Using 0.9.0.5, I created a custom theme, doing it as instructed by copying template files into a my-templates/my-theme folder. I then created a new ‘role’ as one thread suggested, by modifying capabilities.php. No problems, and all works well.

For the Guest role I added, I allowed them to post replies, but not create new topics. Then I noticed that ‘Create Topic’ was showing on the topics page, but with no input area beneath it. I went through the theme template files over and over, but couldn’t find out where the [H2]Create Topic[/h2] (and similar for Reply) were. Odd. I finally tracked it down to a function in template-functions.php, around lines 136 – 142, where the titles are output, and then the post page called.

What this means is that A) the titles are not part of the post form (ie input area), and a theme can’t be properly customised without hacking a core file, which will then be overwritten by an upgrade. I’ve hacked my template-functions.php, and will have to do so again when I upgrade. The good thing is that my theme template files now have the titles where they ought to be, and they can be easy customised.

I didn’t want to mess with the template-functions.php code in case I broke it, so I just remmed out the follow line, then added the titles to post-form.php and topic.php;

// echo ‘<h2 class=”post-form”>’ . $h2 . ‘</h2>’ . “n”;

I don’t know if this has been changed in 1.0, but don’t you think it should be? I realise that the ‘role’ change I made hacked a core file, but at least upgrading to 1.0 (when it’s marked as stable) will give me proper roles.

[@johnhiler Member 15 years, 6 months ago]

Hey Michael – I struggled with something similar, but then I found a plugin by ck which enabled this… along with some suggested template tweaks which allow you to hide the posting link if you’re not allowed to post:

https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/read-only-forums/#post-1025

Not sure if that touches on what you were asking about… but thought I’d share the link in case it was helpful!

[@michael3185 Member 15 years, 6 months ago]

Thanks for the link johnhiler. I did pretty much the same thing _ck_ did some time back, but it’s not really a proper fix. It would take only a minute or two at most to make this good.

Essentially, the titles for creating a New Topic or posting a Reply should be in the templates. That way, a custom theme can change the text and also alter the font/size, etc. Makes perfect sense.

Come on Sam, delete the line I REMed and chuck the titles into post-form.php and topic.php – you know it makes sense!

[@sambauers Participant 15 years, 6 months ago]

Try this…

post_form( array( 'h2'  => 'Woot!' ) );

[@michael3185 Member 15 years, 6 months ago]

Cheers Sam, buuut… Don’t you think just putting the H2 titles in the appropriate templates makes more sense? I guess I could put;

post_form( array( ‘h2’ => ” ) );

here and there, but it’s adding stuff where I shouldn’t need to.

Surely putting the H2s in the relevant templates makes more sense, as they can be edited once and forgotten? Having the H2 titles appear by default – and outside of the templates – makes no sense to me at all. Mind you, I didn’t write bbPress, so it’s only a suggestion.