bbPress - Include Topics and Replies in WordPress Search Results

ntwb_bbpress_topic_reply_wp_search_results.php

<?php
/*
Plugin Name: bbPress - Include Topics and Replies in WordPress Search Results
Plugin URI: https://gist.github.com/ntwb/7363a1de1184d459f0c3
Description: bbPress - Include Topics and Replies in WordPress Search Results
Version: 0.1
Author: Stephen Edgar - Netweb
Author URI: http://netweb.com.au
*/

/**
 * Include bbPress 'topic' custom post type in WordPress' search results
 */
function ntwb_bbp_topic_cpt_search( $topic_search ) {
	$topic_search['exclude_from_search'] = false;
	return $topic_search;
}
add_filter( 'bbp_register_topic_post_type', 'ntwb_bbp_topic_cpt_search' );

/**
 * Include bbPress 'reply' custom post type in WordPress' search results
 */
function ntwb_bbp_reply_cpt_search( $reply_search ) {
	$reply_search['exclude_from_search'] = false;
	return $reply_search;
}
add_filter( 'bbp_register_reply_post_type', 'ntwb_bbp_reply_cpt_search' );

Thanks so much for this snippet. Very helpful, although it does not appear to respect a forums' privacy. If the content cannot be viewed by the current user, it probably shouldn't appear in search results.

I just started looking at this, but I imagine we could grab the parent forum and check to see if the current user has permission to view it.

EDIT: Sorry, just realized that all this is doing is making the post types available to search and has nothing to do with the results. Carry on.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much.