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This small and lightweight plugin is pretty much like the regular WordPress search widget but limited to only search the post types of the new and awesome bbPress 2.x forum plugin: forum/forums, topic/topics and reply/replies.

Just drag the widget to your favorite widget area and enjoy finally to have forum-limited search function for your bbPress install ;-).

The plugin is also fully Multisite compatible, you can also network-enable it if ever needed (per site use is recommended).

New Features Since Version 1.1

• Improved search results display for themes and bbPress post type detection/restriction.
• I've changed the behavior of the widget box: the post type selection is now gone! The search happens only in "topics" and "replies" automatically. It doesn't make much sense to search in/for forums so the important stuff in a forum happens in topics & replies. The change was also caused by better template display of the search results. I hope you can live with that. Me and my beta testers feel the new behavior is simpler and therefore better. Enjoy! :-)
• I added two new - fully optional - text fields: "Intro text" and "Outro text" to display for example additional forum or user instructions. Just leave blank to not use them!
• Added more ways to customize the widget appearance: 3 filters for the search label/ search placeholder/ search button text as well as a constant to conditionally remove the search label.
• Improved translation loading.
• Fully WPML compatible!
• Fully Multisite compatible, you can also network-enable it if ever needed (per site use is recommended).
• Tested with WordPress versions 3.3.1 and 3.4-beta - also in debug mode (no stuff there, ok? :)

Localization

• English (default) - always included
• German - always included
• .pot file (bbpress-search-widget.pot) for translators is also always included :)
• Easy plugin translation platform with GlotPress tool: Translate "bbPress Search Widget"...
• Your translation? - Just send it in

A plugin from deckerweb.de and GenesisThemes

Feedback

• I am open for your suggestions and feedback - Thank you for using or trying out one of my plugins!
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Tips & More

• Plugin tip: My bbPress Toolbar / Admin Bar plugin -- a great time safer and helper tool :)
• Also see my other plugins or see my WordPress.org profile page
• Tip: GenesisFinder - Find then create. Your Genesis Framework Search Engine.