Title: [Plugin: bbPress] Using shortcodes – forum slug problem
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: bbPress] Using shortcodes – forum slug problem

 *  Resolved [Nicola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicoleuk/)
 * (@nicoleuk)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbpress-using-shortcodes-forum-slug-problem/)
 * Trying to set up BBpress
 * I used the shortcode to create my own forum page at mysite.com/forum
 * However, once I go into the forum pages and topics it reverts back to the slugs
   that are in the bbpress settings.
 * I’m not sure what to do from here as I want to have my own forum page using the
   shortcode.
 * I tried to make my own bbpress.php file by copying the contents of my theme page.
   php file but I don’t really know what I’m doing or what that does..I read it 
   might fix my problem
 * Help please!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/)

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 *  [engin1984](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engin1984/)
 * (@engin1984)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbpress-using-shortcodes-forum-slug-problem/#post-2567533)
 * try re-save the permalink options
 *  Thread Starter [Nicola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicoleuk/)
 * (@nicoleuk)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbpress-using-shortcodes-forum-slug-problem/#post-2567567)
 * That didn’t work ^
    I’m still confused. I decided not use shortcodes as I couldn’t
   find help with it. So now I’ve setup in the easy way.
 * But I don’t have a sidebar [http://stylereaction.com/forums](http://stylereaction.com/forums)
   nor does it look integrated with my site and I don’t know how to achieve the 
   look I want with bbpress? like adding in a background.
 * I have simple:press installed here [http://stylereaction.com/forum](http://stylereaction.com/forum)
   
   I much prefer how the page looks with the sidebar but I want to use bbpress
 *  Thread Starter [Nicola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicoleuk/)
 * (@nicoleuk)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbpress-using-shortcodes-forum-slug-problem/#post-2567569)
 * Resolved with my current theme.

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 * Last reply from: [Nicola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicoleuk/)
 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbpress-using-shortcodes-forum-slug-problem/#post-2567569)
 * Status: resolved