[weswebmaster]

Hello,

As you can see from the attached example and output code, there does not seem to be a style code applied to the sub-forum descriptions. As a result, they all appear bunched up and unformatted. Unlike the Title Forum (i.e. Category) description, which follows bbp-forum-content.

Is there a way to apply bbp-forum-content or a different Style to the sub-forum decription??

Please message me directly, if you need a link to the page.

Many thanks,
George

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[Robin W]

ok, so can you post the line of code code you are using to call that action please, or confirm that you are not using any reassign field in that call

[Marisa]

When the delete_user action is called I want to delete all the bbPress forum topics and replies for a specified user.

I think the problem is the posts are having their user id set to 1 as part of the deletion process and by the time the delete_user action is called, it is too late.

The code I have so far is given below. I’m not quite sure what the current state of this code is, but I think it deletes topics but not replies.

// Get remaining replies by user (not already removed with topics)
$replies = get_posts(array(
‘author’ => $user_id,
‘post_type’ => bbp_get_reply_post_type(),
‘post_status’ => array(‘publish’, ‘closed’, ‘spam’, ‘pending’, ‘trash’, ‘inherit’),
‘numberposts’ => -1,
‘fields’ => ‘ids’));

// Delete replies
if (!empty($replies))
{
foreach($replies as $reply_id)
{
bbp_delete_reply($reply_id, true);
}
}

// Get all topics by user
$topics = get_posts(array(
‘author’ => $user_id,
‘post_type’ => bbp_get_topic_post_type(),
‘post_status’ => ‘any’,
‘numberposts’ => -1,
‘fields’ => ‘ids’));

// Delete topics (this also deletes their replies)
if (!empty($topics))
{
foreach ($topics as $topic_id)
{
bbp_delete_topic($topic_id, true); // true = force delete
}
}

[wpweaver]

My hosting uses PHP 8.4. I have WP 6.9.4 and latest (which is old) of bbPress.

I’ve getting the deprecated uses_utf8 message (needs to be wp_is_valid_utf8).

I fixed it, but I don’t think users should have to do that just because hosts are using new versions of PHP, and that WP 7 is just around the corner.

Don’t know what other archaic code is in ppbress, but PLEASE fix at least this one.

[fabioplugins]

Hello, I am a veteran WordPress user and old SEO guy, recently turned into a vibe coder. I built a WP plugin that can read BBpress forums, topics and replies, and answer visitors’ questions using AI. It can summarize several informations, and give a summarized answers with a link to the source. The goal is to retain visitors that might feel lost in the large amount of info, and to help finding relevant content right on their arrival in the forum. What do you think, can it be helpfull ?

[Robin W]

Apologies, the code should now be showing as released.

[nickydeep]

https://vitaemagazineblog.com/forums/forum/family-tree/

wordpress.com couldn’t resolve my problem and they shorn me over to the bbpress.org website to handle the problem … i want to do a bbPress forum on that website but i can’t get it started and wordpress doesn’t know why we tried a different theme and that didn’t work … i uninstalled all the plugins and that didn’t help … i checked the root directory and made a change to it and broke it and changed it back and got back to square one so i think the root directory is fine … i couldn’t and can’t reset the permalinks because i’m not at that level yet on wordpress … this occurred directly after installation and i created a forum and it went to the white screen when i checked the permalink and then i started a topic and that permalink went to the white screen … i’m just a writer this is already too much code for me to handle

so if anyone knows anything about this let me know …

[didier59450]

Hi,

WP-optimize suggets BBPress could be concerned.
So I change page with BBPress shortcode into a comment and I’ve desactivated BBPress. Today at same time I can read this in php-errors.log:

[28-Feb-2026 13:08:58 UTC] PHP Deprecated: La fonction seems_utf8 est obsolète depuis la version 6.9.0 ! Utilisez wp_is_valid_utf8() à la place. in /xxx/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[28-Feb-2026 13:09:50 UTC] PHP Warning: Undefined array key “edit-page” in /xxx/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ionos-essentials/ionos-essentials/inc/dashboard/blocks/next-best-actions/class-nba.php on line 110
[28-Feb-2026 15:46:51 UTC] PHP Notice: Function is_search was called incorrectly. Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.0.) in /xxx/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[28-Feb-2026 15:46:51 UTC] PHP Notice: Function is_404 was called incorrectly. Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.0.) in /homepages/22/d4298730425/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[28-Feb-2026 15:46:51 UTC] PHP Notice: Function is_feed was called incorrectly. Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.0.) in /homepages/22/d4298730425/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[28-Feb-2026 15:46:51 UTC] Erreur d’événement de déplanification de tâche pour le crochet extendify_fetch_partner_data. Code d’erreur : could_not_set. Message d’erreur : La liste des évènements planifiés n’a pas pu être sauvegardée.. Données : {“schedule”:false,”args”:[]}

No fatal error with BBPress desactivated.
A surprise with cron task extendify not listed in cron task.
The only paused one is userfeedback_usage_tracking_cron, but no userfeedback plugin install, maybe linked jetpack (desinstalled) or MonsterInsights.
Or linked with Ionos Hosting as he is mentionned in first warning with Ionos-essentials.

[markfluk]

Add a snippet. AI did the code for me and it worked a treat.

[Robin W]

so you are adding a ‘shortcode’ block and putting the [bbp-forum-index] in there – yes?

and what theme are you using?

[ragetoaction]

I have 0 issue with my header, I can add other blocks but whenever I add the forum one my header doubles in size, changes place and doesn’t look the same anymore.

[Robin W]

ok, so what theme are you using?

and which method in

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

are you using?

[manojmohandev]

I’ve noticed some strange behavior and I’m not sure if it’s intended. When a topic is approved after being sent to moderation, and the user subsequently edits that topic, the revision log displays two revisions instead of one. Ideally, the log should only display the specific edit the user marked for logging, rather than all revisions.

I found this line of code which appears to accept any revision, including those not typically found in the bbPress log. Ideally, it should skip any IDs that are not explicitly present in the bbPress log.

[Robin W]

quick response, I’m a UK farmer, so out a lot of the daytime !

As a ‘quick and dirty’ solution you would need to create the topic

Then in a new item I’ll add in the dashboard enter the post ID and the Topic ID

This will then create a new reply.

It will keep the existing comments.

from memory bbpress uses ‘anonymous’ for any user that no longer exists, but if you create a ‘deleted user’ I might be able to add that to the code

[Robin W]

ok if you can wait a day or 2, then I’ll write a small plugin that will do that, most of the code already exists.

[John N]

Thanks, Robin — much appreciated.

Unfortunately, no, I’m not comfortable with code, and definitely not at that level.

With the plugin you’re suggesting: am I correct in understanding that it does not import existing comments from the original post as replies in bbPress? What I would really like is to move all 78 comments over as replies in the bbPress topic, and ideally be able to delete the original post entirely afterwards.

I’ve already created the topic itself manually in the correct forum, preserving the original text, date, and author. The only remaining (small 🙂) problem is the replies. And since those 78 comments contain a lot of valuable content, it wouldn’t feel right to start over from scratch in the forum.

[Robin W]

Ok, I am just a volunteer who helps out here, I am not a bbpress author, but I have written a number of bbpress related plugins.

I also took over a defunct plugin called

Post Comments as bbPress Topics

I did not write this, I just did enough coding to get it working again.

if you are code savvy, then function build_topic on line 485 of index.php should give you some code that you could maybe use in a plugin or use the code snippets plugin.

otherwise if you only have a few posts from which you want 2, you could enable it convert, disable it and then delete the topics (posts) you don’t want.

[refugeindhamma]

I’m using Kadence theme. I have followed instructions from Kadence support to use a child theme in order to make additional modifications to bbPress. I have also copied all the bbPress & css templates into the child theme.

Edit:
Thanks for the shortcode list.

[Robin W]

on shortcodes this the list of bbpress ones

https://codex.bbpress.org/features/shortcodes/

[refugeindhamma]

I tried to follow the bbPress Codex set up instructions.

However, when I used Method 1 and created a page called “Forums”, the link sent me to a page with just the word “Forums” and nothing else. But once I deleted the “Forums” page, the link worked by showing the forum index. Is this the right way and the instructions are outdated?

2nd problem is that if I use Method 2 to create another forum style using another page and use shortcodes to show the forums, e.g. website.com/chats, if I type website.com/forums, I can still access the forums in that way, which is something that I do not want. I tried changing the “Forum Root” under Settings > Forums but it messed up the layout of the “Chats” page that I created using shortcodes. Is there any way to use Method 2 and still not let people access the forums using /forums?

Edit:
Lastly, is there a list of all the shortcodes that I can use for the forum? I know there is a list in bbp style pack and bbp Private Groups. Are there more shortcodes that I can use or is that all there is?

[dugenou93]

Bonjour,

Je me permets de vous contacter concernant un problème d’accessibilité sur le forum BBPress du site rayons.handivelo.fr. Plus précisément, j’utilise le shortcode [bbp-topic-form] pour permettre aux utilisateurs de créer un nouveau sujet.

Problème rencontré :
– Je parviens à lire les champs du formulaire avec mon interface vocale, mais la liste déroulante des forums/catégories n’est pas accessible.
– Mon lecteur d’écran indique qu’il y a 19 éléments dans la liste, mais je ne peux pas les lire ou les sélectionner correctement.
– Pour information, je suis non-voyant et j’utilise un logiciel de synthèse vocale pour naviguer.

Questions :
1. Existe-t-il un autre shortcode ou une alternative pour rendre cette liste déroulante accessible ?
2. Serait-il possible de remplacer la liste déroulante par des boutons radio ou des cases à cocher pour faciliter la sélection ?
3. Avez-vous des bonnes pratiques ou des plugins à recommander pour améliorer l’accessibilité des formulaires BBPress ?

Contexte technique :
– Site : rayons.handivelo.fr https://rayons.handivelo.fr
– CMS : WordPress + BBPress
– Interface utilisée : Lecteur d’écran (ex : JAWS, NVDA)

Je reste à votre disposition pour tester toute solution que vous pourriez proposer. Merci par avance pour votre aide, et je vous souhaite une excellente année 2026 !

Bien cordialement,
Christophe

[Robin W]

I am not a bbpress author, I am simply someone trying to help out.

The slugs do whatever the plugin author codes them to do, and this plugin does not do that.

You can add this additional plugin

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>shortcodes

and you can see a shortcode you can use in a page

[bsp-profile]

with options for wording and edit

[hebhansen]

I am aware that forum works. I wonder how to get the user slugs in settings to work?

User profile
https://bindesboell.com/fora/users/

Replies by me
https://bindesboell.com/fora/replies

Wil I need to create a page for each user slugs that then has a shortcode on the page?

[emere90]

add_filter ('bbp_use_autoembed', 'rew_turn_off', 20,1 ) ;

function rew_turn_off ($value) {
	return false ;
}

thanks for this code 😃

also: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/embed-block/

[Robin W]

but still astonished how something like this effect can happen

I’m just a moderator here – an unpaid volunteer, I’m not a bbpress author.

There will be a reason for it, and it is almost certainly site specific, no problem on my test site, and with 100,000 installations of bbpress not one I have seen or heard of in 14 years of supporting bbpress.

The code above is not a ‘fix’, it is just a way to get bbpress to ignore the setting, which allows your site to work.

Anyway glad you are fixed 🙂