function BP_Forums_Template_Forum($forum_id, $per_page, $max)
 {
     global $bp, $current_user;
     $this->pag_page = isset($_REQUEST['forum_page']) ? intval($_REQUEST['forum_page']) : 1;
     $this->pag_num = isset($_REQUEST['num']) ? intval($_REQUEST['num']) : $per_page;
     $this->topics = bp_forums_get_topics($forum_id, $this->pag_num, $this->pag_page);
     if (!$this->topics) {
         $this->topic_count = 0;
         $this->total_topic_count = 0;
     } else {
         if (!$max) {
             $this->total_topic_count = count(bp_forums_get_topics($forum_id));
         } else {
             $this->total_topic_count = (int) $max;
         }
         if ($max) {
             if ($max >= count($this->topics)) {
                 $this->topic_count = count($this->topics);
             } else {
                 $this->topic_count = (int) $max;
             }
         } else {
             $this->topic_count = count($this->topics);
         }
     }
     $this->pag_links = paginate_links(array('base' => add_query_arg(array('forum_page' => '%#%', 'num' => $this->pag_num)), 'format' => '', 'total' => ceil($this->total_topic_count / $this->pag_num), 'current' => $this->pag_page, 'prev_text' => '«', 'next_text' => '»', 'mid_size' => 1));
 }
function bp_group_active_forum_topics($total_topics = 3, $group = false)
{
    global $groups_template, $forum_template;
    if (!$group) {
        $group =& $groups_template->group;
    }
    $forum_id = groups_get_groupmeta($group->id, 'forum_id');
    if ($forum_id && $forum_id != '') {
        if (function_exists('bp_forums_setup')) {
            $latest_topics = bp_forums_get_topics($forum_id, $total_topics, 1);
            if ($latest_topics) {
                ?>
				<ul class="item-list" id="recent-forum-topics"><?php 
                $counter = 0;
                foreach ($latest_topics as $topic) {
                    $alt = $counter % 2 == 1 ? ' class="alt"' : '';
                    $forum_template->topic = (object) $topic;
                    ?>
					
					<li<?php 
                    echo $alt;
                    ?>
>
						<div class="avatar">
							<?php 
                    bp_the_topic_poster_avatar();
                    ?>
						</div>

						<a href="<?php 
                    bp_the_topic_permalink();
                    ?>
" title="<?php 
                    bp_the_topic_title();
                    ?>
 - <?php 
                    _e('Permalink', 'buddypress');
                    ?>
"><?php 
                    bp_the_topic_title();
                    ?>
</a> 
						<span class="small">- <?php 
                    bp_the_topic_total_post_count();
                    ?>
 </span>
						<p><span class="activity"><?php 
                    echo sprintf(__('updated %s ago', 'buddypress'), bp_the_topic_time_since_last_post(false));
                    ?>
</span></p>
				
						<div class="latest-post">
							<?php 
                    _e('Latest by', 'buddypress');
                    ?>
 <?php 
                    bp_the_topic_last_poster_name();
                    ?>
:
							<?php 
                    bp_the_topic_latest_post_excerpt();
                    ?>
						</div>
					</li>
					<?php 
                    $counter++;
                    ?>
					
				<?php 
                }
                ?>
				</ul>
				<?php 
            } else {
                ?>
				<div id="message" class="info">
					<p><?php 
                _e('There are no active forum topics for this group', 'buddypress');
                ?>
</p>
				</div>
			<?php 
            }
        }
    }
}