Hi guys!

I was wondering if it was possible to remove the info boxes from within forums. One of which announces how many topics have been created recently, with an avatar, and the other says “You can use BBCodes to format your content,” etc. etc, though that may be something from a plugin (for all I know).

Example: http://screencast.com/t/zo2nX63Q

Any help, especially on the blue box at the top, is so, so appreciated! Thanks!

[@alice-kaye Participant 9 years, 10 months ago]

Follow up, is there also a way to make this avatar smaller?
Example: http://screencast.com/t/zYGIBeLu

[@alice-kaye Participant 9 years, 10 months ago]

Figured out the avatar issue itself.

Basically used the following code (though this may not work for everyone – not sure if it’s based on theme):

#bbpress-forums div.bbp-forum-author img.avatar, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-topic-author img.avatar, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-reply-author img.avatar {
border: none;
max-width: 100%;
padding: 0;
margin: 12px auto 0 auto;
float: none;
}

#bbpress-forums p.bbp-topic-meta img.avatar, #bbpress-forums ul.bbp-reply-revision-log img.avatar, #bbpress-forums ul.bbp-topic-revision-log img.avatar, #bbpress-forums div.bbp-template-notice img.avatar, #bbpress-forums .widget_display_topics img.avatar, #bbpress-forums .widget_display_replies img.avatar {
float: none;
margin-bottom: -7px;
border: 3px double #ddd;
width: 15px;
height: 15px;
}

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 10 months ago]

the bbcodes notice i think you can turn that off in the plugin your using, i think its gd bbpress tools.

you can remove the unrestricted html notice with some CSS if you want its only displayed to Admins/Keymasters only, so its not that big of a deal.

you can use this PHP code to remove the notice above the topics/forums

add_filter( 'bbp_get_single_forum_description', 'ja_return_blank' );
add_filter( 'bbp_get_single_topic_description', 'ja_return_blank' );
function ja_return_blank() {
    return '';
}

[@alice-kaye Participant 9 years, 10 months ago]

Thanks @Robkk! You’re right, I do have GD Tools and such in there, so I’ll take a look.

I actually managed to get the avatars all hooked up. Took a bit of doing, but they’re definitely working now, yay!

[@alice-kaye Participant 9 years, 10 months ago]

Hey @Robkk,

That code worked well, with one exception, now the top bar with Topic, Post, Freshness, etc. those have become links, oddly.

Example: http://screencast.com/t/uDncP5v4

Any idea?

I used your code:

/* Forum Description Removal Begin */
add_filter( 'bbp_get_single_forum_description', 'ja_return_blank' );
add_filter( 'bbp_get_single_topic_description', 'ja_return_blank' );
function ja_return_blank() {
    return '';
}
/* Forum Description Removal End */

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 10 months ago]

@alice-kaye

i dont know what could have caused that

you can also hide it with CSS

.bbp-forum-description,
.bbp-topic-description {
display:none;
}