[Robkk]

@elenams

i thought i replied to this one..

pretty much the plugins stlye.css file will get you headed into styling bbPress the way you want it.

you copy the style.css file from the bbPress plugin folder and put it into a folder called css in your child theme then edit the new style.css file from there.

if its just small changes you can also put it into a custom css plugin of your choice.

more information on styling bbPress can be found in the codex

Codex

[Robkk]

this is not CSS its mostly PHP

from what it looks like just copy the templates the userpro plugin author gave you and place it a folder called bbpress in your child theme. the url to it should be wp-content/themes/avada-child/bbpress.

info on creating a child theme

https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

[Robkk]

well it looks nice how it is already but thats my opinion.

but if you really want the default bbPress look , i think all you have to do is copy loop-single-topic.php from the bbPress plugin templates and let it overwrite the exact file in your child themes bbpress folder.

i suggest you test it out and make sure it works well in a local development area on your CPU.

https://codex.bbpress.org/creating-a-test-site/

[Robkk]

@atfpodcast

well im giving up on the bbPress quicktags toolbar issue you have.

[Robkk]

huh?? i thought i replied already..

well its font-color: black;

and just using color:black; works too

any other CSS tips checkout the guides on styling bbPress in the docs

Codex

[Robkk]

@webui1

dont make test replies in the bbPress forums

create a local-hosted site and do all the testing there.

[Robkk]

@foresme

try this.

if it doesnt work reply back

#bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-content p,
#bbpress-forums .bbp-reply-content p {
margin-bottom:10px;
}

[Robin W]

I don’t specifically know if that is default bbpress behaviour, suggest you try

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 none of those show a change, then it is probably default behaviour.

[KrAaY]

Hi People !

Since today i have a forum, and i use BBpress.

http://diablorunology.com/forums/

Look very nice and all, good job! very happy with BBpress.

Only the thing is i am using the login widget or any login for users, after failed login it redirects the user / subscriber to /wp-admin.php… thats not good, because it will shut me out because i use failed login attempt plugin, also i dont want them there to be redirected.

I dont want subscribers users to go to wp-admin after failed login, how can i fix this ?

[foresme]

Hello!

I am using the Canvas theme with bbpress. I used the above fix to solve the bbpress search issue, however now bbpress seems to have lost the ability to create line breaks.

The line/paragraph breaks that are created when typing into the editor, disappear when the post is submitted, and all the paragraphs merge together making the post much harder to read.

Anyone clever got any ideas? Please help!

The problem could also be related to the new version of WP 4.0.1 which I just updated to.

Best,

Esme

[Cartographer]

Hi there,

I do ticking the option ” Notify me of follow-up replies via email” but I don’t receive any email after a member posting a new reply.

Do you have any idea?

WP 4.0.1
bbPress 2.5.4
Buddypress 2.0.1
TwentyFourteen theme

[peter-hamilton]

Been a while, spent quite a lot of time looking for a solution for the “name” issue.

Wordpress registration checks if a “username” is already used, this is great.

Buddypress is the problem cause they also add a “Name” field to registration, and this can be duplicate creating issues when multiple John Doe’s appear in my forums and activity.

Solution

I created a dirty solution by changing the label for (buddypress) Name to Username, and added a line of text urging new members to fill in the exact same name as the did in the “Username” field.

Although people can type whatever they want there, I hope most will just copy the first name.

This way the @name and username should be similar on all pages.

Then I also removed the option to change this name in the profile edit.php through CSS so no longer can people change their nicknames.
Unless a code savvy member goes to change the CSS in chrome, then the box will appear and they can change their names.

Wishlist

A solution/function where Buddypress or BBpress copies the username and adds that in the nickname field by default.

Anyway, here is a link to my current register page:

BBFacelook registration page

P.H.

[unihead]

Sorry, completely confused by that reply! 🙂 I’m not a programmer. Is this standard bbpress behaviour? It seems weird if it is.

[lynnham]

Dear bbPress,
I am contacting you all on behalf of my client who is currently having problems with their website. One of her staff members sent me an email saying they were unable to edit, delete or remove posts on my site’s forum. Not even their own. Their also experiencing problems with posting and/or responding to post. It sometimes allows them to write the post and press the post button but when they check to see if their post has loaded, it is nowhere to be found. I reached out to the organization that powers the forum but I don’t think they will be able to assist me. I’m not sure if WordPress or Buddypress controls the forums on various websites or if the organization that powers the forum can help with forum issues.
My client is using WordPress 3.7.4. and bbPress 2.4.
http://www.motherswithsonsinprison.com

[Robin W]

suggest you read

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – Part 1

in particular section 6 that talks about adding a register page and putting this into your menu

and yes bbpress will work alongside buddypress

[Robin W]

sorry, but since your site requires login, we can’t see

However I’d suggest you check that no plugin updates are needed and then

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.

[Robkk]

i took this css right from bbpress.org

add this anywhere you can add custom css
if it doesnt work add !important to the end like this 12px!important;

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author a.bbp-author-name, 
#bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author a.bbp-author-name {
clear: left;
display: block;
font-size: 12px;
}

the default size i think is usually 12px
so either use that or go lower

[bcrider]

Bumping this thread to ask the question again.

Is it possible to have a multi-themed site?

One theme for the main site and one theme for bbpress forums.

Although I’m new to bbpress I’m thinking that it’s probably possible yes…but may be complex and tricky. As a result, we may be better off customizing one theme vs trying to use two?

[bcrider]

Thank you both for the help!

I’m sorry it took a few days for me to check back in.

Robin W, you’re correct. Technically long usernames like splitboard.com are not truncated, they’re just not fitting nicely in the author box.

Robk, widening the box could help but since my current theme is non-responsive I don’t want to make the body of the forum posts any narrower.

I think the best option may be to decrease the font size in this box. Can anyone advise how I can accomplish this?

Looking at my current phpbb3 forum, it seems that is how they handle it.
http://splitboard.com/talk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16976

I really want to convert my forum of 6,0000 members and 125,000 posts to bbpress. I just need to work a few of these things out..

Thank you!

Chris

[Multimum]

An additional question please

Can BBpress work alongside Buddypress?

[Multimum]

Hi

Sorry for posting this here, I have been searching around for an answer but cannot find it. I am fairly new to word press and have not used bbpress before.

I am trying to build a website that will have a forum on for people to sign up to, comment, receive notifications, follow certain threads, that type of thing. A fairly normal forum, so I have installed bbpress on my new wordpress website, it is very basic at present but can be seen here if needed, http://www.multimums.com the problem I have at the moment is that if I go to the website as a normal user, ie not logged into wordpress, then I can see a box for login with user name and password but nothing for registering as a new user. I have the option selected in general settings for anyone to register, but there is no option on the site. Do I need to install a plugin for this to work?

Normally in a forum when you look at a thread there is a line saying something like ‘you are not logged in, to post please login or register.’ How and where do i get this statement to appear, and how do i get people to to be able to register, to be able to post.

Will they then receive an email with their login details and a link to confirm their email address?

Where will these email addresses be stored for my reference, do i need to create a database to store users details in?

I can’t seem to find a guide to setting up the forum other than creating topics and threads, which I have been able to do successfully.

Once users are registered I assume that they will then be able to create new threads?

Thanks very much in advance for your help, sorry if I am asking questions which seem to basic.

[lauracdd]

Hello,

I updated to WordPress 4.0.1 and updated my bbPress to 2.5.4. The Forum page is a complete mess, it is just a bunch of unformatted text taken from headers and links that were on the page:

Search for: Welcome! Logout › Forums Forum Topics Posts Freshness General Member Posts Feel free to post what you like here! 1 1 2 years, 4 months ago Member News Use this to let us all know your news! 1 1 1 year, 10 months ago

Please let me know what I need to do to get the Forum back!

Link to the site (no spaces) http:// 4 t h s t r e e t c l u b .org/

[atfpodcast]

Sorry it was my phone. I tried to say after looking at it the bbcode was working. It was the htlm bar from bbpress that is not coming up in my firefox…

[Robkk]

try adding this anywhere you can put custom css

#bbpress-forums #qt_bbp_reply_content_toolbar input {
color: black;
}

[alekbounce]

Hi everyone!

I’m using a members plugin called UserPro. I’m trying to integrate bbPress forums with the user profiles created through UserPro.

All I’m trying to do is replace the user’s photo and username links to instead link to the UserPro profiles.

Here’s a visual.

The plugin’s developer gave users his own CSS changes to the “Loop-single-topic”, “Loop-single-reply” and the “loop-single-forum” .php files.

Though his supplied CSS works in terms of replacing the links, it also breaks the look of the entire forum and removes all of the info below the user’s pic and name.

Here’s the default “loop-Single-reply”:

<?php

/**
 * Replies Loop - Single Reply
 *
 * @package bbPress
 * @subpackage Theme
 */

?>

<div <?php bbp_reply_class(); ?>>

	<div class="bbp-reply-author">

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_details' ); ?>

		<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array( 'sep' => '', 'show_role' => true ) ); ?>

		<div class="bbp-reply-post-date"><?php bbp_reply_post_date(); ?></div>

		<div class="bbps-post-count"><?php printf( __( 'Post count: %s', 'Avada' ), bbp_get_user_reply_count_raw(bbp_get_reply_author_id()) ); ?></div>

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

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

			<div class="bbp-reply-ip"><?php bbp_author_ip( bbp_get_reply_id() ); ?></div>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_details' ); ?>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-author -->

	<div class="bbp-reply-content">

		<div id="post-<?php bbp_reply_id(); ?>" class="bbp-reply-header clearfix">

			<div class="bbp-meta">

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

					<span class="bbp-header">
						<?php _e( 'in reply to: ', 'bbpress' ); ?>
						<a class="bbp-topic-permalink" href="<?php bbp_topic_permalink( bbp_get_reply_topic_id() ); ?>"><?php bbp_topic_title( bbp_get_reply_topic_id() ); ?></a>
					</span>

				<?php endif; ?>

				<a href="<?php bbp_reply_url(); ?>" class="bbp-reply-permalink">#<?php bbp_reply_id(); ?></a>

				<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_admin_links' ); ?>

				<?php bbp_reply_admin_links( array ( 'after' => '<span class="admin_links_sep"> | </span></span>') ); ?>

				<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_admin_links' ); ?>

			</div><!-- .bbp-meta -->

		</div><!-- #post-<?php bbp_reply_id(); ?> -->

		<div class="bbp-reply-entry">
			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_content' ); ?>

			<?php bbp_reply_content(); ?>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_content' ); ?>
			<div class="bbp-arrow"></div>
		</div>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-content -->

</div><!-- .reply -->

Here’s his supplied CSS:

<?php

/**
 * Replies Loop - Single Reply
 *
 * @package bbPress
 * @subpackage Theme
 */

?>

<div <?php bbp_reply_class(); ?>>

	<div class="bbp-reply-author">

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_details' ); ?>

		<?php 

/* Integrating UserPro */
		global $userpro;
		$link = preg_replace("/(?<=href=(\"|'))[^\"']+(?=(\"|'))/", $userpro->permalink( bbp_get_reply_author_id() ), 
		bbp_get_reply_author_link( array( 'sep' => '<br />', 'show_role' => false ) ) );
		echo $link . userpro_show_badges( bbp_get_reply_author_id() );
		?>

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

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

			<div class="bbp-reply-ip"><?php bbp_author_ip( bbp_get_reply_id() ); ?></div>

			<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_admin_details' ); ?>

		<?php endif; ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_details' ); ?>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-author -->

	<div class="bbp-reply-content">

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_before_reply_content' ); ?>

		<?php bbp_reply_content(); ?>

		<?php do_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_content' ); ?>

	</div><!-- .bbp-reply-content -->

</div><!-- .reply -->

I would be grateful to get any assistance on how I might change the links alone without modifying or breaking everything else. Thanks so much in advance.

I’m using the Avada theme.