Currently supported platforms:
1. bbPress 1x
2. Vbulletin 3x - 4x
3. Invision Power Board

Future platform support already in progress:
1. PHPbb 3x
2. Xenforo

Platforms being considered
1. myBB

Download:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbconverter/

Installation:
1. Upload the bbConverter folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate bbConverter through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Go into your WordPress admin under 'Settings' and choose 'Converter'
4. BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS DATABASE!
5. Choose the platform you want to convert from and fill in the database information. Click start
6. Once the conversion has completed, visit the WordPress Admin 'Tools' section and click 'Recount'
7. Do NOT deactivate the plugin once it is finished as it is needed for user password management.

Did I forget to mention -- BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS DATABASE BEFORE STARTING!

Important Note:
It is important to understand that this script is going to be modifying your wordpress database in order to bring over your forums/topics/replies/tags/ and users from your old forum setup. This means we are directly modifying your database which means backup is paramount.

Ok, now that is out of the way, let's get to the plugin itself.

Each Forum sofware, whether bbPress 1x, vbulletin, or Invision Powerboard, has its own configuration file. For example vbulletin calls the file config.php

This is the file which contains your database connection information and you need to save this information in order to fill out the plugin start screen.

Required options:
1. Platform you are converting from - dropdown
2. Database server -- usually localhost
3. Database port -- (example: vbulletin uses 3306)
4. Database Username
5. Database Password
6. Database Name
7. Database Table Prefix -- If you installed your forum software using a prefix enter it here. ( example: vbulletin default uses vb_ ) If there is no prefix, then leave it blank.
8. Rows Limit -- This represents the number of database rows the plugin will convert during a single cycle. I would start this number at 50 or below at first. Keep in mind that forum conversion takes a huge load on the server mysql so if you are on a shared host, you may want to notify your host before running the script.

If you are on a dedicated server with shell access, then I would suggest opening up a terminal window and monitoring the resources. You can change the 'Rows Limit' at any time while the script is running. I have gone as high as 2500 instead of 50 on my servers. ( don't click stop/start as it is not needed to change the limits )

9. Delay time -- Suggested to use 1. This is the number of seconds that the server waits between the conversion cycles. It gives your server a second to catch its breath.

Other Options:
1. Clean -- If something actually goes wrong, then you can choose to clean the database. This will effectively remove all the imported data and allow you to start the conversion over.

2. Restart -- Restart allows you to pick up where the script left off should you have the need to stop and start the process. Example is when your browser or computer window closes during the conversion process. If you close the browser during conversion for any reason, then the conversion stops.

3. Users -- You have the option of choosing not to import your users. If you are using bbPress 1x and have the forums linked to your WordPress install already, then you do not need to import users. Do not check the box. Otherwise you do want to import your users.

Once Import is complete:
1. Recount -- Once everything is finished, then go to the wp-admin/tools and choose recount. This is going to present you with a screen full of checkboxes. Check every box and click submit. This is going to line up all the topic/replies/user posts counts etc.

2. Keep bbConverter plugin active after conversion.

bbConverter has a special script which will allow your users to maintain their old forum username and password. In a nutshell, when a user signs in for the first time after the forums convert, the script will check their old password, validate it, and then use the WordPress system to generate the identical password for the user in the appropriate place. This means that you need to keep bbConverter active until every single user has logged into the forums in order to maintain password management. This is not at all resource intensive, and you won't even notice the plugin running in the background.

That's it your finished.

O, did I mention... BACKUP YOUR WORDPRESS DATABASE FIRST!

Enjoy!

I have 0.9.0.7 installed.

I just saw _ck_'s post here about a security patch plugin: http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-103-released#post-84690

Ten months ago, _ck_ wrote,

"bbPress 0.9 users should install my unofficial "block-long-queries" mini-plugin to avoid the security bug that 1.0.3 fixes and similar unknown attacks in the future.
(it also works in 1.0 and WordPress)"

Since it seems like 0.9.0.7 came out five months later, I am wondering if this new release covers the patch or if it is still needed.

Note that I searched extensively for a post about the 0.9.0.7 release and the changes it represented, but I can't see anything like that.

Also, I can't ask in the original thread because it was closed.

Thanks!

I've installed a wp plugin for displaying programming codes with numbering and coloring.
we should write the code inside some tags.

Now I want to use the same tag even in the forum and get the same effect. Is this possible ?

Is there a plugin available for BBPress 2.x to enable rating for forum topics?
I was close when I found Rating-Widget (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/rating-widget/) as the description said that it supported BP's BBPress. However, I was unable to figure out the way to turn it on for a BBPress forum.

Can you advise if you know any plugins that can rate forum topics on a BBPress 2.x platform?

I'm using buddypress and bbpress 2.0 and wondering if there is a way to get user stats on their profiles or at least have the users post count under their avatar?

Any help would be much appreciated!
Tyler

But ... before I can go live with that forum I really need an WYSIWYG-editor, including "smilies", PM (Private Messages) functionality ... otherwize, my forum members will go ballistic =)

Is there a list of working plugins for bbPress v2? other than "repository" at wordpress.org?

Is there any plugin that will notify you whenever your name is mentioned in a post? Like link you to a separate page that lists which thread(s) someones said/linked your name?

1) be hidden from nonlogged in members;
2) require members to be able to login and check the 1 forum that I assign to them for updates, WITHOUT having access to someone elses forum.

Is this at all possible through an existing plugin or through some code modification?

I am using wp-members for registration/login stuff. That plugin does have the ability to lock access to pages and posts, but currently, I don't use those features.

I am also using latest BBpress and WordPress software.

Thank you.

Things that I changed
* temporarily disabled base slug but then re-enabled it
* temporarily switched to the twenty-eleven theme but then switched back to my twenty-ten theme

so i'm VERY new to bbpress so i need all the help i can get. I'm trying to find a way to insert ads (NOT google ads) in my forum but every ad plugin i see on here seems to be designed for google ads. Can someone please tell me which plugin to use to get my ads to work in the forums? I already have ad codes from OPENX, all i need is the right plugin to use.

thanks a bunch!

I have a problem for reply on WangGuard plugin page: http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/wangguard/ and I can not answer the questions.

I'm the WangGuard Developer.

WangGuard ONLY works on bbPress 2.0+, WangGuard DO NOT work on bbPress 1.x

bbPress 2.0 is a WordPress plugin.

bbPress 2.0 is a WordPress plugin and use the WordPress registration page. That means bbPress 2.0 will fight with sploggers software. The Captchas or reCAPTCHAs not work with this splogger softwares because they jump or crack Captchas and reCAPTCHAS.

Really, only WangGuard will help you with that sploggers or unwanted users. If you don't use WangGuard, your database will become bigger and bigger.

Now, concerning questions on the plugin page:

@miracleren : Thanks a lot

@Yosemite : You are installing WangGuard on bbPress 1.x and only works on bbPress 2.0+

@iPad 2 kopen : really low people with bbPress use WangGuard, but on WordPress there are more tha 5.000 sites with WangGuard installed. WangGuard is 5 month old and has stopped more than 740.000 (148.000/month) unwanted users. when all bbPress users will upgrade to bbPress 2.0 may use WangGuard.

@PS Vita Forum : WangGuard works like Akismet but for users. Akismet filter the comments on WordPress and the Topics on bbPress. WangGuard filter the users on the registration page. If a user is a Splogger or a unwanted user, WangGuard will block the registration. Too, with WangGuard you can look for a splogger or unwanted user on you database, if WangGuard find a splogger or unwanted user, it will be marked as splogger and spam user and you may delete from the database, that works with a wizard.

Regards

regards,
Peter

Thanks!

On forum sidebar you can list forums, login box or login and register links, latest topics. While on blog you would list latest posts, categories, pages etc.

Also you can select default forum wrapper using this plugin.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-wp-tweaks/

Also you can use it to display login link for not logged in user. usually bbpress will say you need to login and not display link or form for login.

Maybe I'm doing something wrong but it seems when I activate bbPress plugins they do not take effect for my bbPress forums that were established through BuddyPress. Is this expected behavior or am I doing something wrong or have an incorrect expectation?

Thanks

Is there an equivalent plugin for 2.0?

Thank you!

instead of being mywebsite.com/forum, i'd like it to be forum.mywebsite.com.

i can't find the URL hard coded into the database, so i'm guessing there is something in the plugin that references home_url but i am not sure where it is set.

can someone please help?

I moved from SMF and since then i've learned users are not bothering with our forums as this feature was used so frequently in their navigation habits.

Is there any way of adding this functionality?

First of all, sorry for my english (I'll try to do my best ^^').

I'm just starting with BBPress (version 2) and I like it pretty much. Some functionalities missing, but fortunately there's a lot of plugins to increase BBPress's possibilities. I found, on this website, the "Unread Post" plugin (http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/unread-posts/). I tried to install it on my BBpress in my-plugins directory (but I think it's only for BBPress 1) and as a WordPress plugin, but it's doesn't work... Did I proceed correctly ? Maybe there's a way to use BBPress 1 plugins on BBPress 2 ? Or does this plugin exist for BBPress 2 (I didn't find it on this website, but I never know) ?

Thank you !

Orange

Any suggestions?

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Need some help from you - we at Tapatalk (the forum app) has finally able to worked on the bbPress support and will be releasing a plugin for bbPress 1.1 soon. We are looking for testers to give it a spin on their forum, if you are a forum owners and has either iPhone/iPad or Android devices, you are welcome to join us!

Just want to gauge the interest - if you are interested, please response to this post and we will figure out the best way to move forward.

For those you don't know what Tapatalk is, check out our website at http://tapatalk.com - Looking forward hearing from you!! :)

I have a private site, i.e. registration required to see anything. Installed the plugin. Forums and topics are created. I want a notification to automatically go out to all registered users (i.e our 'members') each time a new forum or new topic is created. I want to preclude their having to get online and poke around to see what is new but rather to push it out to them.

Ideally they would be notified of every new posting both out of the bbpress activity and from a WP Post or Page creation.

Suggestions on where to go for this?

gil

There was a 1.x plugin that did this, but alas I can't find a way to do it in 2.x

I'm familiar with the necessarily mod_rewrite changes to make this work on the apache side of things, but i have no idea how to make it bbPress 2.x compatible

Please advise, thank you.

ps: this is important and i'm willing to have resources available to achieve it, contact me directly or post here