[Robin W]

you can do it by amending a template if you know how to do ftp

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

find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/content-single-forum.php
Make a copy of this file, and put in in the directory called bbpress that you created above, so you end up with
wp-content/themes/%your-theme-name%/bbpress/content-single-forum.php
bbPress will now use this template instead of the original
and you can amend this

so amend this template to read

<?php

/**
 * Single Forum Content Part
 *
 * @package bbPress
 * @subpackage Theme
 */

?>

<div id="bbpress-forums">

	<div id="forum-intro">
	
	<?php if (bbp_get_forum_title() == 'technical' ) echo 'this is some content' ; ?>
	
	<?php if (bbp_get_forum_title() == 'leisure' ) 	echo 'this is some different content' ; ?>
	
	</div>

	<?php bbp_breadcrumb(); ?>

	<?php bbp_forum_subscription_link(); ?>

	<?php do_action( 'bbp_template_before_single_forum' ); ?>

	<?php if ( post_password_required() ) : ?>

		<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'form', 'protected' ); ?>

	<?php else : ?>

		<?php bbp_single_forum_description(); ?>

		<?php if ( bbp_has_forums() ) : ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'forums' ); ?>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php if ( !bbp_is_forum_category() && bbp_has_topics() ) : ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'topics'    ); ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop',       'topics'    ); ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'topics'    ); ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'form',       'topic'     ); ?>

		<?php elseif ( !bbp_is_forum_category() ) : ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'feedback',   'no-topics' ); ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'form',       'topic'     ); ?>

		<?php endif; ?>

	<?php endif; ?>

	<?php do_action( 'bbp_template_after_single_forum' ); ?>

</div>

You will see I have added lines to change the content per forum

so the line

<?php if (bbp_get_forum_title() == 'technical' ) echo 'this is some content' ; ?>

says that if the forum is called ‘technical’ then write ‘this is some content’ so you simply need to change the forum name and what you want that forum content to be.

You can add additional lines for each forum, my example has two forums ‘technical’ and ‘leisure’

[ross445]

I’m trying to enable Visual Editor for my forum.
I’m using this code – https://codex.bbpress.org/enable-visual-editor/

However, it doesn’t work for me and i see this errors:

jquery.js?ver=1.12.4:2 Uncaught Error: no such method 'instance' for autocomplete widget instance
...
tinymce.min.js?ver=4711-20180425:2 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'refreshContentEditable' of undefined

My bbPress version is 2.5.14
Wordpress – 4.9.7

Tried to disable all plugins, didn’t help..

[macuhail]

The Use TinyMCE with BBPress plugin worked.

[kterva]

transitory solution
install plugin
Use TinyMCE with bbPress

[macuhail]

I am new to bbPress. I have it installed with the Genesis framework. I have also installed the bbPress Genesis Extend plugin.

I have a problem with the editor when making a post. The editor buttons are displaying vertically instead of horizontally in one row. I have attached a photo to illustrate.

How do I get the buttons to display properly?

Image found here: https://imgur.com/a/oRrNZh5

[machank]

I would really prefer that TOPIC publishing/editing be limited to MODERATORS with PARTICIPANTS limited to REPLY publishing/editing etc. This seems like an widely useful adaptation but I don’t see how to do it, either within bbPress or using other plugins such as Members. bbPress 2.5.14, wordpress 4.9.7

[jbulies]

Hello, I would like you to help me, I have been testing bbpress because they told me to create a forum for the web of my work and I have a problem. When I create a topic and click on the edit button that brings bbpress, it redirects me to a page that does not exist or that is not activated, I suppose. For example, if the topic is called a test, it redirects me to *** / test / edit / I hope you understand me. Well, edit does not exist … I can edit the topic from dashboard of wordpress but the idea is that users who register and create a debate can edit it …
The same thing happens to me when click on the username that created the topic and when click on merge . Those three links respond to a message from my website (page not found) edit, merge and the user.
I can not show you the web link because it belongs to a private network.
I’ve already tried disabling all the plugins, changing the theme and finally a wordpress mounted on my laptop to test and nothing.
please help
Jose Bulies

[Mayeenul Islam]

bbPress reply from admin panel is not user friendly.

How a non-technical person will understand that they should put the forum topic id there?

Instead it’d be better if we can load topics in a dropdown menu when the forum is chosen.

[Robin W]

from your post I suspect you have already seen

Custom Subscriptions Email

Sorry, I still haven’t got round to this one 🙁

[matty1995]

Since the BBpress install, my blog page turned into something like

/topic_binned/blog/
/topic/blog/

Opposed to just /blog/

Does anyone know how to fix this? I’ve been ripping my hair out all morning over this. I tried to put a redirect in, but it becomes a redirect loop. Furthermore, I’d prefer to not redirect, I’d prefer it to just go back to /blog/

Thanks in advance,
Matt

[Milan Petrovic]

Hi,

My GD bbPress Toolbox Pro plugin has Thanks feature. You can check out the plugin and all it’s features here: https://plugins.dev4press.com/gd-bbpress-toolbox/.

Regards,
Milan

[demonboy]

I’ve spent some time trawling through the net looking for a working plugin that allows users to ‘thank’ or ‘like’ a post in the forum but I can’t find anything.

Any clues or suggestions?

Cheers

[sleestak]

Oops…that’s the BuddyPress version. I am using 2.5 of bbPress.

[sleestak]

I am on the latest version (3.1.0) of bbPress and I have enabled Reply Threading in the Settings; however, my replies are still showing at the same level as the original message. I am using the Enfold theme.

Is this an issue with the latest version or is there something else I need to do to enable it?

[Robin W]

I would like to create a forum that is free for all to view but can only be contributed to by registered user of the website. So creating new topics and replying/commenting in the tread is only available to those who are registered. However anyone can read the thread and hopefully its contents will be searchable by google

This is the default.

If you set then forum to public, but ensure that anonymous posting is off

dashboard>settings>forums>anonymous posting

Then all can see, but only registered users can post

bbpress just uses wordpress login, so any wordpress login will work, so logging onto the website also gives access to the forums

[clutchbasketcbt]

Hi all,

I am new to wordpress and I am struggling to set up a forum on my webpage that has the features I want.

I would like to create a forum that is free for all to view but can only be contributed to by registered user of the website. So creating new topics and replying/commenting in the tread is only available to those who are registered. However anyone can read the thread and hopefully its contents will be searchable by google.

I am not sure if I need a specific plugin for this task or if the two I have attempted to do this with are adequate with better knowledge. (bbpress and Discussion Board)

It would also be my preference for the user to log in to the website, rather than just the forum but I would settle for the latter if the former is not easily attainable.

I would really appreciate any info that anyone has on the subject because I am not a web developer! Webpages look so simple before you find out what goes into them.

[Robin W]

install and activater bbpress
go to
dashboard>tools>forums>import forum and select simplepress5 from the platform list

[squaremdesign]

Need to migrate a Simple Press forum to BBPress – what is the best way to do this?

[Robin W]

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[Robin W]

ok, so this works on my test site

in discussions-replies

<?php add_filter ('bbp_before_has_replies_parse_args' , 'rew_filter_for_user' ) ?>
<?php if ( bbp_get_user_replies_created( $user_id = bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ) : ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'replies' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'replies' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'replies' ); ?>
<?php else : ?>
    <p><?php _e( 'You have not replied to any topics.', 'bbpress' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>	

and in functions

function rew_filter_for_user ($args) {
 $uid = bbp_get_current_user_id();
 $args['author'] = $uid ;
 return $args ;
}

let me know if it works on yours

[RobertL4807]

My forums currently recognize “@user-name” with the dash.
Anyone know how to get bbPress to recognize “@user name” with a space?

Much appreciated
Thanks

[quigley05]

1. I created a new template file titled discussions-replies and discussions-subscriptions under my WordPress child theme.

2. I placed within discussions-replies the following code:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Discussions Replies Created
*/
get_header();

// Page options
$header = ghostpool_option( 'page_header' ) == 'default' ? ghostpool_option( 'page_page_header' ) : ghostpool_option( 'page_header' );
$height = ghostpool_option( 'page_header_height', 'padding-bottom' ) != '' ? ghostpool_option( 'page_header_height', 'padding-bottom' ) : ghostpool_option( 'page_page_header_height', 'height' );
$format = ghostpool_option( 'blog_format' );
$style = ghostpool_option( 'blog_style' );
$alignment = ghostpool_option( 'blog_alignment' );
$cats = ghostpool_option( 'blog_cats' ) ? implode( ',', ghostpool_option( 'blog_cats' ) ) : '';
$post_types = ghostpool_option( 'blog_post_types' ) ? implode( ',', ghostpool_option( 'blog_post_types' ) ) : ghostpool_option( 'blog_post_types' );
$orderby = ghostpool_option( 'blog_orderby' );
$per_page = ghostpool_option( 'blog_per_page' );
$offset = ghostpool_option( 'blog_offset' );
$image_size = ghostpool_option( 'blog_image_size' );
$content_display = ghostpool_option( 'blog_content_display' );	
$excerpt_length = ghostpool_option( 'blog_excerpt_length' );
$meta_author = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'author' );
$meta_date = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'date' );
$meta_comment_count = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'comment_count' );
$meta_views = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'views' );
$meta_likes = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'likes' );
$meta_cats = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'cats' );
$meta_tags = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'tags' );
$read_more_link = ghostpool_option( 'blog_read_more_link' );
$pagination = 'page-numbers';

?>

<div class="sub-nav-container">
	<div class="sub-nav-pagetitle">
		<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-about-menu">
		<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'sort_column' => 'menu_order', 'container' => 'ul', 'menu_id' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'fallback_cb' => 'null', 'walker' => new Ghostpool_Custom_Menu ) ); ?>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-extramenu">
	</div>
</div>

<div id="gp-content-wrapper" class="gp-container">

	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_begin_content_wrapper' ); ?>
			
	<div id="gp-inner-container">
		
		<div id="gp-content">

			<div class="gp-entry-content">
				
				
<div id="bbpress-forums">
	<?php do_action( 'bbp_template_before_user_replies' ); ?>

	<div id="bbp-user-replies-created" class="bbp-user-replies-created">
		<div class="bbp-user-section">

<?php global $current_user; get_currentuserinfo(); $uid = bbp_get_current_user_id(); ?>
<?php if ( bbp_get_user_replies_created( $user_id = bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ) : ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'replies' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'replies' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'replies' ); ?>
<?php else : ?>
    <p><?php _e( 'You have not replied to any topics.', 'bbpress' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>	

		</div>
	</div>
</div>				
				
			</div>
			
		</div>
			
		<?php get_sidebar( 'left' ); ?>

		<?php get_sidebar( 'right' ); ?>

	</div>
	
	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_end_content_wrapper' ); ?>
				
	<div class="gp-clear"></div>
	
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

In discussions-subscriptions template I inserted the following code:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Discussions Subscriptions
*/
get_header();

// Page options
$header = ghostpool_option( 'page_header' ) == 'default' ? ghostpool_option( 'page_page_header' ) : ghostpool_option( 'page_header' );
$height = ghostpool_option( 'page_header_height', 'padding-bottom' ) != '' ? ghostpool_option( 'page_header_height', 'padding-bottom' ) : ghostpool_option( 'page_page_header_height', 'height' );
$format = ghostpool_option( 'blog_format' );
$style = ghostpool_option( 'blog_style' );
$alignment = ghostpool_option( 'blog_alignment' );
$cats = ghostpool_option( 'blog_cats' ) ? implode( ',', ghostpool_option( 'blog_cats' ) ) : '';
$post_types = ghostpool_option( 'blog_post_types' ) ? implode( ',', ghostpool_option( 'blog_post_types' ) ) : ghostpool_option( 'blog_post_types' );
$orderby = ghostpool_option( 'blog_orderby' );
$per_page = ghostpool_option( 'blog_per_page' );
$offset = ghostpool_option( 'blog_offset' );
$image_size = ghostpool_option( 'blog_image_size' );
$content_display = ghostpool_option( 'blog_content_display' );	
$excerpt_length = ghostpool_option( 'blog_excerpt_length' );
$meta_author = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'author' );
$meta_date = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'date' );
$meta_comment_count = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'comment_count' );
$meta_views = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'views' );
$meta_likes = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'likes' );
$meta_cats = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'cats' );
$meta_tags = ghostpool_option( 'blog_meta', 'tags' );
$read_more_link = ghostpool_option( 'blog_read_more_link' );
$pagination = 'page-numbers';

?>

<div class="sub-nav-container">
	<div class="sub-nav-pagetitle">
		<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-about-menu">
		<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'sort_column' => 'menu_order', 'container' => 'ul', 'menu_id' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'fallback_cb' => 'null', 'walker' => new Ghostpool_Custom_Menu ) ); ?>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-extramenu">
	</div>
</div>

<div id="gp-content-wrapper" class="gp-container">

	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_begin_content_wrapper' ); ?>
			
	<div id="gp-inner-container">
		
		<div id="gp-content">

			<div class="gp-entry-content">
				
<div id="bbpress-forums">				
<div id="bbp-user-subscriptions" class="bbp-user-subscriptions">				
				
<h2>Subscribed Forums</h2>				
<?php global $current_user; get_currentuserinfo(); $uid = bbp_get_current_user_id(); ?>
<?php if ( bbp_get_user_forum_subscriptions( $uid ) ) : ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'forums' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'forums' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'forums' ); ?>
<?php else : ?>
    <p><?php _e( 'You are not currently subscribed to any forums.', 'bbpress' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
				
<br><br>	
				
<h2>Subscribed Topics</h2>				
<?php global $current_user; get_currentuserinfo(); $uid = bbp_get_current_user_id(); ?>
<?php if ( bbp_get_user_topic_subscriptions( $uid ) ) : ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'topics' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'topics' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'topics' ); ?>
<?php else : ?>
    <p><?php _e( 'You are not currently subscribed to any topics.', 'bbpress' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

</div>
</div>				
				
				
				
			</div>
			
		</div>
			
		<?php get_sidebar( 'left' ); ?>

		<?php get_sidebar( 'right' ); ?>

	</div>
	
	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_end_content_wrapper' ); ?>
				
	<div class="gp-clear"></div>
	
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

3. I then created two new pages with WordPress under their parent named “Discussions”, one page titled Replies and the other Subscriptions. I then assigned each page to their proper template that I just had created.

4. Now when I load the pages, the code is asking for a current user, however it ignores and shows on Replies all replies made by all users; on Subscriptions it shows that the user has made NO subscriptions, even though they have.

[quigley05]

Hi Robin,

Not quite sure I understand the question. The template names are mentioned within the code I provided and they are located in a page I’ve created in the WordPress backend, not one that is already provided within Buddypress or BBpress.

Would it be at all helpful to receive access to my backend? Hope this was helpful.

[quigley05]

Hi Robin,

I’m pasting what I’ve wrote in earlier messages as the issue hasn’t changed. Feel free to access these pages through the login as I think that will help clarify things.

The ‘Replies Created’ template is replacing the one originally within the buddypress profile section. It currently displays a list of all global replies within the forum, versus just the current user’s replies.
(https://obeii.com/discussions/replies/) (testuser / test1234)

<?php
/*
Template Name: Discussions Replies Created
*/
get_header();
?>

<div class="sub-nav-container">
	<div class="sub-nav-pagetitle">
		<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-about-menu">
		<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'sort_column' => 'menu_order', 'container' => 'ul', 'menu_id' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'fallback_cb' => 'null', 'walker' => new Ghostpool_Custom_Menu ) ); ?>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-extramenu">
	</div>
</div>

<div id="gp-content-wrapper" class="gp-container">

	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_begin_content_wrapper' ); ?>
			
	<div id="gp-inner-container">
		
		<div id="gp-content">

			<div class="gp-entry-content">
				
				
<div id="bbpress-forums">
	<?php do_action( 'bbp_template_before_user_replies' ); ?>

	<div id="bbp-user-replies-created" class="bbp-user-replies-created">
		<div class="bbp-user-section">

<?php global $current_user; get_currentuserinfo(); $uid = bbp_get_current_user_id(); ?>
<?php if ( bbp_get_user_replies_created( $user_id = bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ) : ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'replies' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'replies' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'replies' ); ?>
<?php else : ?>
    <p><?php _e( 'You have not replied to any topics.', 'bbpress' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>	

		</div>
	</div>
</div>				
				
			</div>
			
		</div>
			
		<?php get_sidebar( 'left' ); ?>

		<?php get_sidebar( 'right' ); ?>

	</div>
	
	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_end_content_wrapper' ); ?>
				
	<div class="gp-clear"></div>
	
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

The ‘Subscribed Forums’ template is also replacing the one originally within the Buddypress profile section. It currently ignores the current user and claims they have no content even though they do. The page also contains ‘Subscribed Topics’ using similar code, which that sections works as expected with no known issues.
(https://obeii.com/discussions/subscriptions/) (testuser / test1234)

<?php
/*
Template Name: Discussions Subscriptions
*/
get_header();
?>

<div class="sub-nav-container">
	<div class="sub-nav-pagetitle">
		<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-about-menu">
		<?php wp_nav_menu( array( 'theme_location' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'sort_column' => 'menu_order', 'container' => 'ul', 'menu_id' => 'sub-nav-discuss-menu', 'fallback_cb' => 'null', 'walker' => new Ghostpool_Custom_Menu ) ); ?>
	</div>
	<div class="sub-nav-extramenu">
	</div>
</div>

<div id="gp-content-wrapper" class="gp-container">

	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_begin_content_wrapper' ); ?>
			
	<div id="gp-inner-container">
		
		<div id="gp-content">

			<div class="gp-entry-content">
				
<div id="bbpress-forums">				
<div id="bbp-user-subscriptions" class="bbp-user-subscriptions">				
				
<h2>Subscribed Forums</h2>				
<?php global $current_user; get_currentuserinfo(); $uid = bbp_get_current_user_id(); ?>
<?php if ( bbp_get_user_forum_subscriptions( $uid ) ) : ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'forums' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'forums' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'forums' ); ?>
<?php else : ?>
    <p><?php _e( 'You are not currently subscribed to any forums.', 'bbpress' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
				
<br><br>	
				
<h2>Subscribed Topics</h2>				
<?php global $current_user; get_currentuserinfo(); $uid = bbp_get_current_user_id(); ?>
<?php if ( bbp_get_user_topic_subscriptions( $uid ) ) : ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'topics' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'loop', 'topics' ); ?>
    <?php bbp_get_template_part( 'pagination', 'topics' ); ?>
<?php else : ?>
    <p><?php _e( 'You are not currently subscribed to any topics.', 'bbpress' ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

</div>
</div>				
				
				
				
			</div>
			
		</div>
			
		<?php get_sidebar( 'left' ); ?>

		<?php get_sidebar( 'right' ); ?>

	</div>
	
	<?php do_action( 'ghostpool_end_content_wrapper' ); ?>
				
	<div class="gp-clear"></div>
	
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

[Robin W]

ok, can I ask what you are trying to achieve?

where does this display ?

is this in buddypress or bbpress screen?