[Themes Community]

I’m not sure I’m getting you. If I’m creating a new page I can chose “No Sidebars” as template, which I have done for the page where I’ve put my bbpress shortcodes (myblog.com/forum) That page looks fine.

Yes, that what I meant and you already do that.

The problem is when I click on a topic or whatever on that page and gets taken to another page. Like myblog.com/forums/forum/topic/

Then the sidebars show up.

Its using another page template that I will describe later if you can provide me the content of “No Sidebars” page template. It will be modified to suit another template for use in bbPress.

Did I just answer your question?

I really appreciate that you’re taking your time to answer me!

Please don’t give up on me yet

For your notes, English was not my mother language. I’m Indonesian and I do love to help, since it took my two days to understand bbPress (and I still confused a lots) and able to start my own forum site. I browse this forum, since this is the only help available.

[Per Carlen]

I’m not sure I’m getting you. If I’m creating a new page I can chose “No Sidebars” as template, which I have done for the page where I’ve put my bbpress shortcodes (myblog.com/forum) That page looks fine.

The problem is when I click on a topic or whatever on that page and gets taken to another page. Like myblog.com/forums/forum/topic/

Then the sidebars show up.

Did I just answer your question?

I really appreciate that you’re taking your time to answer me!

Please don’t give up on me yet

[Themes Community]

If your php code work and displayed the date as “THU JAN 1970”, it happen due php code ‘D M Y’

You should refer this page http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php to change code that will suit your display need.

<?php global $post;

$lalaposttime = date( 'CHANGE THIS', strtotime( $post->post_id ) );

echo $lalaposttime; ?>

[Themes Community]

I’m not using Suffusion theme, so I not really sure if Suffusion have full-width page template. Do they have it?

How about trying to create empty page or with some dummy content and publish it. Do the published page have sidebar?

If yes, try change page template to ‘full-width’. If you don’t have it, post here just maybe I can help you create it. I will find Suffusion theme later, it’s free isn’t it?

If no, then you should be okay. Just replace the dummy content with shortcode.

[tgiokdi]

perhaps in the bbpress installation, there should be a suggestion to add a page with the shortcode already on it, or create a link in the menu. It took me a while to figure out just where the ‘new’ forum was.

[demonboy]

Permalinks doesn’t come into it as this was working before I started uploading a theme. However I think I have solved the issue, and of course it was very straightforward! Quite simply I had not copied the bbpress folder into my theme’s folder as I assumed this was a theme in itself.

Of course I wouldn’t have worked this out if I had not attempted to follow through your suggestions, so thank you for helping me work out my own stupid mistake

[Themes Community]

I have version 2.0 but can’t for the life of me get my theme to be picked up. I have followed the guide here: bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-theme-compatibility as best I could but there are some things not well explained. This is what I have done so far:

Great, you find that!

1. Copied all the files from /bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten/ and placed into the root of my theme (wp-content/themes/mytheme/)

Correct, beware of replacing files by accident. Usually you will have 2 file left style.css and functions.php

2. Copied the .js and .css files from the /bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten/css/ and /bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten/js/ folders into the root of my theme (wp-content/themes/mytheme/)

Correct!

3. I also copied the content of style.css from the bbp-twenty-ten theme into my own css file, which also sits in wp-content/themes/mytheme/

Yes, add it at the bottom of the file.

4. I copied the entire contents of functions.php from the bbp-twenty-ten folder to my own theme functions.php, which also sits in the root of my theme folder.

Don’t do that. Just add this to your functions.php file:

add_theme_support( 'bbpress' );

All that displays is the ‘Forums’ header but no content.

You need to make some forum first withing WordPress admin dashboard then you will have some content when you display the forum itself..

What am I doing wrong? Have I placed something wrong somewhere? Should I have copied the whole bbp-twentyten folder itself into the root of my theme folder? What is that first page that gets served up when hitting http://www.mywebsite.com/forums/? Is it page-front-forums.php and should that be sitting in the root of my theme as it is currently?

I’m also confused my the functions.php where it says:

// Setup the theme path

$this->dir = $bbp->themes_dir . ‘/bbp-twentyten’;

// Setup the theme URL

$this->url = $bbp->themes_url . ‘/bbp-twentyten’;

Following this, I’ve tried copying bbp-twentyten folder into the root of my theme, but still nothing.

Yours, quite confused.

Don’t do that. Skip this.

After you do above that I recommend, tell me the result.

[Andre]

So far I’ve only set up forums using shortcodes, but I’d guess you need to change the code listed

// Setup the theme path

$this->dir = $bbp->themes_dir . ‘/bbp-twentyten’;

// Setup the theme URL

$this->url = $bbp->themes_url . ‘/bbp-twentyten’;

to

// Setup the theme path

$this->dir = $bbp->themes_dir . ‘/mytheme’;

// Setup the theme URL

$this->url = $bbp->themes_url . ‘/mytheme’;

Again, I’m guessing and haven’t attempted what you are doing.

[Andre]

Put [bbp-forum-index] as the content of the page if you want a list of forums displayed.

Put [bbp-topic-index] as the content of the page if you want a list of topics displayed.

Other shortcodes are listed at https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes.

[Themes Community]

Ok, I try to help.

You should read this https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes

Then if you still encounter problems, just reply again. I will be here.

[miruru]

Most forum software displays the actual date for the freshness. I have used the following code as an example:

<?php global $post;

$lalaposttime = date( 'D M Y', strtotime( $post->post_id ) );

echo $lalaposttime; ?>

This worked to a point, however it displays the date as “THU JAN 1970”.

I assumes that it will be different for the bbpress plugin itself.

Could anyone help get me started with this?

Thanks in advance.

[Themes Community]

How to access your forum? (please create some forums first)

– After you installed bbPress, sitename.ext/forums/ will always display your forum site.

– If you are not merge bbPress theme with WordPress theme, you can create a page and use shortcode [bbp-forum-index] to show the forum index/archive

– If you are merge bbPress theme with WordPress theme, you can create a page and choose page template bbPress – Forums (index)

and you will see your forum.

[Themes Community]

..

I changed this in mypage.com/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten

But I don’t use that theme. I use NO theme. So where do I remove the sidebars?

Hi, AFAIK every bbPress usage always use ‘bbPress default theme’ located within …/wp-contentpluginsbbpressbbp-themesbbp-twentyten folder (except you integrated it with your WordPress theme or you are using custom theme already).

So you are using ‘bbPress theme’ already and there are no sidebars within that default theme. Sidebars if from your WordPress theme, that you should edit.

Things looks okey so far! Now I want to remove the sidebars from the forum (not the page, I know how to do that) and I have read a couple of tutorials but still don’t get it.

Some theme have page template to display ‘full width page’, you must choose it. If your theme don’t have it try create it.

Here are sample of page using shortcode [bbp-forum-index]

-> http://themescommunity.com/forums-index/

I’m newbie too!

[Per Carlen]

I have a blog with the Suffusion-theme on wich I just installed bbpress. I don’t need a fancy theme for bbpress.

* Created a new page for the forum (blablabla.com/Forum)

* Set up all the forums/subforum etc.

* Used the shortcode for showing the forum = [bbp-forum-index]

Things looks okey so far! Now I want to remove the sidebars from the forum (not the page, I know how to do that) and I have read a couple of tutorials but still don’t get it.

I don’t want to use a theme or childtheme, I want the forum to have the same coloring etc. as the Suffusion theme I use. So where do I remove the sidebars?

I have removed <?php get_sidebar(); ?> from:

* single-forum.php

* single-topic.php

* single-reply.php

as described in another thread in here. I changed this in mypage.com/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten

But I don’t use that theme. I use NO theme. So where do I remove the sidebars?

Please let me know what I’m doing wrong here!

[amirsaam]

If you wanna use bbPlugin (bbPress 2.0) you may want to make a plugin that do what you want. But by using bbPress you can use this plugin: Hidden Forums

[thruxton]

Hi BJ, I’m afraid I’m none the wiser and have had no success getting the link on the menu. When I create a new Forum, from the bbPress plugin menu, the option of selecting the homepage template is not available. I’m not sure which page to call ‘page-front-forums’. I’ve no idea about shortcodes and from what I’ve tried to find out there’s nothing related to bbPress that can help with this problem.

General Comment: I got rid of another forum plugin because bbPress seemed to get better reviews and simpler config. The one I got rid of took 5 minutes to install and configure and it worked but just not the way I wanted it to. bbPress seems weirdly complicated requiring levels of knowledge beyond that of the ‘common user’ to even get it visible!

[John James Jacoby]

@binarymoon – nicely done! PayPal okay?

[amirsaam]

Before installing bbPlugin do you see activity stream?

Install WordPress again, then set up the BuddyPress. After that install bbPlugin on it.

If you saw issue again write it down again here

Maziyar is a Persian name. Are you Persian? Email me then…

[amirsaam]

I like that smile )

[binarymoon]

easier than I imagined.

function bm_bbp_no_breadcrumb ($param) {

return true;

}



add_filter ('bbp_no_breadcrumb', 'bm_bbp_no_breadcrumb');

How would you like to send me my dollar?

Now if only I could work out why this isn’t working properly – https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/remove-default-template-styles?

[Themes Community]

Great link BJ, thanks!

I also waiting for the upcoming codex by JJJ.

I have manage to administrate a bbPress forum at http://themescommunity.com/ , but still lots of question in minds. I will compile it first then ask at ones.

[Themes Community]

Great link BJ, thanks!

I also waiting for the upcoming codex by JJJ.

I have manage to administrate a bbPress forum at http://themescommunity.com/ , but still lots of question in minds. I will compile it first then ask at ones.

[Erlend]

@noerman your questions are not actually related to shortcodes. You’d be better off starting new individual threads for your different questions.

Getting back on the topic of shortcodes: Just to reiterate what I brought up in the DevPress discussion about embedding forums in pages, I’d be very happy to have something like [bbp-reply-form id=$forum_id].

[Themes Community]

Hi, I’m new member here. It took me long time to start believe and use bbPress since it kind lack of features before bbPress 2.0

Now using bbPress 2.0, I develop (still locally) a forum site that turn out to be wonderful. Can’t wait to upload it into real site.

I’m using elegantthemes Premium WP theme and finally able to merge it with bbPress theme smoothly. I can’t believe how much power I have now after merge theme together, but I still trying to make it just like an ordinary forum site.

I willing to share my experiences next time, but I do need this account related shortcodes and found it here, Big Thanks!

I still have question about roles, how I can set specific forum moderator? or just maybe forum role manual in general will be great.

I notes most plugin were outdated, can we force them to update it? I know that a silly question, but it a wish (our wish actually).

[imxportal]

Before I download, I have some quick questions. Do your forums allow adsense and private forum topics for paying VIP members? Is it easy to set up or do I need to know code?