AFI
bbPress
bbPress is the long-running open-source forum plugin for WordPress. Advanced Form Integration captures bbPress events (new topics, new replies, new forum users) and routes the data to any of 200+ destinations.
What you’ll need
- The bbPress plugin installed and activated.
- At least one forum configured.
- The Advanced Form Integration plugin installed and activated.
Event data captured
| Field | Format |
|---|---|
| Event type | topic_created, reply_created, user_registered |
| Author name | Same as input |
| Author email | Same as input |
| Author ID | Numeric WordPress user ID |
| Topic title | If applicable |
| Topic ID | Numeric bbPress topic ID |
| Reply ID | If applicable |
| Forum name | The containing forum |
| Content | Topic or reply body, plain text |
| Created at | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS |
Create the integration
- Go to WP Admin → AFI → Add New.
- Enter an Integration Title.
- In Trigger → Form/Data Provider, select bbPress.
- In Form/Task Name, choose the event.
- In Action → Platform, pick the destination and complete the field mapping.
- Optional: configure Conditional Logic.
- Click Save Integration.
Conditional logic example
Goal: ping the moderation team’s Slack channel when a new topic is posted in the Bug Reports forum.
Create a Slack integration on the Topic Created event. Open the Conditional Logic panel, add a condition with the forum name field, Equal To, value Bug Reports.