[seangowans]

Im using BBpress Version 2.6.9 and WordPress version: 5.9.3 and i’m working on my localhost.
I have followed the documentation (method 2) and I keep ending up with the same issue. The Forum page has the [bbp-forum-index] shortcode which works fine, but when I click on the forum I created it returns a blank page.

URL structure that returns blank page:
mysite/forums/forum/test-forum/

I have removed every plugin except BBPress and tested this on the 2022 WordPress theme and still no luck, any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

[Robin W]

the 2022 wordpress theme is a block theme, and doesn’t support bbpress out of the box.

Install

bbp style pack

once activated, navigate to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack, and you should see the first tab called ‘Theme Support’ – if you don’t see this, come back.

In that tab, select

Enable Theme Support

and save

The forums should then display

[seangowans]

Hey Robin,

Sorry I forgot to mention that i’m trying to get this working on a custom theme, I was only testing on the 2022 theme as a last effort just to see if I could get the forum working.

I tried installing “bbp style pack” to my custom theme and there was no tab called “Enable Theme Support”

Any thoughts on what might be wrong with my custom theme?

Thanks again

[Robin W]

so this is a custom theme you are building?

[seangowans]

Yes this is a custom theme i’m building.

[Robin W]

ok, if this is a block theme then come back, otherwise take a look at

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – Part 1

section 8 and look at this link which gives a template

https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/getting-started-in-modifying-the-main-bbpress-template/

[seangowans]

Thanks Robin the forum is now working, your and absolute legend 🙂

[Robin W]

great – glad you are fixed !!