[Robkk]

Hi Robin, so you don’t like feedback here? I seemed to have hit a sensitive nerve with you! I did try to make some positives as well as what I thought were honest concerns. I looked on the support forum and there were also other older threads with no replies, not just mine, If you can’t take feedback about what you do then I’m sorry to say you will never learn or grow. As for it been free, well I’m not going to go into a debate about that. But I believe there would be ways to make money out of this like here: http://www.packtpub.com/bbpress-complete-comprehensive-guide/book

bbpress is open source , i dont think the community is going to try to make money off of something thats open source, thats probably why there is no ads on this site too.

that book was just written by some guy thats not really affiliated with bbpress. Its like if i myself made a book of all that i know from reading all the documentation. (i dont work for bbpress, i am a volunteer )

topics with no replies, people are busy , there is like only 2 official people that check out this forum occasionly , robin and stephen

jjj might check out the forums though but he also works on wordpress core i think i am not sure.

Other than that the others are volunteers like myself , which i am helping out people because robin helped out me , idk i feel i got to repay them somehow haha

Your own layout looks promising, I hope it goes well.

im on the fence if i should put it on github or not, i feel like i dont want people jacking my forums style sometimes

As for examples

Just any thing that looks like a forum:

bbpress looks like a forum ,its just a really simple one.

which is great because not all people need extravagant features, but if they want they can add wordpress plugins, and also custom functions that you may find on this forum.

if we compare features in bbpress compared to other forum software there is not much of a difference.

All i can see that is different is shortcodes on bottom, which i showed a user how to do in a topic before. using bbpress forum statistics shortcode, and the do shortcode function.

forum icons, which is possible there is a function somewhere if you search this forum.

category and hierarchy layout , if you search the bbpress trac people have shared how to do this if users want that specific layout.

ip boards topic sorting you can create something similar using bbpress views in simple html links.

and the rest is just styling with css, in the documentation it explains… go to this https://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum-part-2/

[Robkk]

but not too simple actually

css is actually the easiest in my opinion

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – part 2

[gold1]

I added the shortcode [bbp-register] for a new register page but when I click on register I end up on a page saying:
Leave a Reply
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
and a button saying post comment. I have no idea what’s wrong…

bbPress Version 2.5.4
bbPress WP Tweaks Version 1.3.1
wordpress Version 3.9.1

[Nicolas Korobochkin]

bbPress permalinks by default is:

• /forums/topic/TOPIC_SLUG/
• /forums/forum/FORUM_SLUG/

How to replace topic- and forum- slugs to their ID’s?

• /forums/topic/TOPIC_ID/
• /forums/forum/FORUM_ID/

I need this because I have cyrillic letters in topic names (and slugs).

Current link:

http://ru.forums.wordpress.org/topic/Пустая-страница-1?replies=3

After copy and send on Twitter, Facebook..:

http://ru.forums.wordpress.org/topic/

I try fix it and write rewrite rule (and flush, yep).

add_rewrite_rule('^/forum/topic/(\d+)/?$','index.php?topic_id=$matches[1]','top');

But after visiting /forum/topic/814 (814 topic id is exists) redirect to home page happening.

[roodigi]

Hello, same question here… Where should we add the code shown in Peter J. Herrel’s post? I searched and couldn’t find a reference to this in the codex. Thanks!

[Robin W]

#1 – ok if it worked with the twentytwelve theme, then we may still be able to help here, but try their support forum first, and if you don’t get help, come back and I’ll see what we can do. We can usually get you working with most themes !

#2 Don’t worry we all started not knowing, but as long as you are willing to learn and put a little effort in, we can help. So first of all we need to create a child theme to go with your parent theme. This will let you make changes without losing them on upgrades. Start by following this guide

Functions files and child themes – explained !

Then come back when you have a child theme, and I’ll explain further 🙂

[cybarmitzvah]

Thank You!

#1, yes I will use their support forum now.

#2 I am confused where to look for that code? Sorry, I am new to coding. Where do I find the place to edit that code?

Thank You,
JB

[Robin W]

your best bet would be to ask the moderation plugin author, as hooking to his code would be the best way.

I don’t know this plugin, so sorry cannot directly help – sorry

[Robin W]

#1 is related to your theme I reckon. Try as a test switching to a default theme such as twentytwelve and see if it disappears. If it foes come back and we’ll try to help further.

#2 see https://codex.bbpress.org/bbpress-styling-crib/

[Capital]

Hello,

I do like to know how I am able to display the total amount of replies and topics a member created on my WordPress website. There is a (text) sidebar present where the statistics are displayed of a certain user. Is it possible to display the amount of forum topics and replies a certain user has created?

Thanks

[NickUdd]

Hi,

I have followed the guide http://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-setting-up-a-bbpress-forum/ and have tried both method 1 and 2 ([bbp-forum-index]) but I only get some text on my forum start page http://sfithailand.se/forums/ (same on both methods)?

Permalink is set to post name

The actual post looks fine I think http://sfithailand.se/forums/topic/bra-hemsidor-for-foretagande-i-thailand/

But my forum url looks distorted even though the output looks ok? http://sfithailand.se/forums/forum/byrakrati-och-myndigheter/

Forum root is using slug /forums/ and forum slug is /forum/ Why do I need both?

Guess i have done something wrong?

[Robkk]

@pfswss

all i could say more is search for them

wordpress.org plugin repository

https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=social+login

code canyon plugin repository (cost money)

http://codecanyon.net/search?category=wordpress&direction=desc&order_by=best-match&term=social+login&utf8=%E2%9C%93

[Robkk]

For those who shared what plugins they have activated in their installations, following shows the top ten plugins which are either bbPress-specific or those with expressed support for bbPress.

a) GD bbPress Attachments
b) GD bbPress Tools
c) bbPress Enable TinyMCE Visual Tab
d) BuddyPress
e) Buddy-bbPress Support Topic
f) Custom private code
g) bbPress – Private Replies
h) bbPress Stay Checked
i) bbPress Topics for Posts
j) bbPress – Mark As Read

2014 bbPress Survey Results

i use three of these ten plugins

[Jerry]

Hi Robin. Finally getting around to posting the error I see when trying to use two input parameters for a shortcode:
Warning: Illegal string offset 'id2' in /mysite/wp-content/plugins/recent-books-discussed/recent-books-discussed.php on line 33

I should probably start a different thread in the forums on this?

[ChrisSuiter]

For anyone having similar issues follow the steps on this link to fix the issue.
https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/

[Robkk]

From my experience this worked best

But requires an account from a website

only works for 2000 users only , to have more than that you would have to pay for a premium version of the service

https://wordpress.org/plugins/oa-social-login/

This didnt really work for me , and is also a free/premium service

requires an account to their website also , and is limited on users that can use the social login feature.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/loginradius-for-wordpress/

I tried this plugin before it was called super socializer

and it didnt work at all on my site

https://wordpress.org/plugins/super-socializer/

I havent really gotten into trying all the social login plugins on codecanyon.

other than my opinion , do a google search try to find other peoples opinions on the best social login plugin , and make a very decisive decision on your plugin choice.

[danilsk]

Hi there,
I have a WP website with sub-domains (not multisite). For some reason bbPress redirects all logged-in subscriber users to the main domain when they visit homepage. It doesn’t happen with guests and admins. The only solution I could come up with was to
remove_all_filters('bbp_template_redirect');
when the homepage is being requested. Have I made a security breach? Is there a better way to solve it? Also I don’t quite understand why bbPress needs to interfere with my homepage.

[elaborate]

Thank you for the quick, helpful reply. Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner.

I would like to count each subscribed forum and subscribed/favorite topic but not every topic within a subscribed forum, though with a few technical exceptions.

In my case, WP__bbp_subscriptions and WP__bbp_favorites only output topics, not forums or the topics of a subscribed forum.

Fortunately, I found three functions that provide either subscribed forum ids or subscribed/favorite topic ids separately, based on a user id:

bbp_get_user_subscribed_topic_ids()
bbp_get_user_subscribed_forum_ids()
bbp_get_user_favorites_topic_ids()

Here is my solution in the form of two custom functions. The above functions obviously made it all very simple:

// display bbPress subscription count
function user_subscriptions_count( $user_id = null ) {

	$topic_count = count(bbp_get_user_subscribed_topic_ids($user_id));
	
	$forum_count = count(bbp_get_user_subscribed_forum_ids($user_id));
	
	echo  $forum_count + $topic_count ;
}

// display bbpress favorites count
function user_favorites_count( $user_id = null ) {

	echo count(bbp_get_user_favorites_topic_ids($user_id));
}

I do realize that a user’s subscribed forums and topics are usually private, but I prefer to check for permissions outside functions.

Thanks for the help, I hope this might be useful for someone in the future.

[RILEYP]

Hi all,
We are working on a forum in BB Press but wish to have the following:
1) Permit forum users to reply to an email (e.g. to their yahoo or gmail account) to respond to a post rather than logging in and posting on site.
2) Send new forum applications (registrations) to the moderator to either approve or disapprove
3) Permit forum users to post pictures e.g. .jpgs

We have been told that 3) is possible via a plugin: http://wordpress.org/plugins/gd-bbpress-attachments/

Can you assist?
Regards,

Simon
P.S.
Software is out there that can do 2) but not BB press
E.g. http://codecanyon.net/item/user-profiles-made-easy-wordpress-plugin/4109874
See User Profile Approvals allows admin to manually approve users before they login (New Feature)

[Robin W]

It can be done, you would start with

wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/loop-forums.php

see https://codex.bbpress.org/amending-bbpress-templates/

[Robin W]

remove the number – that’s also on loop single reply – see my response on

[Resolved] how to remove the author box on left page post ?

take out line 27 on loop single reply

change word

put the following into your functions file

//This function changes the text wherever it is quoted
function change_translate_text( $translated_text ) {
	if ( $translated_text == 'reply' ) {
	$translated_text = 'new text';
	}
	return $translated_text;
}
add_filter( 'gettext', 'change_translate_text', 20 );

and just change ‘new text’ to whatever you want it to say

see

Functions files and child themes – explained !

[Robin W]

bbpress has a number of converters, including phpbb

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

suggest you create a test site and give it a go. That will tell you if you need to get back to a vanilla version first.

https://codex.bbpress.org/creating-a-test-site/

to convert, just go into dashboard>tools>forums>import forums

Stephen Edgar is the bbpress converter guru, and if you hit difficulties I’d suggest you post a new thread, and I’m sure he’ll help.

[Robin W]

sorry, you need to put it at the end of your functions file

Functions files and child themes – explained !

[bm_kabin]

Sorry Robin, where would I add that shortcode?

[Robin W]

ok, interestingly (or not !) the forum code uses this shortcode.

Ok so plan b !

I’ve cut a quick new shortcode that looks for content-single-topicb.php

you can download it from my site

Topic shortcode

use the shortcode

[display-topic-special id=$topic_id]