[VeeLow]

I get notification alerts whenever I reply to a post I’ve started in a forum–in fact, it seems to happen whenever I post. Is this a is feature, or a bug? It seems like a bug.

It seems to happen only when I reply to a reply, in topics I’ve started (though only I have started topics.) So, for example, the notification text will read “You have one new reply to Example Topic Title from Example Poster”–when in fact, what’s happened is that I, not Example Poster, have replied to E.P.’s post in my topic thread.

The other thing that makes me think it might be a bug is that when I go to my profile, where it stores all “read” notifications, none of these incorrect notifications appear.

WP, TwentyFourteen theme, BuddyPress and bbpress all up to date.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide!

[Henry Wright]

Hi @veelow

Try asking this question over at bbPress.

[VeeLow]

OK, thanks!

[VeeLow]

According to bbpress, this is a BuddyPress thing. They don’t think notifications hooks up with bbpress subscriptions.

In case it wasn’t clear, I’m talking about “Notifications,” the BuddyPress feature. The little pop-up number balloons. Not emails (to which one can subscribe). When I search support forums I see that people use these terms very loosely, but I was trying not to do that!

[Henry Wright]

Whilst notifications is a BuddyPress component, it’s actually bbPress that handles this particular notification via their bbp_buddypress_add_notification() function. If you pass the following link to the bbPress guys, they should be able to take it from here.

Ref: https://github.com/ntwb/bbPress/blob/master/src/includes/extend/buddypress/notifications.php#L98

If you need anything else just shout.

[VeeLow]

Thanks for the help, Henry–that bbPress function turns out to be riddled with bugs 🙁
(I guess JJJ’s “condemned” remarks would imply the same conclusion?)

Is there a way to completely disconnect BuddyPress notifications from the bbpress forums?

[shanebp]

Please include any links to bbPress forums that refer to these statements:

that bbPress function turns out to be riddled with bugs 🙁
(I guess JJJ’s “condemned” remarks would imply the same conclusion?)

>Is there a way to completely disconnect BuddyPress notifications from the bbpress forums?

Try changing this line:
add_action( 'bbp_new_reply', 'bbp_buddypress_add_notification', 10, 7 );
to
//add_action( 'bbp_new_reply', 'bbp_buddypress_add_notification', 10, 7 );
in bbpress\includes\extend\buddypress\notifications.php

[VeeLow]

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/problem-with-forum-reply-notifications/

sorry, Shane–Henry’s been in both places so I figured he knew the deal–

(also, the comment from JJJ on the github code Henry links upthread seems pertinent)

–and thanks for the php; I will test it on my test site…

[VeeLow]

That edit to the php worked–thanks!

I guess the best thing for me to do is to use content-aware sidebars, or some such plugin, to prominently notify users of all forum activity. It’s unfortunately, since forum activity is the single most important form of activity on my site, but it’ll be better than nothing…