How are the links for...? - How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/ Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:14:33 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/3/#post-8716 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:45:32 +0000
Posted by: Robert
 

Hi gigagaga,

You're adding /%wpforo-profile-account%/ in HTML so you'll get the same with domain name. You browser can't do a magic and replace it to real link, this is HTML code this is not PHP function. I've already explaned above that the best way to do this is replacing your dropdown HTML to WordPress menu system. Register a  new menu location in WordPress theme functions.php, then navigate in Dashboard to Appearance > Menus, create new menu and attach to custom registered menu location.

 

More info how to register custom menus in Wordpress:

Step 1: Create custom menu location - Register menu

  • http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-to-add-custom-navigation-menus-in-wordpress-3-0-themes/
  • http://www.lanexa.net/2013/03/adding-custom-menu-locations-in-wordpress-themes/

 

Step 2: Create custom menu with wpForo shordcodes and attach to custom menu location:

  • https://ithemes.com/tutorials/creating-custom-menu-in-wordpress/
   


Making this more difficult than it should be, just create an easy way for us to call a user's profile, shouldn't have to do all that for such a simple feature. For example Easy Digital Downloads links the profile to yourwebsite.com/profile/ and the current user is automatically found. Why not do yoursite.com/forum/profile/ or something similar.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 nonamez https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/3/#post-8716 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7821 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 21:34:29 +0000 Hi gigagaga,

You're adding /%wpforo-profile-account%/ in HTML so you'll get the same with domain name. You browser can't do a magic and replace it to real link, this is HTML code this is not PHP function. I've already explaned above that the best way to do this is replacing your dropdown HTML to WordPress menu system. Register a  new menu location in WordPress theme functions.php, then navigate in Dashboard to Appearance > Menus, create new menu and attach to custom registered menu location.

 

More info how to register custom menus in Wordpress:

Step 1: Create custom menu location - Register menu

  • http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/how-to-add-custom-navigation-menus-in-wordpress-3-0-themes/
  • http://www.lanexa.net/2013/03/adding-custom-menu-locations-in-wordpress-themes/

 

Step 2: Create custom menu with wpForo shordcodes and attach to custom menu location:

  • https://ithemes.com/tutorials/creating-custom-menu-in-wordpress/
]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7821 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7808 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 12:23:03 +0000
If I click on it, I get up in the url always the indicated:

http://domain.tld//%wpforo-profile-account%/

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 gigagaga https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7808 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7784 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:06:51 +0000 I want to install the link here:

<a class="dropdown-item" href="/%wpforo-profile-account%/">
                    <i class="fa fa-cog"></i>
                    <?php esc_html_e('My settings', 'grid'); ?>
</a>

wenn ich da drauf klicke, bekomme ich oben in der url immer das angezeigt:
http://domain.tld//%wpforo-profile-account%/

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 gigagaga https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7784 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7783 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 12:32:24 +0000 We've created these shortcode URLs especially to allow you use Menu system and put any wpForo menu in any WordPress menu. you just need to use WP menu system for creating the Drop-Down menu in screenshot. This is the best and correct way. There is no other ways to generate member account menus.

Also please note, the Menu system is dynamic, wpForo controls menus for logged in and guest visitors and hides/shows according menu. If you use it out of menu system you should make this dynamic conditions yourself.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7783 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7782 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 12:11:20 +0000
Thanks for the answer. In the wordpress menu no problem. But I want to link it somewhere else on the site. How do I do that?
]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 gigagaga https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7782 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7766 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:16:47 +0000 If this is a custom menu you ca use Custom Link menu type and put  shortcode URL:

/%wpforo-profile-account%/

https://wpforo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-03-02_1313.png

 

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/paged/2/#post-7766 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/#post-7752 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 18:24:19 +0000
Unfortunately I can not go on. Someone an idea?
]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 gigagaga https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/#post-7752 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/#post-7683 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:24:35 +0000
Thanks for the answer. Perhaps that is more understandable?
Links.jpg
]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 gigagaga https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/#post-7683 RE: How are the links for...? https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/#post-7643 Sun, 26 Feb 2017 14:55:02 +0000 Is that a Menu item? Where you add this link and how are you going to add?

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/how-are-the-links-for/#post-7643