I’m using the ThemePress theme, that uses the header/footer from the integrated wordpress install as well co-mingles the various template functions. What I’m trying to do is put code in the wordpress sidebar (not widget) that will show the bbpress profile link/login ONLY when the user is in the forum, otherwise it will show a link to go to the forum.

In the sidebar, I’ve tried

<?php if ( $forums ) :

login_form();

if ( is_bb_profile() ) profile_menu();

endif; ?>

Thinking that, since I can supposedly use each other’s functions, the if if ($forums) would work. I was wrong.

I also tried trying to set $is_forum = 1; in front-page.php and in the sidebar:

<?php

function show_bbmenu()  {

if ( $is_forum ) :

login_form();

if ( is_bb_profile() ) profile_menu();



endif; ?>

}



show_bbmenu();

?>

Among other things and apparently I’m overlooking something stupid and easy but I’m afraid insomnia is not being kind to me this morning.

(Did I mention I got stuck in an elevator at my office for an hour last night? grrrr)

This is at adultaggregator.com/forum (warning, not safe for work.)

[@nolageek Participant 17 years, 3 months ago]

I knew it was something simple.. some sleep helped me figure out I was missing a ‘global $forum’

I got it working with the following:

In my theme’s functions:

<?php



function show_bblogin() {

global $forum;

if ( $forum ) {

login_form();

if ( is_bb_profile() ) profile_menu();

} else {

echo '<a href="/forum/">Visit the Forum!</a></br>';

}



}

?>

and in my sidebar:

<?php show_bblogin(); ?>

Works like a champ.