[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.

[Joakim Nömell]

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 🙂

[iriteser]

added the code, it works

but still astonished how something like this effect can happen

[Robin W]

that would be worth trying.

untested, but you could first try

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

function rew_turn_off ($value) {
	return false ;
}

[iriteser]

ok, but this will take some time. Currently working in production environment, I have to set up a staging environment and not sure if this works due to memberpress, stripe/paypal connection and so on

Question: thinking about deactivate Auto-Embeds in WordPress completely with some code – what do you think?

add_action( ‘init’, function() {

global $wp_embed;
if ( $wp_embed instanceof WP_Embed ) {

remove_filter( ‘the_content’, array( $wp_embed, ‘autoembed’ ), 8 );
remove_filter( ‘the_content’, array( $wp_embed, ‘run_shortcode’ ), 8 );
}

add_filter( ’embed_oembed_discover’, ‘__return_false’ );
add_filter( ‘pre_oembed_result’, ‘__return_false’ );

if ( function_exists( ‘remove_filter’ ) ) {
remove_filter( ‘bbp_get_topic_content’, ‘bbp_topic_content_autoembed’, 2 );
remove_filter( ‘bbp_get_reply_content’, ‘bbp_reply_content_autoembed’, 2 );
}
}, 20);

[iriteser]

I use Tove from Anders Noren and of course with a child theme

what do you mean with customized functions? I have a lot of code in my functions.php, but mainly for my customized loops, favorites plugin, styling comment function (not visible for not-logged-in users), Text to speech plugin, memberpress

nothing with embedded objects

[Robin W]

ok, thanks.

the line of code referred to is looking for a host url on logout from bbpress.

‘$redirect_to = bbp_get_url_scheme() . $_SERVER[‘HTTP_HOST’] . $_SERVER[‘REQUEST_URI’];’

$_SERVER is a php thing and the manual says ‘$_SERVER an array containing information such as headers, paths, and script locations. The entries in this array are created by the web server, therefore there is no guarantee that every web server will provide any of these; servers may omit some, or provide others not listed here. However, most of these variables are accounted for in the » CGI/1.1 specification, and are likely to be defined.’

Are you maybe running on a local host?

[pineapplepalm]

Please can something be done about this error on a brand new site install:

[04-Dec-2025 07:20:05 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:20:05 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:21:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:21:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:21:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:21:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:22:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:22:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:22:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:22:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:23:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:23:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:23:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581
[04-Dec-2025 07:23:04 UTC] PHP Warning:  Undefined array key "HTTP_HOST" in /home/ourdomainapp/r877.ourdomain.app/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/functions.php on line 1581

Would appreciate some feedback please

[Robin W]

I’m pretty sure that the buddypress function hooks to the new_forum_handler in bbpress, so this should work

add_action( 'bbp_new_forum_post_extras', 'rew_add_pg', 10 , 1) ;

function rew_add_pg ($forum_id ) {
	 add_post_meta( $forum_id, '_private_group', 'group1', false );
}

Let me know of not.

[Robin W]

if (!is_admin() ) {
add_filter( 'bbp_get_forum_content', 'rewst', 10 , 2 ) ;
}
function rewst ($content, $forum_id ){
	if (!empty ($content)) $content= '<a class="bbp-forum-rew" href="'.bbp_get_forum_permalink($forum_id).'">'.$content.'</a>' ;
return $content ;
}

Put this in your child theme’s function file –

ie wp-content/themes/%your-theme-name%/functions.php

where %your-theme-name% is the name of your theme

or use

Code Snippets

[Ricsca2]

Thanks a lot, I fixed the code with chatgpt, but it didn’t work well with yoast…

/**
 * 🔧 Custom SEO meta tags for bbPress forum index page
 * 
 * This snippet replaces the default "Forum Archive" title and adds custom
 * meta description + Open Graph tags (for Facebook, WhatsApp, etc.)
 * 
 * ✅ Add this code to your theme’s functions.php or a custom plugin.
 */

function custom_bbpress_forum_index_meta() {
    // Check if bbPress is active and we are on the main forum archive page
    if ( function_exists('is_bbpress') && is_post_type_archive('forum') ) {

        // 🔹 Custom SEO Title
        add_filter('pre_get_document_title', function() {
            return 'Your Custom Forum Title – Your Site Name';
        });

        // 🔹 Custom Meta Description and Open Graph Tags
        add_action('wp_head', function() {
            ?>
            <!-- 🧩 Custom bbPress Forum SEO Meta Tags -->
            <meta name="description" content="Join our forum community! Discuss topics, share experiences, and get expert advice about your favorite subjects." />
            <meta property="og:title" content="Your Custom Forum Title – Your Site Name" />
            <meta property="og:description" content="Join our forum community! Discuss topics, share experiences, and get expert advice about your favorite subjects." />
            <meta property="og:image" content="https://example.com/path-to-your-forum-image.jpg" />
            <meta property="og:type" content="website" />
            <?php
        });
    }
}
// Hook into 'wp' to ensure bbPress functions are available
add_action('wp', 'custom_bbpress_forum_index_meta');

[Vinay PN]

Here are some ways to add or customize the title and meta description for the bbPress forum index:

1. Use an SEO Plugin That Supports Custom Post Types and Archives
bbPress forums often rely on custom post types and archive templates.

Ensure Yoast SEO is configured to handle bbPress custom post types and their archives.

In Yoast SEO > Search Appearance > Content Types and Archives, check if bbPress forums and topics are enabled and configured properly.

For the main forum index (bbPress’ main forum page), this is often considered an archive page. Yoast allows customization of archive titles and meta descriptions via the Archives tab.

2. Add Custom Code via Functions.php or a Custom Plugin
You can programmatically set the title and meta description on the bbPress forum index with code snippets. For example:

php
function custom_bbpress_forum_index_seo() {
if ( function_exists( ‘is_bbpress’ ) && is_bbpress() && !is_singular() ) {
// Set custom title
add_filter( ‘pre_get_document_title’, function() {
return ‘Your Custom Forum Title – Your Site Name’;
});

// Set custom meta description
add_action( ‘wp_head’, function() {
echo ‘<meta name=”description” content=”Your custom meta description for the forums index page goes here.” />’ . “\n”;
});
}
}
add_action( ‘wp’, ‘custom_bbpress_forum_index_seo’ );
This snippet checks if it’s a bbPress page but not a single topic or forum (index page), then overrides the title and adds a meta description.

3. Use a Dedicated SEO or Meta Tag Plugin
Alternatively, plugins like All in One SEO, Rank Math, or WP Meta SEO may provide greater flexibility to add meta tags for archive/custom pages.

4. Use a Page as a Forum Landing Page Instead of bbPress Default
Instead of using the default bbPress forum index, you can:

Create a regular WordPress page.

Use that page as your main forum landing page.

Insert bbPress shortcodes or specific forum content there.

This way, you can edit the page’s SEO title and meta description directly with Yoast.

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[thomasjarvisdesign]

Please see error code below.

2025-10-03 11:35:01 Error 77.44.13.228 500 GET /wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=reply HTTP/1.0 https://www.domainname.org/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=reply Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/140.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 5.70 K Apache SSL/TLS access

2025-10-03 11:35:06 Error 77.44.13.228 AH01071: Got error ‘PHP message: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Maximum call stack size of 8339456 bytes (zend.max_allowed_stack_size – zend.reserved_stack_size) reached. Infinite recursion? in /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbpress.php:169\nStack trace:\n#0 /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/replies/template.php(35): bbPress->__get()\n#1 /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/common/template.php(461): bbp_get_reply_post_type()\n#2 /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/replies/template.php(544): bbp_is_reply()\n#3 /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(324): bbp_get_reply_title_fallback()\n#4 /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-includes/plugin.php(205): WP_Hook->apply_filters()\n#5 /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-includes/post-template.php(174): apply_filters()\n#6 /var/www/vhosts/domainname.org/httpdocs/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/topics/template.php(603)…’, referer: https://www.domainname.org/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=reply

Anyone from BBPress help me with this?

[Robin W]

without further digging, the function

echo get_the_post_thumbnail

seems to support

thumbnail
medium
large
full

so you can have for instance

echo get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID,'medium',array('class' => 'alignleft forum-icon'));
echo get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID,'large',array('class' => 'alignleft forum-icon'));

you can also play with these settings – see

https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/how-to-change-thumbnail-size-in-wordpress-and-why-you-want-to

[andrew55]

Sure, this is the code I’m using:

add_post_type_support('topic', array('thumbnail'));
add_post_type_support('forum', array('thumbnail'));
/*
Plugin Name: bbPress - Forum Icons
Plugin URI: https://gist.github.com/ntwb/8277457
Description: bbPress - bbPress - Forum Icons
Version: 0.1
Author: Stephen Edgar - Netweb
Author URI: http://netweb.com.au
*/
// Original Source: http://www.kristarella.com/2013/04/bbpress-forum-icons/
add_post_type_support('forum', array('thumbnail'));
function ks_forum_icons() {
	if ( 'topic' == get_post_type() ) {
		global $post;
	    if ( has_post_thumbnail($post->ID) )
	    	echo get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID,'thumbnail',array('class' => 'alignleft forum-icon'));
	 }
}
add_action('bbp_theme_before_topic_title','ks_forum_icons');