[barrowr]

I’ve added the bbpress Recent Topics as a footer widget in my website. I have adapted the layout fairly well to fit with the theme but I need to hide the text author name but keep the avatar. Better still have the avatar separate to the text so I can position them precisely using css.

I’ve taken a look at the ‘Editing widgets.php’ and edited to a degree but I need a little more guidance to accomplish the above.

[Robin W]

Think you just need to comment out line 143 of widgets.php
<h4><?php bbp_user_profile_link( bbp_get_current_user_id() ); ?></h4>

Then the avatar will show but not the name.

Line 142 has the avatar code, so you can just use that where you need to put the avatar.

[Jared Atchison]

Note that any modifications you make to bbPress core files will be deleted next time you upgrade.

[barrowr]

Hi Robin,

Thanks for the advice. I tried that and it had no effect. I actually commented that whole section as a test and no change. Is this the right code snippet to make this change?

Thanks

Rob

[Robin W]

Sorry was being thick and quoted the code for the login display.

Having had a look at the widget, there is an option in the recent topics widget itself to hide author ie when you add the widget to a sidebar, you get options for no. posts to show, show author, show date etc. – does that not work?

That links to line 798 in the widgets php, so there would be you next step.

[barrowr]

Thanks Robin.

If I hide author within the widget options it hides the avatar too, so I can’t go down that route.

Looked at the coded and I have been amending the lines at 798. Unfortunately no being too php savvy I can’t fathom which part is related to the avatar and the author link. Removing the line removes the avatar and the link. I could do with knowing which part of the code relates to which function.

Thanks again

[Robin W]

Have had a bit of a play.

Answer turns out to be very easy !

In line 799 just change

'type' => 'both'
to

'type' => 'avatar'

Then just the avatar displays.

By the by change it to

'type' => 'name' and guess what, just the name displays!

As said earlier make a note of what you have changed, as later upgrades will change this back.

[barrowr]

Thanks Robin, that worked. I can’t believe it was that straight forward. I looked so often at that code snippet but never thought to change it.

Thanks for your help.

[Robin W]

I find most of this is straight forward ONCE you know the answer, but like you I can spend hours trying to get something to work !