Hi all,

This is a two-fold question.

Firstly, when I try to install the bbPress plugin for site-wide forums, I get the following notices screaming across my admin pages:

`Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467

Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467

Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467

Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467

Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467

Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467

Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467

Notice: add_contextual_help is deprecated since version 3.3! Use get_current_screen()->add_help_tab() instead. in /home/sfish/domains/seriouslyfish.com/public_html/dev/wp-includes/functions.php on line 3467`

Secondly, if I were to find an alternative forum plugin for my WordPress installation, would it cause any compatibility issues with BuddyPress, or would I just de-select the forum component?

[@djpaul Keymaster 13 years ago]

bbPress bugs are best reported on https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/

[@mercime Participant 13 years ago]

Saw this: https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1699
You’re seeing that because WP_DEBUG is set to true in your wp-config.php, make it false

[@dunc_sf Member 13 years ago]

@mercime I’m not sure that would be considered best practice… I’m developing a bespoke CMS with WordPress using Custom Post Types and I need WP_DEBUG on to make sure everything is running smoothly.

If it’s going to take bbPress in excess of 4 weeks to fix a seemingly simple bug with help menus, I’m not too confident about keeping the software installed.

[@johnjamesjacoby Keymaster 13 years ago]

If it’s going to take bbPress in excess of 4 weeks to fix a seemingly simple bug with help menus, I’m not too confident about keeping the software installed.

If you have the time and the means to create a patch, by all means feel free to do so.