Hi

I would like to add Create New Topic button – and at the moment the only way to do it I found by using the plugin – bbp style pack
(it works great, Robin, it’s a very comprehensive plugin) but it is the only feature I use – apart from refresh fixer which there is another plugin,

So maybe there is a way to add ‘create new topic’ in a function file only?

[@robin-w Moderator 5 years, 3 months ago]

if you can do some basic editing and understand a bit of php, then this with some work shouldbe what you are after

add_action ( 'bbp_template_before_single_forum', 'bsp_display_buttons' ) ;

function bsp_new_topic_button () {
	global $bsp_style_settings_buttons;
	if (!empty ($bsp_style_settings_buttons['new_topic_description'] )) $text=$bsp_style_settings_buttons['new_topic_description'] ;
	else $text=__('Create New Topic', 'bbp-style-pack') ;
	if ($bsp_style_settings_buttons['button_type'] == 2)  $class=$bsp_style_settings_buttons['Buttonclass'] ;
	else $class='bsp_button1' ;
	if ( bbp_current_user_can_access_create_topic_form() && !bbp_is_forum_category() ) {
	$href = apply_filters ('bsp_new_topic_button' , '#new-post' ) ;
	echo '<a class="'.$class.'" href ="'.$href.'">'.$text.'</a>' ;
	}
}

function bsp_create_new_topicb () {
	echo '<div><a class="bsptopic" name="bsptopic"></a></div>' ;
	}
add_action( 'bbp_theme_before_topic_form', 'bsp_create_new_topicb' ) ;

[@ajtruckle Participant 5 years, 3 months ago]

An alternative is to use the dedicated shortcode on a page:

[bbp-topic-form]

This is the best way I have found to allow a logged in user to create a topic. Then, you just link to this page from wherever.

[@kriskl Participant 5 years, 3 months ago]

Hi Chuckie,
yes, I was using your idea already, but with 8 forums and over 20 sub forums – it was not ideal therefore I wanted the create topic – like it is and should be in BBpress by default

[@kriskl Participant 5 years, 3 months ago]

Hi Robin,

thanks for the suggestion, of course I was looking at the code in the plugin before.. but it had overwhelmed me :))

so, after your tip, here is what I ended up with,

add_action ( 'bbp_template_before_single_forum', 'new_topic_button' ) ;

function new_topic_button () {
	if ( bbp_current_user_can_access_create_topic_form() && !bbp_is_forum_category() ) {
	$text=__('Create New Topic') ;
	$href = apply_filters ('new_topic_button' , '#new-post' ) ;
	echo '<a class="new_topic_button" href ="'.$href.'">'.$text.'</a>' ;
	}
}

probably there is a more elegant solution.. as the button didn’t want to go to a line below the breadcrumbs.. had to use css

.new_topic_button {
background-color: #0066CC;
border: 0;
border-radius: 5px;
color: #fff;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: 600;
padding: 15px 30px;
text-decoration: none;
width: auto;
display: block;
width: 200px;
margin-top: 30px;
}

[@robin-w Moderator 5 years, 3 months ago]

great – glad you are fixed