bbPress Genesis Extend
Provides basic compatibility with bbPress and the Genesis Framework with a few extra goodies.
5(11 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, bbPress Genesis Extend is a WordPress bbPress plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: One User Avatar | User Profile Picture.
5/511 reviews
300active installs
22K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
bbPress and the Genesis Framework are both fantastic additions to any WordPress site. However, depending on your setup they don’t always play nice right away.
bbPress Genesis Extend does some behind-the-scenes tweaks and fixes to make bbPress/Genesis integration as quick and painless as possible.
Additionally, this plugin also:
- Adds option for a forum specific sidebar
- Adds option to control the layout of your forum, separate from Genesis
- Adds Genesis Layout Controls for Forums
- If a forum has a specific layout set, all topics in that forum will use that layout.
- Adds Genesis SEO Controls for Forums
- Adds option to disable bbPress Forum and Topic descriptions.
The forum sidebar and layout options are located on the Genesis Settings page, look for ‘bbPress’.
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Ratings & Reviews
511 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0.0+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.2.0
- Add bbPress settings to Genesis customizer panel, props @nathanrice
= 1.1.1
* Fixed issue with Genesis profile fields on front end, props @dreamwhisper
= 1.1.0
* Fixed issue with Genesis 2.1, props @NicktheGeek and @wpsmith
* Update hook used for init to avoid edge case issues, props @NicktheGeek
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