Forgot to mention
Versions: WP v.4.1.1, BuddyPress v 2.2.1, bbPress v 2.5.6
Multisite installation (4 sites in total), Directory Install – root, Fresh Install
Running:Locally on MAMP and on Amazon EC2 CentOS 6x
I have been looking everywhere for this answer, but all the topics found relate back 2-5 years and for the past 3 days I have been struggling to figure the following problem out:
I have a network of 4 sites. I am using buddyPress on 2 of them and there are predefined groups. Each group has 15 members and each group has its own private forum (discussion board). I have tried integrating buddyPress with bbPress, which seems to work perfectly up until I have figured out the following: when accessing the Group 1 on site1 I can see the forum assigned to the group, but however when I go to site2 and access the same group from there, it says: there is no forum assigned to this group”.
In my admin panel I can see the forum on only the site I have created it on (site1), but not on others. I want to know if it is possible to make forums shared across sites and make the users of the same group have the ability to access the same forum from both site1 and site2.
I have tried resolving these problems with different themes (default ones) but not luck. My groups are definitely shared across all sites, as I am able to see all the assigned members from any given site (site1, site2, site3, site4).
Any help would be much appreciated !
Placing the bbpress.css in my theme’s folder did not work. Everything (Forums, Sub-Forums, Topics, etc.) Displays as Unordered lists. I will look at the plugin.
ok, you should not change the default bbpress.css as this gets trashed by upgrades
you should put the bbpress.css file into your theme, and preferably a child theme, as otherwise theme upgrades will delete it.
See
functions-files-and-child-themes-explained
you could also use
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-style-pack
which may well do all that you want, and isn’t lost when bbpress or themes are upgraded
The first time, I went step by step through the bbpress.css file and made my styling changes. The first time lasted about two-three weeks and an upgrade trashed the changes by overwriting the file with the default.
The second time I installed bbPress on my local development site, went through and made my changes. I then uploaded the file to the live server. To my knowledge it has not been upgraded but a couple of weeks in and the install reverts to it’s default. A quick scan of the bbpress.css shows none of the changes I made.
ok, the back to discussions link is being put in either by your theme or by a plugin (maybe buddypress)
SO
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 twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.
Then come back
and have you upgraded bbpress twice recently?
@manavforum
again the same as for bbpress – but you can use the bbpress login widget or use
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-style-pack/
@awpt – can you help us to help others who may have this issue.
Did you have user role editor already? – so that this plugin might be the one having the issue?
If not what other plugins did you have?
And if you installed it just to fix, what exactly did you do one you have installed it, is it just a reset?
By the way for your information bbpress doesn’t have it own tables, it uses the custom post types of forum, topic and reply.
The “Back to Discussions” link in my forum take me back to my site’s homepage, instead of the listing of forum discussions. Do I have something set wrong? I can’t find anywhere to fix this.
PLEASE SEE http://www.maaspublications.net/testsite/client/groups/webinar-participants/forum/topic/i-have-questions-lots-lots-of-questions/
*(I did post this in 2 unresolved BuddyPress threads, although I was referred this forum. I searched for existing matching topics in your Troubleshooting forum, and only found one other matching thread that is also unresolved: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/←-back-to-discussions-link-goes-to-home-page/)
All help is appreciated!
where can i find the login option in bbpress?
I’m happy to be new to this community. I’ve been using phpBB for forums for years, and recently decided to migrate over to bbPress. I recently installed all newest versions of WordPress and bbPress.
I have a medium sized phpBB forum with thousands of topics, so I need to preserve the users and topics.
My setup is a bit strange though – I am using aMember, and this membership program creates an integration between WordPress and phpBB. The result is the same users exist in phpBB as in WordPress.
So, when I attempted to import users and topics from phpBB into bbPress (using import tool that came with bbPress), the forums and topics did import but the users all had “imported_” before their user names. My guess is this was an attempt to prevent duplicate users.
Is there a method to import my forums and topics from phpBB into bbPress, and have the authors of topics and replies synced to the already existing users in WordPress? Thanks for any suggestions.
On the main forum page here on bbPress.org the latest topics are listed with the wrong freshness time. More than half hour incorrect more some. The freshness time on the specific forum pages are correct though. Why is this?
Hi,
I am new to BBpress and after a few research, I can’t find what I want.
Is there a plugin allowing administrators to manage who can see/post in specific forum for each user group?
Like a table where we have to fill the cases.
Or maybe I just didn’t understood it is already possible with the documentation?
do this first
General Issues
bbPress works with many themes and plugins, but it is impossible to test all combinations, and many issues are caused by conflicts with plugins and themes.
Therefore before posting, please test if your issue is resolved by the following
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 twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.
If the above produces an issue:
If it is a paid theme or plugin, please contact the authors for resolution.
If free, do ask here, we may know of workaround.
PLEASE tell us you have done the tests above when posting.
OTHER COMMON FIXES
The following will do no harm, so are worth a try and can fix some issues
Dashboard>settings>permalinks. Don’t change anything, but just click save. This resets the permalinks, and can solve some 404 errors.
Dashboard>tools>forums>repair forums and run one at a time. Useful if you’ve got some stuff not showing – doesn’t often fix but occasionally does.
but when you do update
i say make a backup of your site using this plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/
maybe even a couple of backups for a safe measure
1 to your email , 1 on your host , and 1 on your cpu.
then update WordPress.
Thanks Robkk,
I tried bbPress-Support-Forums, but it puts some strange stuff in the forum header:
Screenshot
It would be nice with a plugin that just lets logged in users vote, with a widget of most voted topics.
they use the regular WordPress registration
which is http://example.com/wp-login.php?action=register
or you can put the bbPress shortcode [bbp-register] into a page for a frontend form
here is the rest of the supplied shortcodes
https://codex.bbpress.org/shortcodes/
if you have the slack interface up , go to the channels section and browse them til you find #bbpress
or you can go here
https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/bbpress/
I have installed bbPress but I don’t see any option for people to register. What do I need to do?
Dear robkk thank you for your reply..
I just realize that the “to” field has the noreply address because the users addresses exists in the bcc field… maybe… I will investigate this one…
How can I get in contact with developers..?
I joined the “Making WordPress” team in slack but how can I join the bbPress team in slack?
Best regards
Andreas
Thank you so much, should this code be in the bbpress setting or the wordpress settings? thks
click on the “documentation” link on the top of this page, the info you seek is there –
template info – https://codex.bbpress.org/amending-bbpress-templates/
conditionals – https://codex.bbpress.org/bbpress-conditional-tags/
etc
sam
