Hi Guys,

Anyone knows how to modify the content-archive-forum.php located in wp-content\plugins\bbpress\templates\default\bbpress using a custom plugin(not in the theme)? Is it possible?

[@siamlottery Participant 7 years, 1 month ago]

You can hook for this function
bbp_template_before_forums_index
or
bbp_template_after_forums_index

[@jack_tyler Participant 7 years, 1 month ago]

Hi @siamlottery,

Thank you for your response. What I want to do is to add a custom HTML/PHP above the <div id="bbpress-forums"> as you can see on this screenshot https://www.screencast.com/t/C1AiIkH6

[@siamlottery Participant 7 years, 1 month ago]

if above that div id maybe you can directly add that html/php code and don’t forget when you update bbpress.

[@aravoth Participant 7 years, 1 month ago]

Make a child theme for your wordpress theme, copy the folder content\plugins\bbpress\templates\default\bbpress into your child theme, edit the contents of that file as much as you need without affecting the actual plugin files.

it’s not a plugin, it becomes part of your actual theme, making your changes immune to updates for the most part.