Chubes

AI Bot for bbPress integrates seamlessly with your bbPress forums, allowing a configurable AI bot user to participate in discussions. The bot can be triggered by direct mentions (@YourBotUsername) or specific keywords within forum posts, leveraging context from the forum and optionally a remote WordPress site.
Currently uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT API. Future versions will migrate to our <a href="https://github.com/chubes4/ai-http-client" rel="nofollow ugc">AI HTTP Client library</a> to provide multi-provider support (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Grok, OpenRouter) with a unified interface.
Links: 
* <a href="https://chubes.net" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Homepage</a> – Visit the developer’s website 
* <a href="https://github.com/chubes4/ai-bot-for-bbpress" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a> – Source code, issues, and contributions 
* <a href="https://github.com/chubes4/ai-bot-for-bbpress/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Support</a> – Report bugs or request features
<h3>Configuration</h3>
After activation, navigate to Settings > Forum AI Bot in your WordPress admin area to configure the following options:
<ul>
<li>OpenAI API Key: Your secret API key from OpenAI.</li>
<li>Bot User ID: The WordPress user ID of the account the bot will use to post replies.</li>
<li>System Prompt: Instructions defining the bot’s personality, role, and general behavior (e.g., “You are a helpful assistant for the Example Community forum.”).</li>
<li>Custom Prompt: Additional instructions appended to every API request, useful for guiding specific response formats or context usage.</li>
<li>Temperature: Controls the creativity/randomness of the AI’s responses (0 = deterministic, 1 = max creativity). Default is 0.5.</li>
<li>Trigger Keywords: A comma-separated list of keywords (in addition to mentions) that will trigger the bot to respond.</li>
<li>Local Search Limit: Maximum number of relevant posts/topics to retrieve from the local forum database for context. Default is 3.</li>
<li>Remote REST Endpoint URL: The full URL to the search endpoint provided by the BBP Bot Helper plugin installed on your remote site (e.g., <code>https://your-main-site.com/wp-json/bbp-bot-helper/v1/search</code>). Leave blank to disable remote context.</li>
<li>Remote Search Limit: Maximum number of relevant posts to retrieve from the remote endpoint for context. Default is 3.</li>
<li>Forum Access Control: Choose whether the bot responds in all forums or only selected ones. When set to “Selected Forums Only”, you can choose specific forums where the bot will be active.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the OpenAI API to generate responses for the AI bot. This is essential for the plugin’s core functionality of providing AI-driven replies in bbPress forums.
<ul>
<li>Service: OpenAI API (specifically the Chat Completions endpoint).</li>
<li>Purpose: To generate intelligent and contextually relevant responses based on forum discussions and configured prompts.</li>
<li>Data Sent: When the bot is triggered (by a mention or keyword), the following types of data are sent to the OpenAI API:
<ul>
<li>The content of the post that triggered the bot.</li>
<li>Relevant conversation history from the current topic (including post content and author usernames/slugs).</li>
<li>Contextual information retrieved from the local WordPress database (titles, snippets, and URLs of relevant posts/pages based on keyword matching).</li>
<li>If configured, contextual information retrieved from a remote WordPress site via the BBP Bot Helper plugin (titles, snippets, and URLs of relevant posts/pages).</li>
<li>The system prompt, custom prompt, and temperature settings configured in the plugin’s admin page.</li>
<li>The structure of your bbPress forums (forum names, topic names, and their hierarchy).</li>
<li>The current date and time.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>When Data is Sent: Data is sent only when the bot is triggered to generate a response. This occurs after a user posts a new reply or topic that meets the trigger conditions (mentioning the bot or containing a specified keyword).</li>
<li>OpenAI API Terms of Service: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-service</a></li>
<li>OpenAI API Privacy Policy: <a href="https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy</a></li>
</ul>
It is important to have an active OpenAI API key with sufficient credits for the bot to function. Please review OpenAI’s policies to understand how they handle the data sent to their API.
If the “Remote REST Endpoint URL” is configured, the plugin will also send search queries (derived from the conversation) to that endpoint to fetch additional context. This endpoint is typically on another WordPress site you control and that runs the companion “BBP Bot Helper” plugin. No user-specific data is sent to this remote endpoint beyond the search terms. The data received from this endpoint is then included in the information sent to the OpenAI API as described above.

AI Bot for bbPress

Integrates a configurable AI bot into bbPress forums, responding to mentions or keywords.

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Forumax provides a complete, self-contained platform for building support forums, knowledge bases, or discussion communities. It includes everything you need to foster engagement, manage content effectively, and create an exceptional user experience right out of the box.
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Enable users to post private responses visible only to forum owners and moderators. Perfect for sensitive discussions, support tickets, and confidential advice while maintaining full transparency where needed.
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Frontend Brand Color Option – Customize forum brand colors directly from frontend settings easily.
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Who Can Upload Files – Control user roles and permissions for uploading files in forums.
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Dynamic User Profile Links – Generate personalized profile URLs for logged-in users. Perfect for user bios and contributor pages.
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Advanced File Management – Support multiple file uploads with increased size limits. Delete attachments independently or with content.
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Auto-Approval System – Automatically publish reply replies instantly. Streamline moderation workflows and maintain conversation flow.
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Attachment Moderation – Approve/unapprove replies containing files for enhanced content security and compliance control.
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</ol>
<h3>Promax Features:</h3>
Reply Timeline Navigation 
Automatically loads more replies when users scroll down. A reply timeline is visible beside the replies to help users follow long discussions easily.
Live Chat 
Adds a private real-time chat system. A chat icon is visible on the right side of the site to open the chat box. Admins can set default assistants from the settings. Users can chat with the assistant or with forum participants. Messages support likes, replies, emojis, and file or video sharing. Chat can also be started by hovering over forum, topic, or reply users.
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Analytics 
Get powerful insights into forum performance with real-time statistics, activity trends, user engagement metrics, and resolution data—all presented in a clear, actionable dashboard view.
<h3>AI Integration (via Our AI Plugin)</h3>
Forumax can be extended with powerful AI capabilities using the AI Tools, designed to automate support workflows, improve engagement, and transform forum discussions into valuable long-term content.
Important: AI features require the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/antimanual" rel="ugc">Antimanual AI Plugin</a> and an active AI provider connection.
<h3>AI-Powered Forum Replies</h3>
Instantly generate intelligent, context-aware replies to forum topics. Improve response time, reduce moderator workload, and maintain consistent support quality across your community.
Ideal for:
<ul>
<li>Support forums</li>
<li>Product discussions</li>
<li>Knowledge-sharing communities</li>
</ul>
<h3>Convert Solved Topics into Posts</h3>
Automatically convert resolved forum topics into structured WordPress posts.
Each generated post can include:
<ul>
<li>Problem summary</li>
<li>Accepted solution</li>
<li>Key insights and takeaways</li>
</ul>
This feature turns your forum into a living knowledge base while improving SEO and long-term content value.
<h3>Smarter Community Management</h3>
By combining Forumax core features with AI automation, moderators can:
<ul>
<li>Reduce repetitive replies</li>
<li>Scale support without increasing team size</li>
<li>Keep forums clean, searchable, and helpful</li>
</ul>
Forumax + AI transforms discussions into long-term assets.
<h3>Video Overview</h3>
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<blockquote>
Note: We have renamed our plugin from BBP Core to Forumax. All features previously available in BBP Core are still here and fully supported.
Important: After updating to version 2.0.0, the plugin will be renamed to <code>forumax</code>. This may cause WordPress to deactivate the plugin. If deactivated, please simply reactivate it.
</blockquote>
<h3>Important Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://forumax.spider-themes.net/pricing" rel="nofollow ugc"> Get Pro Version</a></li>
<li><a href="https://forumax.spider-themes.net/creative-helpdesk" rel="nofollow ugc"> Live Demo</a></li>
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</ul>
<h3>WHAT’S NEXT?</h3>
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The Trusted Choice for Communities
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<li>1000+ Active Users: Join thousands of community managers using Forumax</li>
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<li>Beginner-Friendly: Intuitive UI requires no technical knowledge</li>
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<li>Open Source: Community contributions welcome on GitHub</li>
</ul>
<h3>Ready to Transform Your Forum?</h3>
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<h3>Support & Community</h3>
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<li><a href="https://helpdesk.spider-themes.net/docs/forumax-wordpress-plugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Complete Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/spider-themes/forumax/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Report Issues & Suggest Features</a></li>
<li><a href="https://forumax.spider-themes.net" rel="nofollow ugc">Visit Official Website</a></li>
<li>Contact: spiderthemes247@gmail.com</li>
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