[Stephen Edgar]

Follow the steps outlined here https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/ for the files you want to customize by copying them to your theme directory.

[fuzzybee]

I am using BuddyPress 1.6.1, bbPress 2.1.2 and WordPress 3.4.2

I follow the guide here.

In the end, I did the trick pointed out by Sarah Gooding because mywebsite.com/forums was blank right after the above installation

• Created a page called “Forums” with permalink mywebsite.com/forums
• Insert bbPress shortcode [bbp-forum-index] into “Forums” page

My questions are

1) How do I customise page templates for the forum e.g. Forum page, topic page etc.

My current theme is a child theme of twentyeleven and it has the following structure

> themes/bp-twentyeleven/

>

> /activity/

>

> /blogs/

>

> /forums/

>

> index.php

>

> forums-loop.php

>

> /groups/

>

> /members/

>

> /registration/

>

> header.php

>

> sidebar.php

>

> style.css

Notes

• Apparently, bp-twentyevelen/forums/index.php is being ignored.
• The reason for this set up is that I need the site to looks like TwentyEleven and has BuddyPress’ functionality at the same time

2) How do I make sure that bbPress functions will work for my site e.g. do I copy and past all the functions in functions.php of bbPress’ default theme over my theme’s functions.php?

3) How do I ensure that whatever I will get from 1) and 2) (probably from bbPress experts somewhere) will not conflict with BuddyPress’ functionality or my theme?

BuddyPress setting screenshots are here and here.

bbPress settings screenshot is here.

[Francesco Bigiarini]

It’s in wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-includes/bbp-core-shortcodes.php. Don’t edit a core file. Use a filter.

[Francesco Bigiarini]

The function doesn’t accept an array. See get_avatar: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.4.2/wp-includes/pluggable.php#L1583

bbp_topic_author_avatar(0, 80);

[concon3]

I would like to have a form like the shortcode forms, [bbp-topic-form] is what I need but without the drop down box for choosing a forum but rather a forum already been chosen.

From looking at the short codes the following looks exactly like what I need:

[bbp-xxx-xxx id=$forum_id]** – Display the ‘New Topic Form’ for a specific forum ID.

However I don’t believe this has been added. Is there any way to achieve this? Or any plugins that can do this?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[concon3]

I would like to have a form like the shortcode forms, [bbp-topic-form] is what I need but without the drop down box for choosing a forum but rather a forum already been chosen.

From looking at the short codes the following looks exactly like what I need:

[bbp-xxx-xxx id=$forum_id]** – Display the ‘New Topic Form’ for a specific forum ID.

However I don’t believe this has been added. Is there any way to achieve this? Or any plugins that can do this?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[elpix]

Hi all,

I ask your help beacause I’ve already tried everything that I knew before to make a query work in few seconds

I’m on BP 1.5.5/

Before, everything was working well, but one day, access to our forum became very very long (170 s average).
After many tests, I think that it’s a cache problem.

Here is two queries that make me think that :

SELECT t.*, g.id AS object_id, g.name AS object_name, g.slug AS object_slug
FROM wp_bb_topics AS t
INNER JOIN wp_bb_posts p ON p.topic_id=t.topic_id AND p.post_time=t.topic_start_time
JOIN wp_bp_groups AS g
LEFT JOIN wp_bp_groups_groupmeta AS gm ON g.id = gm.group_id
WHERE (gm.meta_key = 'forum_id' AND gm.meta_value = t.forum_id) AND g.STATUS = 'public' AND t.topic_status = '0'
ORDER BY t.topic_time
LIMIT 20

And the same without the “LIMIT”

SELECT t.*, g.id AS object_id, g.name AS object_name, g.slug AS object_slug
FROM wp_bb_topics AS t
INNER JOIN wp_bb_posts p ON p.topic_id=t.topic_id AND p.post_time=t.topic_start_time
JOIN wp_bp_groups AS g
LEFT JOIN wp_bp_groups_groupmeta AS gm ON g.id = gm.group_id
WHERE (gm.meta_key = 'forum_id' AND gm.meta_value = t.forum_id) AND g.STATUS = 'public' AND t.topic_status = '0'
ORDER BY t.topic_time

The first (with LIMIT) take 150 secondes (At the beginning, it was working well).
But the second (without LIMIT) takes 1.5 secones !!!!

When I’m in PHPmyADMIN, the “show full processlist” tell “copy to tmp table” during the 150 secondes.

So my question is :
Is there a cache limit I’ve reache with my DB (20.000 topics) ?
Where I’ve to modified (I think in my.cnf), and what is the value to put (I’ve make a lot of test, without good results)?

Thank you very much !

Bye

[Shmoo]

Sorry this forum doesn’t except the starting and closing PHP tags.

bbp_topic_author_avatar( array( ‘size’ => ’80’ ));

and

bbp_topic_author_avatar( array( ‘size’ => 80 ));

Both don’t work..

[Shmoo]

I’m just curious because i would like to edit the author’s gravatar and how it’s showed in the source to get more CSS options.

bbp_topic_author_avatar

bbp_get_topic_author_avatar

When i use the bbp_topic_author_avatar() version inside the loop-single-topic.php file it shows a perfect 40 pixels gravatar like explained on the website with all possible bbPress code tags.
Great but when i try to make this gravatar 80 pixels instead of the default 40 there is something wrong because the code doesn’t accept my array when i try do this.

 '80' )); ?>

Even when i do this it doesn’t work.

 80 )); ?>

[mighty_fox]

I have a page which uses the shortcode [bbp-topic-form]
However I would like to comment out some things I don’t want to be viewed. Could anyone point me in the right direction in how to find the file which creates this short code.

Thanks in advance.

[Stephen Edgar]

Add the code here to your themes functions.php file

https://gist.github.com/3815686

[Stephen Edgar]

Start with the docs here https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/

[Stephen Edgar]

The default ‘separator’ for the forum list is a comma (that comma you see on your site).

I see you have tweaked your forum list yourself so that each forum is on a new line.

I can’t see how you did this at the moment as I am using my phone and no CSS inspector.

Take a look at this https://gist.github.com/3797945 and add it to your functions.php of your theme or add it as a standalone plugin. Instead of a ‘comma’ I have a BR element there which if you removed the tweaks you have already made in your CSS for the forum list, this code snippet will give you the result you are looking for.

[Stephen Edgar]

Thanks for this, sadly the code you have posted has been stripped in your post.

Could you try posting it again and/or post the code to pastebin.com, a Gist on GitHub

Better still you could create a ticket over at Trac and submit your patch directly for us.
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/

[Francesco Bigiarini]

“disable the ability to create new accounts”: Admin panel -> Settings -> General -> Anyone can register (no)

“What’s the prefered way for a newbie to do that? “: Admin panel -> Forums -> All forums -> The selected forum -> right column (Visibility)

“Are these the preferred plug-ins?”: yes indeed

“Do I just copy the code that the author lists into my .htacess file?”: yes, those two vulnerabilities affect every single non-trivial piece of dynamic web software, not only WordPress

[mazcar]

I am new to WordPress/BBPress and am coming from PHPBB.

I am creating a bulletin board using the BBPress plug-in for WordPress. I’m not planning on really using WordPress (yet) for my website. It’s just a few static pages, a css file, and, soon, a forum.

My board will be for just fifty people and I would like to create all the accounts myself so that I don’t have to worry about spam posts from bogus accounts.

• In PHPBB, there is a control panel option to disable the ability to create new accounts? I don’t see that option in WP/BBPress. How would I do that?
• I think I read on this forum that I can make my board invisible to non-members, but that is not a control panel option. What’s the prefered way for a newbie to do that?

Also, I read an article on WP security, Top 5 WP Vulnerabilities and How To Fix Them.
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/open-source-security/top-5-wordpress-vulnerabilities-and-how-to-fix-them.html

Vulnerability # 1: SQL Injection & URL Hacking.
Vulnerability # 2: Access to Sensitive Files.
Vulnerability # 3: Default Admin User Account.
Vulnerability # 4: Default Prefix for Database Tables
Vulnerability # 5: Brute-Force Login Attempts

3, 4, and 5 seem pretty obvious to me. However, for help with mitigating the threat of Brute-Force Login Attempts, the author refers to two plug-ins: Limit Login Attempts and Better WP Security. Are these the preferred plug-ins? Although, I really must ask you guys why these two plug-ins aren’t written into the core software in the first place? In fact, shouldn’t the control panel also allow me to limit the creation of new accounts, as well?

I know BBPress, as a plug-in, is new, but WordPress has been around for ten years. Are the features that I list above planned for future releases, or is security not really an issue for the WP community, but rather up to each user?

Before I forget, how do I implement the solutions to the first two vulnerabilities? Do I just copy the code that the author lists into my .htacess file?

I don’t want to sound critical of WP/BBPress, or be the guy who is constantly comparing it to PHPBB. I just want to know the mentality behind it and, really, what I am getting myself into. I had a pretty secure PHPBB board that was easy to set-up and manage, but it was boring and looked like every other PHPBB board out there. I was told that WP/BBPress is customizable (some guy on your board showcases a beautiful board about Stratoliner motorcycles) and more secure than PHPBB. I hope to explore these features without becoming a full-time board developer nor becoming a php guru.

Thanks. I really appreciate this forum. I have been reading all sorts of posts. So if these questions have been answered, please don’t flame me; it’s not for lack of searching.

[AlexRayan]

To whomever wonders how to switch the order of replies. This filter actually works well, just the code needs to be modified to change the array value in $query[‘order’].

function bbp_reverse_reply_order( $query = array() ) {
    $query['order']='DESC';
    return $query;
}
add_fiter('bbp_has_replies_query','bbp_reverse_reply_order');

Hope, it helps someone.

Regards,
Alex

[Pippin Williamson]

You will have to code it yourself then.

Why are you opposed to using a plugin? There’s literally no difference between code in a plugin and code placed in a theme.

[mostafaqanbari]

well done michael! it looks like you did it! but i think there is a more simple way to do so(lets say another way instead of an easy way because your way is not difficult also!). when you install bbpress you can go to yoursite/topics and see list of all topics. in this page you can see similarities with items that you really need:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/65583116/topics1.JPG

the only thing you need to do is find out what file in bbpress do this job. the file is:

loop-single-topic.php

and here is the codes related to what we want:enter link description here

and finally the last thing is having a summary of topic content. that’s i dont know it yet! 😀

[mighty_fox]

I am using BBPress and in the header I have created an login/logout section for when a guest or user is logged in. I’m currently trying to create a “My Profile” link when a user is logged in but I’m unsure of the functions to achieve this (or if I am using the right functions currently). My code for this currently is:

if(is_user_logged_in()) {
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo(); $text .= 'Hi '.$current_user->display_name.'!';
echo $text;
echo "#"'>My Profile | Logout"; }
else{echo "You are currently not logged in!";
echo "Register |
Log in"; }

• This topic was modified 14 years ago by mighty_fox.
• This topic was modified 14 years ago by mighty_fox.

[Francesco Bigiarini]

I’ve checked the documentation of FORCE INDEX, forget the “solution” I’ve posted above. Actually speaking this snippet (maybe) work:

SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts FORCE INDEX (PRIMARY, post_parent) JOIN wp_icl_translations t ON wp_posts.ID = t.element_id AND t.element_type IN ('post_topic') JOIN wp_icl_languages l ON t.language_code=l.code AND l.active=1 WHERE 1=1 AND (wp_posts.ID = 647 OR wp_posts.post_parent = 647) AND wp_posts.post_type IN ('topic', 'reply') AND (wp_posts.post_status = 'publish' OR wp_posts.post_status = 'closed') AND t.language_code='en' ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date ASC LIMIT 0, 15

Notice the positioning of the FORCE INDEX. Unfortunately we can’t change that part of the query from ‘_bbp_has_replies_where’. We must use the ‘posts_join’ filter, check if WPML have injected its stuff and add the FORCE INDEX.

[Shmoo]

Another update:

Switching the page.php template with the code of the page-front-forums.php doesn’t work either..

It will output all forums twice.
I really hope @JJJ or somebody else would comment on this because i can’t believe this is default bbPress and WordPress stuff.

It has to be a bug.

[Shmoo]

Hi Tom,

Well i don’t know much about Artisteer because WordPress is not like iWeb or RappidWeaver where you can drag&drop to make your lay-out, If you would like to build or customize your lay-out you need some understanding of HTML , CSS and a bit PHP.
I’ve helped lots of people at the Dutch WordPress forums and most of them often had trouble with Artisteer because the software often didn’t supported some simple WordPress Codex.
https://nl.forums.wordpress.org/profile/macpresss

[tamarazuk]

zaerl,
Thank you for your help. Unfortunately, I now get a different but similar error (notice the addition of the ‘FOR’:


WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'FORCE INDEX FOR JOIN (PRIMARY, post_parent) WHERE 1=1 AND (wp_posts.ID = 647 OR ' at line 2]
SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.* FROM wp_posts JOIN wp_icl_translations t ON wp_posts.ID = t.element_id AND t.element_type IN ('post_topic') JOIN wp_icl_languages l ON t.language_code=l.code AND l.active=1 FORCE INDEX FOR JOIN (PRIMARY, post_parent) WHERE 1=1 AND (wp_posts.ID = 647 OR wp_posts.post_parent = 647) AND wp_posts.post_type IN ('topic', 'reply') AND (wp_posts.post_status = 'publish' OR wp_posts.post_status = 'closed') AND t.language_code='en' ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date ASC LIMIT 0, 15


I am still learning programming in WP and my SQL skills are pretty much non-existent.

[Shmoo]

Maybe this will help..

http://codecanyon.net/item/user-badges-wp-user-achievements-plugin/2492491

• Read before buying it..