Limited Support
Our support team is currently on holiday from December 25, 2025 to January 7, 2026, and replies may be delayed during this period.
We appreciate your patience and understanding while our team is away. Thank you for being part of the wpForo community!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🎄
Hi,
I tried following the steps to setup the override theme but it seems like any changes I do to the override theme the changes don't take place.
I copied the full classic theme files and put it within the child theme I have currently activated ( the child theme comes with runway framework).
Path: /wp-content/themes/liftoff/wpforo
I then proceeded to make a few changes to the colors.css file within the /wp-content/themes/liftoff/wpforo path. But was not able to see the changes. I added those css changes to the custom css section of wpforo and it worked.
I have a lot more stuff to do within the php layout to the theme style so I will defiantly need access to the theme files and make my adjustments. I just want to know why my changes are not taking effect so I can work on it.
Thanks.
P.S below are the things I've already tried
- Clean WP install with just wpforo and default wp theme
- Copying the wpforo folder to the framework theme folder as well as the child theme folder
- Disabling plugins to see if there was any conflict ( only plugins installed are visual composer and wpforo)
Please note. The copy of wpForo template files is only designed for PHP files. It doesn't support CSS yet. And as far as I know if you have a child theme it should be copied to the child theme folder. Please don't do a full copy of classic theme just transfer files you want to change.
I've tried removing the menu from the header.php file. I made sure to empty out the wpforo folder I made in the root of my child theme. But it seems like the changes are still not taking affect after uploading just the header.php file.
I believe I'm missing a step or something for the override to work. The theme tab just says that the override will automatically take effect after adding the file to the wpforo folder.
<div id="wpforo-menu" style="display:table; width:100%;">
<?php do_action( 'wpforo_menu_bar_start', WPF() ); ?>
<div class="wpf-left" style="display:table-cell">
<?php if(WPF()->tpl->has_menu()): ?>
<span class="wpf-res-menu"><i class="fa fa-bars"></i></span>
<?php WPF()->tpl->nav_menu() ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
<div class="wpf-right wpf-search" style="display:table-cell; text-align:right; position:relative;">
<?php if( wpforo_feature('top-bar-search') ): ?>
<form action="<?php echo WPFORO_BASE_URL ?>" method="get">
<i class="fa fa-search"></i><input class="wpf-search-field" name="wpfs" type="text" value="" style="margin-right:10px;" />
</form>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
<?php do_action( 'wpforo_menu_bar_end', WPF() ); ?>
</div>
I have the same problem. I follow the instruction on your documentation as I need to completely change the look of the Simplified theme.
I copy the whole classic folder and place it inside my current active theme. When I tried to change the layout, it doesn't take effect. Can you please assist me with this matter? As I really need to do it.
copy only the files from the Classic Theme folder without the "Classic" folder itself
in your Theme > wpForo folder
Menus are manageable in dashboard. Yous should not remove it from template files. please read wpForo documentation before changing template. Please remove the /wpforo/ folder in your theme and start customization using wpForo options. Doc is here:
https://wpforo.com/documentation/
You can disable menu bar and menus in wpForo Settings > Features admin page:
https://wpforo.com/docs/root/wpforo-settings/features/
You can manage menus in Appearance > Menu admin page:
https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/forum-menu/
Hi,
To make the override work, I had to add "$wpforo=$GLOBALS['wpforo']" in each file needed (layout/forum.php etc.). Do you see why ?
I suppose that the files are used by a standard include and I don't really understand why $wpforo is not avalaible. A setting of my server or php ?
My configuration : WordPress 4.9.4., WpForo 1.4.5., PHP 5.6.33
There is no $wpforo-> object anymore. You should use WPF()-> instead of $wpforo->. Please don't use old template files for new wpForo versions.
That was the problem, I was working on old files locally...
Everything seems ok, now. Thank you.
