function bbp_get_author_ip( $args = array() ) {

		// Used as post id
		$post_id = is_numeric( $args ) ? (int) $args : 0;

		// Parse arguments against default values
		$r = bbp_parse_args( $args, array(
			'post_id' => $post_id,
			'before'  => '<span class="bbp-author-ip">(',
			'after'   => ')</span>'
		), 'get_author_ip' );

		// Get the author IP meta value
		$author_ip = get_post_meta( $r['post_id'], '_bbp_author_ip', true );
		$author_ip = ! empty( $author_ip )
			? $r['before'] . esc_html( $author_ip ) . $r['after']
			: '';

		// Filter & return
		return apply_filters( 'bbp_get_author_ip', $author_ip, $r, $args );
	}