Title: BBP Close Old Topics Author: Iceable Published: October 9, 2017 Last modified: October 9, 2017 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/bbp-close-old-topics.svg) # BBP Close Old Topics By [Iceable](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iceable/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bbp-close-old-topics.zip) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-close-old-topics/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-close-old-topics/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-close-old-topics/#installation) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-close-old-topics/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-close-old-topics/) ## Description BBP Close Old Topics is a bbPress extension to close old topics automatically when they are older than an admin-defined period of time, from one week to one year. The period of time you set is compared to the topic freshness (usually based on the date of the last reply) to determine if a topic should be closed. Old topics can be “soft-closed” on the fly only, or actually closed in the database. Settings are in Settings > Forums, under “Forum Features”. If you choose to only soft-close old topics on the fly, they will only appear closed as long as the plugin is active, but you will find them still open if you disable it. If you check the “Hard close” option, every topic that gets closed on the fly will also be effectively closed in the database. In this case they will remain closed even if you disable this plugin. **This plugin only works with bbPress 2.2 or later.** It will not have any effect if bbPress is not installed and activated, and will not work correctly with any version older than 2.2. This plugin was tested with bbPress up to 2.5.14. ### Configuration 1. Visit ‘Settings > Forums’ and set the settings in the “Forum Features” section. 2. Check the “Close Old Topics” box to enable this feature, and set how old posts should be before closing them (1 year by default). 3. Optionally check the “Hard Close Old Topics” if you want topics to be actually closed in the database. ### Credits Some parts of the code of this plugin were inspired by the work of Brandon Allen: https://github.com/thebrandonallen/bbp-auto-close-topics ### Translations * English – default *Note: This plugin is fully translation-ready. Please contribute your language to the plugin to make it even more useful for all users worldwide! For translating you can use the [“Poedit Editor”](http://www.poedit.net/) or contribute directly on [translate.wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bbp-close-old-topics) ## Screenshots [⌊Settings in the bbPress Admin settings area.⌉⌊Settings in the bbPress Admin settings area.⌉[ Settings in the bbPress Admin settings area. ## Installation #### From your WordPress dashboard 1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ 2. Search for ‘BBP Close old Topics’ 3. Activate BBP Close old Topics from your Plugins page in wp-admin. #### From WordPress.org 1. Download BBP Close old Topics. 2. Unzip it and upload the ‘bbp-close-old-topics’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, FileManager, etc…) 3. Activate BBP Close old Topics from your Plugins page in wp-admin. ## FAQ Installation Instructions #### From your WordPress dashboard 1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ 2. Search for ‘BBP Close old Topics’ 3. Activate BBP Close old Topics from your Plugins page in wp-admin. #### From WordPress.org 1. Download BBP Close old Topics. 2. Unzip it and upload the ‘bbp-close-old-topics’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, FileManager, etc…) 3. Activate BBP Close old Topics from your Plugins page in wp-admin. It doesn’t do anything, there isn’t even any settings! **This plugin only works with bbPress 2.2 or later.** It will not have any effect if bbPress is not installed and activated, and will not work correctly with any version older than 2.2. This plugin was tested with bbPress up to 2.5.14. Things won’t work Please create a thread in the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-close-old-topics) and make sure to explain your issue with as much details as you can so it is possible to help you. It’s great, I love it! Brilliant! If you don’t mind, I would really appreciate it if you left a [review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-close-old-topics/reviews/) with the appropriate number of stars. It’s cool, and I think it could be even better Suggestions are certainly welcome! Pull requests are also more than welcome on [GitHub](https://github.com/iceablemedia/BBP-Close-Old-Topics) I have another question/suggestion Feel free to ask in the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-close-old-topics)! ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8cf7655071f82970f9635a0c7e7646551756c333b57166083e506a72cad98916? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it claims](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-claims-16/)󠁿 [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidanderson/) February 18, 2019 Thank you for this plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b1c2ef57cd65eaa885ec126438be4e135eb64b005708735defccd75609de61fe? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Do whatever it says!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-whatever-it-says/)󠁿 [Pexle Chris](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pexlechris/) September 4, 2018 This plugin helps me to automate some procedures [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbp-close-old-topics/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “BBP Close Old Topics” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Iceable ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iceable/) “BBP Close Old Topics” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bbp-close-old-topics/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “BBP Close Old Topics” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bbp-close-old-topics) ### Interested in development? 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