[Chuckie]

I still have a bug with the inserting of videos. If I am creating the topic / reply as an ADMIn then the code is correct:

<video controls="controls" width="300" height="150">
<source src="https://www.publictalksoftware.co.uk/videos/forum/pts-test-video.mp4" type="video/mp4" /></video>

When you hit SUBMIT the video can be played etc.

But when you are NON-ADMIN and hit SUBMIT the outer chevrons of the inner SOURCE tag get escaped. I don’t know where this issue lies:

– WordPress 5.3?
– TinyMCE Insert Media Plugin 4.9.6 ?
– bbPress 2.6.2?

[demonboy]

I’ve sorted it (excuse formatting):

if (( $forum_id == 40088) ){
?>
	<?php $args = array( 'post_type' => 'topic', 'posts_per_page' => 1, 'post_parent' => '40088' );
				$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
				while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post();?>
				<li class="fa-thumb"><div text-align="center"><a class="bbp-topic-permalink" href="<?php bbp_topic_permalink(); ?>"><?php echo get_the_post_thumbnail($post->ID,'thumbnail',array('class' => 'alignleft forum-icon'));?><br>
				<span class="fa-link"><?php bbp_topic_title(); ?></span></div></li>
		<?php			
				endwhile;
		?>
       
<?php
    }

[Chuckie]

@robin-w If it helps, I did a search for _bbp_last_active_time in the post meta table and only one entry had today’s date (the reply I had made).

I then did a search for my forum in question as “post_id” to see what it shows:

_bbp_last_active_time 2019-11-20 19:01:31, 
_bbp_last_active_id 3546, 
_bbp_last_reply_id 3546, 
_bbp_last_topic_id 3546

If I then run the tool to get the freshness correct in the forum and examine the same records again:

_bbp_last_active_time 2019-11-24 08:06:38, 
_bbp_last_active_id 3580, 
_bbp_last_reply_id 3580, 
_bbp_last_topic_id 3546

So the database is not getting updated with the freshness and it is not a caching issue.

[demonboy]

I should add that this appears in loop-single-forum.php where I am including a condition:

<?php $forum_id = bbp_get_forum_id(); 
    if (( $forum_id == 40250) or ( $forum_id == 41369) ){
?>

I’d like to then follow this with something that displays the latest topic permalink/title and topic author/avatar.

[Chuckie]

So I am using this extra function so that extra HTML tags are not stripped for non-admin users:

add_filter( 'bbp_kses_allowed_tags', 'ntwb_bbpress_custom_kses_allowed_tags' );

function ntwb_bbpress_custom_kses_allowed_tags() {
	return array(

		// Links
		'a'          => array(
			'class'    => true,
			'href'     => true,
			'title'    => true,
			'rel'      => true,
			'class'    => true,
			'target'   => true,
		),

		// Quotes
		'blockquote' => array(
			'cite'     => true,
		),
		
		// Div
		'div' => array(
			'class'     => true,
		),
		
		// Span
		'span'          => array(
			'class'     => true,
			'style'     => true,
		),

		// Paragraph
		'p'          => array(
			'dir'    => true,
			'style'  => true,
		),
		
		// Code
		'code'       => array(),
		'pre'        => array(
		'class'      => true,
		),

		// Formatting
		'em'         => array(),
		'strong'     => array(),
		'del'        => array(
			'datetime' => true,
		),

		// Lists
		'ul'         => array(),
		'ol'         => array(
			'start'    => true,
		),
		'li'         => array(),

		// Images
		'img'        => array(
			'class'    => true,
			'src'      => true,
			'border'   => true,
			'alt'      => true,
			'height'   => true,
			'width'    => true,
		),

		// Tables
		'table'      => array(
			'align'    => true,
			'bgcolor'  => true,
			'border'   => true,
		),
		'tbody'      => array(
			'align'    => true,
			'valign'   => true,
		),
		'td'         => array(
			'align'    => true,
			'valign'   => true,
		),
		'tfoot'      => array(
			'align'    => true,
			'valign'   => true,
		),
		'th'         => array(
			'align'    => true,
			'valign'   => true,
		),
		'thead'      => array(
			'align'    => true,
			'valign'   => true,
		),
		'tr'         => array(
			'align'    => true,
			'valign'   => true,
		),
		'video'      => array(
			'controls' => true,
			'width'    => true,
			'height'   => true,
			'source'     => array(
				'src'    => true,
				'type'	 => true
			)
		)
	);
} 
// ==============================================================

Notice the section at the end for videos? This is the issue. These videos are inserted using the TinyMCE Video plugin. Once it is inserted it looks something like this:

<video controls="controls" width="300" height="150">
<source src="https://www.publictalksoftware.co.uk/videos/forum/pts-test-video.mp4" type="video/mp4" /></video>

The problem is that for a non-admin user the < and /> wrapped around the source tag is getting escaped. Thus the syntax is not correct and the video module will not play.

Robin suggested I switch off moderation:

add_filter( 'bbp_bypass_check_for_moderation', '__return_true' );
And to try removing this filter:

remove_filter( 'bbp_new_reply_pre_content', 'bbp_filter_kses', 30 );

But i can’t get it to work. The only way to insert one of these videos is if a admin user does it so that the escaping of the source tag does not happen.

Can this be resolved?

It is not a bug with the TinyMCE Video plugin. It is a bug only with non admin users inserting the videos. I assumed BBPress is escaping the inner content. Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks.

[kent25]

@barryhughes-1 Thanks Boss, it worked so well……..
your the MAN.

do you have any code for voting?

[wolowe]

Yes, I tried many of them(don’t try reCAPTCHA-like plugins), they can work when uncheck “Allow guest users without accounts to create and replies”. They disapear when checking “Allow guest users without accounts to create and replies”.
So I want to ask if there something like add or delete some php code to solve the problem?

[hiugregg]

Hi there!

I’m trying to get a bbpress forum set up on my site, and while we’ve got the majority of it set up the way we’d like, there’s an issue when someone tries to access the forum via mobile/smartphone.

The reply box seems to overflow over the edge of the screen, such as in this picture:

I tried to adjust the width of the bbpress-topic-form using the Custom CSS on my theme, but while this seems to work for narrow browser windows on desktop, the mobile view remains the same as it does in the picture above.

For reference, this was the code I was trying:

@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
  #new-topic-0.bbp-topic-form{
    width: 50%;
  }
}

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what might be going on here? I’m running the Gridmag theme (not pro) at the minute, could that be causing a conflict?

[lflier]

Thanks for the 2.6.2 update, which attempts to address this issue.

Unfortunately, it’s not working in my theme. I still require bbpress.min.css.

I’m running a custom theme under Genesis 3.2.1. I’m pretty sure I’m following the instructions for theme compatibility. The css file is in a folder labeled “css” in the theme root.

This does not appear to be a cache issue. The appearance of the page changes when I switch back and forth.

I’ve reproduced this bug on a LocalbyFlywheel development site and a live staging site.

I’ll monitor this thread. Let me know what else you’d like me to try.

[Pascal Casier]

@kent25 It’s not because things are not in the basic code that you cannot do it. bbPress is very flexible and open to extensions. See the response in https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/how-to-fix-old-topic-moving-to-first-topic-when-a-reply-is-made/

[Chuckie]

Add this to your child theme functions.php or use a snippet plugin:

// ==============================================================
// Switch off bbPress Forum moderation
add_filter( 'bbp_bypass_check_for_moderation', '__return_true' );
// ==============================================================

[Barry]

I imagine somewhere in these forums there must be an example of code that will help with this, though my own initial search let me down. Even so, it’s certainly possible to do and here is a minimal example of the sort of code you could use:

https://gist.github.com/barryhughes/1d52e7562e5d2e6f5121981a4babdd36

To meet your individual needs it may need refinement or adjustment (every site is different, there could be factors for you, locally, that I don’t know about). It’s just a starting point.

For those who might be tempted to use this but are unfamiliar with code in general, note that if you do copy this code to an existing file, such as your theme’s functions.php file, then you don’t need to copy the opening “<?php” tag—just place it somewhere after the existing tag in whichever file you are editing.

[kent25]

Am really new to bbpress, How do i fix an old topic becoming a first topic when a member makes a reply on it?

i my forum, there are different topics made by members, on daily bases but i found out that when a new member replies to an old topic, that topic automatically moves to the top of other new topics…
this is a pain. pls is there a code to stop this, i don’t need plugins for it.

[rederis]

function new_forums_notice_to_menu($items, $args) {
	 if(count_new_forum_posts() > 0){
          if( $args->theme_location == 'primary' )
          $items .= '<li><a href="http://***/forums/" text-transform="lowercase" text-shadow="2px 1px 2px black"><font color="red">Šios savaitės naujos žinutės forume: <span>'.count_new_forum_posts().' ('.count_new_forum_post_time().')</span></font></a></li>';
     return $items;

I try to hook up to my menu (later on exact menu element “Forums” ) to print “There is (count_new_forum_posts()) new posts this week”

My head menu should be Home Personel Phones Forum (2) News. But now there is problem only with replies count. I think there is problem with my query ‘key’ => ‘_bbp_last_active_time’ cant be assosiated with ‘replies’ data only with ‘Topics’. I am very green on programming so strugling. I already fixed kinda problem by adding (last reply date – current date time diference).

[Robin W]

I’ve looked further at the code, and yes my translation won’t work for time.

I am just a bbpress user who helps out on this forum, so I cannot say when the devs will complete the translations.

[Chuckie]

This is why I have switched off moderation:

// Switch off bbPress Forum moderation
add_filter( 'bbp_bypass_check_for_moderation', '__return_true' );

Add that to your child theme functions.php or a snippet.

[brunov99]

Hi Robin;
you’re absolutely right and I did it but

1) I have a very complex environment (Buddy Groups, Private and public stuff …)

2) I wanted to be certain of my results so as not to have to start the whole structure again in case of error

3) finally make everyone benefit from this answer.

So for me the sub-forums of a private forum are private by default (but, I will still mark them private jus in case)

Note: I also think that it is information that could be added in the bbPress codex.

Thank you for answering.
bV

[Robin W]

this is because 2.6 has changed some wording and context, and the new translations have not been made yet

to fix the above either use this

add_filter(  'gettext',  'rew_bbpress_translate', 20 , 3  );
add_filter(  'ngettext',  'rew_bbpress_translate' , 20 , 3 );

function rew_bbpress_translate( $translated, $text, $domain ) {
	if ($domain == 'bbpress') {
     $words = array(
                        
                        '%s day' => '%s jour',
						'%s days' => '%s jours',
						'Last Post' => 'Dernier message',
             );
     $translated = str_replace(  array_keys($words),  $words,  $translated );
	}
     return $translated;
}

Put this in your child theme’s function file – or use

Code Snippets

or use the translations tab in my style pack plugin

bbp style pack

[Robin W]

ok, that may well be beyond free help, but what is doing that print out – nothing in your code send any of that to screen

[Chuckie]

Awesome indeed. I did not put two and two together. But then I noticed what it said on the screen:

Customise your Forums root. Partner with a WordPress Page and use Shortcodes for more flexibility.

Doh!

[John James Jacoby]

Caching plugins misbehaving could definitely contribute to problems in a lot of areas.

Private and Hidden forums also do work a little bit strangely, especially without BuddyPress Groups on top of them to manage them a bit better, and especially when you have a mix of public and private within the same branch of a forum tree.

Imagine, if you will:

Public 1
|--Private 1
|--|--Public 2
|--Public 3

Now, I login and create a Topic in the Private 1 forum.

How should that bubble up to the parent Public 1 category?

Then someone creates a topic in the Public 2 forum. How can a public forum even exist under a private forum?

bbPress won’t prevent you from doing these things, but it won’t really work very well when you do.

I think, to work best, we could never cache these values ever, because they’d always be based on what the currently logged in user can see, instead of being attached to the forums or the categories like they always have been.

But for now, for performance reasons, these Freshness values are working as intended, even though they aren’t a real great experience for Private and Hidden Forums underneath other Public ones.

[Chuckie]

Thanks. But I am not sure what you are suggesting I do?

When I started out setting up bbPress I understood I had to create a page to list the forums. So I created a page (support-forums) and inserted this shortcode:

[bbp-forum-index]

Are you telling me I don’t actually need this page on my website or need to use this shortcode? #confused

[John James Jacoby]

I don’t really understand why you need 2 separate pages for your forums.

If you create a page that matches the slug for your forum root, it will use that page instead, as well as the title.

Then, you can use bbPress shortcodes to fill in the content.

This is what we do here on bbPress.org, and it works pretty well.

[Chuckie]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have added the code, and got into private browser mode. And the same results sadly.

[Robin W]

ok, so it is not that function.

you could try just adding this to your child theme functions file

remove_filter( 'bbp_new_reply_pre_content', 'bbp_filter_kses', 40 );

let me know if that works