Hi support,

http://sincebeingsingle.com/insight/topic/share-site-others/

I want to know how to add a new BBpress user role name.

I would like three roles:

– Team Member
– Community Member
– Ambassador

I would also like each of these roles to have a different colour label.

Just like this website: https://ultimatemember.com/forums/topic/how-did-you-find-out-about-ultimate-member/

I have seen a few topics about this, but these topics are from 1-3 years ago. I want to know if there is easier way to do this than changes .php files?

I have tried User Role Editor and Members plugin with no luck. These plugins add new WordPress user roles, but not BBpress Forum user roles.

I would really like to know how to do this.

Thanks again,
Kam

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 3 months ago]

Create new roles with custom capabilities.

Custom Capabilities

TO have individual colors for each role, there is a function that might help. I think you need to create a varialbe to pass the bbp_get_user_display_role() with the id of the user in the reply author bbp_get_reply_author_id() to get the specific user role of the reply author then pass the user role name into $classes. You might also need to use strtolower() to make the class in your code lowercase.

function my_reply_class($classes) {
	$classes[] = 'test-class';
	return $classes;
}
add_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_class','my_reply_class' );

After all that, all you would need to do is add this CSS.

.myrole .bbp-author-role {
  background-color: blue;
}

[@sbskamey Participant 9 years, 3 months ago]

this is great. thanks Robkk. Just one question… Do I put this into the bbpress.php file in the bbpress folder?

[@sbskamey Participant 9 years, 3 months ago]

I added it here: wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress

Just checking if that is correct?

[@sbskamey Participant 9 years, 3 months ago]

Okay so I put the above code in here and it seems to work:

plugins > bbpress > includes > users

Again, just checking if that is correct?

Now to change the background colours, god that’s gonna take me another 2 days! :p

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 3 months ago]

this is great. thanks Robkk. Just one question… Do I put this into the bbpress.php file in the bbpress folder?

No. Also the bbpress.php file should be in the root of your theme.

I added it here: wp-content/plugins/bbpress/templates/default/bbpress

Just checking if that is correct?

Don’t mess with any core files.

Okay so I put the above code in here and it seems to work:

plugins > bbpress > includes > users

Again, just checking if that is correct?

Don’t mess with any core files.

Here, I forgot I did this a while back. Add this to your functions.php file in your child theme.

function rk_show_role_classes($classes) {
    $replyid = bbp_get_reply_author_id();
    $bbp_get_role = bbp_get_user_display_role($replyid);
    $bbp_display_role = strtolower($bbp_get_role);
	  
  
	$classes[] = $bbp_display_role;
	return $classes;
}
add_filter( 'bbp_get_topic_class','rk_show_role_classes' );
add_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_class','rk_show_role_classes' );

Do the CSS I said before for the above code.

It would be something like this but for each role.

.ambassador .bbp-author-role {
  background-color: blue;
}

And if you do not need custom roles but instead just role names, lets say for each role it would be like this.

Keymaster -> Ambassador
Moderator -> Team Member
Participant -> Community Member

You can just change the role names using this function. Add it to your child themes functions.php file. And rename My Custom Role to what you want.

add_filter( 'bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'ntwb_bbpress_custom_role_names' );
function ntwb_bbpress_custom_role_names() {
	return array(
		// Keymaster
		bbp_get_keymaster_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'My Custom Keymaster Role Name',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_keymaster_role() )
		),
		// Moderator
		bbp_get_moderator_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'My Custom Moderator Role Name',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_moderator_role() )
		),
		// Participant
		bbp_get_participant_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'My Custom Participant Role Name',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_participant_role() )
		),
		// Spectator
		bbp_get_spectator_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'My Custom Spectator Role Name',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_spectator_role() )
		),
		// Blocked
		bbp_get_blocked_role() => array(
			'name'         => 'My Custom Blocked Role Name',
			'capabilities' => bbp_get_caps_for_role( bbp_get_blocked_role() )
		)
	);
}

Oh and quit trying to copy Ultimate Members site, try to have a unique website.

[@sbskamey Participant 9 years, 3 months ago]

Thanks for this Robkk – I’ll give it a go.

(Oh and I’m going to re-design the whole look and feel (that even goes for the role names, going to change them :p), I just want to get it all set up. I’m a designer by trade (hence the dev questions), but I find I get lost in the design when the functionality is not there, so just trying to get it all setup first, that way i can design/css with ease) 🙂

thanks again, will give it a go!

[@sbskamey Participant 9 years, 3 months ago]

Hi Robkk, I’d like to change the capabilities for the roles, so I think adding the new roles would be better.

When I move my code to my Child Theme, my website goes blank.

Do you know if theres something that I’m missing?

This is my Child Theme with the 3 new role and new capabilities in it… (when I add this code to the core bbpress files, it works, but now that I moved it to my Child Theme, my site goes blank).

<?php

// enqueue the child theme stylesheet

Function wp_schools_enqueue_scripts() {
wp_register_style( 'childstyle', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css'  );
wp_enqueue_style( 'childstyle' );
}
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wp_schools_enqueue_scripts', 11);

//code to add roles 
 
function add_new_roles( $bbp_roles )
{
    /* Add a role called team member */
    $bbp_roles['bbp_teammember'] = array(
        'name' => 'Team Member',
        'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_teammember' )
        );
 
    /* Add a role called teammember */
    $bbp_roles['bbp_communitymember'] = array(
        'name' => 'Community Member',
        'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_communitymember' )
        );
        
    /* Add a role called ambassador */
    $bbp_roles['bbp_ambassador'] = array(
        'name' => 'Ambassador',
        'capabilities' => custom_capabilities( 'bbp_ambassador' )
        );
 
    return $bbp_roles;
}
 
add_filter( 'bbp_get_dynamic_roles', 'add_new_roles', 1 );
 
function add_role_caps_filter( $caps, $role )
{
    /* Only filter for roles we are interested in! */
    if( $role == 'bbp_teammember' )
        $caps = custom_capabilities( $role );
 
    if( $role == 'bbp_communitymember' )
        $caps = custom_capabilities( $role );
        
    if( $role == 'bbp_ambassador' )
        $caps = custom_capabilities( $role );
 
    return $caps;
}
 
add_filter( 'bbp_get_caps_for_role', 'add_role_caps_filter', 10, 2 );
 
function custom_capabilities( $role )
{
    switch ( $role )
    {
 
        /* Capabilities for 'teammember' role */
        case 'bbp_teammember':
            return array(
                // Primary caps
                'spectate'              => true,
                'participate'           => true,
                'moderate'              => true,
                'throttle'              => true,
                'view_trash'            => true,
 
                // Forum caps
                'publish_forums'        => true,
                'edit_forums'           => true,
                'edit_others_forums'    => true,
                'delete_forums'         => true,
                'delete_others_forums'  => true,
                'read_private_forums'   => true,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => true,
 
                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => true,
                'edit_others_topics'    => true,
                'delete_topics'         => true,
                'delete_others_topics'  => true,
                'read_private_topics'   => true,
 
                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => true,
                'edit_replies'          => true,
                'edit_others_replies'   => true,
                'delete_replies'        => true,
                'delete_others_replies' => true,
                'read_private_replies'  => true,
 
                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => true,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => true,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => true,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => true,
            );
 
            /* Capabilities for 'communitymember' role */
        case 'bbp_communitymember':
            return array(
                // Primary caps
                'spectate'              => true,
                'participate'           => true,
                'moderate'              => false,
                'throttle'              => false,
                'view_trash'            => false,
 
                // Forum caps
                'publish_forums'        => false,
                'edit_forums'           => false,
                'edit_others_forums'    => false,
                'delete_forums'         => false,
                'delete_others_forums'  => false,
                'read_private_forums'   => false,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => false,
 
                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => false,
                'edit_others_topics'    => false,
                'delete_topics'         => false,
                'delete_others_topics'  => false,
                'read_private_topics'   => false,
 
                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => true,
                'edit_replies'          => false,
                'edit_others_replies'   => false,
                'delete_replies'        => false,
                'delete_others_replies' => false,
                'read_private_replies'  => false,
 
                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => false,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => false,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => false,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => true,
            );
            

            /* Capabilities for 'ambassador' role */
        case 'bbp_ambassador':
            return array(
                // Primary caps
                'spectate'              => true,
                'participate'           => true,
                'moderate'              => false,
                'throttle'              => false,
                'view_trash'            => false,
 
                // Forum caps
                'publish_forums'        => false,
                'edit_forums'           => false,
                'edit_others_forums'    => false,
                'delete_forums'         => false,
                'delete_others_forums'  => false,
                'read_private_forums'   => false,
                'read_hidden_forums'    => false,
 
                // Topic caps
                'publish_topics'        => true,
                'edit_topics'           => false,
                'edit_others_topics'    => false,
                'delete_topics'         => false,
                'delete_others_topics'  => false,
                'read_private_topics'   => false,
 
                // Reply caps
                'publish_replies'       => true,
                'edit_replies'          => false,
                'edit_others_replies'   => false,
                'delete_replies'        => false,
                'delete_others_replies' => false,
                'read_private_replies'  => false,
 
                // Topic tag caps
                'manage_topic_tags'     => false,
                'edit_topic_tags'       => false,
                'delete_topic_tags'     => false,
                'assign_topic_tags'     => true,
            );
 
            break;
 
        default :
            return $role;
    }

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 3 months ago]

@sbskamey

at the very end of this function function custom_capabilities( $role )

You see this

);
 
            break;
 
        default :
            return $role;
    }

Well your missing a } at the very end.

the end of the function should look like this.

);
 
            break;
 
        default :
            return $role;
    }
}

[@sbskamey Participant 9 years, 3 months ago]

Ahh, that’s brilliant. It works! Thanks so much! You’re a god!

My last question is about changing the background colours. I’m using your code:

function rk_show_role_classes($classes) {
    $replyid = bbp_get_reply_author_id();
    $bbp_get_role = bbp_get_user_display_role($replyid);
    $bbp_display_role = strtolower($bbp_get_role);
	  
  
	$classes[] = $bbp_display_role;
	return $classes;
}
add_filter( 'bbp_get_topic_class','rk_show_role_classes' );
add_filter( 'bbp_get_reply_class','rk_show_role_classes' );

and added in some css, like you said:

.communitymember .bbp-author-role {
  background-color: blue;
}

This may seem like a basic question, but am I suppose to amend your code in any way? If so, I have tried multiple variations of it (logic guess work), and a few variations of css, with no luck.

Please could you guide me as to what I need to change on your code to get it to work?

Thanks again,
Kam

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 3 months ago]

it would work like this though

#bbpress-forums .community .bbp-author-role {
  background-color: blue;
}

or

#bbpress-forums .team .bbp-author-role {
  background-color: yellow;
}

[@sbskamey Participant 9 years, 3 months ago]

it worked! thank you so much! for all your help!!!!!