[waprothero]

I want to set forum visibility for different user roles. Is there a way to implement this? I have installed bbpress v2.6.9

[Robin W]

This is possibly because in the bbPress default theme package, there is a template called content-search.php. In some newer themes there is also a template of the same name. And since the bbPress templates don’t necessarily need to be in a bbPress folder, the bbPress plugin is choosing the template from your theme before the template that is actually in bbPress.

so if you have access to FTP, find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/content-search.php

transfer this to your pc 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/content-search.php

bbPress will now use this template instead of the original

[thelovelist]

Hello fellow WordPress enthusiasts,

I hope you’re all doing well. I’m currently in the process of setting up my WordPress website, and I’ve decided to integrate a discussion forum using the bbPress plugin. While I’ve had some experience with WordPress, this is my first time working with a forum plugin, and I could use some guidance regarding the installation process. If you could lend me a hand, I’d be extremely grateful!

[Robin W]

I am just a moderator here, and not a bbpress author.

The authors tend to release updates every few years, rather than more frequently.

My personal view is that you should consider bbpress to be a ‘mature’ product, ie any releases will be to fix issues rather than add functionality.

bbpress is written really well, and has loads of hooks. There are no show stopper bugs in it, it may throw a few deprecation notices (and these are very few at the moment), but WordPress recommends that you should not show error messages in live sites.

I currently have my test site running WordPress 6.3 and php 8.1 with no issues.

The only major issue with bbpress at the moment is that it does not work well with FSE themes.

However my bbp style pack plugin has fixes for this

bbp style pack

as well as block versions of the widgets and a ton of styling and functionality add-ons.

All plugins are subject to the authors commitment, and bbpress is no different.

The main WordPress support forums use bbpress, and it would be mega work to move those over to some other product.

But with open software you make your choices….

[prokops]

Hi!
I have worked with bbpress for some weeks before I noticed that last update was 2 years ago. Is bbpress dead? What is the future of this platform?

[mikeybayer]

Hi all —
I’ve gotten BBpress pretty well set up on my site, but just noticed that when I conduct a search of the forums using the bbpress native search button, the results are plain text with no ability to link to the topic or reply. That seems bizarre, so I wonder if I’m doing something wrong. Anyone else deal with this? Is there something simple that I’m missing? – Mike

[JohnnyScience]

I’m using Themeco X Theme, which is a very high quality theme that is compatible with just about everything.

bbpress is too generic for me, it looks like its from 1992

I wish it was a lot nicer, I know there is good support for bbpress with an active dev team.

But there needs to be some basic standard for overall looks right out of the box.

I found another forum plugin that looks perfect right out of the box and is super simple to use: Asgaros Forum plugin

Seems to have a fairly active dev team that has been around for years.

Looks awesome right out of the box and super happy with it.

If bbpress updates and modernizes their look, I would consider switching back.

[insertkoins]

Looks like the included converter doesn’t work for 3.3, or am I wrong? If not, when can I expect an update? Need this desperately!

[JohnnyScience]

I’ve spent hours trying to get bbp style pack to work and it doesn’t work for me. I’ve disabled all other plugins and no effects ever work

So I would like to just buy a pre-done theme so my forums don’t look like a generic forum from 1992

Really disappointed with bbpress all the way around so far

Sure it’s easy to create forums, but the styling is so basic and generic it’s pointless

There should be some pre-loaded theme designs you can easily pick from

[Robin W]

If you know enough to FTP a file, then

find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/user-details.php

transfer this to your pc and edit

remove lines 72-76 ie these :

<li class="<?php if ( bbp_is_single_user_edit() ) :?>current<?php endif; ?>">
					<span class="bbp-user-edit-link">
						<a href="<?php bbp_user_profile_edit_url(); ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( "Edit %s's Profile", 'bbpress' ), bbp_get_displayed_user_field( 'display_name' ) ); ?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Edit', 'bbpress' ); ?></a>
					</span>
				</li>

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/user-details.php

bbPress will now use this template instead of the original

[enkoes]

Hi, I’m using the code below to change text of topic subscription link (referring to this topic)

add_filter ('bbp_before_get_topic_subscribe_link_parse_args' , 'change_topic_subscribe') ;

function change_topic_subscribe ($args) {
	$args['subscribe'] = 'Subscribe to this topic' ;
	$args['unsubscribe'] = 'Unsubscribe' ;
return $args ;
}

But it does not work in forum subscription text:

add_filter ('bbp_before_get_forum_subscribe_link_parse_args' , 'change_forum_subscribe') ;

function change_forum_subscribe ($args) {
	$args['subscribe'] = 'Subscribe to this forum' ;
	$args['unsubscribe'] = 'Unsubscribe' ;
return $args ;
}

Anyone can guide me on this?

Regards.

[Robin W]

ok, try making a user an editor in wordpress and see if they can create a post. That might help define if it is bbpress or wordpress/site issue

[newtech1]

I cannot find anywhere I can prevent replies to a topic. I do not want users to have the ability to reply to a topic. It appears there is no way to do this. Is there a bbpress plugin that will give me that ability? If not, what file can I edit to remove the reply form from showing up after someone posts a topic?

[WebsThatRock]

Okay, I am having the same problem. The folder and file permissions are accurate.
Folder ‘Forums’ is set to 0755 and the files within it are set to 0644.

I deactivated all of the plugins except bbPress and the 403 error still happens when trying to add a topic to the frontend.

bbPress Version 2.6.9
WordPress Version 6.3
Theme is a child theme of Twenty Nineteen

[newtech1]

I found a code that works when inserted into …/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress

<h6>Date: <?php the_field( ‘date’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Fish Caught: <?php the_field( ‘fish_caught’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Speed: <?php the_field( ‘speed’ ) ; ?></h6>

But it only displays if put in certain areas. Here is the closet area it displays to the topic content.

<?php bbp_single_topic_description(); ?>
<h6>Date: <?php the_field( ‘date’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Fish Caught: <?php the_field( ‘fish_caught’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Speed: <?php the_field( ‘speed’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Water Features: <?php the_field( ‘water_features’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Lure & Color: <?php the_field( ‘lure_color’ ) ; ?></h6>

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

<?php bbp_get_template_part( ‘content’, ‘single-topic-lead’ ); ?>

I have tried putting it below either of these items and it will not dislay in the frontend.

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

<?php bbp_get_template_part( ‘content’, ‘single-topic-lead’ ); ?

From what I can tell the code actually needs to be inserted in the single-topic-lead. I have tired inserting it everywhere within the single-topic-lead.php page but no matter where I put it, it does not show up. Here is where I think it needs to go:

<?php bbp_topic_author_link( array( ‘show_role’ => true ) ); ?>

<?php if ( current_user_can( ‘moderate’, bbp_get_reply_id() ) ) : ?>

<?php do_action( ‘bbp_theme_before_topic_author_admin_details’ ); ?>

<div class=”bbp-topic-ip”><?php bbp_author_ip( bbp_get_topic_id() ); ?></div>

<?php do_action( ‘bbp_theme_after_topic_author_admin_details’ ); ?>

<?php endif; ?>

<?php do_action( ‘bbp_theme_after_topic_author_details’ ); ?>

</div><!– .bbp-topic-author –>

<div class=”bbp-topic-content”>

<?php do_action( ‘bbp_theme_before_topic_content’ ); ?>

<?php bbp_topic_content(); ?>
<h6>Date: <?php the_field( ‘date’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Fish Caught: <?php the_field( ‘fish_caught’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Speed: <?php the_field( ‘speed’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Water Features: <?php the_field( ‘water_features’ ) ; ?></h6>
<h6>Lure & Color: <?php the_field( ‘lure_color’ ) ; ?></h6>
<?php do_action( ‘bbp_theme_after_topic_content’ ); ?>
</div><!– .bbp-topic-content –>
</div><!– #post-<?php bbp_topic_id(); ?> –>

NOTE: What is strange is that if I delete the content-single-topic-lead.php file to make sure the page is not cached, it does not break the topic post which makes no sense to me.

Here is the actual topics page:https://thedoverfamily.com/gfwc/forums/topic/last-try/

[sunshineday77]

I have an intermittent issue that when I try to hyperlink text within the body of a Topic in bbPress, one I click the publish button, it strips the hyperlink it becomes plain text again.

I am an admin with adequate permissions to post html and this issue is intermittent…and very frustrating

Tried deactivating each plugin, and the issue remains unresolved.

[newtech1]

I am wanting custom fields to show up when a user posts a topic in the forum. I am using ACF because it is suppose to be compatible with bbpress. The support team tells me I must contact bbpress for my current issue.

I have uses ACF plugin to create custom fields. On the backend the custom fields show up if a user posts a new topic in the backend. The custom fields do not show up if the user posts a new topic in the frontend. Even though the custom fields show up in the backend, when the user posts the topic, the custom fields do not show up in the frontend. (I know the following code is correct because the custom fields will show up on the page in the frontend.

Here is the code for the custom fields to display on front end:

echo ‘Anglers: ‘ .get_field( ‘anglers’ );
echo ‘<br>Catch Date: ‘ .get_field( ‘date’ );
echo ‘<br>Time of Day: ‘ .get_field( ‘time’ );

Questions:
A. What bbpress file do I enter this into so it will show up on the frontend of a topic?
B. What bbpress file do I enter this into so it will show when a user posts a new topic on the frontend, not the backend?

[TKServer]

I have a custom home page which allows the user to check or uncheck forum categories. It works great, but only on that page. Once the user is in a standard bbPress page the filter does not work. Is there such a filter that allows users to customize what they see for standard bbPress?

Example (check by the ones I want to see)

X Football
Baseball
X Golf
X Skiing
Racing

Etc.

[StudentFilmmakers]

I am trying to move my site off Buddyboss back to buddypress and bbpress. I can’t get all my forums to show from my groups on my forums page. Also, it’s a bit strange that it will only post 8 forums on the page. I can get forums to show if I change the order of the forums in the forum list, but it will remove the last forum on the list so that there are only 8. Does anyone have any tips and resetting the code, core or getting it to work? It’s on a staging site so I can try different things. Any help is appreciated.

[Robin W]

I just rescued the ‘unread’ part of someone else’s plugin into style pack when it became too old in the main plugins. I only looked at the code in enough detail to get it working in style pack.

If pencil unread does what you want, then use it.

Also, the plugin bbpress pencil unread had a very useful option that marked all post shared before the date of register as read. Which makes sense by the way.

And, why there isn’t an option where we can choose where to have the unread icon?

Like many plugin authors, I’m just a guy who writes free code for the challenge and enjoyment. It would take a day of my life to code those changes, so whilst I agree that they might be useful, I have to find enough fun to do this. At the moment it’s not a change I am planning, sorry 🙁

[OSCOWP]

Also, the plugin bbpress pencil unread had a very useful option that marked all post shared before the date of register as read. Which makes sense by the way.

And, why there isnt an option where we can choose where to have the unread icon?

[A]

Hi, I hope all is well there. We are using BBpress plugin for forums on our website. Now we would like to modify the reply section which is under topics. I’m attaching a screenshot of the example interface we would like to have for the reply section.

https://imgtr.ee/image/dWl4h this is the link where you can see the attached screenshot of what we want for the reply section.

So please let us know how we can modify to make something like we want.

Thank you!

[Robin W]

ok, bbpress just uses wordpress login. It’s quite doable but beyond free help

[knielsen3]

Hey all

Im a new to wordpress and website building, but I am trying to set up a simple forum, that allows user to discuss a certain topic. Nothing fancy at all, but when a user is not logged in to my site and is scrolling through the forum, and he fails to login through the BBpress login, the visitor gets redirected to my backend login in screen. How can I make that so the guest is redirected to a custom URL?

Thanks.

[tapiohuuhaa]

My GD bbPress Toolbox Pro plugin has 50 major new features, including BBCodes implementation that has 40+ shortcodes/BBCodes for bbPress forums, including SPOILER and HIDE, as well as full syntax highlighting SCODE shortcode.

I looked your pro plugin. Does your additions work with TinyMCE, text editor or both text and graphic editor? For me your BBCode- support is unnecessary wide. I try to find where TinyMCE defines how to print strikeout. I creates DEL-tags. I would just like to replace DEL-tags with SPOILER-tags as I dId for the text editor.
I found translation. With CSS I can change the text and icon. Dashicon f177 is closest available. With CSS can change the text just defining the font-size of the text 0 an replacing text by using the ::before pseudo-class.