[carzpk]

Need help pleass
I have installed the bbpress plugin and but its not showing in widget section like i cant add widget to it
Also in the forum everything is white like these buttons where you can post a topic
I am latest wordpress and using premium theme

Thankyou

[Robin W]

not tested but try adding this to your functions file

add_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_author_display_name', 'rew_display_first_name' 10, 2);

function rew_display_first_name ($author_name, $reply_id ) {
	$reply_id = bbp_get_reply_id( $reply_id );

		// User is not a guest
		if ( !bbp_is_reply_anonymous( $reply_id ) ) {

			// Get the author ID
			$author_id = bbp_get_reply_author_id( $reply_id );

			// Try to get a display name
			$author_name = get_the_author_meta( 'first_name', $author_id );

			// Fall back to user login
			if ( empty( $author_name ) ) {
				$author_name = get_the_author_meta( 'user_login', $author_id );
			}

		// User does not have an account
		} else {
			$author_name = get_post_meta( $reply_id, '_bbp_anonymous_name', true );
		}

		// If nothing could be found anywhere, use Anonymous
		if ( empty( $author_name ) )
			$author_name = __( 'Anonymous', 'bbpress' );

		// Encode possible UTF8 display names
		if ( seems_utf8( $author_name ) === false )
			$author_name = utf8_encode( $author_name );

return apply_filters( 'rew_display_first_name', $author_name, $reply_id );
}

[rbg1163]

Hi,

Our site tyndale.edu is having an issue since one of the latest updates. Our pages that require a login widget no longer work correctly and simply display shortcode to the users on the screen. We use DreamPress through Dreamhost and they have not found a solution. We’re running WP 4.8.3 and BBPress Version 2.5.14. DreamHost support made this comment,”The page is using shortcode but functions.php should be picking it up but is not”. If you use the wayback machine and choose Feb. of this year everything works perfectly! unfortunately I don’t have any backups that go that far.
You can see examples of the problem on these pages: https://www.tyndale.edu/students/open/
and https://www.tyndale.edu/students/library/galaxie-journal/

Any ideas?

[coreymcollins]

I’ve been fighting with how to enable the Topics CPT for all users in the dashboard and not having a great time. I thought I could, perhaps, filter the CPT registration to change the CPT caps and show_ui settings, but no luck.

Even when I am able to get the Topics CPT to display for all users by commenting out the lines noted below as a test:

// Register Topic content type
register_post_type(
	bbp_get_topic_post_type(),
	apply_filters( 'bbp_register_topic_post_type', array(
		'labels'              => bbp_get_topic_post_type_labels(),
		'rewrite'             => bbp_get_topic_post_type_rewrite(),
		'supports'            => bbp_get_topic_post_type_supports(),
		'description'         => __( 'bbPress Topics', 'bbpress' ),
		// 'capabilities'        => bbp_get_topic_caps(),
		// 'capability_type'     => array( 'topic', 'topics' ),
		'menu_position'       => 999999999999,
		'has_archive'         => ( 'forums' === bbp_show_on_root() ) ? bbp_get_topic_archive_slug() : false,
		'exclude_from_search' => true,
		'show_in_nav_menus'   => false,
		'public'              => true,
		// 'show_ui'             => current_user_can( 'bbp_topics_admin' ),
		'can_export'          => true,
		'hierarchical'        => false,
		'query_var'           => true,
		'menu_icon'           => ''
	)
) );

Things still don’t completely work. Users can technically create a post, but can’t save the Forum in which the post is created.

The short of it is: I want users with the Participant Forum Role to be able to see the Topics CPT in the dashboard so they can create their posts here, mainly because it would be helpful for them to be able to Preview a topic before posting it. Out of the box, the front-end bbPress form does not allow for post previews.

Has anyone achieved this?

Using:
WP 4.8.3
bbPress 2.5.14

[Robin W]

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 twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Otherwise/additionally talk to your hosting provider

[jkw217]

Hello all, I have been searching for a solution and it appears that the bbpress install does not automatically add topic structure like this example:

import old Buddypress forum : users = ANONYMOUS

NOTE: “/forums/topic/import-old-buddypress-forum-users-anonymous/”

On my bbpress install topics structure looks like this:

“/topic/test/” – where “test” is the topic title

I wish to include the forums structure like the bbpress.org forums does.

I have searched and searched and let me to result in making a post. Does bbpress not include this automatically like they have on their forums?

Thank you kindly,
J.

[Eric Malalel]

I use bbPress 2.5.14 on latest WP.
I have enabled TinyMCE with this code:

add_filter( 'bbp_after_get_the_content_parse_args', 'bbp_enable_visual_editor' );
function bbp_enable_visual_editor( $args = array() ) {
	$args['tinymce'] = true;
	$args['quicktags'] = false;
    return $args;
}

It works well when a user posts a new topic.
But when a user wants to reply to a topic, the tinyMCE editor is displayed but is not editable.
I can’t see any error in the browser console.
Please advise.

[Robin W]

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 twentyfifteen, and see if this fixes.

Then come back

[aussiemike]

Hello
I am using the latest version of WP and bbPress with iThemese Builder theme.
Through the theme functions I am able to show all parts of the forum on a particular theme layout, apart from the forum index page when the breadcrumb ‘forums’ link is clicked. This takes me back to the main template layout which does not have the forum wigdets as required on all forum pages.
I also have the same issue with the search results.

I have tried the following code but as I am not overly familiar with bbPress conditionals it does not solve the problem. I believe what I am look for is the correct information to go into this line:
if ( is_bbpress() && in_category( ‘page’ ) )

// create view for forums
function custom_filter_category_layouts( $layout_id ) {
    if ( is_bbpress() && in_category( 'page' ) )
            return '599b46ad5fa63';

    return $layout_id;
}
add_filter( 'builder_filter_current_layout', 'custom_filter_category_layouts' );

Any advice appreciated.

Mike

[Minnnnn]

Hi there,

Running the latest of everything here (as of 23/10/2017). I’ve noticed an unexpected behaviour on my Buddypress/bbPress site that is basically the behaviour outlined here 3+ years ago: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/showing-buddypress-hidden-group-forums-to-group-members-on-bbpress-forum-index/

When a group is hidden, and thus the forum connected to the group is hidden, on the forum index page:
– Admins and keymasters can see all forums listed, including the hidden group forum (whether they are a member of that group or not).
– Members who ARE members of the group can’t see the hidden forum on the forum index page. They have to go via Groups > select the group > Forum to see it.

We’re running the Recent Topics widget, too, and I’ve noticed a similar thing happening here.
– As an admin/keymaster, you can see all recent topics, including those posted to hidden forums (even when not a member of the group).
– As a member of the group, you CAN’T see the recent topics from your group – UNLESS you are on the group’s forum page, then it shows them as expected.

Is there something wrong in setup here, or is this as designed?
It seems like it’d make sense for members of a group (regardless of roles elsewhere on the site) to see the forum on the forum index, and the updates in the Recent Topics widget.

Thanks heaps!
Min

[Peetee]

In addition to the my question above:

It seems that I can log in with my mailadress instead of my username. I saw that the BBpress plugin has not been tested with WP version 4.8.2. Could this be the issue here?

[richard.miller]

I’ve created eight forums, and am in testing mode.

In just ONE of these forums, my “participant” test user can’t see or create topics.

I can’t see anything different about that forum at all.

I’ve run the “repair forums” tools, no effect.

Is this a known issue?

WP 4.8.4
BBPress 2.5.14
http://www.fluentself.com/forums/

[super powered]

Relevant tag validation code for above since I had to write it for my project anyways:

function new_reply_pre_set_terms_tag_test($terms, $topic_id, $reply_id)
{
    //Bail Early if not set
    if(!$terms)
        return $terms;

    //Bail early if we are allowed to modify tags
    if(current_user_can( 'modify_topic_tags' ))
        return $terms;

    if(!is_array($terms))
        $terms = explode(', ', $terms);

    //For each to check if array term already exists. Remove if doesnt
    foreach ($terms as $tag => $tag_value):
        if(!term_exists($tag_value, 'topic-tag')):
            unset($terms[$tag]);
        endif;
    endforeach;

    return implode(', ', $terms);
}

function new_topic_pre_insert_tag_test($data)
{
    //Bail Early
    if(!is_array($data) || !isset($data['tax_input']) || !isset($data['tax_input']['topic-tag']))
        return $data;

    //Bail early if we are allowed to modify tags
    if(current_user_can( 'modify_topic_tags' ))
        return $data;

    //Make sure we're an array
    if(!is_array($data['tax_input']['topic-tag']))
        $data['tax_input']['topic-tag'] = array($data['tax_input']['topic-tag']);

    //For each to check if array term already exists. Remove if doesnt
    foreach ($data['tax_input']['topic-tag'] as $tag => $tag_value):
        if(!term_exists($tag_value, 'topic-tag')):
            unset($data['tax_input']['topic-tag'][$tag]);
        endif;
    endforeach;

    return $data;
}

add_filter('bbp_new_reply_pre_set_terms','new_reply_pre_set_terms_tag_test', 22, 3);
add_filter('bbp_edit_reply_pre_set_terms','new_reply_pre_set_terms_tag_test', 22, 3);
add_filter('bbp_new_topic_pre_insert','new_topic_pre_insert_tag_test');

[Peetee]

Since this weekend I’ve been testing BBpress, trying to migrate an Invision 3.4.x forum through the BBpress importer. This is a forum with 38.000 members and 320.000 forum posts.

Using the 2.5.14 BB importer version this did not go well: it would hang several times and stop at around 250.000 posts.

Importing with version 2.6 RC3 went considerably better. Last night the complete forum was imported in 1 run! So that is really promising!!

But as we do not know whether the 2.6 RC3 version is stable enough to keep using, and we do not know when the 2.6 final release would be released, one might consider to use the 2.6 version for import and then downgrade to the last stable version 2.5.14 for the time being.

But the question is ofcourse: is this wise? And is this going to bring trouble? Who could advise me in this matter?

Greetz,
Peetee.

[jerichox]

I would like to add the Recent Topic Widget to the Footer of my page, however it does not match the format.. I have opened the widget.php file and found it but keep getting stuck on the code.. Any ideas/help?

Below is the link.. I would like the recent topics to match the recent posts part of the footer..
http://piw.ewarena.com/2017/10/another-news-test/

[tmazawi]

Hi
I have a weird problem with bbpress
most of the words in bbpress is not translated but some is
like: Freshness is in english but the no topics is translated to arabic
i have the latest version of bbpress
i have configured wp_config.php to arabic
and my default wordpress language is arabic
also i double checked all the translation files in this directory
–/wp-content/languages/bbpress
and
—/wp-content/languages/plugins/bbpress
and still a lot of sentences is completely in english even though when i use the loco translation plugin and search for this words they show up translated just fine

[tmazawi]

Hi
I have a weird problem with bbpress
most of the words in bbpress is not translated but some is
like: Freshness is in english but the no topics is translated to arabic
i have the latest version of bbpress
i have configured wp_config.php to arabic
and my default wordpress language is arabic
also i double checked all the translation files in this directory
–/wp-content/languages/bbpress
and
—/wp-content/languages/plugins/bbpress
and still a lot of sentences is completely in english even though when i use the loco translation plugin and search for this words they show up translated just fine

[websmyth]

Hi John,

Sorry for the delay…further testing has revealed it’s the Mailgun plugin causing the 502… Argh!

Dave

[vamshidhar]

I have an old forum running on phpBB 2+ version. It has nearly 70000 users and 400000 artcles.
Now I need to migrate it to latest bbPress. In bbPress documentation I read that it support importing from phpBB 3.0+, So how can I achieve this migration?

[bigidol]

I’m running: BBPRESS 2.5.14, WordPress 4.8.2 and BuddyPress 2.9.1
Website: http://www.bigidolforum.org

I am currently building the site, utilizing the “Highend” Theme. Feel free to create user accounts and test at will.

1: The hyperlinks attached to profile images and usernames work perfectly in BuddyPress sections of the site such as Groups and Profile Pages.

2: The hyperlinks attached to profile images and usernames do not exist on bbpress pages. This makes it nearly impossible to navigate to other user profiles.

3: While logged out and viewing Forum Index, usernames and respective profile images appear under Freshness display time. There are no hyperlinks on these while logged out.

4: While logged in and viewing the Forum Index, Freshness displays only time, no usernames or profile images.

The most important thing to me right now is repairing the missing hyperlinks while viewing the forum. I would like to stabilize the Freshness situation by removing profile images/usernames completely or making it entirely functional. I am an entry level site builder looking to learn as I go. This site will be used by hundreds or thousands due to a large social media following. I love the challenge but it’s hard to find where to start on these issues.

[mithrandir]

Yes that would be the best solution, depending on their support for theme customization. I have extracted(just for testing purposes) the CSS from there live demo site for ‘discoverypro’, and can confirm it is the cause of the bbPress styling issues.

Users names from under their profile pictures trail off the right side of the screens

fix:

.bbp-body .bbp-topic-meta .bbp-author-name{
	display:block;
}

when reading posts and replies within topics, all the users profile pics squash themselves all together at the top left hand-side of the screen.

*I cannot recreate this issue as it is specific to your website, however if you could provide a link to your forums/website it would be possible to fix the issue.

[mithrandir]

A quick google search listed the following plugins

For converting topics to posts one at a time:

Post Type Switcher
By John James Jacoby

For bulk converting topics to posts:

Convert Post Types
By Stephanie Leary

However these plugins do not convert replies to comments. You will have the option to convert topics to posts, and separately convert replies to posts. They do not automatically sync replies as comments to the post. (I have not thoroughly tested the plugins and I could be mistaken)

Warning: I do not recommend running these on a live site as there is a potential for things going very wrong. Before converting or making changes to the database always make backups, and test locally first.

You could make a request with the authors of the respective plugins, and possibly you may find a solution

[Kristian Yngve]

Sure, here’s all that info:

I am using the very latest WordPress, I updated recently but unaware if the problem existed beforehand. I have had this wp theme for 3 years and I remember BBpress working well when I first installed it just over 2 years ago.

The only affected area is only within topic at the point of conversation threads. The issue happens when the screen is at iPhone6+ size and smaller when viewed on the portrait side.

All avatars shift to the top left-hand side of screen together as they all sit on top of each other. I have viewed this on the chrome and safari browser.

Any ideas upon what I can do to overcome this?

[John James Jacoby]

We’ve changed the email address gathering & sending methods in bbPress 2.6 to try and accommodate bigger sets of users. You could try upgrading your forums to the latest 2.6 release candidate, and see if it makes a difference.

[mithrandir]

I understand, just my two cents, it is most likely an issue with one of the plugins.

In the wordpress dashboard under settings > bbP private groups –> under the topic permissions tab try to disable topic permissions or change configuration in the plugin.

I can not replicate your issue as i have tested the smart magazine theme and bbpress is working just fine for me. I am not familiar with the bbP private groups plugin, but i have just tested it, and it is throwing some php errors for me. It might be a compatibility issue with the latest version of wordpress or bbpress.

I would recommend to start by disabling the bbP private groups plugin first and disable plugins one by one to trace the cause of the issue.

I’m sorry if i could not be much help, hope you can share your results , and perhaps someone else could offer a solution