Change the Default tab on the Group to Forums

By default, BuddyBoss Platform does not allow Forums to be set as the default tab as it may trigger 404 page for groups with no forum discussion linked. However, if you want to change the default tab on your Groups Directory to Discussions (Forums), you can use the following function code below.

Please follow the steps below:

1. Go to Appearance > Theme Editor.

2. Under “Select theme to edit”, choose (BuddyBoss Child/whatever theme is active), then click “Select”.

3. Below Theme Files, select Theme Functions (functions.php).

4. Append the code just before the closing PHP tag “?>”:

add_filter( 'bp_groups_default_extension','bb_custom_group_forum_default_tab'); function bb_custom_group_forum_default_tab( $default_tab ){ $group = groups_get_current_group();//get the current group if( empty( $group ) ) { return $default_tab; } // Make sure it has a forum attached to it. if ( bbp_get_group_forum_ids( $group->id ) ) { return 'forum'; } return $default_tab; }

5. Click Update File to save the changes.

Note: Any modifications are considered as custom work already. Know more about our Support Policy here: https://www.buddyboss.com/support-policy/