Add New Topic button to bbpress

 
//Start New Topic Button BBPress //
add_action ( 'bbp_template_before_single_forum', 'new_topic_button' ) ;

function new_topic_button () {
    if ( bbp_current_user_can_access_create_topic_form() && !bbp_is_forum_category() ) {
    $text=__('Create New Topic') ;
    $href = apply_filters ('new_topic_button' , '#new-post' ) ;
    echo ''.$text.'' ;
    }
}
//End New Topic Button BBPress //
 

Add above function to your bp-custom.php file. It will add a New Topic button to the forum-loop. Super simple and effictive. You can then customize it with css with the class .new_topic_button #bbpress #new-topic-button