I did use the shortcode from the bbPress codex, but I did not use the codex instructions for the installs. I used a few videos – one from my theme creator (which ended up being out of date) and some I found on YouTube. I’m a visual person, so I tend to go with video first.
Question:
Could there be an issue using a responsive design with a static front page instead of the WordPress default page?
I’ll go over the bbPress codex link above this afternoon, do a clean install and see if that makes a difference.