Wordpress: 6.8.1
bbPress: 2.6.13.

shortcodes on my Forum page:
[bbp-topic-index]
[bbp-topic-form forum_id=846]

website: https://www.pcrnmra.net/redwood/
Forum page R.E.D. “Crew Lounge”

My site has only one forum (id=846), but when I add the shortcode
[bbp-topic-form forum_id=846], the dropdown for Forum: still defaults to –No forum –.

I researched this and found that the shortcode
[bbp-topic-form forum_id=846] is supposed to fix this, but it is not working for me.

TIA

[@robin-w Moderator 3 days, 2 hours ago]

This is working – the topic index shortcode you are using will show all tooics and then allow new topics with a forum select dropdown.

You are seeing that first.

After that you are seeing another ‘new topic’ box that says
Create New Topic in “R.E.D. Crew Lounge”

then you are also seeing and comment box.

so I would suggest you replace

[bbp-topic-index]
[bbp-topic-form forum_id=846]

with

[bbp-single-forum id=846]

That will then display the topics and only a reply to that forum

I would also turn off comments, you do that by

dashboard>settings>discussion>default post settings> and turn off all 3

That will stop it for new pages, then you need to go into

dashboard>pages>edit pages and the R.E.D. “Crew Lounge” page and find comments and turn it off

[@alm1 Participant 3 days, 1 hour ago]

Thanks much, Robin. That resolved the drop-down of forums issue.
You can close this topic.

I will open some other new topics as they arise.

Your support is fabulous. 👏

[@robin-w Moderator 2 days, 12 hours ago]

great – glad to have helped