[joshualong]

We are hosting with WP Engine and used their staging function to create a few new pages, add some plugins, build a pricing table in one of the plugins, and upload a pile of pics to the media library.

Problem is that only the plugins made it over when we migrated without updating tables. So, we aren’t sure which tables to include in the staging migration to the live server without overwriting the forum activity we’ve had in the past week since making the staging environment.

WP Engine isn’t sure either, as they only found a note that BB Press forum topics, replies, etc, are stored in the wp_posts table.

Here are all the tables available for us to migrate over, so any help sorting out which ones would pull over our updates, without overwriting the forum (if that’s at all possible) would be great!

wp_commentmeta
wp_comments
wp_links
wp_options
wp_postmeta
wp_posts
wp_pts_modules
wp_pts_modules_type
wp_pts_tables
wp_pts_usage_stat
wp_taxonomymeta
wp_term_relationships
wp_term_taxonomy
wp_termmeta
wp_terms
wp_usermeta
wp_users

[Pascal Casier]

Hi,
That seems to be a buddypress function, not a bbPress one. If you have buddypress installed, then I think the buddypress forum might be able to help you.
Pascal.

[johnmontfx]

[Resolved]
Oops…sorry…I just noticed the pluggable function is in BuddyPress and not bbPress.

Still surprised I can’t access it, but not a bbpress problem 🙂

[Pascal Casier]

This should help: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-snippet-hack-to-include-bbpress-topics-in-wordpress-search/

pascal.

[johnmontfx]

I’m wanting to use the pluggable function bb_is_user_logged_in() in a bbpress template file in my custom theme, but I’m getting the dreaded “Call to undefined function bb_is_user_logged_in()” message.

From my understanding, I could copy the pluggable function to my theme, but shouldn’t I be able to use this as part of the forums loop since bbPress is loaded?

Am I misunderstanding something here?

Thanks!

[johnmontfx]

Following up with research complete….New Relic is really awesome for this type of stuff.

It does come down for the most part to the quantity of the forums/sub-forums. Most of the time spent was in the template calls for each sub-forum. However, it also appears a bit of the additional time is due to the Groups plugin which makes the SQL query a bit more complex.

So I’ve decided to set my home page to be a view of recent topics (which, frankly, is a bit better anyway because it shows more activity of interest) and the performance is going to be much better for members.

However, one hitch here is that I’d like to have a “forum home-like” page available for view for those that want it. With an additional requirement that it is under the /forums/ URL ‘subdirectory’ (due to various robot rules, etc). In other words, something like /forums/all or /forums/views/all . I can’t use the bbpress shortcode for a page because I can’t put the page under the /forums/ subdirectory. I looked into using views, but that doesn’t seem to work either.

I’m probably missing something obvious (and I’ve done considerable googling), but it’s not seeming to be as easy as it sounds. Probably should start another thread…

Thanks again for the insights…

[cskitchens]

I mean that I drug the bbpress search widget to a widget side bar area.

[cskitchens]

I have installed the bbpress forum search and it does not work.

It does not work with several themes. The site is using Headway but does not work with a bundled theme either.

http://www.systemsgoforum.org

WP 4.4.2
BBP 2.5.8

[aaachiaki]

Trying to make sense of what Stephen provided… Is this something I need to update in bbpress/includes/admin/converter/phpBB.php
???

[semperaye]

Yes! But not that code! 🙂

Here is what worked:

`@media screen and (min-width: 980px) {
/* This is the width of the forum content area */
.bbpress #content {
max-width: 95%;
}
/* This is the width of the forum list */
.bbpress #primary {
width: 66.6666%;
/* border: 1px solid red; */
}
/* This is the width of the forum list */
.bbpress #secondary {
width: 33.3333%;
/* border: 1px solid blue; */
}
/* Center the contents of the sidebar */
.bbpress #secondary aside {
margin: 0 auto;
display: table;
}
}

[uschesch]

Thank you!!

I removed the customized code from the template.php file in the wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common folder – copied the template.php file into my theme’s bbpress folder, and then readded the custom code to the file.

I now see the subscribe link. It does appear at the bottom of the page though instead of in the breadcrumbs.

Really appreciate your help!

Thank you.

[kuldeep12]

Hello

i am using wpml to translate language in my site, i need to translate BBPRESS plugin with wpml
can anyone let me know how can i do this , i didn’t find any wpml addon for wpml.I need 3 language in site i.e EN,RU and LV. please reply me asap

[Pascal Casier]

Argh !
Please never change directly the bbPress files. At the next update you will loose your work.

If you want to change files, you can refer to the codex (like on this page: https://codex.bbpress.org/themes/theme-compatibility/getting-started-in-modifying-the-main-bbpress-template/)

But if you want to keep it easy, check out my bbP-Toolkit plugin where you can customize your breadcrumbs or if this is the only customization you want to do, check out https://codex.bbpress.org/layout-and-functionality-examples-you-can-use/#4-turning-off-or-changing-breadcrumbs

Pascal.

[Pascal Casier]

Hi,

First of all, the /forums is indeed the default that comes out. Handy, no ? 🙂

For the width, this is fully WordPress and the theme you have chosen, so bbPress just adapts to it.
I would propose that you ask on the global WordPress support forum for that.

Pascal.

[ugarnono01]

Thanks Pascal. Unfortunately I am not that great with code so not sure what needs changing as its not in plain English. I have a sidebar already called ‘Forum’ Just can’t get it to show on bbpress.

[semperaye]

Firstly, I have no idea what I’m doing as I am very new at this, and everything that I’ve done on this site has come at great trial and error. I think I might have a weird bbpress forum setup because I never had to create a new page and paste in the forum shortcode, the forums where just their at /forums from the start….I have no idea why but anyway here is my issue:

If you look at the page: http://www.salamatphilippines.com/forums/

I have a 1920×1080 monitor and when I “dock” the forum page to the right of my screen in windows 10, the page looks fine, the forums are expectedly small considering it’s half the screen. Now, when one tries to maximize the browser window to 1920 or w/e it is, the forums remain just as small as they were when the screen was docked. I think this means the page is not acting responsive? I don’t know…

I have a feeling this might not be the fault of bbpress, and maybe it’s the fault of the sidebar’s formatting. It’s like the page is fixed width with a side bar. I do need the sidebars, because of the maps for each region under my regions forum. Is there a way to fix this? Suggestions?

Thank you for your time!

[Pascal Casier]

Hi Stephen,

Check out this: https://codex.bbpress.org/layout-and-functionality-examples-you-can-use/#26-creating-a-bbpress-specific-sidebar

Pascal.

[munkitkat]

BbPress Version 2.5.8 is the best. I am using it!

[Pascal Casier]

Nice to see people solve their own issues 🙂

Enjoy bbPress.

[tech55541]

Hello,
Please try this CSS code.

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-forum-author .bbp-author-role, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author .bbp-author-role, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author .bbp-author-role {
display: none;
}

Thanks.

[talhawp]

I tried the following steps without any success:

1- Upgraded to bbPress 2.6

2- Removed sub-forums

3- Emptied Trash/Spam Topics and Replies through admin panel. This took me 3 days! Around 25% of 0.5 million posts were removed

4- Repaired Forums by going through every single option

5- Optimized WordPress Database through wp-optimize plugin

6- Changed theme to WordPress default Twenty Sixteen theme

7- Deactivated all the plugins except bbPress

The site works for few minutes then crashes. My WordPress itself has around 30K posts and 400K comments, not sure if this is causing the issue.

The whole bbPress 1.x worked perfectly for 7 years, then only issue was that the cookies and single sign between WP and bbPress had become incompatible due to newer WP versions.

Can anyone suggest anything else that I can try?

[tech55541]

Hello,
It was hard, but I and another member on a private dev forum were able to figure it out. What tripped us up was this.
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2685
Can’t believe this has not been fixed in core yet.

Anyway, here is my full solution. All you have to do is add this code to functions.php.

/*Customize the BBPress roles to allow Participants to trash topics*/
add_filter( 'bbp_get_caps_for_role', 'ST_add_role_caps_filter', 999, 2 );

function ST_add_role_caps_filter( $caps, $role ){
if( $role == bbp_get_participant_role() || $role == "default" ) {

	$new_caps = 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'   => false,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => false,

                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => true,
                'edit_others_topics'    => false,
                'delete_topics'         => true,
                'delete_others_topics'  => false,
                'read_private_topics'   => false,

                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => true,
                'edit_replies'          => true,
                'edit_others_replies'   => false,
                'delete_replies'        => true,
                'delete_others_replies' => false,
                'read_private_replies'  => false,

                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => false,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => false,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => false,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => true,
            );	

	}

    return $new_caps;
}
/*Fixes an issue that only allows mods to trash topics.
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/5852
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2685*/

add_filter( 'bbp_map_reply_meta_caps', 'ST_tweak_trash_meta_caps', 11, 4 );
add_filter( 'bbp_map_topic_meta_caps', 'ST_tweak_trash_meta_caps', 11, 4 );

// tweak for replies
function ST_tweak_trash_meta_caps( $caps, $cap, $user_id, $args ){

	// apply only to delete_reply and delete_topic
	if ( $cap == "delete_reply" || $cap == "delete_topic" ){
		// Get the post
		$_post = get_post( $args[0] );
		if ( !empty( $_post ) ) {

			// Get caps for post type object
			$post_type = get_post_type_object( $_post->post_type );
			$caps      = array();

			// Add 'do_not_allow' cap if user is spam or deleted
			if ( bbp_is_user_inactive( $user_id ) ) {
				$caps[] = 'do_not_allow';

			// Moderators can always edit forum content
			} elseif ( user_can( $user_id, 'moderate' ) ) {
				$caps[] = 'moderate';

			// User is author so allow edit if not in admin
            } elseif ( ! is_admin() && ( (int) $user_id === (int) $_post->post_author ) ) {
                $caps[] = $post_type->cap->delete_posts;

			// Unknown so map to delete_others_posts
			} else {
				$caps[] = $post_type->cap->delete_others_posts;
			}
		}

	}
	// return the capabilities
	return $caps;
}

I suppose this was the correct way to do it @casiepa?

Thanks.

[uschesch]

Hi Pascal,

Thanks for the quick reply. There is no Subscribe next to the breadcrumbs.

I did customize the breadcrumbs though so that it displays my wordpress forum home page instead of the default forum home page. This is what I added to the template.php file in this folder: wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common

// Add the breadcrumb
// $crumbs[] = ‘‘ . $r[‘root_text’] . ‘‘;
$crumbs[] = ‘Dynaman Community Forum‘;

instead of the standard code, which is:

// Add the breadcrumb
// $crumbs[] = ‘‘ . $r[‘root_text’] . ‘‘;

[uschesch]

Hi Pascal,

Thanks for the quick reply. There is no Subscribe next to the breadcrumbs.

I did customize the breadcrumbs though so that it displays my wordpress forum home page instead of the default forum home page. This is what I added to the template.php file in this folder: wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common

// Add the breadcrumb
			// $crumbs[] = '<a href="' . esc_url( $root_url ) . '">' . $r['root_text'] . '</a>';
			$crumbs[] = '<a href="/wordpress/dynaman-community-forum/">Dynaman Community Forum</a>';

instead of the standard code, which is:

// Add the breadcrumb
// $crumbs[] = '<a href="' . esc_url( $root_url ) . '">' . $r['root_text'] . '</a>';

[aaachiaki]

I only had about 10 plugins running. I closed down everything but BBPress, your toolkit, and a simple “under construction” page. No white/blacklisting that I know of…

Re-ran, gave the same issue:

WordPress database error: [Specified key was too long; max key length is 1000 bytes]
CREATE TABLE wp_bbp_converter_translator ( meta_id mediumint(8) unsigned not null auto_increment, value_type varchar(25) null, value_id bigint(20) unsigned not null default ‘0’, meta_key varchar(255) null, meta_value varchar(255) null, PRIMARY KEY (meta_id), KEY value_id (value_id), KEY meta_join (meta_key, meta_value) ) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci