BBPress Forum Change Titles

[suzannecox5a]

Hi,

I have tried using CSS and also PHP amends to change the titles that show on the forum page for my staging site
http://217.199.187.73/coviddev.je/forum/

I want to change Forum to Topics then Topics to Su-Topics.

• FORUM
• TOPICS
• POSTS
• FRESHNESS

Can this be done with CSS so that it stays outside the plugin folder or does it need to be a PHP change.
Please can you assist
Thanks

[lely]

Hi Suzanne,

It is not possible using CSS only. CSS are changing designs. There are special case that we can change a text using CSS but not at this point. The change you want is possible using customization. Yes php code.

Here’s a guide from bbpress:

https://codex.bbpress.org/themes/theme-compatibility/getting-started-in-modifying-the-main-bbpress-template/

The specific template that contains those titles can be found on this folder:
wp-content\themes\pro\bbpress
These files

loop-forums.php
loop-topics.php

You may customize those template on your child theme. Create the same bbpress folder inside your child theme, copy those templates and then customize the content as needed.

Note that we can only give you a guide point you toward the steps you may take but the actual customization is outside the scope of our support. If in case you are not familiar with php, it would be best to consult a web developer.

Hope this helps.

[suzannecox5a]

Hi
Thanks for the reply, in themes we only have X and x-child. I tried changing loop-forums.php and loop-topcis.php within the x-child folder but nothing change on the frontend.
Thanks

[ruenel]

Hello Suzanne,

Please make sure that your Child theme is active and not the parent theme. If nothing is helping, provide us access to your site so that we can check your settings. Please create a secure note with the following info:
– Link to your site
– WordPress Admin username / password
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To know how to create a secure note, please check this out: https://theme.co/docs/getting-support

Regards.