[Robin W]

Try

Codex

[filiip]

Probably plugin is too old for the WordPress version I am using.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-admin/

Now, I am trying to modify bbpress theme. I am using Arras theme for the page and I would like to make some changes with default bbpress theme. I am new in this waters. But I am learning now. 🙂

[Robin W]

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 twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

Come back with the results

[Robin W]

STOP !!!

Ok, the codex has a couple of errors as it had not been updated following the release of 2.5.4 and also had some text that had been badly edited.

You have two choices – you cannot do both

either

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – part 3

which I have just updated with new code, or put this in your functions file

function remove_counts() {
$args['show_topic_count'] = false;
$args['show_reply_count'] = false;
$args['count_sep'] = '';
 return $args;
}
add_filter('bbp_before_list_forums_parse_args', 'remove_counts' );

Both work

[temi_t]

I am trying to set up a discussion forum on a website I manage using the step by step guide provided by bbpress.

I got through the steps of creating a forum and topic. However when I click on the forum a message displays that 1 topic is present in the forum. Then another message says “Oh bother! Nothing was found here!”

I have uninstalled the bbpress and re-installed it but I’m still running into the same problem.

Here’s a link to the forum page. It can also be accessed from the website’s main menu as follows: SURVEY >> PTRC Forums

My WordPress version is: 4.0
bbPress version: 2.54

Thanks in advance

[Barryman91]

Deactivating bbPress does fix the problem, though it could be a conflict between other plugins. I will try to debug them one at a time on a test server, thank you very much for the help so far!

[kendorama]

I read this: https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum-part-3/

and placed the same code into the loop-single-forum.php but it has an error.

[Robin W]

bbPress forums can be private, public or hidden.

private are only viewable if logged in, hidden are only viewable by mods and above.

However my private groups plugin will give you all the control you need

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-private-groups/

re importing

https://codex.bbpress.org/import-forums/mingle/

[Robin W]

Groups and activity are buddypress not bbpress, suggest you post this is the buddypress support forum

https://buddypress.org/support/

[Robin W]

Are you sure it’s just a bbpress issue?

The ‘lastest’ bbpress is quite old now, so if it was an issue, I’m sure it would have been flagged by now.

presume you have

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.

[UgoDimma]

hey guys, please my site is totally dump now, there is nothing clickable apart from the header, every other thing is as if there is a layer that covers everything. One vannot read any post by clicking on it. this started after creating a forum with bbpress and buddypress.

I installed buddypress and bbpress and everything works well, but the moment i create a group and added a forum to it, everything get hooked up. but when i deleted the forum, everything came back to normal. i have tried to deactivated all the plugin one by one and later re-activated them, but non of them solve the issue, which i guess is not from other plugin.

I tried to switch theme, from gantry framework to twenty fourteen, it solved the problem, but am not good with twenty fourteen.

Please do have a look at my site lovecoinz.com and tell me what to do.

[Barryman91]

Apparently bbPress is blocking public viewers from reading custom post types and I can’t find the settings to edit the public capabilities. I noticed when activating the Plugin it hides/removes the spectator/blocked role and I can only edit capabilities on logged in user roles.

To give an example of the problem: get_field returns empty on a custom post type when someone is not logged in.

I’m wondering if it has anything to do with the latest update of bbPRess or BuddyPress?

[robertosalemi]

How can user with role of “editor” manages the group and activity of bbPress by backend?
This user not seed the item “Groups” or “Activity” in dashboard.

Thanks for all.

[shelleyheath]

Hi There,

I have a website which restricts content via the Groups plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/)

On one of the restricted pages I am using the following code to insert a forum: [bbp-single-forum id=12492]

However when working in the frontend and adding a topic, sometimes it renames the actual page… The forum ending to the url just tacks itself to the page on which [bbp-single-forum id=12492] is featured.

Forum page:

PCLC 1: A TIME FOR INTRODUCTIONS!

Original url:

http://lifepurposecoachingcenters.com/classrooms/pclc-1/

Reset url after it goes wrong:

http://lifepurposecoachingcenters.com/classrooms/pclc-1-a-time-for-introductions/

Any ideas would be much appreciated!

Thanks very much!

[Robin W]

create a directory on your theme called ‘bbpress’
ie wp-content/%your-theme-name%/bbpress
find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/form-topic.php
Make a copy of this file, and put in in the directory called bbpress that you created above, so you end up with
wp-content/%your-theme-name%/bbpress/form-topic.php
bbPress will now use this template instead of the original

I was only suggesting you start with looking at lines 42, I haven’t actually looked seriously at the code, I don’t have time at the moment 🙂

[filiip]

I have installed BBpress and BBpres Admin.

When I am trying to access BBpress Theme under Appereance an error occur:

Warning: require_once(C:\xampp\htdocs\WP//forums/bb-admin/admin-functions.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in C:\xampp\htdocs\WP\wp-content\plugins\bbpress-admin\bbpress-theme-admin.php on line 86

Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required ‘C:\xampp\htdocs\WP//forums/bb-admin/admin-functions.php’ (include_path=’.;C:\xampp\php\PEAR’) in C:\xampp\htdocs\WP\wp-content\plugins\bbpress-admin\bbpress-theme-admin.php on line 86

Inside bbpress-theme-admin.php in line 86 is this:
require_once(ABSPATH.’/forums/bb-admin/admin-functions.php’);

Also when I am trying to access BBpres Options under Settings an error occur:
Notice: Undefined index: action in C:\xampp\htdocs\WP\wp-content\plugins\bbpress-admin\bbpress-options-admin.php on line 9

In line 9 in bbpress-options-admin.php is this:
if ($_POST[‘action’] == ‘update’) {

Pleade can anyone help me. I would really like to change BBpress theme or if is there some other way to change the theme.

tnx

[Robin W]

This worked well for adding the username, so if i can just remove the full name/image, that out to do it.

If you mean the two bits above what you have just added , then the simplest would be

create a directory on your theme called ‘bbpress’
ie wp-content/%your-theme-name%/bbpress
find
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/loop-single-reply.php
Make a copy of this file, and put in in the directory called bbpress that you created above, so you end up with
wp-content/%your-theme-name%/bbpress/loop-single-reply.php
bbPress will now use this template instead of the original

Then simply delete line 45

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

[david_ma]

How about remove the authors real name and email linked avatar? My users want to use their username only, and a custom avatar.

This worked well for adding the username, so if i can just remove the full name/image, that out to do it.

/**
* Add @mentionname after bbpress forum author details
*/

add_action( 'bbp_theme_after_reply_author_details', 'mentionname_to_bbpress' );
function mentionname_to_bbpress () {
$user = get_userdata( bbp_get_reply_author_id() );
if ( !empty( $user->user_nicename ) ) {
$user_nicename = $user->user_nicename;
echo "@".$user_nicename;
}
}

[david_ma]

Im trying to convert my kenena 1.0 forum (actually a fireboard forum) updated the kunena importer to accept fireboard formatting.

It gets stuck at the start… see: http://screencast.com/t/B2qk3rAP

Any ideas?

Tried reducing it to 5 rows to import at 1 second, still doesnt start.

[Dromicus]

I currently have been using mingle although looking at moving on to bigger better forums. What I need is
I am looking for a forum that is simple to set up and has the ability to easily lock down forums so certain users do not even know they are their and even if they were told their profile would not allow them to enter the forum. With mingle it is was super easy to set up, took me less than 20 minuets to have all the users added, the forums made and permissions set. Ease is something I need!!
Does buddy press fit this criteria?

An example would be that all forums are hidden except the welcome forum unless you are a member of the site. Only the site admin should be able to create user accounts. Once you are a User you will be able to see and interact with certain forums, including the two personal forums that only you can see* unless you ask an admin to share these forums with another user.

As an example ford user can see the ford forums and her personal white list and black list although can not see the dodge forums. And the dodge user can not see the ford forums, how ever the mechanic can see both forums but neither of the users personal forums.

When it comes to knowledge of setting forums up, I am about as smart as a rock…well not quite as smart but close. So looking for a super easy forum to set up, make secure etc. And with luck have all the forums and sub forums created in around 20 minuets or less. Running what ever the most current wp version is.

Or is it possible to migrate the mingle forums into bbpress? would be great to have a magic button to push.

[londonhutch]

Hi,

First time here so please be gentle.

I run a moderately popular vBulletin 4.1 site with 11,000+ users, 13,900+ threads and 39,000 posts. The users very rarely use any of the “power” features of vBulletin and I want to fully integrate the board into WordPress.

My preference would be to transfer using the script from vBulletin to bbPress, or alternatively to use a site like cms2cms. My main concern is what will happen to my Google search rankings. At the moment the site is very well spidered by Google and we are the no.1 search result for a number of very important key words, phrases.

Is there any way I can redirect all the posts, threads etc to the new bbPress so that my ranking would not be seriously affected? I am not that technically minded when it comes to robot files etc, so any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[Robin W]

Layout and functionality – Examples you can use

[kendorama]

Nope. I copied all that into my functions and it didn’t work. I’ve googled other solutions which are along the same lines but different code that’s used. I figured it was cause that was outdated and bbPress version is different.

No other solution?

[lkharrell]

nevermind! I just figured it out!

It was

#bbpress-forums a.bbp-author-name {
   white-space: nowrap;
   background: none;
   border: none;
}

[Robin W]

not sure why

I’ve read https://codex.bbpress.org/layout-and-functionality-examples-you-can-use/ among other tips.

isn’t working for you?