[thxwp]

Hi,

When a specific keyword is searched for in the search form, it searches across all pages on the site. How can I set it up so that it only searches within the forum?

Also, the widget for bbPress is not visible in the widget area. How can I set it up to be visible?

[ibnat]

There doesn’t seem to be a “move topic” option in bbpress for an admin to use when a member posts in a wrong forum category.

I did find a plug but it is very old and unsupported: https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-move-topics/

Surely this is a “must have” for forum administration?

Is there a reason why bbpress doesn’t come with this in the core?

Is there a way to implement it somehow?

[ibnat]

From 46 issues in converting my forum to a fully functioning mobile app I am down to this one issue. Good news yes? Sigh! 🙂

I have searched the internet in forums and help sites for bbpress, TinyMCE and Astra theme and cannot find anything similar to my issue.

I have disabled and re enabled plugins to look for conflicts. Tried Chrome, firefox and Edge browsers

Youtube refuses to embed and be visible inside a forum topic.

Any and all ideas welcome 🙂

[ibnat]

Hi all,

At the very bottom of a forum topic underneath the reply editor I have a link for “Next Topic”. I can’t find anywhere in the bbpress forum settings to deactivate this.

How can I remove this link?

[Robin W]

@ibnat hey that is great – would you mind if I added generic versions of this to the bbpress documentation?

[alexandra440382]

I love bbPress toolbar, how can I make mine exactely like it?

[ibnat]

I haven’t used it myself but There is a plugin called Advanced ads that does what you want I think. https://wpadvancedads.com/ads-in-bbpress/

[OSCOWP]

Hi guys!

We have a new theme for our website but we are having issuess inerting ads on the bbpress forum.
Do you know a nice plugin for inserting ads between replies and topics?

Thanks!

[Robin W]

https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum/ section 5

[hamiltontroll]

I have setup BBPress to work with A Membership plugin so only members of the community can access the forum (in order to keep strangers from getting in) but even though I have marked the forums page with the “members only” restriction, if I have a direct link, I can still see that page even without logging in.
So I implemented shortcodes for specific forums and created pages specific to that forum while adding quick links to sidebar navigation, which works beautifully. But if you click on the forum within the bbpress window it goes to the generic forum topic page and not the new page I designed.
How can I keep the forum from being viewed by not logged in members with a direct link? I cant have just anyone accessing this forum. Thanks

[hamiltontroll]

Does anyone have a document that is a very generic How-To Instructional that can explain to a Newbie or Technically Challenged user, how to use a Forum. Something that describes what a Forum is, What a Topic is. What kind of content you should post where, etc? I am trying to write something up for an active retirement community.

[ibnat]

This has been solved by @robin-w in a different topic: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/new-topic-text-box-wider-than-mobile-screen/#post-237400

the solution is..

#bbpress-forums p input {
width: 240px !important;
}

Pasted into bbpress style pack custom css tab

[ibnat]

I had the same issue here: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/topic-create-text-area-off-the-screen-on-a-smartphone-in-forum-view/

Thanks so much @robin-w

I will mark my topic as solved and add a link to this one 🙂

[jelliott2014]

I’ve just noticed that all my bbPress forums have a warning “This forum is marked as closed to new topics, however your posting capabilities still allow you to create a topic.” How can I eliminate this message?

[chunming0920]

Hello,i am so sorry that i am bbpress new user,i press the button ‘Add advanced theme suppport – see below for instructions’,is it need to create dummy page first?

[kreartmedia]

Hi ! I have the exact same bug.

I did the same tests, disable plugins and change theme and it’s still not working.

The last log error I have is this : [proxy_fcgi:error [pid 14982:tid 140197144532736 [client 207.253.115.34:0 AH01071: Got error ‘SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near ” at lin…………bbp_locate_template, load_template, require(‘/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/loop-topics.php’), bbp_get_template_part, bbp_locate_template, load_template, require(‘/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/loop-single-topic.php’), bbp…’

[Robin W]

the video in this thread has helped others I believe

Divi Builder Header not loading on search pages

[rbirkey]

I am working on a new client site and have started integrating bbPress into it, using the DIVI theme. I have created the Forums, Register, Member, Password Reset, and Login pages using shortcodes. I can create topics, threads, and replies. However, if I use the Search function, it displays a blank page. The URL structure of the search results is mydomain/forums/search/searchterm. There is no header or footer. I have no page created for mydomain/forums/search/

Do I need to create a template for this page, and if so, what is the shortcode I would use to display the search results?

The same thing is true for the “Users” page which displays at this URL – mydomain/forums/users/username – but is blank.

I’ve searched for shortcodes or details about this and have come up empty-handed.

[Robin W]

It does make sense that it would be related to a recent update…but if the problem persists when everything is disabled and I’m using a default WordPress theme, then how could something else still be affecting it?

There is always a reason, computers don’t start doing things differently for no reason, the problem is tracking that down 🙂 🙂

If this was a bbpress issue then 1. given no update in bbpress there is no change to affect your site so no reason for it to start happening and 2. this support forum would have hundreds of topics on the subject posted in the last few days.

My test forum continues to work fine.

so if not plugin update or theme change then a setting could be affecting.

so I’d suggest you switch debug on and see if that is showing any issues

https://wpforms.com/developers/how-to-enable-debugging-in-wordpress/

after that we’re onto software higher up.

so what PHP version are you running?

[Robin W]

bbpress is free software with free support from volunteers like myself.

We’re not really here for fixing individual site problems on income earning sites.

My bet would be that it is an update of a theme or plugin causing part of bbpress to stop ‘showing lead topic’

You should start by looking at what has been updated recently.

[Robin W]

as I said bbpress simply uses WordPress registration, so any wordpress/membership registration will work. Bbpress simply hooks to that registration in the background.

[simon_a6]

It’s as I think we are using a Memberships plugin for it.
But I couldn’t see how to do this via BBPress properly.
I thought it would give me the shortcodes to add to a page, or a guide on how to do it.

Simon

[Robin W]

bbpress simply uses the wordpress registration and login, so users can register with the wordpress registration

[Josh Virkler]

Thank you so much for your quick reply!

I have tried disabling all plugins except bbpress, and switching to a default WordPress theme. Unfortunately, even in this state, the messages are still not appearing.

What is my next move?

[Robin W]

try

#bbpress-forums p input {
	width: 240px !important;
}