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Johann Sebastian Konrad Laski UGA

I installed wordpress on a folder in my site. And then installed the bbpress plugin version.
Then I tried this bbpress conversion plugin.

Voila. It worked.

However, I hate the way this is set up and looks. Anyone can read the forums. You only need to login to reply. I like the standalone version much better and I feel like I had better control over the settings, too.

I wonder why the conversion plugin works, but converting for standalone doesn't...

For the record, using the plugin version with wordpress retained both my wordpress and phpbb3 passwords/usernames. Converting using standalone erased both, it seems, rendering any login impossible.

I wonder if I can now convert from plugin version to standalone version...

There is also a thread about it here:
http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/introducing-bbconverter-convert-your-current-forums-for-use-with-bbpress-2x

users, including myself as admin/keymaster, aren't able to reset passwords. the emails never arrive. it says an email with a new password was sent, but it never arrives.

so basically, after i make this conversion, i'm unable to log in AT ALL. not as admin/keymaster or any user.

I've just checked phpmyadmin console again after a new install: I can no confirm that my installation keymaster login completely disappears after the conversion. the username is gone entirely, leaving me only with the 4 usernames from my original phpBB3 board. the issue is that those passwords don't work and resetting apparently will not send me any emails to reset.

i'm so lost.

On the keymaster account there was a trick to that which I do not recall at this moment. However, I do believe you can edit the database itself.

I believe it changes the role to admin instead of keymaster and then you will have to also change the password to something else.

Did you use the converter noted in this thread?
The first link I posted was a very good step by step process that could also give you the info you need.

If I find anything I will post here to further help out. Good luck.

Here's what I've done:
(1) Install bbpress standalone to same database/sql username/pass as phpBB3 forum
(2) Convert phpBB3 tables using this converter
(3) Go back to bbpress to try to log in as keymaster and it doesn't work. i try other usernames from the phpBB3 and they don't work. Mind you, my phpBB3 board only had for users. This board was only set up for my band to discuss new song ideas back and forth while we're away.

Any help? I'm kind of a novice. I've gone into phpmyadmin console and see only 4 users in the bb_users file. In fact, it appears as if after I do the conversion, it's overwriting my original keymaster login. that one is no where to be seen...

hmmmmm

Any help? Why can't I login with my bbpress password? Or any password/login for that reason?

If you click on "Activate Plugin" immediately upon installation from the Add New Plugin area, the plugin does throw up the error

The plugin does not have a valid header.

However, if I later to to installed plugins, and then click "Activate", then I am able to activate and use the plugin.

I am also happy to report that I was able to successfully convert a phpBB 3.0.9 forum. It's not perfect...I need to fix a few things here or there, but it is good enough...as good as can be expected from a general-purpose automated converter.

I am using the latest version of WordPress 3.3.1

I have tried both bbPress 2.0 and 2.0.2

I installed bbConverter through WP's admin panel so the plugin version is 1.3

When I click Activate immediately upon installation, I get
The plugin does not have a valid header.

The plugin does not have a valid header.

I'm checking out another possible solution to bridge phpBB3 to WP. Its a plugin available at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/

Interesting.

But it sucks that in this plugin user management has been given to phpBB. WordPress has many more interesting options, like FB/Google/Twitter login, etc.

@ebiznet88: Hard Seat Sleeper is on topic and talking about bbConverter

At any rate, I have moved on from this bbconverter. I have wasted quite a few months and effort waiting for answers to my problems from AWJunkies. Too bad he isn't willing to finish what he started.

I suggest you move on.

I'm sure they receive email notifications of replies to this thread, and there have been so many questions posed but they haven't bothered to come in to reply. Even their website forum has been quiet.

I'm checking out another possible solution to bridge phpBB3 to WP. Its a plugin available at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/.

I will be installing it as soon as I can squeeze a few hours in and hope it works.

Has anyone else tried this bridging plugin and care to give a review?

anyone have some tips for other forums to try that work well with WP then?

Seems only spammers are responding ;)

Looks like this thread and plugin has been abandoned :(

I had high hopes for this plugin and forum but looks like I'll have to look elsewhere. I've wasted enough time and effort on this!

Right now, I'm stuck in no-man's land and would love to get a resolution of sorts.

If there is no further support or development into this plugin, then please let us know so that users like me can look at other solutions for our forum boards.

I appreciate all the work that has gone into this, but as it is, its not complete and not usable to anyone.

If anyone has successfully converted their phpBB board to bbPress using this converter, I'd like to hear from them.

Thank you in advance for any replies and help!

This is important info and should really also be included in description
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbconverter/
where it still says "We are working on phpBB"

What does this in the description mean:
"This plugin runs in the background and converts passwords for your users when they log in, so the process is seamless even if your old forum uses different encryption methods."
Does this mean that I should not uninstall the plugin after the conversion is complete?

I was hoping that community support would be ramping up by now, with people releasing such converters etc. But it seems not to be the case.

I will just have to look to an alternative (vanilla?), as I can't afford to pay for a conversion. Additionally, its not a good 'entry' into a new system - having to pay your way in. Doesn't give the impression of a thriving support system.

Maybe I don't fully understand the technical aspects, but if you guys can do a punbb>bbpress manual conversion, how difficult is it to convert those steps into a script for your future users?

Cheers,
Ed