[lasticko]

I’m with you on this — I posted the previous topic in this forum on basically the same topic (need to keep main WP theme, but just looking to make the bbpress forums cleaner looking).

All I got was a generic “here’s the bbpress page on modifying your theme” and without being a master PHP/CSS/HTML guru, that theming page is a bit intimidating and confusing.

What would be GREAT is if someone said “Here, do this ”
1) Create a directory off your Theme’s dir called “my-templates”
2) Drop these files in there for an example clean looking bbpress theme
3) You can modify THIS and THAT file in this example to suit your needs.

Maybe I’m oversimplifying, but bbpress, with all of its advancements, HAS to have some drop-in example themes… ?

Lets hope both of us get a simple example we can try out.

[dejonibra]

Good day,
I’m new to bbpress and have a question.
I would have liked to show off like this http://www.onemorething.nl/community/forum/
Can anyone tell me what is the easiest way to do this?
I have knowledge of php and html and a little bit of CSS.

Thank you!

[DeanGrey]

Has anyone had any luck in including the ability to change the style of their bbpress forum? I am going to create a day/light and night/dark bbpress.css file. I want my users to be able to switch from one to the other.

If nothing like this has been done before or exists, then could you point me in the right direction to acquire the know-how to do this myself? Thank you.

[lucop1]

Hi,

i’ve just installed buddypress 1.7 and bbpress 2.2.4.

I created a custom theme for bbpress doing the following steps:
1. create a folder bbpress inside wp-content/themes/mytheme/
2. moved all the php files that were inside plugins/bbpress/templates/default
3. moved the css file inside wp-content/themes/mytheme/css/

after that

I turned on the functionality to include the bbpress forum inside buddypress groups but I found and issue with the topic subscription and add to favorites.

Because when i click on that link in the single topic view it open a blank page.
I checked the bbp-function.php files stored in plugins/bbpress/templates/default and I found that it enqueue all the ajax function for the topic subscribe option and add to favorite options.

But when I go the forum page inside BuddyPress Group and open the source code I don’t see any enqueue ajax files or functions.

So what should I do to let it works?

thanks

[Robin W]

This is probably a dumb question, and you’ll point me to a much easier solution!

Also I am still very new to wordpress, so understand a little of css and php’s but not tons. I’ll use thing and thingy a lot as well, so as not to embarrass myself with the wrong technical terms.

I am using bbpress 2.2.4 on WordPress 3.5.1 with a twentyten child theme that does a few minor mods.

Welcome

I am setting up a forum, but don’t want users to see the WordPress toolbar, as this is outside the theme.

But I do want users to be able to change their password and details.

I am using the bbpress login widget in the bbpress sidebar, and by clicking the avatar or their username, users can get to a theme friendly profile page that lets them do just this.

However clicking the avatar is not instinctive, and I’d like (in the absence of a more obvious solution) to add a thingy to the bbpress sidebar that says “amend profile/change password” which when clicked takes you to the same place that clicking the avatar does (or some similar solution)

From searching on the forums, I have found the line within the widget that does this for the avatar (around line 140) which looks like

a href=”” class=”submit user-submit”><?php echo get_avatar( bbp_get_current_user_id(), '40' ); ?
But have no idea how to then use this or other code to achieve the goal.

Any good ideas, or is there a very basic solution I’ve missed.

Thanks

[Robin W]

This is probably a dumb question, and you’ll point me to a much easier solution!

Also I am still very new to wordpress, so understand a little of css and php’s but not tons. I’ll use thing and thingy a lot as well, so as not to embarrass myself with the wrong technical terms.

I am using bbpress 2.2.4 on WordPress 3.5.1 with a twentyten child theme that does a few minor mods.

I am setting up a forum, but don’t want users to see the WordPress toolbar, as this is outside the theme.

But I do want users to be able to change their password and details.

I am using the bbpress login widget in the bbpress sidebar, and by clicking the avatar or their username, users can get to a theme friendly profile page that lets them do just this.

However clicking the avatar is not instinctive, and I’d like (in the absence of a more obvious solution) to add a thingy to the bbpress sidebar that says “amend profile/change password” which when clicked takes you to the same place that clicking the avatar does (or some similar solution)

From searching on the forums, I have found the line within the widget that does this fro teh avatar (around line 140) which looks like

‘<a href="” class=”submit user-submit”>

But have no idea how to then use this or other code to achieve the goal.

Any good ideas, or is there a very basic solution I’ve missed.

Thanks

[afjsystem]

hi @chrisp2408 , here my forum http://tanyajawabforex.com/forums/

and fixed anyway.. thanks to this threads.

[afjsystem]

Eureka…!!! sorry, i don’t mean to spam this thread. but finally i made it fixed.

hope this help for others
these is my installation : WP 3.5.1 (multisite subdir)+ BP 1.7 rc1 + Bbp 2.3 rc1
by default it should work to any themes..

my trouble previously : (look above)

Managed fullwidth : (thanks to @jaredatch)
– identify your theme’s file with fullwidth.php
– rename that file to bbpress.php
– you’ll get no sidebar, meaning your forum is fullwidth

Removing dot list style : (thanks to @jaredatch again)
– put the code below into your main theme css. ussually called style.css

#bbpress-forums li {
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
background: none;
padding: 0;
}

– you SHOULD put under #main area and not in #sidebar or other IDs.

that’s all.
cheers

[Chrisp2408]

@afjsystem – What is the url of your forum so I can take a look.

Chris

[afjsystem]

hi @Chrisp2408 , i have same problem but now i saw your forum already fixed.
i putted @jaredatch suggestion into my theme’s style.css, but the list style won’t disappear.

will you help me by share what you do so the forum look nice ?

thanks

[afjsystem]

Putting this in your theme’s CSS will be a start, but you’ll likely need more CSS tweaks as you go to play nice with your theme.

#bbpress-forums li {
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
background: none;
padding: 0;
}

i tried @jaredatch by putting above code in my theme’s style.css. but still the list style appears..

need more help here please…

[afjsystem]

o sorry @mzaweb, because itu no ‘:’ in the http url sorry.. here is the url http://tanyajawabforex.com/forums/

i managed it full width, but the list style still appears. (thanks to @pimarts)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/79dnu5ndrm2gyz0/bbpress%20liststyle%20trouble.png

now i’m reading thread https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/assistance-with-css-not-working-please/. it’s @jaredatch solutions. hope it’ll work.

any more suggest while i try @jaredatch solution ?

[inkrap]

Alright, first off let me explain what I’ve done so far. For my forums, I have created a forum-specific sidebar.

sidebar-bbpress
` div id=”sidebar”>

?php
if (!function_exists(‘dynamic_sidebar’) || !dynamic_sidebar(‘bbpress’)):
endif;
?>

`

And registered the sidebar in my function.php
` register_sidebar(array(
‘id’ => ‘bbpress’,
‘name’ => ‘bbpress’,
‘before_widget’ => ‘div class=”widget”>’,
‘after_widget’ => ‘/div>’,
‘before_title’ => ‘h4>’,
‘after_title’ => ‘/h4>’,
));
`
And I pull it in my forum.php by:
`?php get_sidebar( ‘bbpress’ ); ?>`

In my css I’m able to customize the forum’s #main by referencing “#main.forum”, so I can specify widths that will only affect the forum, etc.

Now for my issue, how the hell do I change sidebar information ONLY in forums? I’ve tried referencing #sidebar.forums, but it doesn’t classify the sidebar as a forum sidebar.

[geekdream]

Hello guys! I’ve installed bbPress 2.3 (because another guys told me to install that version for resolve my display issue but don’t work too.) on WP 3.5.1.

All works fine, the installation and the users integration are good, but the forum page is not displaying well. i think depend by an conflict of the theme CSS and bbpress CSS, so i’ve tried to copy the bbpress.css in wp-content/themes/Avenue/css but dont work too…

the link is http://www.geekdream.it/forum

sorry for bad english !!

Thanks all! cheers!

[Jerry]

I have the same problem- firefox only. On user profile pages Topics Started and Replies Created do not appear- only the title. I added this code from a bbPress forum (3 months, 3 weeks ago) to my WP style.css file:

.bbp-user-section {
overflow: auto;
}

and this code:

#bbpress-forums .bbp-user-section ul.bbp-topics {float: left !important;}

and both together and no change

I have spent time on the forums, but maybe there is a solution somewhere that I missed.

Thank You

WP 3.5.1
bbPress 2.2.4
Thematic Theme

[Chrisp2408]

Thanks Jared,

That little snippet of CSS helped aign the forum nicely to the page, I just need to write some more now to get it looking nicer… 🙂

Awesome work

Chris

[Jared Atchison]

Alright, the resets we have in place in the CSS were for the list-style, not the background images or padding which seems to be what you need.

Putting this in your theme’s CSS will be a start, but you’ll likely need more CSS tweaks as you go to play nice with your theme.

`#bbpress-forums li {
margin: 0;
list-style: none;
background: none;
padding: 0;
}`

I’m going to create a ticket in trac to add these to the reset to help in the future.

[Jared Atchison]

Sorry bbPress wasn’t the right fit, good luck!

[mx5510]

Guess I’m going to have to use another forum software then.

[Jared Atchison]

Since this is a development site and not live, you may try upgrading to bbPress 2.3 RC1 (see https://bbpress.org/blog/2013/03/bbpress-2-3-release-candidate-1/). It contains an update that resets some of the basic CSS elements for the forums in order to try and avoid problems like what you’re having.

This would be a great test to see if that particular update in 2.3 helps!

[Jared Atchison]

You can’t really.

You’ll either want to tweak your theme’s CSS so it doesn’t conflict or (and probably the way I would go) create a copy of the bbPress CSS and tweak it as needed.

Copy: `wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/css/bbpress.css` to: `wp-content/themes/[YOUR-THEME]/css/bbpress.css` and make changes as needed.

[Chrisp2408]

Hi all,
Running WordPress version 3.5.1 and bbPress version 2.2.4 My them is Everest by Elegant Themes.
All works well with the whole site, and wanted to add Forum functionality with bbPress. The CSS doesn’t appear to be showing at all for the forum. It really is horribly dull and small fonts.

Although this is on a staging / testing server, you will see what I mean:

http://letstrav.cpanel1prelive.ireckonhosting.com/interaction/forum/

Can someone help please? I have copied the original bbPress css file into the /themes/everest/css/ folder but still get the same issue.

Thnks in advance.
Chris

[mx5510]

Anyone?

[Nazaire]

I’m wanting to edit the css of bbPress to tweak the appearance of my forums, specifically the font size. I’m running WordPress 3.5.1, bbPress 2.2.4, and using a twentytwelve-child theme. My forums are at

http://www.asgoth.net/?post_type=forum

I found the “bbPress Custom CSS File” plug-in but according to the description I do not need it.

** This plugin is for bbPress 2.1.x. If you are using bbPress 2.0.x please upgrade. If you are using bbPress 2.2, read below.**

bbPress 2.2+: As of bbPress 2.2 this plugin is NOT needed. bbPress will auto-detect the CSS file if it exists in the right location.

Copy the CSS file from wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-default/css/bbpress.css to wp-content/themes/[yourtheme]/bbpress.css.

Following the instructions above I have copied the bbpress.css file from the bbpress plugin’s css folder to “wp-content/themes/twentytwelve-child/bbpress.css”. When I go into the WordPress dashboard under appearance-edit the bbpress.css is available for editing.

So assuming I have the bbpress.css file in the right place (if I don’t please instruct me where I need to put it for editing), which line of code in the bbpress.css file do I need to edit to change the font size on my forums.

Any assistance in this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[clickmac]

that takes alot of css, best you install wordpress and feature your forum on all categories
like here