[sruddy]

I’m ready to test out the forum with a few people before adding the forum login link to the main menu. I want them to have to login like the link was in place so I’ll just email the login link to them. I’m not quite sure how this should be set up. Do they use the same login as I do as the site administrator? I don’t want them to see the sites back end, just to login so they can participate in the forum.

thx,
Steve

[Robin W]

site login is fine.

I tend to create a page – say aclled ‘login’ with this as the shortcode

[bbp-login]

and then have that page’s url as the one I send to users

[sruddy]

I tried the shortcode on a new page named login. Looks the same as the login page I use to administer the site. So I guess I need a forum registration page first, then during registration I think I can make it so forum members can only see the website and forums??

[sruddy]

So I guess I’m not understanding how this all works. The website is a photography club and is wordpress.org. I just added this bbPress forum plugin and have all the forums set up. I’m ready to test with two other people. I now need to have a place were the two others can register, I then want an email so I can review and approve them. How do i accomplish this? After that I think the login page with the shortcode provided by Robin W should work.

[Robin W]

bbpress just uses WordPress registration and login.

so either :

1. You allow uses to register using dashboard>settings>discussion>anyone can register, bbpress will allocate the role set in dashboard>settings>forums>default role

2. you manually add uses (dashboard>users>add user) upon receipt of a form (using say a form plugin – https://www.isitwp.com/best-wordpress-contact-form-plugins/ – to set up whatever details you want which is then emailed to you) – you then then allocate any wp and bbpress role you wish, or none !

3. you use a registration plugin – there are lots – this article describes some https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-user-registration-plugins/

[sruddy]

Thanks! So If I put a new menu item called login that links to this, https://santarosaphotographicsociety.org/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fsantarosaphotographicsociety.org%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1
is that all I need for forum users to register and login? During registration will I and them be notified via email or it that another setting?

[sruddy]

Hi Robin,
I’m making a little headway. I tried #1 and I didn’t like how it automatically added the user. I what to approve all new registrations as they come in. I saw no setting on how to get new users approved manually. Also maybe this is a wordpress question but I can’t find were to change the color of the register here link on the login page. I put an image over it and can’t see it. I see no place in the login customizer to fix it. Here is the link https://santarosaphotographicsociety.org/wp-login.php

last I put a forum link in the home page main menu, this is it. https://santarosaphotographicsociety.org/forums/ Will this link would prompt a login first then open the forums. If not how do I make that happen.

[sruddy]

I am just using the wp registration and login. I did one test and after the registration the login took them to the site not the admin section so this is good!