[kajzh]

Hello,

I am running bbPress v2.5.12 on WordPress 4.7 with a child theme I’ve developed based on Imaginem Themes’ Sentric Theme.

The problem:
In my child theme’s functions, I have added the following code to make two custom roles, Professional and Member, for my Q&A/”Ask the Expert”-style forum called “Ask a Professional.” Essentially, Members can make threads asking questions, but only screened Professionals have the ability to reply and provide answers.

I want everyone to automatically be assigned the Member role upon registration. Then I can manually “upgrade” their roles to Professional once they’ve been successfully screened. However, when a user registers and logs in, they inherit Member capabilities, but are not assigned the Member role. Manually selecting the user and assigning them the Member role doesn’t work; their role immediately reverts back to “— No role for these forums —”

When I select the user and manually assign the Participant role, the role “sticks” — meaning, it doesn’t revert back to “No Role.” However, the “Member” capabilities remain.

Does anyone know why this problem persists and how to fix it? This is the final thing that needs to be ironed out before my site goes live. 🙂 Thank you!

//code to add custom roles 
 
function add_new_roles( $bbp_roles )
{
    /* Add a role called professional */
    $bbp_roles['bbp_professional'] = array(
        'name' => 'Professional',
        'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_professional' )
        );
 
    /* Add a role called member */
    $bbp_roles['bbp_member'] = array(
        'name' => 'Member',
        'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_member' )
        );
 
    return $bbp_roles;
}
 
add_filter( 'bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'add_new_roles', 1 );
 
function add_role_caps_filter( $caps, $role )
{
    /* Only filter for roles we are interested in! */
    if( $role == 'bbp_professional' )
        $caps = custom_capabilities( $role );
 
    if( $role == 'bbp_member' )
        $caps = custom_capabilities( $role );
 
    return $caps;
}
 
add_filter( 'bbp_get_caps_for_role', 'add_role_caps_filter', 10, 2 );
 
function custom_capabilities( $role )
{
    switch ( $role )
    {
 
        /* Capabilities for 'professional' role */
        case 'bbp_professional':
            return array(
                 'spectate'              => true,
                'participate'           => true,
                'moderate'              => false,
                'throttle'              => false,
                'view_trash'            => false,
 
                // Forum caps
                'publish_forums'        => false,
                'edit_forums'           => false,
                'edit_others_forums'    => false,
                'delete_forums'         => false,
                'delete_others_forums'  => false,
                'read_private_forums'   => true,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => true,
 
                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => true,
                'edit_others_topics'    => false,
                'delete_topics'         => true,
                'delete_others_topics'  => true,
                'read_private_topics'   => true,
 
                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => true,
                'edit_replies'          => true,
                'edit_others_replies'   => false,
                'delete_replies'        => false,
                'delete_others_replies' => false,
                'read_private_replies'  => true,
 
                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => true,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => true,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => true,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => true,
            );
 
            /* Capabilities for 'member' role */
        case 'bbp_member':
            return array(
                // Primary caps
                'spectate'              => true,
                'participate'           => true,
                'moderate'              => false,
                'throttle'              => false,
                'view_trash'            => false,
 
                // Forum caps
                'publish_forums'        => false,
                'edit_forums'           => false,
                'edit_others_forums'    => false,
                'delete_forums'         => false,
                'delete_others_forums'  => false,
                'read_private_forums'   => true,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => false,
 
                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => true,
                'edit_others_topics'    => false,
                'delete_topics'         => false,
                'delete_others_topics'  => false,
                'read_private_topics'   => true,
 
                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => false,
                'edit_replies'          => false,
                'edit_others_replies'   => false,
                'delete_replies'        => false,
                'delete_others_replies' => false,
                'read_private_replies'  => true,
 
                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => false,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => false,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => false,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => false,
            );
 
            break;
 
        default :
            return $role;
    }
}

Troubleshooting:

1. I’ve tried to disable plugins and see if any of them are causing this issue. This hasn’t yielded any different results.
2. I’ve checked with the Twenty Sixteen and Twenty Seventeen theme.

[DolZikoo]

1. Disable all plug-ins
  – I have only one bbpress plugin installed.

2. Change the theme to ‘Twenty Fifteen’

3. Clicking on the ‘bbs2> Forums’ link will result in an http 500 error
   Error: http://korear.net/?post_type=forum
   Bbs2 page: http://korear.net/?page_id=11

[gulfwx]

We are moving from a forum (that can’t be imported) to bbpress, and our 3000 members would like to keep their post counts. We are using bbp user ranking to show each user’s reply count. Is there a way to edit that number for individual users?

[Robin W]

yet unbelievably there seems to be no-one who has a solution after all the years of BBpress being around.

I suspect that this is because it is the symptom of many problems.

bbPress is tested with wordpress default themes. It maybe a conflict – you need to check plugins and themes

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, then who is the culprit?

you are

go to

dashboard>plugins>add new and serach and install bbpress

[Robin W]

bbPress is tested with wordpress default themes. It maybe a conflict – you need to check plugins and themes

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]

this is a theme not a bbpress plugin error.

that is install it as a new plugin not as a theme !

[Robin W]

I found that the above code took away the Forums, Topics and Replies from the dashboard in bbpress.

I found some other code and modified it as follows

/**
  * Add REST API support to an already registered post type.
  */
  add_action( 'init', 'rew_custom_post_type_rest_support', 25 );
  
  function rew_custom_post_type_rest_support() {
  	global $wp_post_types;
  
  	$post_type_name =  bbp_get_reply_post_type();
  	if( isset( $wp_post_types[ $post_type_name ] ) ) {
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->show_in_rest = true;
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->rest_base = $post_type_name;
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->rest_controller_class = 'WP_REST_Posts_Controller';
  	}
	$post_type_name =  bbp_get_topic_post_type();
  	if( isset( $wp_post_types[ $post_type_name ] ) ) {
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->show_in_rest = true;
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->rest_base = $post_type_name;
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->rest_controller_class = 'WP_REST_Posts_Controller';
  	}
	$post_type_name =  bbp_get_forum_post_type();
  	if( isset( $wp_post_types[ $post_type_name ] ) ) {
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->show_in_rest = true;
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->rest_base = $post_type_name;
  		$wp_post_types[$post_type_name]->rest_controller_class = 'WP_REST_Posts_Controller';
  	}
	  
  }

@barryhughes-1 – thoughts – can this be done better?

[huwea49awj5ewjpatihc7]

Installing Theme from uploaded file: bbpress.2.5.12.zip
Unpacking the package…

Installing the theme…

The package could not be installed. The theme is missing the style.css stylesheet.

Theme install failed.

Please provide an installer that resolved this issue.

Thank you.

[avalanche]

I deleted bbpress via ftp, and re-installed it. It still wasn’t working, so I deleted bbpress, and I was able to log into WordPress. I found that 4 plugins, and one theme needed to be updated. So I updated everything, and re-installed bbpress. No more errors!

[avalanche]

I’m receiving a php warning when I go to http://scafra.org/
Warning: ksort() expects parameter 1 to be array, object given in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php on line 316

When I go to /wp-login.php I receive these warnings:
Warning: ksort() expects parameter 1 to be array, object given in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php on line 316

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php:316) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-login.php on line 394

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php:316) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-login.php on line 407

After I attempt to login, I receive an error that my password is incorrect, and then I receive these warnings:
Warning: ksort() expects parameter 1 to be array, object given in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php on line 316

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php:316) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-login.php on line 394

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php:316) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-login.php on line 407

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php:316) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 893

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php:316) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 894

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core/template-functions.php:316) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas01_data01/45/3635545/html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 895

Although I can’t login via WordPress, I can FTP, but I’m not sure what to change.

[DolZikoo]

hi.

Click on ‘forums’ and an error page will pop up.

# youtube https://youtu.be/1Ylj7TnghUA

Only WordPress installed.
I installed bbpress for the first time.

# wordpress path : korear.net/
# error page : http://korear.net/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum

Server Specifications
– Centos 7
– Nginx: 1.10.2
– PHP7: 7.1
– Mariadb: 10.1
– WordPress 4.7

[Alex Stine]

Hello,

I have a custom user meta field which is a staff label field. For people with “staff” capability, they can go to their profile in WP admin and enter some text for a label such as “Lead Developer, Writer, Support, etc. I would like to output this label on BBPress profile but cannot figure out how to do it. I am using the currently displayed profile ID. In the following file:
/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/members/single/members-header.php

I know it’s bad to hack core files, I will move to my themes folder once it’s working. This is the code I have currently.

<?php
$member_id = bp_displayed_user_id();
if ( user_can( $member_id, 'staff' ) ) {
if ( get_the_author_meta( 'staff') ) {
$x = ( get_the_author_meta( 'staff', $member_id ) == '' ) ? "Staff" : get_the_author_meta( 'staff', $member_id );
echo '<div class="staff-label">';
echo $x ;
echo '</div>';
} 
} ?>

This code is working fine in the comments area with different logic to grab the user ID, just not working for BuddyPress. Any suggestions?

Thanks. 🙂

[GedBrockie]

Hi all, installed Buddypress then BBpress. Everything good. As admin I can do whatever I want re posting etc. Problem is…no-one else can. Every time someone from the site tries to add a topic to a board they get this response…

“ERROR: Your topic cannot be created at this time.”

Now, I have scoured this forum and seen things like: “Have you looked at your spam filter”

It’s not the spam filter. So many people get this error message and problem, yet unbelievably there seems to be no-one who has a solution after all the years of BBpress being around.

Please, if I have missed a solution on these boards, please reply. My site is here http://www.guitarandmusicinstitute.com/forums/

Thanks in advance for any help.

[blueshiningstar]

I would like to remove topic author, but keep reply authors.
Please tell me how to change php files.

WordPress4.7
bbPress2.5.12
Twenty Sixteen1.3

(Or please summarize below.)

Is it possible to remove topic-author, but keep reply-authors

[scotth454]

I am getting mine started up an have spent most of my saturday with the same problem. action-modeler.com

<li id="menu-item-1016" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type_archive menu-item-object-forum menu-item-1016"><a>All Forums<span class="menu-tag">bbPress Forums</span></a></li>

Adding a second all forums menu doesn’t have the extra “bbPress Forums”.

Well I figured out setting it as a page to get the all forums. Apparently using the all forums from the “Forums” in menu manager is bugged.

[Robin W]

Just added it as a small plugin available on my site

bbPress Rest API

[Barry]

…A PHP 5.2-friendly version that also covers the reply and forum post types:

function bbpress_enable_rest_api_support() {
	$enable_rest = array( 'show_in_rest' => true );
	register_post_type( bbp_get_reply_post_type(), $enable_rest );
	register_post_type( bbp_get_topic_post_type(), $enable_rest );
	register_post_type( bbp_get_forum_post_type(), $enable_rest );
}

add_action( 'bbp_register_post_types', 'bbpress_enable_rest_api_support', 11 );

[Barry]

To enable default REST API support for topics you could use a snippet like this one:

add_action( 'bbp_register_post_types', function() {
	register_post_type( bbp_get_topic_post_type(), [ 'show_in_rest' => true ] );
}, 11 );

This waits until bbPress has registered its post types, then modifies the properties of the topic post type so that it is exposed via the REST API. You could of course extend it to cover forum and reply posts, too. With that in place, you should find URLs like the following work as expected:

http://bbpress.site/wp-json/wp/v2/topic

[Stephen Edgar]

@ johnskennedy You’re spot on, creating 8 functions is one way to do that, you’d need to make sure that each function name is unique.

That said, the above is one way, another way is to use some conditional logic with some if/else statements which is a little trickier, possibly more fun though to update the function in this way even 😉

See these codex docs for sme very initial hints:
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags
• https://codex.bbpress.org/bbpress-conditional-tags/

[davemiller58]

blank white page.

Thanks for your help but gave up on bbPress and using wpForo now.

[johnskennedy]

I have used Stephen’s code above and it works perfectly.

However, I have 8 forums on my site so if I wanted to add a random button for each separate forum that only selects topics from that forum would I have to create 8 different function ntwb_bbpress_random_single_topic() in my .php and include only a single forum ID every time or is there a better way to implement this? Also, how and where would I add the shortcodes so that they only show on the relevant forum?

[davemiller58]

Am using:

Twentythirteen wordpress theme

bbPress – Version 2.5.12

With bbPress I have created a number of forums

But – when I put the following short code into a page:
[bbp-forum-index]

it shows nothing …

Please – what am I doing wrong?

[casamia743]

I have same problem. Here is my error log

[06-Jan-2017 10:47:16 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/forums/functions.php:1800
Stack trace:
#0 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(298): bbp_pre_get_posts_normalize_forum_visibility(Object(WP_Query))
#1 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(323): WP_Hook->apply_filters('', Array)
#2 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/plugin.php(515): WP_Hook->do_action(Array)
#3 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(1681): do_action_ref_array('pre_get_posts', Array)
#4 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php(3238): WP_Query->get_posts()
#5 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp.php(617): WP_Query->query(Array)
#6 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp.php(735): WP->query_posts()
#7 /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php(955): WP->main(Array)
#8 /Applications/MAMP/htdoc in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/forums/functions.php on line 1800

[stagezero]

How to create same page as https://bbpress.org/forums/new-topic/