So Buddypress, by default, has a nifty @function that allows you to look up users by username. As I understand it, bbpress works with this out of the box, in the reply boxes. However, when I enable TinyMCE using the tutorial above (https://codex.bbpress.org/enable-visual-editor/), Buddypress autocomplete goes away completely. We’d rather not have to choose between these two features, is there a way to restore autocomplete even with TinyMCE enabled?

[@ajoyce2016 Participant 8 years, 6 months ago]

I’ve found a function that enables autocomplete on any element of my choice. I’m reproducing it below:

function buddydev_enable_mention_autosuggestions_on_compose( $load, $mentions_enabled ) {
	if ( ! $mentions_enabled ) {
		return $load; //activity mention is  not enabled, so no need to bother
	}
	//modify this condition to suit yours
	if( is_user_logged_in() ) {
		$load = true;
	}
 
	return $load;
}
add_filter( 'bp_activity_maybe_load_mentions_scripts', 'buddydev_enable_mention_autosuggestions_on_compose', 10, 2 );

However, this only works with a textarea or input, I believe. TinyMCE, on the other hand, is an iframe with HTML elements generated on the fly. As such, when I try to initialize the function using the below:

if ( jQuery( '#bbp_reply_content_ifr').get( 0 ) ) {
		console.log('success');
		jQuery('#bbp_reply_content_ifr').bp_mentions( bp.mentions.users );
	}

Nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Buddypress supports the @mentions on TinyMCE instances (see here: https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6972) and bbpress supports it in the plaintext editor. How can I enable it for the TinyMCE editor?

[@ajoyce2016 Participant 8 years, 6 months ago]

Ticket created: https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2956#ticket

[@atmojones Participant 8 years, 4 months ago]

So mentions.min.js has this code

bp.mentions.tinyMCEinit = function() {
		if ( typeof window.tinyMCE === 'undefined' || window.tinyMCE.activeEditor === null || typeof window.tinyMCE.activeEditor === 'undefined' ) {
			return;
		} else {
			$( window.tinyMCE.activeEditor.contentDocument.activeElement )
				.atwho( 'setIframe', $( '.wp-editor-wrap iframe' )[0] )
				.bp_mentions( bp.mentions.users );
		}
	};

I think you’ll find that if you put an alert in a js file on forum page load that the if statement returns true. I guess it loads too early and tinyMCE isn’t initialized yet. Try loading in your functions.php a js file with this code:

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
	
	/* necessary to get @ mentions working in the tinyMCE on the forums */
	window.onload = function() { 
	      my_timing = setInterval(function(){myTimer();},1000);
	      function myTimer() {
	        if (typeof window.tinyMCE !== 'undefined' && window.tinyMCE.activeEditor !== null && typeof window.tinyMCE.activeEditor !== 'undefined') {  
		        $( window.tinyMCE.activeEditor.contentDocument.activeElement )
					.atwho( 'setIframe', $( '.wp-editor-wrap iframe' )[0] )
					.bp_mentions( bp.mentions.users );
				 window.clearInterval(my_timing);
		    }
	      }
	      myTimer();
	};
})

I don’t remember where I found this code, but it’s not mine, it just took a long time to find. I think just adding this will work but if it doesn’t get back to me and we’ll work this out

[@cjerrells Participant 7 years, 9 months ago]

Thanks @atmojones, that worked for me!

[@slomeli79 Participant 7 years, 4 months ago]

@atmojones, thanks! Worked for me, too.

[@jameshogan03 Participant 6 years, 6 months ago]

@atmojones @slomeli79 @cjerrells

Can one of you give me a bit more instruction on where and how to enter this code? I get a syntax error when checking this code…

A little help would be hugely appreciated!

[@chenryahts Participant 3 years, 7 months ago]

This must be BuddyPress core now?

I’m getting the tag <span class=”atwho-query”> auto-added to the last email address in a BuddyPress message. It didn’t tag anyone as a user, it just added this class automatically.

Is there anyway to stop this behavior?

[@robin-w Moderator 3 years, 7 months ago]

probably better in buddypress support

https://buddypress.org/support/