I have followed this guide http://codex.bbpress.org/step-by-step-guide-to-creating-a-custom-bbpress-theme/

to create a child theme containing the default bbpress theme files. It appears in my wordpress admin CP themes but I don’t see how this lets me apply it to only the bbpress.

If I were to make it active it would retheme my entire wordpress site.

[@niuserre Participant 11 years, 2 months ago]

Your child theme needs to call your normal WordPress theme as its parent. It will then use your normal theme and add your child theme customisations on top.

If you have followed the instructions there, especially Step 5 (including the bit where it tells you to follow the ones here: https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes) then activating the theme should still use your normal theme as well.

[@sixense Participant 11 years, 2 months ago]

THanks :), I’ll double check it and give it a shot!

[@sixense Participant 11 years, 2 months ago]

Wonderful! I have activated the child theme and all is well! Thanks much for your help!

[@sixense Participant 11 years, 2 months ago]

My wordpress page has a few php page templates, the bbpress is using the default one, where would i change it to one of the others?

[@niuserre Participant 11 years, 2 months ago]

Pick the template you want to use and make a copy of it called bbpress.php (in your child theme folder) and bbPress will figure out the rest.

[@sixense Participant 11 years, 2 months ago]

You are a life saver, thanks again for all your help!

[@niuserre Participant 11 years, 2 months ago]

You’re welcome, enjoy 🙂