[spymasterhugh009]

I decided to uninstall BuddyPress because it was too damn complicated to understand for a 68 year young non-geek!

So I have installed your latest version which said it was compatible with my version of WP which has the latest updates.

If you visit SpyCraftU you will see NO pages for the forum I have set up or the topics under it. So how do I set up a Members page for the forum so people can register?

I sure as hell hope that bbPress is easier than BuddyPress which looks like a NIGHTMARE to make work!

Thanks!
Hugh009 Spymaster

[xprt007]

Hi

I am having quite a strange problem with a test site leading to a re-direction to what appears to be the front page [In firefox, up the browser in page title section, you see “Posts – Site Name”], considering the content, if I try to go to the recommended & set abc/forums main page. Furthermore, if I try to VIEW any created, “published” forum, I get a page not found error.

This site is in a folder /abc. The site in the root folder has no problem with accessing site-in-rootfolder.com/forums. So i assume it is not a server-settings issue.

Other plugins, including 2 or so requiring “post name” permalink settings have no problem with the link settings, except one, “RecipePress reloaded”, whose author also recommends “post name” permalinks. With this, one should be able to access the main recipe page at mysite.com/abc/recipes. Instead, like in the bbforum case, although the url appears correctly, the content is clearly that of the blog front page!
Resetting the permalinks, like he recommends, changes nothing.
After explaining the problem to him, he said it was a bug in the plugin & the code he gave me to try out, partly corrected the problem, because mysite.com/abc/recipes this time correctly showed the main recipes page. The only problem is, it seems to affect other links leading to page not found errors until I either remove the code or disable the recipe plugin.
That code was just for testing, so I guess he is going to improve on it.

Since the bbforum plugin (& this recipepress reloaded), unlike ALL other plugins which are all OK & their respective content can be found in its rightful place, I guess there is an issue also with bbforum.

I have tried to unistall & re-install bbforum/buddy press, deactivated the rest of the plugins, etc to no avail.
This is the .htaccess I have, or get whenever I reset the permalinks:

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /abc/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /abc/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

For buddypress, the links to members, groups, etc are all OK.

I hope with the description of the problem, the source of & solution to the issue can be identified & suggested.

I am using the latest version of WordPress & all modules.
Same problem when using twentythirteen theme.

Link

PS: in case a helper finds the conditions on site different from those described, it might be code from the author of recipress reloaded plugin, which has a similar issue is being tested or implemented.

Thank you in advance.

[Hard Seat Sleeper]

I was using a standalone bbpress for many years, but the latest WordPress update did something to mess up cookie integration. The writing was on the wall for my old standalone forum, I decided to move forward and upgrade and migrate.

A sleepless week later, it is done.

First, it imported all posts, even years-old spam, so I deleted that migration and figured out how to really delete spam in the standalone, and then imported again.

Then I found out that tags were not integrated, rather if tags were in the forum, they simply deleted any tags or custom taxonomies with the same name in the wordpress install. The site relies heavily on these tags, so we we spent a few days re-tagging everything and re-checking.

Now this morning I see that one entire category of the wp install was deleted. Luckily it was not a heavily trafficked section of the site. At this point we’ve put days of work into this data, so rather than roll back, we’ll recreate that category.

bbpress has given our site community many things over the years, I can’t complain at all. But the new version is much slower than the standalone version, and much harder for us to edit and modify. My viewers actually have a diminished experience now.

The tide has turned over the years. While WordPress fumbled with bbpress and buddypress, Facebook came to the fore and basically sucked all the community out of the wp platform. It’s a shame, and not likely to turn around for any of us here. I applaud the hard work of the devs who worked on this platform over the years, but it has been an exhausting experience this last week, and I am not done yet. It will be another sleepless night.

[Robin W]

bbPress is tested with wordpress default themes. It maybe a conflict – you need to check plugins and themes

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[SpidermanPuddin]

The Forum Topic Pages look fine:
http://demo.gunshowtrader.com/forums/forum/gun-clubs/

However the forum Index page looks like this:
http://demo.gunshowtrader.com/forums/

This demo site requires a login to view:
Username: Testuser
Password Abcd1234

[ttmt]

Hi all

I’m using a WP multisite. One of the sites is a bbpress forum.

On another site I’m pulling through the lastest post using the code below

The only thing I can’t seem to find is the shortcode to show an extract of the post.

Is there a shortcode to show an extract of the post.

<?php
    switch_to_blog( 3 );
    $topics_query = array(
      'author'=> 0, 
      'post_type'=> bbp_get_topic_post_type(), 
      'post_parent'=>'any', 
      'posts_per_page'=>3, 
      //'post_status'=>join(',', array(bbp_get_public_status_id(), bbp_get_closed_status_id()), 
      'show_stickes'=> false, 
      'meta_key'=>'_bbp_last_active_time', 
      'orderby'=>'meta_value', 
      'order'=>'DESC', 
      'meta_query'=>array(bbp_exclude_forum_ids('meta_query'))
    );
    
    $widget_query = new WP_Query($topics_query);

    if ($widget_query->have_posts()) :
      $widget_output = $before_widget;
      $widget_output .= $before_title . $title . $after_title;
      ob_start();

    while ($widget_query->have_posts()):
      $widget_query->the_post();
      $topic_id = bbp_get_topic_id($widget_query->post->ID);
      $author_link = bbp_get_topic_author_link(array('post_id'=>$topic_id, 'type'=>'both', 'size'=>60));
      $forum_id = bbp_get_topic_forum_id($topic_id);   
  ?>

  <div class="col-sm-4"> 
    <div class="post">
      <h4><a>"><?php bbp_topic_title($topic_id); ?></a></h4>
      <p class="date"><span><?php bbp_author_link($topic_id); ?></span> <?php bbp_topic_last_active_time($topic_id);?></p>
      <p> <!--show post extract--> </p>
      <a href="">Read more</a>
    </div>
  </div>

  <?php 
    endwhile; 
    endif; 
    wp_reset_postdata();
  ?>

[Robin W]

just tested worked fine on my twentyten test site

suggest it could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentyten to prove your code works.

[Omiya Games]

Here’s a weird question: is it possible to create a new topic via a script run by a continuous integration server? To provide more context, I’m trying to create a private forum so selected playtesters (users I manually entered, as you can’t register to this forum) can test my games. Ideally, I’d like to configure my Jenkins server to upload a Unity webplayer to my server, then create a new topic with the first post being the webplayer and the change log to a specified forum. I’m wondering if there’s an automated way to make this happen. Preferably, I would not like to rely on WordPress posts, since again, I’d like to keep these work-in-progress private.

Thanks for the help!

Quick stats:
Wordpress 4.0
bbPress 2.5.4

[Robkk]

you can also add more padding for the space between the post and avatar

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-forum-content, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-content, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-content {
    margin-left: 150px;
    padding: 12px 12px 12px 20px !important;
    text-align: left;
}

if you say that the reply author details are not as wide as avatar photo and such .

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author {
width: 150px;
}

and yeah if you need more help with styling bbpress id say look at these tutorials

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

Functions files and child themes – explained !

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

bbPress Styling Crib

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – part 3

[Robkk]

try this the size => auto probably doesnt work or it just defaults to 80px

in loop-single-reply.php in your bbpress folder in your child theme.

change

<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array('show_role' => true, 'type' => 'role' ) ); ?>
<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array( 'show_role' => false, 'type' => avatar , 'size' => auto ) ); ?>
<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array( 'show_role' => false,'type' => 'name' ) ); ?>

to this

<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array('show_role' => true, 'type' => 'role' ) ); ?>
<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array( 'show_role' => false, 'type' => avatar , 'size' => 100 ) ); ?>
<?php bbp_reply_author_link( array( 'show_role' => false,'type' => 'name' ) ); ?>

now to test it upload an avatar bigger than 100px in width

[Robkk]

The information i gave you is if you wanted to change your theme to another but still keep the way bbpress is styled.

IF you wanted to just be able to change themes while bbpress stays the same throughout all of them this is not possible right now.

where are you lost ?? i basically said its copying the bbpress files from one theme to another.

i mentioned that you might need to copy some functions from function.php.

Stargazer Colloquium child theme uses get_theme_mod (which is added to the customizer area to your theme) to add certain color to your bbpress theme.

You can either delete that function and just added the colors manually to your bbpress.css or hook it up to your new theme which might be a tad more difficult.

the local development area that i mentioned more can be mentioned is great if you want to test things out like transferring files into another theme.

here if you use Windows Pc
http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-on-your-windows-computer-using-wamp/

and here if you use Apple Mac
http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-locally-on-mac-using-mamp/

steps umm i guess this.

1. set up local development area

2. download the files you have edited from your current theme on your website to your computer , ftp like filezilla is recommended.

3. transfer those files to your local development area , into the other theme you want to use.

4. start seeing if there is any issues. (the most likely is the get_theme_mod areas that add color) but that’s just color and you can add it to your bbpress.css.

[unihead]

Hi

I’ve recently added a bbpress forum to my site, and everything was ticking along well. Then suddenly, in a couple of threads, replies are being hidden for no reason at all. Here’s a sample thread:

Giving up during my first painting job.

This thread has two more replies (one from a subscriber, and a test one from me) that won’t show up. They are definitely public replies.

I’ve tested on other threads and they’re fine – except for one other instance.

I cannot for the life of me work out why this is happening. Any ideas?

[raulliive]

I have very weird issue with one of my admin users.

That user can’t edit or post anything on the forum. It even does not see the edit buttons.

When posting with this user it just reloads the page with the inputted content still in the input fields.

Other users can post without any issues.

I’m running latest bbpress version, with WP 4.0.

I suspect that some flag on database has got a hit from somewhere.

Any ideas what I could check?

[Robin W]

bbPress is tested with wordpress default themes. It maybe a conflict – you need to check plugins and themes

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[Robin W]

bbPress is tested with wordpress default themes. It maybe a conflict – you need to check plugins and themes

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[dice2dice]

Links to my forums on my homepage have suddenly stopped working and are returning 404 Errors. I’ve now removed most of the links because my website members are reporting errors but I’ve left a group on my homepage on the right side side panel.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what this could be?

My website is: http://www.whichinvest.com

I’m running WP4 and latest BBPress and BuddyPress too.

Many thanks

[divdotnet]

Hello Everyone,

I am using bbpress latest version with wordpress3.9.2. Everything is working fine on localhost. but when i uploaded the website on my development server. The forum page is fine but when i click on created forum, it gives 500 internal server error.

Please help to get rid of this.

Thank You.

[divdotnet]

Hello Everyone,

I am using bbpress latest version with wordpress3.9.2. Everything is working fine on localhost. but when i uploaded the website on my development server. The forum page is fine but when i click on created forum, it gives 500 internal server error.

Please help to get rid of this.

Thank You.

[divdotnet]

Hello Everyone,

I am using bbpress latest version with wordpress3.9.2. Everything is working fine on localhost. but when i uploaded the website on my development server. The forum page is fine but when i click on created forum, it gives 500 internal server error.

Please help to get rid of this.

Thank You.

[mod edit – moved to a new heading as the old subject was for version 1 of bbpress]

[haik1974]

HI, I just freesh installl, BBPRESS BUDDYPRESS and WP 4 . and I find out that my fourm posts not loading for the view part. I test ony BBPRESS and its now showing anything .. I can see in admin the post. http://mundomisterios.com/grupos/ovni-en-el-mundo/forum/

or you can check from here . http://mundomisterios.com/forums/

WP is versión 4.0–es_ES . the problem is with regular theme too .

[ANTi-CAP]

Hi,

sorry I have had a few wines now but very sure its been taken down since I grabbed it form the usual place:

I have WordPress on the bleeding edge setup for the alpha’s.. it seems to update every few hours.

Yes I know it shouldn’t be used on a truly live setup but have a new domain to use for it if I decide I like the combo as it’s a bit different to my normal choice of IPB and I have had quite a lot of fun fending off bots and other attacks. While at the same time promoting some future events which will make friends some money and get me free entry, while learning a new script at the same time.

I can easily rebuild it in an hour or so if it goes wrong and do the obvious backups.

I was just curious TBH. When I was younger I used to play around defacing such sites for jokes but a lot older now and don’t do such things. I have an odd obsession with having things before I should and helping fix/report if and when I can.

Thanks for the zipped link. And yes please do point me to the docs. I rarely use localhost though unless installing things that act up with newer PHP/MySQL versions, just a bit of fun really. I’m getting a lot of bot attacks but I’m quite cheeky when posting on other blogs to temp them TBH. I always considered WP a weak script but it’s improved a lot since maybe v2.x.x when I last tried it. I just like PHP and building things. Not so great with GFX.

Thanks again for the zip. If you comment tomorrow when I’m not drunk I will post the 2.2-a zip I have if you have not found it already. If the site continues to attract international traffic I will use stable versions on the new domain and protect it properly.

Just testing, google and other search engines seem to love the script after few mods. Though I have done quite a bit of SEO work mainly to try and stress it ha ha 🙂

I started with 4.0-beta-1 I think then just continued to see what I could make/break/fix 🙂

The site is here if you want a look and seems to be running quit well, WordFence is a bit buggy I find though while auto updates are on, causing cache issues at times but nothing that can’t be fixed. Nice to meet you.

Regards,
ANTi-CAP

[Stephen Edgar]

@bepyland If you set the bbPress import rows to 50,000 that would be one single query, it would not work though unless you had one amazing MySQL installation. 😉

What the “rows” value means is how many topics or replies for each single query should be imported at a time, the default is 100, so when the importer is running each single query will import 100 topics at a time.

WordPress itself, and then bbPress also make queries along the way so just counting only bbPress import is not the only calculation needed.

Your best bet is to create a test site to test the import before migrating this to your “live” site:
https://codex.bbpress.org/creating-a-test-site/

[Robin W]

hmm, these are html’s way of displaying the symbols of the keyboard. They shouldn’t show up.

It could be a theme or plugin issue

Plugins

Deactivate all but bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

Themes

If plugins don’t pinpoint the problem, as a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwelve, and see if this fixes.

[Jerry]

Hi,

A couple of weeks back, in the widgets area I noticed the bbPress login widgets on test1 and test1-nlcf test1 disappeared from the installed widgets area. I quickly shut down the sites and browser. I then logged in to both test1 and test1-nlcf, and in both installed new bbPress login widgets from the available widgets area. I set the widgets up the same as the ones that disappeared but the result was not the same. Now the login widgets appeared on the mobile version of my site – not only on the website version. I then noticed the bbPress login widgets that dissappeared were down in the unused widgets area. I removed the new login widgets and put the widgets from the unused widgets back where they were. Now the bbPress login widgets only appear on the website version of my site- not on the mobile version, the way the widgets were originally set up.

Now, on test1 and test1-nlcf the bbPress login widgets in the installed widgets area are different from the bbPress login widgets in the available widgets area.

Any help with this issue would be appreciated

Thank you for your time.

Jerry

[Robkk]

you put the add filter code into your child themes functions.php or if you have a functionality plugin put it there.

and well i havent really tested that css code before so i didnt know if it really did work.
i just tried it a while ago and i cant get it to work at all.

if you got it to work send a link to the post so i can check it out.