[Robin W]

Hmmm.. I’ve just spent some time playing with this code, and it’s not really working.

It is quoted in lots of sites inc http://gawainlynch.com/customising-dynamic-roles-in-bbpress-2-2/

But as far as I can see you get the member role, but the site default role capabilities – can’t work out why at the moment. What is you site default, and would that make sense?

[elucidateTX]

Thank you again for your time on this. I’m not a coder, and I don’t really feel like I have any idea what I’m doing here. But I tried to follow your instructions. Here’s what I did:
1. I downloaded the functions.php file from my theme folder and opened it to edit in Notepad++
2. I inserted the code you have above and then did a find/replace. I found first_name and replaced it with rpi_label1. I did the same for last_name and rpi_label2
3. Here is the resulting code:

//* Code addition for bbP Profile Information Plugin
add_action(‘register_form’,’myplugin_register_form’);
function myplugin_register_form (){
	$rpi_label1 = ( isset( $_POST[‘rpi_label1’] ) ) ? $_POST[‘rpi_label1’]: ”;
	$rpi_label2 = ( isset( $_POST[‘rpi_label2’] ) ) ? $_POST[‘rpi_label2’]: ”;
	?>
	<p>
	<label for=”rpi_label1”><?php _e(‘First Name as people call you eg Dave’,’mydomain’) ?><br />
	<input type=”text” name=”rpi_label1” id=”rpi_label1” class=”input” value=”<?php echo esc_attr(stripslashes($rpi_label1)); ?>” size=”25″ /></label>
	</p>
	<p>
	<label for=”rpi_label2”><?php _e(‘Last Name’,’mydomain’) ?><br />
	<input type=”text” name=”rpi_label2” id=”rpi_label2” class=”input” value=”<?php echo esc_attr(stripslashes($rpi_label2)); ?>” size=”25″ /></label>
	</p>
	<?php
}

add_filter(‘registration_errors’, ‘myplugin_registration_errors’, 10, 3);
function myplugin_registration_errors ($errors, $sanitized_user_login, $user_email) {
	if ( empty( $_POST[‘rpi_label1’] ) )
	$errors->add( ‘rpi_label1_error’, __(‘ERROR: You must include a first name.’,’mydomain’) );
	if ( empty( $_POST[‘rpi_label2’] ) )
	$errors->add( ‘rpi_label2_error’, __(‘ERROR: You must include a last name.’,’mydomain’) );
	return $errors;
}

add_action(‘user_register’, ‘myplugin_user_register’);
function myplugin_user_register ($user_id) {
	if ( isset( $_POST[‘rpi_label1’] ) )
	update_user_meta($user_id, ‘rpi_label1’, $_POST[‘rpi_label1’]);
	if ( isset( $_POST[‘rpi_label2’] ) )
	update_user_meta($user_id, ‘rpi_label2’, $_POST[‘rpi_label2’]);
}

Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be working. I got an error code that reads:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘Name’ (T_STRING) in functions.php on line 119

Line 119 reads:
<label for=”rpi_label1”><?php _e(‘First Name as people call you eg Dave’,’mydomain’) ?><br />

Any further help you can provide would be really appreciated.

[kc9wwh]

Hello Everyone,

So I’ve been working to get some custom permissions setup for our site and are running into some issues…I’ve followed the document located here and in turn have added the following code to my functions.php file in my child theme:

//code to add members and board roles
 
function add_new_roles( $bbp_roles )
{
    /* Add a role called member */
    $bbp_roles['bbp_member'] = array(
        'name' => 'Member',
        'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_member' )
        );
 
    /* Add a role called board */
    $bbp_roles['bbp_board'] = array(
        'name' => 'Board Member',
        'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_board' )
        );
 
    return $bbp_roles;
}
 
add_filter( 'bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'add_new_roles', 1 );
 
function add_role_caps_filter( $caps, $role )
{
    /* Only filter for roles we are interested in! */
    if( $role == 'bbp_member' )
        $caps = custom_capabilities( $role );
 
    if( $role == 'bbp_board' )
        $caps = custom_capabilities( $role );
 
    return $caps;
}
 
add_filter( 'bbp_get_caps_for_role', 'add_role_caps_filter', 10, 2 );
 
function custom_capabilities( $role )
{
    switch ( $role )
    {
 
        /* Capabilities for 'Member' role */
        case 'bbp_member':
            return array(
                // Primary caps
                'spectate'              => true,
                'participate'           => true,
                'moderate'              => false,
                'throttle'              => false,
                'view_trash'            => false,
 
                // Forum caps
                'publish_forums'        => false,
                'edit_forums'           => false,
                'edit_others_forums'    => false,
                'delete_forums'         => false,
                'delete_others_forums'  => false,
                'read_private_forums'   => true,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => false,
 
                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => true,
                'edit_others_topics'    => false,
                'delete_topics'         => false,
                'delete_others_topics'  => false,
                'read_private_topics'   => true,
 
                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => true,
                'edit_replies'          => true,
                'edit_others_replies'   => false,
                'delete_replies'        => false,
                'delete_others_replies' => false,
                'read_private_replies'  => true,
 
                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => false,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => false,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => false,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => true,
            );
 
            /* Capabilities for 'Board Member' role */
        case 'bbp_board':
            return array(
                // Primary caps
                'spectate'              => true,
                'participate'           => true,
                'moderate'              => true,
                'throttle'              => true,
                'view_trash'            => false,
 
                // Forum caps
                'publish_forums'        => true,
                'edit_forums'           => true,
                'edit_others_forums'    => true,
                'delete_forums'         => true,
                'delete_others_forums'  => true,
                'read_private_forums'   => true,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => true,
 
                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => true,
                'edit_others_topics'    => true,
                'delete_topics'         => true,
                'delete_others_topics'  => true,
                'read_private_topics'   => true,
 
                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => true,
                'edit_replies'          => true,
                'edit_others_replies'   => true,
                'delete_replies'        => true,
                'delete_others_replies' => true,
                'read_private_replies'  => true,
 
                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => true,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => true,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => true,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => true,
            );
 
            break;
 
        default :
            return $role;
    }
}

The problem I am running into is that the bbp_member role can’t seem to read and private topics, even though I have that capability set to true…? The bbp_board role works just as expected and in playing with the bbp_member role it seems to come down to the “moderate” capability…which I really don’t want on for our regular members.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

I have the latest versions of WP, bbPress and BuddyPress installed.

Thank you

[Robin W]

Sorry, using css don’t know how to do that. As before it would I think involve a rewrite of the function bbp_reply_author_link

And lastly, how to modify the css so that I can display the role as its displayed here on this website, ie., role covered in a box.

just add

background-color : green ;

to your

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-forum-author .bbp-author-role-admin,
 #bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author .bbp-author-role-admin,
 #bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author .bbp-author-role-admin { etc

code above

[–Q–Shadows]

No worries, you took time to even respond is good enough for me.

Anyways, I played a little bit with css and was able to color the forum roles by adding this is my css file –

‘#bbpress-forums div.bbp-forum-author .bbp-author-role-admin,
#bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author .bbp-author-role-admin,
#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author .bbp-author-role-admin {
color:red;
font-size:14px;
font-family:lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif;line-height:1;
} ‘
and different colors for different roles by adding the role name at the end (instead of admin).

Now the issue I am running into is with this –
‘ #bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author a.bbp-author-name
#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author a.bbp-author-name {
clear: left;
display: block;
color:red;
} ‘

Using this code I am able to change the color of Usernames too, but unfortunately its applied globally and am not much familiar with bbpress to know exactly how to make it role wise. Is there anything that can be added to the above code that would make it apply depending on the role of that author.

And lastly, how to modify the css so that I can display the role as its displayed here on this website, ie., role covered in a box.

Would really appreciate if you could at the very least guide me in a proper direction.

Cheers.

[don5999]

Thanks Robin, I’m grateful for all your help.

Check Email
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MIME-Version: 1.0\r\n
From: ******@*************.***\r\n
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”UTF-8″\r\n

However, nothing is received at the email address in eith er inbox or junk :0(

[peter-hamilton]

Hi Q-Shadows

It is quite a list of plugins, some hardcoded into my child theme, others just as plugins.

Plugins Installed

BBpress
Rewrote most of the template files

Buddypress
Version 2.1.1, tried updating yesterday but broke my site so have to rewrite my plugins before updating

BBpress Like Button
Likes for forums

BP Profile Widgets
To show a music or video player on members profile

Buddypress Activity Plus

Buddypress Like
For activity likes

BuddyPress Activity Stream Bump to Top
Liked and commented activity goes to top of list

Buddypress Upload Avatar Ajax
To allow avatar upoad during registration

Front-End Publishing
So members can write blogs without multisite activated

GD bbPress Attachments
For forum image uploads

BP Profile as Homepage
All links to a user links to profile page instead of user activity

Post rating

WanGuard

And I have a few plugins hardcoded into my child theme, not sure about the names

BuddyPress Group Customizer Lite
For group backgrounds

User Signature
For a signature on forum posts

Easy View count
displays views count on single-topic-list

BP custom background for user profiles
Or something like that to recreate the facebook/twitter function

And I added a lot more functions that I found through other members on these forums that have been added to my Functions.php etc.
Theme had had a lot of alterations since my last visit and is almost finished, have a look.

Onlijn.com

Peter Hamilton

[Robin W]

no it can be done by this

so

create a post (you’ll delete this after, this is just temporary) and put what you want in the content, including nay images, and get it looking like you want it. you can’t have any single quotes (‘) but can have double quotes (“).

Then switch to ‘text’ view – top right of the content box. This will take you into html mode, and the ‘code’ we need will be there.

Copy all this code into the $content = bit in the code above. It must have a ‘ at either end, and a ; at the end so you will end up with

$content = ‘ whatever the text you copied is in here ‘ ;

then save and upload, and delete the post when you are happy it works.

Come back if any of that doesn’t work, and if you do and are happy to make it public let me know what you have pasted in there so I can make sure it’s right

[Skrollen]

Cool, thanks!

If possible I would like to add a bit more than just a line of content. Like a paragraph of text (like 50 Words) and an image or two. Is there any way to do this through code, or perhaps by being able to insert a text widget?

[crystalleeanne]

Okay, this topic gets me part of the way there…
Can someone please help me figure out how to modify this filter code to create placeholder text for the bbPress login form widget? (Username and Password fields).

[don5999]

Yes, it has that shortcode.

a) I have no idea if it is sending – I havent set anything up email wise
b) I have tried my business email and personal email addresses and its not receiving on either
c) I have looked in both junk folders and nothing in there

Do I need to set up an external link to email or setting inside of wordpress or bbpress to open my Outlook to send it or should it automatically send through wordpress?

[Robin W]

you’ll need to work you way through this article

Functions files and child themes – explained !

[Robin W]

put the following in your style.css

#bbpress-forums .button {
  background-color: blue;
  color: red;
}

Functions files and child themes – explained !

[Robin W]

would need a function recoded to do this, as there is a function that does the avatar and role display

The function is bbp_reply_author_link

and it’s held in

bbpress\includes\replies\template.php

it has a filter you can call, and if you fine with php you should be able to hack the code to change the order

[Robin W]

add the following to your style.css

if you want it on the left but smaller

#bbpress-forums {
  width: 66% !important;
}

If you want it centered

#bbpress-forums {
  margin-left: auto !important;
  margin-right: auto !important;
  width: 66% !important;
}

Functions files and child themes – explained !

Obviously play with the 66% to get whatever width you want

[Robin W]

If it is just one line then add the following to your functions file

function my_content () {
	$content = 'Hello this is some content after the topic' ; 
	echo $content ;
	}
	 
add_action ('bbp_template_after_replies_loop', 'my_content' ) ;

and change the text to what you want

Functions files and child themes – explained !

If it is more than that, then you will need to detail exactly what you want so I can help you.

[Robin W]

and for

Also, would like to change that “oh bother” to something less “cutesy”.

add the following

//This function changes the text wherever it is quoted
function change_translate_text( $translated_text ) {
	if ( $translated_text == 'Oh bother! No topics were found here!' ) {
	$translated_text = 'new text';
	}
	return $translated_text;
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'change_translate_text', 20 );

to your functions file

Functions files and child themes – explained !

[Robin W]

oops sorry didn’t take the ); out of the previous line

try

function change_display_name( $user_id ) {
    $info = get_userdata( $user_id );
	$args = array(
		'ID' => $user_id,
		'display_name' => $info->user_login ,
'nickname' => $info->user_login 	);

    wp_update_user( $args );
}
add_action('user_register','change_display_name');

[vikingpoker]

Using bbpress 2.5.4, wordpress 4.1, buddypress 2.2 http://www.new.stonemagegames.com

I just started learning all of this so please be patient with me. How come when I make a new forum and it brings up the new page where I can place an image, the image does not appear on the forum page when I click on the forum? I do not understand why this is so complicated. All I want is a banner on the top of the forum page. That’s it. Nothing more… nothing less… I haven’t found any way to do this or make it work. I dont know the proper terminology to use when searching for answers so I am completely lost. I have watched youtube videos and read many posts. My head is about to explode!!!

I made a page and threw it up in the top menu that says forums. It has a picture on it. My forums are on the side bar and they work fine. Why would they even bother giving me a page to upload media when I create a new forum if it wont even display it? It doesn’t make sense.

So then I tried using widgetlogic. I have entered every code I can find and nothing makes it display on the page that I put the banner on. All that happens is that my forum list disappears from the sidebar.

Please tell me that i’m just an idiot and I am overlooking something stupid and simple. Please tell me that it is not this complicated just to have a banner on the top of my forum pages. Please HELP!!!

[Robin W]

ok, let’s try setting both

function change_display_name( $user_id ) {
    $info = get_userdata( $user_id );
	$args = array(
		'ID' => $user_id,
		'display_name' => $info->user_login 	);
'nickname' => $info->user_login 	);

    wp_update_user( $args );
}
add_action('user_register','change_display_name');

This should set both display_name and nickname to the username

[Robin W]

Having said that it does appear to be using the username now in the address bar ???

with my code in, or without?

[Robin W]

yes that’s to do with how wordpress stores stuff.

the code you need to use is in the post above, don’t use the email one !

Try again and come back !

[format19]

How odd the code I got in the email is different from the code as pasted here in the forum ????

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tff64o2g5kan3r4/code%20error.jpg?dl=0

M

[format19]

Hi Robin,

Thanks again for getting back, Not directed at you but that made me mad… >-|
I posted in the BuddyPress forum before posting here and they saidf it was a bbpress problem…. I have just had a week of various website problems and every one (except yourself) have only been interested in blaming someone else or someone elses plugin and in no way interested in helping fix the problem.

Rant over…. 🙂
I tried your code in my functions.php but unfortunatly it broke the site and just kept telling me there was an unexpected & in line 127

Line 127 was
” & # 039 ; display_name' => $info->user_login ) ; ”
'display_name' => $info->user_login );

(ah I dont know why it keeps changing what im pasting)

Any idea what is wrong there?
Thanks
Mark

[Robin W]

ok, that is buddypress adding the profile fields, so you may need to take it up with them if the next bit doesn’t work !

However whilst doing something for someone else today, I found a function on the net, which I have amended (but not tested) below

function change_display_name( $user_id ) {
    $info = get_userdata( $user_id );
	$args = array(
		'ID' => $user_id,
		'display_name' => $info->user_login 	);
    wp_update_user( $args );
}
add_action('user_register','change_display_name');

then on registration it should set the display_name to the username

put this in your functions file

Functions files and child themes – explained !