[selurnatas]

Hello, I installed the plugin bbpress, adding a forum page, inserted the shortcode, but my forum is a vertical list, I would like to appear as a horizontal blocking like normal forums. Anyone know how to do this? I use the responsive theme, but i tested with other themes and it does the same exact thing. a little assistance would be cool, for i am thoroughly frustrated.
My website = places2bee.com

[ronangelo]

I’m not sure but I’m guessing this is not an intended effect or am I wrong? The voice count works as expected until one uses the forum repair tool and performs a Count voices in each topic which then excludes the guest topics and replies from the voice count. Also tested on a new bbPress install with other plugins disabled.

I’m using WordPress 3.7.1. and bbPress 2.5
I’m not sure but I think this only came up around the time I upgraded to bbPress 2.5

[Brian Larson]

Thanks Steve! Here’s my latest reply on that same thread: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/anyone-supporting-this-plugin-help-w-discussions?replies=28#post-4951643. Giving up on the migration and sending the client to GROU.PS in the meantime since they will migrate Ning data (including forums). Then start 100% fresh with our beloved bbPress and BuddyPress.

[FreeWPress]

Hi, i’m registered on your site to test this problem… Is strange problem..

This issue was only in a single topic template.. please.. Open File content-single-topic.php and backup it..

On line 28 remove entire this:

		<?php if ( bbp_show_lead_topic() ) : ?>

			<?php bbp_get_template_part( 'content', 'single-topic-lead' ); ?>

		<?php endif; ?>

This is only a test to see if anything happens..

You have another problem.. If i logout from yuor site i cannot view my test topic.. i see only your..

If i get login i see all..

[Stephen Edgar]

Two things:

1. At this stage Moderators will NOT be able to see the ‘forums’ section in the backend eg. /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=forum no matter what you try, this is the known bug.
2. The ONLY way moderators can create new forums is by filling out the fields and clicking submit using the shortcode [bbp-forum-form]

So no matter what you/we do a moderator will not see the forums in the backend.

That said your moderator user should have had no problems creating forums via the [bbp-forum-form] form.

As I said I tested this myself before posting above. Can you create a new user, login as that user, logout and log back in is admin (or via separate browsers etc).

Did this user get the role ‘participant’ assigned to them after they logged in the first time?

Now promote the user to a ‘Moderator’ and visit the page you created with the shortcode ‘[bbp-forum-form]‘ and fill in and submit the form.

How’d wee go?

[mistercyril]

Hello again Stephen,

so here is what happens…

SHORTCODE SOLUTION
I inserted the [bbp-forum-form] shortcode and can see a forum creation form while logged is as KeyMaster. However, once logged in as “Moderator” I only get the following message

You cannot create new forums.

PLUGIN APPROACH
I installed the suggested plugin (which is very straight forward and easy to use BTW) Advanced user capability editing for bbPress.

Even though options are all set appropriately, the “Forum” menu will not display as long as the user is a “moderator”.

In order to be as thorough as possible, here are the tests I ran :

• Changed moderator’s WP user role to each available option (subscriber -> admin) and tested every time
• Used plugin’s reset to defaults button (essentially disabled everything)
• Added options to enable creating and editing forums

What i noticed is that the “Topics” and “Replies” menus react to BBpress user-role settings whereas the “Forum” menu does not. This might seem logical, but in my mind it validates the fact that BBpress roles are not entirely overridden or broken.

[Stephen Edgar]

I am currently using GoDaddy hosting for another site, which allows for 1GB of a mySQL database but I am not sure if that will be enough

That indeed will be more than enough, if you needed 100 times your requirements then maybe some more accurate testing would be required.

Typically with web hosts when you find you are nearing your file and/or database storage limits you will receive a notification from them which would typically include details on how to seamlessly upgrade your site with increased storage for the relevant file or db storage.

[Stephen Edgar]

You could try the latest version of the plugin, it is hosted on GitHub here
https://github.com/boonebgorges/Import-from-Ning

Actually it looks like the WP hosted version is also the same version
https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-from-ning/

[KatieKat]

Hi there,
have updated in my test environment first and got all the css errors. Have applied the patch and it is still not working. Have reverted back to 2.4.1. Do you know when 2.5.1 will be released to properly fix this issue.

Kind regards

[John James Jacoby]

Tried testing on your forum, but your forums disappeared while I was looking around.

Can you try reinstalling bbPress? I can’t see any reason why get_post_type_object() would fail in any bbPress context.

[ozgurpolat]

Hi Stephen ( @netweb ), I spent my whole sunday afternoon setting up two test sites where in one of them (http://kooksjournal.net/forums/) I have bbpress 2.5 and in the other one (http://kooksjournal.com/forums/) I have bbpress 2.3.2 installed. I created two users for bothsites.

“guest” user is a subscriber, “test” user is the admin. they both have the same password “welcome”

if you login as “guest” user and visit this forum: http://kooksjournal.net/forums/forum/science-technology/welcome-to-the-science-technology-forum/

you will see that the css is broken, but if you login as admin “test” you will see that the page displays normally.

if you do the same for this forum: http://kooksjournal.com/forums/forum/science-technology/welcome-to-the-science-technology-forum/

you will see that there is no css problem for both “guest” and the “test” user. I hope this helps.

[Robin W]

crzyhrse – I am in the process of trying to improve the documentation – I started using wordpress & bbPress earlier this year and am still learning. This is community software, and community documentation, so I am trying to do my bit by helping the documentation side, and by spending time on the forum helping others where I can. The step by step guides I am writing are designed to fit the bill of “cohesive simple directions”, but if they are failing or you haven’t found them, then they are not working as planned. Let me know and I’ll try to improve layout and/or content, but I need good feedback to do this.

The text change suggested by renai42 works (with a small change) if done to the bbpress.css.

Can I ask you to look at

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

and the styling crib

bbPress Styling Crib

I’ve just tested and added Renai’s css so look there for what to use.

If you can improve wording or content to help others – please let me know what could be better phrased.

If it doesn’t work, come back with what you did, and I’ll see if I can help further

[MediaSVI]

I just installed the latest WordPress and BBpress and the forum opens fine on a computer but when you open it on a mobile device it does not open and I get “oh brother there are no forums found”?

[palmdoc]

Hmm thanks for the headsup. Just tested subscription on a sub-forum and no, no email notification.

[BarryB64]

First, Inspiration Point (http://www.inspiration-point.org) is using a child version of TwentyEleven. I’m using the latest WordPress software.

I did some reading and I’m liking what I am hearing about the bbpress forum plugin. On my site, there is area that I’m calling Shore Classified. Here’s what I’d like to do:

Shore Classified is born out of a frustration I had with my church. It’s not because they didn’t want to put a request on the church’s mailing list. It had to do with limited resource and wary of unwanted advertisements. I’m not the only one

Why not create a place where people can posts “blog updates”, “Christian business”, “Church Events”, “Help Wanted” and etc. My initial thought is to limit this to a region. It can easily be expanded.

I, obviously want to be careful and it’s why I didn’t jump on it. 🙂 Are there additional plugins? How can I best set the forum to safeguard against unwanted trolls? Can bbpress be configured to require registration before posting?

There are probably other questions that I should be asking. I’d appreciate some inputs. Thanks in advance.

[MediaSVI]

If i got my forums click on forum and then click on a thread my bread crumbs read like this:

Home › Topic › This is a Test

They should read:

Home › Forum › Control Ants > This is a Test

If I click on “Topic” I get a 404 error.

I did install the BBPress String wrap plugin but that did not help and I have no idea how to edit it.

Goto to this page and click on the stick thread and you will see what i am talking about.

How can i fix this?

Thank you for your time.

[ozgurpolat]

Hi Stephen ( @netweb ), Thanks for helping me. I tried the fix with bbpress 2.5 but it doesn’t seem to be working. The strange thing is if I login as admin, there is no problem. :). I have to go back to version 2.3.2 for now but I will set up a test site with the same problem and give you admin/ subscriber access. maybe it would help you better to see the problem. I will do this on the weekend.

Best regards

[Robin W]

Tested – I subscribed, but in profile it says

“subscriptions

You are not currently subscribed to any forums.”

So no that doesn’t seem to work.

@Stephen Edgar – any ideas 2.5 working in twentyten !

[FreeWPress]

Little off topic.. Hi robin can you test if when you subscribe one forum it appear in user subscriptions page? Thanks…

[Robin W]

Just upgraded my test site to 2.5, and with the twentyten theme I run, the profile link takes you to a page with

profile
topics started
replies created
favorites
subscriptions
edit

Just as it did before !

I use solution 1, so I have just added the oine to the new widgets file and uploaded it, and all works fine.

[Tadas Krivickas]

@netweb tested 2.5 with patch – works fine now (on httpd). Thank you.

[Cars10]

ok, here my latest uüdates to custom CSS field of my theme:

#bbpress-forums > #subscription-toggle{
   float:right;
}

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-content a.subscription-toggle,
#subscription-toggle a{
   font-weight:bold;
   padding: 0 2px 0 2px;
   border: 1px solid navy;
   background-color: white;
}

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-content .is-subscribed a.subscription-toggle,
#subscription-toggle .is-subscribed a.subscription-toggle{
   background-color: #FFE000;
}

[Stephen Edgar]

A probably quicker and easier way to test the patch is to download the following file:
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/export/5210/branches/2.5/includes/core/template-functions.php

Save that to your PC and then with an FTP program upload it to your web host in this folder /public_html/wp-content/plugins/bbpress/includes/core

[eduardosilva]

Hello,

When I was using 1.1 alpha, this problem wasn’t happening.

After importing the old forum to 2.x, I did noticed this issue.
Yesterday I also upgraded bbpress to latest version 2.5

The addons that I have enabled are:
– BBPress Close Old Posts
– bbpress Simple Advert Units
– Captcha
– Custom Meta Widget
– Google Analytics for WordPress

Template: Lobster (bootstrap 3)
– switched templates and issue stills there

Also new replies are inserted before the edits:

TOPIC A
– Post 1
– Post 3
– Post 4
– Post 5
– Post 6
– Post 2

Thank you

[Matoca]

Thank you for you extreme patience with me.

So am I not supposed to be seeing the Visual Tab inside the forum Topic and Replies now that this recommended plugin is installed? This is from the read me file for bbPress Enable Tinymce-visual-tab:
“Enabling the full default TinyMCE editor mode will display all the buttons, similar to the editor inside the WordPress admin.” I guess I expected to see this.

Ok, this gets more complex doesn’t it… Another plug in, I will have to look and see what could be doing this. This function of editing user’s image dimensions in topics right in the forum pages was super for the moderators. They are leery of always using the dashboard to do everything and this made it a simple task. Isn’t it always hard to go backwards…

The Add Media button information came from the Read Me file for bbPress Enable Tinymce-visual-tab:
“Enabling the media upload button, “Add Media”, will only enable this button for users who have the ability to upload files. By default this is authors and greater. This means this button will _not_ show for normal forum users. This is simply to give administrators the ability to easily upload and insert images into bbPress.”

I am giving 4 moderators admin and keymaster privileges to add images to posts, delete spam etc. The forum is being run with no registration required, my choice. The topic and reply traffic has been considerable and this is only a hidden test site by invitation only at this point. I had many choices to pick from for forums, and we definitely agreed we did not want to be using FB or yahoo. So far bbPress has been perfect for this. But the plugin problems have been greater than normal this week.
Thank you for your help,
Patrice