics, and an interactive timeline.

• SCEditor WYSIWYG editor with XHTML support.

• Integrated image and file attachments.

• Customizable user profiles with avatars and cover images.

• Configurable discussion badges and member rankings.

• Automatic topic subscriptions and notifications with an unread counter and dropdown.

• Customization options available directly from WordPress Admin.

• Multilingual interface with 12 included languages.

COMPATIBILITY

Aurora works as an independent WordPress plugin, preserving the underlying bbPress discussion system and your existing WordPress theme.

Version: 1.0

WordPress: 6.4 or later

PHP: 7.4 or later

Requires: bbPress

License: CodeLinSoft Proprietary License

DISCOVER AURORA

Explore its features, view the interface previews, and get the plugin from the official website:

Aurora bbPress – Official Product Page

Feedback, suggestions, and feature requests are welcome!

Developed by CodeLinSoft.

[John James Jacoby]

This seems like a reasonable thing to add to bbPress core directly.

@robin-w mind if we merge that in from your style pack plugin? 😁

[Robin W]

@jgasba Thanks for posting, the original thread was old, but exactly the right place for you to add your comments.

So the subscribe/unsubscribe features in profile refer to the user accessing the profile. So if you go into a users bbpress profile, then there is a subscriptions tab, but this is for you (as admin/keymaster in your case) to ‘also’ subscribe/unsubscribe, it does not allow you to subscribe/unsubscribe a user.

You can manage subscriptions using the bbp style pack additional plugin (which has lots of other stuff you can amend in bbpress)

so Install

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Subscription Management
and activate, and follow the explanation there of how to manage subscitions for users, forums and topics

[jgasba]

Update: as I was not sure there was no permission or some other setting somewhere that was f*** things up, to be sure I installed a fresh WP install, installed Twenty Seventeen, bbpress, created 2 users (1 admin/keymaster and 1 subscriber), created a Forum and Topic with the admin. I subscribed to the topic with the subscriber.

I still can’t see the button on the basic user profile to unsubscribe him from the topic as an admin. The bug is confirmed.

[jgasba]

Hey I have the same question and same issue.
Using a WP theme (tested on Twenty Seventeen, 21, 22, 24) and with bbpress v2.6.17 (troubleshoot mode, no other plugins), when I visit the bbpress profile on the front-end of a user there is no way to unsubscribe them.

My profile is Admin + Keymaster.

Another “expected” place where I searched that option was on the back-end profile.
Then I searched the unsubscribe button on the admin page for the specific topic they are subscribed to. There is the subscription metabox (#bbp_topic_subscriptions_metabox) but that simply lists the users. It does not give any “unsubscribe” button. Any reason the topic admin page does not offer that possibility to admin/keymasters.

Currently the only way I have to unsub a user is either to go to the database (not acceptable for non-dev, or non-trusted admins), or impersonate that user with a “user switching” plugin (or the Publishpress capabilities that also give that option), visite the topic “as” that user and click unsubscribe.

Any idea on how we could debug that?

[John James Jacoby]

Sorry to hear about all of that.

I’ve fixed the phpBB importer, and I’m quickly auditing the other importers for similar problems.

See: https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3683

2.6.18 will include these fixes.

[joneiseman]

I’m seeing a fatal error after installing 2.6.17:
[16-Sep-2026 17:54:10 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare bbp_get_component_name() (previously declared in /home/mafwor5/public_html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/extend/buddypress/functions.php:34) in /home/mafwor5/public_html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/extend/buddypress/functions.php on line 34

Looks like the file is included twice.

[Danishsard]

I chose the account migration method for bbPress; the accounts were transferred, but no one can log in. The importer stated that accounts would be automatically adjusted upon the first login attempt—but that isn’t happening; no one can log in without resetting their password.

So, one way or another, the importer doesn’t work quite as it should. It shouldn’t be so finicky, and it ought to actually deliver on what it promises—yet it fails to fully do so.

bbPress is still a great forum platform, though for some reason, it seems to have been largely abandoned by its creators.

They could create paid add-ons and turn it into a solid, comprehensive package. After all, wpForo isn’t good at all—quite the opposite. It’s a shame that bbPress isn’t really being developed by its creators anymore; they could let others step in and drive it forward if they no longer have the energy for it themselves.

[John James Jacoby]

bbPress 2.6.17 is a security and maintenance release that improves permissions, private content handling, subscription notifications, moderation workflows, and forum counts. Everyone running bbPress should update as soon as possible.

Read the release announcement and get bbPress 2.6.17 from WordPress.org.

[Robin W]

ok, sorry I don’t know phpbb and the convertor was written some time ago by someone who no longer is actively involved in bbpress.

Have a look through these

Problems when converting from phpBB to bbPress

“No users to import” when attempting to import from latest phpBB

[Robin W]

Note sure if this issue is covered in this article

phpBB

[Danishsard]

I’m trying to import everything from a phpBB forum to bbPress, but it’s not working. Users aren’t being transferred, and the posts that do get moved (I’m not sure if it’s all of them) lack an assigned author. The process keeps getting stuck in a loop at step 16 due to an error. In the end, some topics appear on the forum (maybe all of them, maybe not—I can’t tell), but there are no actual users; the posts look as if they were written by guests, even though they have various names attached. The importer never finishes; it just stays stuck on step 16, endlessly processing the same thing.

Is there any way to fix this problem?

[Robin W]

I am not a bbpress author, just a moderator on the support forum.

bbpress has been informed, and as you say patchstack says that the issue is

Low priority
No impactful threat
This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.

But of course it should be fixed.

[Robin W]

I am not a bbpress author, just a moderator on the support forum.

bbpress has been informed, and patchstack says that the issue is

Low priority
No impactful threat
This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.

But of course it should be fixed.

I am closing this thread as another exists covering the same issue

[Peter]

Can you please help with an update to fix this security issue?
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bbpress/vulnerability/wordpress-bbpress-plugin-2-6-14-broken-access-control-vulnerability

[stracy2]

Is someone working a patch or fix?

Wordfence gives alerts to this issue.

patchstack, credited with finding this CVE:

States “This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.” and has no vPatch. Here is that report.

[crzyhrse]

bbPress <= 2.6.14 – Missing Authorization
Wordfence Intelligence > Vulnerability Database > bbPress <= 2.6.14 – Missing Authorization
5.3
Missing Authorization
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVE CVE-2026-74010
CVSS 5.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 31, 2026
Last Updated September 1, 2026
Researcher Ananda Dhakal
Description
The bbPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.14. This is due to a missing capability check on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

References
vdp.patchstack.com

[Touda]

Hi. We’re also interested in a basic PM funcionality for bbPress. As this thread is 5 years old, we’re wondering if there is a more recente plugin available in 2026. The bbPress Messages that Robin suggested now appears at the WP plugins directory as not having been updated in a long time. Better Messages seems to be more updated but in the free version based on Ajax it seems like a too heavy-load plugin. Have any of you tested it in a high traffic server?

[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