bbPress Codex

bbPress 2.6 changes the way favorites & subscriptions are stored in the database. This page explains why, and what steps you may need to take if the upgrade does not automatically trigger for you. If an upgrade failed before completing, that’s OK. You can safely rerun the upgrade from Tools > Forums at anytime without destroying […]

This debug notice is triggered when WP_DEBUG constant is defined to true and a plugin *other than* bbPress is attempting to access something pertaining to the current user before $wp->init() and/or the init action has fired in wp-settings.php. The notice is there to alert you that bbPress is being forced into a configuration that may […]

The bbp_setup_current_user() function is hooked to WordPress’s set_current_user action. Internally, it only calls the bbp_setup_current_user action, which is used by bbPress to announce itself to third party plugins looking to hook into bbPress user functionality. This is a bit of a hack, since plugin dependencies do not exist in WordPress proper, but it’s still an […]

This section is your guide to bbPress theme updates, by version release. From time to time bbPress creates new functionality that requires templates and markup adjustments, adds new JavaScript scripting and perhaps requires CSS properties supporting these additions. If your bbPress installation is a particularly custom one, that is, you have customized template files to […]

bbPress uses its own internal actions to help aid in third-party plugin development, and to limit the amount of potential future code changes when updates to WordPress core occur. These internal actions can be thought of as “sub-actions” and allow you to add or re-order WordPress actions as necessary for plugins that depend on bbPress. […]

# bbPress bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Easily setup discussion forums inside your WordPress.org powered site. Have you ever been frustrated with forum or bulletin board software that was slow, bloated and always got your server hacked? bbPress is focused on ease of integration, ease of use, web […]

The developer docs are here to help you understand how bbPress works and how you can extend it. [under construction]

Description The ‘bbp_topic_author_link’ function is used to display the current topic author’s user role, avatar and username linked to their profile Where is it used Templates: content-single-topic-lead.php How to use it $args (optional) – Accepts an array of arguments to configure display ( post_id, link_title, type, size, sep, show_role ) Uses bbp_get_topic_author_link() Sample code example […]

Description The ‘bbp_reply_author_link’ function is used to display the current reply author’s user role, avatar and username linked to their profile Where is it used Templates: loop-single-reply.php loop-search-reply.php How to use it $args (optional) – Accepts an array of arguments to configure display ( post_id, link_title, type, size, sep, show_role ) Uses bbp_get_reply_author_link() Sample code […]