Site: http://dubiousdata.net/forums/forum/news
WP Version: 3.8
bbPress Version: 2.5.2

I would like to modify the new post form that displays below the current topics in a forum. I was trying to do it with only CSS, but I have run into a problem.

I want to remove the “Topic Tags” field below the body area. I initially tried with the following CSS:

label[for=bbp_topic_tags],
input[id=bbp_topic_tags] {
display: none;
}

This removed the form and label themselves, but there is a <p> </p> tag around these with no Class or other identifier, leaving a noticeable space.

What is the best way to accomplish this or modify the form?

[@netweb Keymaster 10 years, 12 months ago]

bbPress might not have many settings but it does have this one 😉

https://codex.bbpress.org/forum-settings/#forum-features

Topic Tags
This will disable topic tags site wide and will no longer show topic tags associated with each topic or the topic tag input form.

[@ryanssealey Participant 10 years, 12 months ago]

I can’t believe I missed that. Thanks for pointing it out!

I was hoping to learn a way to manipulate those <p> tags anyway so I could make the whole form for admin users more compact (like the topic type and topic status fields). So if you happen to know of a way, please let me know.

Thanks much either way!

[@netweb Keymaster 10 years, 12 months ago]

You could add some custom code with a filter before and after the tags section and apply some custom CSS rules using:

bbp_theme_before_topic_form_tags & bbp_theme_after_topic_form_tags

Or make a copy of form-topic.php in your themes /bbpress folder and edit the template to exactly how you would like it.

https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/