[asusgalopp]

I would like to allow reader without the need to login to reply a topic. I don’t know how to do it.

[Robin W]

so only be able to reply, not create a topic?

[omarsohrab]

You can do that by enabling “Allow guest users without accounts to create topics and replies”

Steps:
Settings -> Forums -> “check to Allow guest users without accounts to create topics and replies”

But I warn you, doing that you may face spam problem. A lot of spams. I am doing SEO for a cleaning company website. In that website, developer left that function open. When I started working, It has more than 12k spam replies and topics. So, think again before doing that.

[asusgalopp]

Thank you, omarsohrab, I found it. We only have 1 public thread as the so called “Guestbook”. So we think we will manage the spam.

[asusgalopp]

@omarsohrab, is there a possibility to forbid guest to create threads?

[asusgalopp]

@robin-w, I saw your Reply. That is exactly what I would like to know.

[Robin W]

do you know how to add a function to a function file if I gave you the code ?

[Robin W]

this should do it – make sure anonymous is turned on to allow creation, then this stops topics being created – ie the topic form being shown

add_filter ( 'bbp_current_user_can_publish_topics', 'rew_prevent_anonymous' );

function rew_prevent_anonymous ($retval) {
	// prevent topic creation if user is not logged in
	if ( !is_user_logged_in()) {
		$retval = false;
	}

return $retval;

}

if you don’t know how to add to the functions file, use this plugin and put the code in there

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