http://bbpress.org/forums/ bbPress support forums User Favorites: DaMsT en Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:44:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-21113 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:20:00 +0000 sidisok 21113@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I am also curious as to when a converter would be available. The only thing holding me back from switching to bbPress is the lack of an easy way to import a phpBB3 database into a bbPress installation. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-21060 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:14:02 +0000 bryan868 21060@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Is there an ETA on the converter? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-20865 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:10:24 +0000 mxadness 20865@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>A simple phpBB3 to bbPress converter would be great. I really hope this gets done soon -- bbPress + Wordpress absolutely rocks. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-20315 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:02:52 +0000 bryan868 20315@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Just realized I can't do it, the phpBB3 -&gt; phpBB2 converter doesn't bring over the users. And I don't want to lose my userbase.</p> <p>So it looks like I'll just be waiting until a phpBB3 -&gt; bbPress converter is finished! Whenever that'll be! </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-20158 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:54:51 +0000 yazerty 20158@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>It seems not to work for my phpbb3 board :(. Perhaps the 13000 messages are for something in this... ?</p> <p>If you succed, tell us bryan868 :) !</p> <p>And will passwords be "ok" ? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-20107 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:18:38 +0000 chrishajer 20107@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I don't know of a better way right now. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-20106 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:53:35 +0000 bryan868 20106@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I guess I'll try the phpBB3 -&gt; phpBB2 -&gt; bbPress method. Yikes! </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-20070 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:07:31 +0000 chrishajer 20070@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>phpBB3 &gt; phpBB2<br /> <a href="http://www.arvystate.net/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.30" rel="nofollow">http://www.arvystate.net/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.30</a></p> <p>phpBB2 &gt; bbPress<br /> <a href="http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/a-phpbb-to-bbpress-database-converter" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/a-phpbb-to-bbpress-database-converter</a></p> <p>I don't think there's any how to written for the complete process. You could be the first. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-20069 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:24:18 +0000 yazerty 20069@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Oh, it seems this will take a very long time to have a convertor for phpbb 3 :'(.<br /> Is there another way to convert a phpbb 3 to bbpress (tutorial ?) :) ? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-19945 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:51:11 +0000 _ck_ 19945@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>bbxf if the work in progress - it's in it's infancy however and you'll have to look at previous work by others on the phpbb2 convertor. There is no 1 minute way, it's going to take some time and effort.</p> <p><a href="http://bbxf.org/" rel="nofollow">http://bbxf.org/</a><br /> <a href="http://code.google.com/p/web-forums-standard/" rel="nofollow">http://code.google.com/p/web-forums-standard/</a></p> <p>You are much better off following this tag:<br /> <a href="http://bbpress.org/forums/tags/phpbb" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/forums/tags/phpbb</a> </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-19944 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:48:36 +0000 wonen 19944@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Not very likely Bryan. It's a good thing to things like this are spoken about though. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-19943 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:58:56 +0000 bryan868 19943@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Is the phpBB 3.0 converter included in bbPress 1.0 alpha 2? Just curious, I'm interested in testing it out. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-18922 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:23:38 +0000 chrishajer 18922@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p><a href="http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-initiates-importexport-standard-for-web-forums" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-initiates-importexport-standard-for-web-forums</a> </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-18918 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:31:10 +0000 bryan868 18918@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>So what was the outcome from the Summer of Code? Did we get a phpBB 3.0 converter? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-17834 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:34:09 +0000 hhberthelsen 17834@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I'm also looking for an update, and so far found these links:<br /> <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/GSoC2008" rel="nofollow">http://codex.wordpress.org/GSoC2008</a><br /> <a href="http://www.stealyourcarbon.net/2008/07/midterm-progress/" rel="nofollow">http://www.stealyourcarbon.net/2008/07/midterm-progress/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.stealyourcarbon.net/2008/07/bbpress-importer/" rel="nofollow">http://www.stealyourcarbon.net/2008/07/bbpress-importer/</a></p> <p>and SoC '08 discussions going on here:<br /> <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/wordpress-soc-2008" rel="nofollow">http://groups.google.com/group/wordpress-soc-2008</a></p> <p>Not sure if these are good signs ... v0.1A seems a long way to a stable version :-o </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-16838 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:27:49 +0000 bryan868 16838@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Any updates on this? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-16071 Thu, 08 May 2008 21:57:35 +0000 bryan868 16071@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I wish there was a beta script! I really want to move from phpbb3 to bbpress now. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-15925 Fri, 02 May 2008 07:41:36 +0000 yazerty 15925@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Thanks for the news :).</p> <p>But isn't it a beta script to import phpbb3 to a bbpress ? </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-15915 Thu, 01 May 2008 14:45:11 +0000 sambauers 15915@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Import/Export is being improved as part of a Google Summer of Code project. We will hopefully have some results from that to share by the end of it.</p> <p>The basic idea is to create export plugins for other forum software which can export to a standard format. Then we will have one importer to import that standard format into bbPress. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-15891 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:38:31 +0000 Sally1 15891@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Same here!!! </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-15886 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:53:39 +0000 yazerty 15886@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Wow, there isn't any tool to move from phpbb3 to bbpress ? How bad it is :-(.</p> <p>I hope there will be soon :))... </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-15804 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:54:41 +0000 tommiehansen 15804@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>This is very important if one already got a forum but want to have a *GOOD* integration with Wordpress on a new site.</p> <p>Imagine loosing 4000 users just to be able to change to bbPress. It just won't happen and it's a damn shame that there isn't a converter yet. :/ </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-15056 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:26:23 +0000 DaMsT 15056@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Here too!</p> <p>This really should be good for promotion of bbPress, to have a converter for phpbb3 that is. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/new-pot-files#post-15054 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:59:41 +0000 DaMsT 15054@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Thanks!</p> <p>Swedish translation in the making now :) </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/new-pot-files#post-15052 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:28:51 +0000 sambauers 15052@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Check here <a href="http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress-i18n/pot/branches/" rel="nofollow">http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress-i18n/pot/branches/</a></p> <p>Soon there will be a pot file in a new "0.9" branch directory.</p> <p>Edit: it is there now...</p> <p><a href="http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress-i18n/pot/branches/0.9/" rel="nofollow">http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress-i18n/pot/branches/0.9/</a> </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/new-pot-files#post-15047 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:58:45 +0000 DaMsT 15047@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I intend to make some Swedish translations for bbpress, but I can't find any updated .pot files for 0.9.0.1. Latest .pot file in SVN seams to be 0.8.3.1. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-13167 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:54:02 +0000 tamebay 13167@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>We are also looking for a solution to this. </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-12728 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:26:06 +0000 tvon 12728@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>i too am interested in this possiblity </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-11153 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:45:57 +0000 vanoosterhout 11153@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>Should I give up on this? I *may* be willing to *help* fund a conversion solution if anyone is interested in taking on this project.</p> <p>I also wonder if anyone has done an analysis of the differences to know what specific loss of functionality I will have if I convert from PHPBB to BBRess.</p> <p>Thanks </p> http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-converstion#post-11118 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:10:58 +0000 flippy 11118@http://bbpress.org/forums/ <p>I agree with u. I also need a converter for my phpbb forum. There is one for phpbb2, but it's not working with bbpress 0.8.2.1 I mean <a href="http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/importing-from-phpbb?replies=26." rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/importing-from-phpbb?replies=26.</a> </p>