[Robkk]

Just shy away from using shortcodes for forum pages , it will be time consuming. You would have to possibly create pages for all instances of any bbPress page. This includes topic pages and user profile pages.

The way you could get a non-fullwidth layout is to contact your theme author , which I think is Avada for help. Since they have more knowledge of how the theme works and I can’t just buy a theme and test it out and tell you what to do to have this layout.

You could also do this manually with my help guiding you, but you would need some basic knowledge of how WordPress templates work.

This guide will help with getting the layout , you would need to add the sidebar code back in like how the example template has. Please note that that is just an example template and is not something to copy and paste since all themes are different.

https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/getting-started-in-modifying-the-main-bbpress-template/

[Robkk]

the forums shouldn’t show up in pages > all pages

I am guessing you have put shortcodes in pages to do this.

I guess if you want to keep putting shortcodes in pages , which will be time consuming , you can use the [bbp-forum-index] shortcode

[ns]

Thank you for replying.

Yes, that’s right.
The link of https://bbpress.org/forums/profile/naoyoshi/replies/ shows, user-replies-created.php is made by bbp_user_replies_created_url() function.
The default file of user-detail.php has this function and I don’t change.
The parameter of this function is blank.

When the page like https://bbpress.org/forums/profile/naoyoshi/replies/ shows, user-replies-created.php is executed.
As the core processes of bbPress, does it really retrieve only specific user’s replies from database?
This is what I don’t understand now and the current question.

I checked php files user-replies-created.php, loop-replies.php, and loop-single-reply.php, and interface of functions which used in these php files.
I haven’t almost changed codes in these php files, the content of these php files is nearly the original.
As far as I checked, there are no parameters which can retrieve only specific user’s replies in functions.
In this bbPress forums, user interface part is customized from the original file, though, why can it show only specific user’s replies data correctly?

I think I might have to add or change some codes in some of php files…, I don’t know it’s true.

[Robkk]

how is it embedded?? with bbcodes??

[flippyr]

Hi everyone,

Looking for some assistance here,Instead of using WordPress facing registration page/ login page i have made a page that has login, registration an d lost password shortcodes. However during the registration process, i cannot get the user to specify the password therefore there is a need for approving admins to go create a password then email the user. Any ideas?

I have looked at many forums, plugins but haven’t got very far. Many thanks

[jookkoo]

Hello,

I uses CodeStyling Localization to translate 13 language. and CodeStyling Localization report the issue as below:

PHP runtime error reporting detected !
Reason: some executed PHP code is not written proper | Originator: unknown (probably by Theme or Plugin)
Below listed error reports has been traced and removed during page creation:

STRICT Error: [2048] Declaration of BBP_Forums_Group_Extension::display() should be compatible with BP_Group_Extension::display($group_id = NULL) /home/xxx/cookkoo.com/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/extend/buddypress/groups.php on line 28

Please help
Thank you

[PinkishHue]

This is an old topic but in case you’re still looking for help (or if helpful to someone else), this plugin allows you to use a shortcode to display a list of notifications (and other buddypress things) in a page or post:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bowe-codes/

[qbow-admin]

i found it somewhere on the web that users cannot use iframe code because wordpress prohibits it for the sake of security. -it says that – if they r allowed to use iframe codes, they might be able to attack you –

[qbow-admin]

I’ve been using bbpress plugin to set up forums for my website’s users. Originally there is no function when it comes to ‘counting views’ of each post. So I added some codes according to this website’s advice.

It works fine with general(sitewide) forums but when I made a group(buddypress function) and tried to integrate it with bbpress forum, the view count php code does not work in group forums. (Still, it works perfectly fine at sitewide forums)

this is my code right now (wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress/loop-single-topic.php)

<li class="bbp-topic-voice-count">
    <?php 

if( !function_exists('get_wpbbp_post_view') ) :
// get bbpress topic view counter
function get_wpbbp_post_view($postID){
$count_key = 'post_views_count';
$count = get_post_meta($postID, $count_key, true);
if($count==''){
    delete_post_meta($postID, $count_key);
    add_post_meta($postID, $count_key, '0');
    return "0";
}
return $count;
}
function set_wpbbp_post_view($postID) {
$count_key = 'post_views_count';
$count = get_post_meta($postID, $count_key, true);
if( $count == '' ){
    add_post_meta($postID, $count_key, '1');
} else {
    $new_count = $count + 1;
    update_post_meta($postID, $count_key, $new_count);
}
}
endif;

if( !function_exists('add_wpbbp_topic_counter') ) :
// init the view counter in bbpress single topic
function add_wpbbp_topic_counter() {
global $wp_query;
$bbp = bbpress();
$active_topic = $bbp->current_topic_id;
set_wpbbp_post_view( $active_topic );
}
add_action('bbp_template_after_single_topic', 'add_wpbbp_topic_counter');
endif;

echo get_wpbbp_post_view( bbp_get_topic_id() ); ?>
</li>

[Robkk]

looking forward to your template or codex changes

I just updated the codex article and put an example template to look and study off of.

It is not just copy and pasting the template into a file and it working, you have to study it and read the comments in the code and find similarities in your index.php file. Then you can create a bbpress.php file from your index.php file.

If I add the short-code to a custom page using the page.php code it works

Yes I know but it is just that page, you need all of the bbPress forum pages. Using shortcodes like that means you would have to put a topic shortcode for every topic you have in a bunch of pages. And that is not what either of us are looking for , right??

It doesnt matter if the default forum uses index.php or page.php – it doesnt work.

Yes it does, and you have to edit the new bbpress.php file.

I have sequentially copied pages.php and index.php and made them bbpress.php and each time I can see that the default forum is using it, and each time it doesnt work

Its not as easy as just renaming it.

So i guess I need a generic index.php that will work (which I think you said you were producing) OR some workaround so the generic forums page doesnt appear in the directory path

Was busy with other stuff , but yes i uploaded an example template to look over and compare to your index.php. You cannot just copy and paste , you have to look at the simple code and read how it works in the comments i left in the code.

[Robkk]

How do your users register through your site?? Do they use the normal WordPress login forms, or do you use the bbPress shortcodes , or something different??

Also do you have multi-site??

[Robin W]

No, do you have any idea why i can’t see topics below Forum names?

What you are seeing is the list of forums, you then click a forum to see the topics for that forum.

if you want each forum to have then topics below it, then use shortcodes within a page

[bbp-single-forum id=$forum_id]
[bbp-single-forum id=$forum_id]
[bbp-single-forum id=$forum_id]

see

https://codex.bbpress.org/shortcodes/

or use the shortcodes from

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-style-pack/ in a page

Also i was wondering how i can order Forums by some hierarchy?

If not using the shortcodes above, then use dashboard>forums>all forums and edit a forum. On the right hand side you’ll see ‘parent’ and ‘order’ boxes that let you build a hierarchy

[Martin Kleinheinz]

Im sure there is a free/premium Plugin available. I dont find it in my bookmarks, but this is definetivly possible! If you wont find it, you can contact me my website. http://kleinheinz.codes/ We will find a way to help you.

best regards.

[sammmmy]

Hello,

i want to import my WBB4 board to bbPress an with a custom importer.
The “basic” importer is from inspirationally and i wanted to translate it to WBB4
Now i have a error on line 311 and 312…
(but i think there will be more 😀 )

I really hope that someone understands my problem and could help.

<?php

/**
 * Implementation of Wotlab Burning Board v3.x Forum Converter.
 *
 * @since bbPress (r5104)
 * @link Codex Docs http://codex.bbpress.org/import-forums/burningboard
 */
class wbb3 extends BBP_Converter_Base {

	/**
	 * Main Constructor
	 *
	 * @uses wbb3::setup_globals()
	 */
	function __construct() {
		parent::__construct();
		$this->setup_globals();
	}

	/**
	 * Sets up the field mappings
	 */
	public function setup_globals() {

		/** Forum Section *****************************************************/

		// Forum id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'boardID',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id'
		);

		// Forum parent id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'parentID',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_parent_id'
		);

		// Forum topic count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname' => 'threads',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_topic_count'
		);

		// Forum reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname' => 'posts',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_reply_count'
		);

		// Forum total topic count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname' => 'threads',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_total_topic_count'
		);

		// Forum total reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname' => 'posts',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => '_bbp_total_reply_count'
		);

		// Forum title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'title',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Forum slug (Clean name to avoid confilcts)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'title',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		);

		// Forum description.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'description',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_null'
		);

		// Forum display order (Starts from 1)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname' => 'position',
			'to_type'        => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'menu_order'
		);

		// Forum type (Forum = 0 or Category = 1, Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'boardType',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_type',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forum_type'
		);

		// Forum status (0=Open or 1=Closed, Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_board',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'isClosed',
			'to_type'         => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_status',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forum_status'
		);

		// Forum dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'      => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname' => 'post_date',
			'default'      => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'      => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname' => 'post_date_gmt',
			'default'      => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'      => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname' => 'post_modified',
			'default'      => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'      => 'forum',
			'to_fieldname' => 'post_modified_gmt',
			'default'      => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
		);

		/** Topic Section *****************************************************/

		// Topic id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadID',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_topic_id'
		);

		// Topic language (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'languageID',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_language',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_language'
		);

		// Topic reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'replies',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_reply_count',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_reply_count'
		);

		// Topic total reply count (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'replies',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_total_reply_count',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_reply_count'
		);

		// Topic parent forum id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'boardID',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forumid'
		);

		// Topic author.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'userID',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_author',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_userid'
		);

		// Topic author ip (Stored in postmeta)
		// Note: We join the 'wbb1_1_post' table because 'wbb1_1_thread' does not include author ip.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'ipAddress',
			'join_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'join_type'       => 'INNER',
			'join_expression' => 'USING (threadID) WHERE wbb1_post.postID = wbb1_thread.firstPostID',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_author_ip'
		);

		// Topic content.
		// Note: We join the 'wbb1_1_post' table because 'wbb1_thread' does not include topic content.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'message',
			'join_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'join_type'       => 'INNER',
			'join_expression' => 'USING (threadID) WHERE wbb1_post.postID = wbb1_thread.firstPostID',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_html'
		);

		// Topic title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'topic',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Topic slug (Clean name to avoid conflicts)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'topic',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		);

		// Topic parent forum id (If no parent, then 0)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'boardID',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_parent',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forumid'
		);

		// Topic dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'time',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'time',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'time',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'time',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'lastPostTime',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_last_active_time',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);

		// Topic status (Open or Closed)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'isClosed',
			'to_type'         => 'topic',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_status',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topic_status'
		);

		/** Tags Section ******************************************************/

		/**
		 * WBB v3.x Forums do not support topic tags out of the box. WBB4?!
		 */

		/** Reply Section *****************************************************/

		// Reply id (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'postID',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_post_id'
		);

		// Reply parent forum id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		// Note: We join the 'wbb1_1_thread' table because 'wbb1_1_post' does not include forum id.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_thread',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'boardID',
			'join_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'join_type'       => 'INNER',
			'join_expression' => 'USING (threadID) WHERE wbb1_post.postID != wbb1_thread.firstPostID',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_forum_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_forumid'
		);

		// Reply parent topic id (If no parent, then 0. Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadID',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_topic_id',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid'
		);

		// Reply author ip (Stored in postmeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'ipAddress',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_author_ip'
		);

		// Reply author.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'userID',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_author',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_userid'
		);

		// Reply title.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'subject',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_title'
		);

		// Reply slug (Clean name to avoid conflicts)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'subject',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_name',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_slug'
		);

		// Reply content.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'message',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_content',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_html'
		);

		// Reply parent topic id (If no parent, then 0)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'threadID',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_parent',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_topicid'
		);

		// Reply dates.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'time',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'time',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_date_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'lastEditTime',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wbb1_post',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'lastEditTime',
			'to_type'         => 'reply',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'post_modified_gmt',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);

		/** User Section ******************************************************/

		// Store old User id (Stored in usermeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wcf1_user',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'userID',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_user_id'
		);

		// Store old User password (Stored in usermeta serialized with salt)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wcf1_user',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'password',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_password',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_savepass'
		);

		// User password verify class (Stored in usermeta for verifying password)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_class',
			'default'         => 'WBB4'
		);

		// User name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wcf1_user',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'username',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_login'
		);

		// User nice name.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename' => 'wcf1_user',
			'from_fieldname' => 'username',
			'to_type'        => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'   => 'user_nicename'
		);

		// User email.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wcf1_user',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'email',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_email'
		);

		// User registered.
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wcf1_user',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'registrationDate',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'to_fieldname'    => 'user_registered',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_datetime'
		);

		// Store Signature (Stored in usermeta)
		$this->field_map[] = array(
			'from_tablename'  => 'wcf1_user',
			'from_fieldname'  => 'signature',
			'to_fieldname'    => '_bbp_wbb3_user_sig',
			'to_type'         => 'user',
			'callback_method' => 'callback_html'
		);
	}

	/**
	 * This method allows us to indicates what is or is not converted for each
	 * converter.
	 */
	public function info() {
		return '';
	}

	/**
	 * This method is to save the salt and password together.  That
	 * way when we authenticate it we can get it out of the database
	 * as one value. Array values are auto sanitized by WordPress.
	 */
	//public function callback_savepass( $field, $row ) {
		//$pass_array = array( 'hash' => $field, 'salt' => $row['salt'] );
		//return $pass_array;
	}

	/**
	 * This method is to take the pass out of the database and compare
	 * to a pass the user has typed in.
	 */

	//public function authenticate_pass( $password, $serialized_pass ) {
	//	$pass_array = unserialize( $serialized_pass );
		//return ( $pass_array['hash'] == md5( md5( $password ). $pass_array['salt'] ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Translate the forum type from WBB v3.x numeric's to WordPress's strings.
	 *
	 * @param int $status WBBx v3.x numeric forum type
	 * @return string WordPress safe
	 */
	public function callback_forum_type( $status = 0 ) {
		switch ( $status ) {
			case 1 :
				$status = 'category';
				break;

			case 0  :
			default :
				$status = 'forum';
				break;
		}
		return $status;
	}

	/**
	 * Translate the forum status from WBB v3.x numeric's to WordPress's strings.
	 *
	 * @param int $status WBB v3.x numeric forum status
	 * @return string WordPress safe
	 */
	public function callback_forum_status( $status = 0 ) {
		switch ( $status ) {
			case 1 :
				$status = 'closed';
				break;

			case 0  :
			default :
				$status = 'open';
				break;
		}
		return $status;
	}

	/**
	 * Translate the post status from WBB v3.x numeric's to WordPress's strings.
	 *
	 * @param int $status WBB v3.x numeric forum status
	 * @return string WordPress safe
	 *
	 */
	public function callback_topic_status( $status = 0 ) {
		switch ( $status ) {
			case 1 :
				$status = 'closed';
				break;

			case 0  :
			default :
				$status = 'publish';
				break;
		}
		return $status;
	}

	/**
	 * Verify the topic reply count.
	 *
	 * @param int $count WBB v3.x reply count
	 * @return string WordPress safe
	 */
	public function callback_topic_reply_count( $count = 1 ) {
		$count = absint( (int) $count - 1 );
		return $count;
	}

	/**
	 * Set languages, add more languages if needed
	 *
	 * @param int $language WBB v3.x numeric forum status
	 * @return string WordPress safe
	 */
	public function callback_topic_language( $language = 4 ) {
		switch ( $language ) {
			case 4 :
				$language = 'German';
				break;

			case 5  :
			default :
				$language = 'English';
				break;
		}
		return $language;
	}

	/**
	* This callback processes any custom BBCodes with parser.php
	*/
	#protected function callback_html( $field ) {

	#	require_once( bbpress()->admin->admin_dir . 'parser.php' );
	#	$bbcode = BBCode::getInstance();
	#	$bbcode->enable_smileys = false;
	#	$bbcode->smiley_regex   = false;
	#	return html_entity_decode( $bbcode->Parse( $field ) );
	#}
}

[Robkk]

the text widget in WordPress doesnt allow shortcodes by default.

you can add this PHP code snippet to your child themes functions.php or a functionality plugin to allow it do so though.

add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

[Robkk]

There is these shortcodes you can use.

https://codex.bbpress.org/shortcodes/

[Blaze Miskulin]

@ Robin W

And, on a larger note: Does bbPress, by default, isolate itself from other plugins?

Sorry but I don’t understand your question.

My apologies for not being clear.
Sorry but I don’t understand your question.

My apologies for not being clear. Let me try to explain better.
Let me try to explain better:

Does bbPress include security or “sandboxing” features that block other plugins from interacting with it? I know that some plugins intentionally block common tools (such as the shortcodes mentioned by Robkk,above). I’m not complaining about it, just looking for information so I know how to proceed.

Footnotes is a plugin that works in posts, pages, and comments. It does not, however, work within forum posts or comments. I’m new to bbPress (been using WP for about 15 years), so I’m just trying to learn how forum posts and comments are different from “main” posts and comments.

[Robkk]

if you are just using the shortcode , bbPress doesnt allow shortcodes for security reasons like users pasting the [bbp-login] shortcode

since i assume this is just for admins you can use this plugin to use the shortcode.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-do-short-codes/

[Robin W]

yes use the shortcode

[bsp-display-topic-index]

available in

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-style-pack/

once activated see settings>bbp style pack> shortcodes for a full explanation of how to use this

[Benjamin Zekavica]

I am use Sahifa from Themeforest. I put all the codes in the Theme.

[Robkk]

its all self explatory really.

you can test them out by creating a test page and putting each shortcode into it to see what it does.

if you need help finding ids of bbPress post types install this plugin, then look in the certain post types section.

like say forums , you go to the WordPress back-end and go to forums> all forums and you will see all the forums post id to use for these shortcodes. It would be close to the same procedure for topics and replies.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/reveal-ids-for-wp-admin-25/

[DigitalNinjaZA]

Hey guys. I’m busy customizing my forum page.

I’m using WP Visual Composer Plugin to add some elements to the Forum Page, but every time I click update and reload the page they’re gone? Maybe they’re being overridden by css or bbpress code?

How can I fix this?

I’ve checked the bbpress shortcodes for visual composer but don’t think that will fix it. As I’m simply trying to add a header and footer image, plus a Custom header.

Thanks in advance.

[Robkk]

allows only admins and moderators to use shortcodes

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-do-short-codes/

allow any user to use shortcodes

https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbpress2-shortcode-whitelist

[Robkk]

you can use the bbpress shortcodes

codex.bbpress.org/shortcodes/

but it will only affect that one page not the rest of the other ones.

i suggest creatng a bbpress.php file , these two guides will help

to find the file bbPress uses you can use the What the File plugin.

https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/getting-started-in-modifying-the-main-bbpress-template/

https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/

[Estellka]

Hello there!
I would like to understand the difference between

[bbp-search] – Display the search input form.
[bbp-search-form] – Display the search form template.

I tried both of the shortcodes and they gave the same result, and my english is not good enough for me to understand the difference by reading the description. So please help.

and I have the same question for

[bbp-reply-form] – Display the ‘New Reply’ form.
[bbp-single-reply id=$reply_id] – Display a single reply eg. [bbp-single-reply id=32768]

and for

[bbp-topic-form] – Display the ‘New Topic’ form where you can choose from a drop down menu the forum that this topic is to be associated with.
[bbp-topic-form forum_id=$forum_id] – Display the ‘New Topic Form’ for a specific forum ID.
[bbp-single-topic id=$topic_id] – Display a single topic. eg. [bbp-single-topic id=4096]

and for

[bbp-forum-form] – Display the ‘New Forum’ form.
[bbp-single-forum id=$forum_id] – Display a single forums topics. eg. [bbp-single-forum id=32]

thank you for your answers!