function bbp_update_user_topic_count( $user_id = 0, $count = false ) {

	// Validate user id
	$user_id = bbp_get_user_id( $user_id );
	if ( empty( $user_id ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	// Just in time filtering of the user's topic count
	$count = apply_filters( 'bbp_update_user_topic_count', $count, $user_id );

	// Bail if no count was passed
	if ( false === $count ) {
		return false;
	}

	// Return the updated user option
	return update_user_option( $user_id, '_bbp_topic_count', $count );
}