http://labsecrets.com/2012/01/23/buddypress-and-bbpress-forums-made-easy/

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Just finding that 2.x needs more plugins!

Setup is rather easy, and you can actually use both bbPress sitewide as well as the original BuddyPress Group Forums. Follow these important step however:

1) Install Group Forums as usual, from BuddyPress. Instead of using the original slug of "Forums", please instead create a new page called "Group Forums" (or anything other than "Forums"), and select that as the active page to host Group Forums;

2) Go to your Pages area in WP and DELETE any "Forums" page. Be SURE to also delete it permanently from the TRASH because otherwise the slug is still being reserved and can't be used by sitewide forums;

3) If you have not done so yet, go into BuddyPress tab and the Forums sub menu, and click on the option to install bbPress Sitewide Forums;

4) Go into your Appearance / Menus menu and manually create new menu item that has "/forums" as the url and whatever name you prefer (such as "Forums"). Save this menu item and add it to your primary or other menus.

5) Go into Settings/Permalinks and hit "Save" to be sure you have updated your permalink structure.

When you reload your page you will find that you now have bbPress AND BuddyPress Group Forums. Voila!

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You can see many examples of these plugins on our demo sites at http://labsecrets.com/showcase

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My question is, can I install bbpress plugins on this type of setup? I'm looking to get for example youtube embedding etc. going on them as well as the b or img or other shortcodes.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

I'm new to this - and not an experienced coder - so I apologise if what I write doesn't make much sense.

I've just taken over running our internal forum in my job and it's a bit of a mess. We're running bbPress 1.0.2 and we don't really have much set up. For example, only admins can create new threads.

Anyhow, I'm trying to install a plugin to enable me to create user groups and levels of permission. Here's the plugin link - http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/role-manager/

I can download the plugin but can't find anywhere to install it. Can anyone help please? I'd be very grateful!

Thanks, and a happy new year to you all,

StevieBee

I am using the Kakumei theme.

Is there a plugin for this?

Thank you!
Afshin

Is this plugin available as a standalone and where can I download it?

I appreciate your help!

Other items badly needed: SEO for keywords, description.

WordPress has a great plugin called, "All in One SEO PACK" -- something like that but for bbpress.

Anyone???

My biggest challenge right now to using bbpress is difficulty finding quality plugins.

Please help!

Thank you!!!

I think I am having trouble because I originally installed bbPress separately, then added the plugin when it became available. I'm not sure what to do.. it is all a big mess :(

Best to watch this video to see how to get bbPress working on a new website.

http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-how-to-video

Can you install Facebook connect to a bbpress forum that is embedded within a wordpress site?

I have downloaded the following plugin - http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/simple-facebook-connect/

However when I uploaded it to the plugins directory within my wordpress site, it does not appear in the plugins admin menu. I cannot locate the bbpress plugins area within my WordPress site either?

Any help is much appreciated.

Regards
Dan

* Forums
[bbp-forum-index] - Show the forum index/archive
[bbp-single-forum id=$forum_id] - Show a single forums topics

* Topics
[bbp-topic-index] - Show the topics index/archive
[bbp-topic-form] - Show the new topic form
[bbp-single-topic id=$topic_id] - Show a single topic

* Topic Tags
[bbp-topic-tags] - Show a tag cloud of all topic tags
[bbp-single-topic-tag] - Show the topics within a specific tag

* Replies
[bbp-reply-form] - Show the topic reply form

* Views
[bbp-single-view] - Show topics associated with a specific view

* Account
[bbp-login] - Show the login screen
[bbp-register] - Show the register screen
[bbp-lost-pass] - Show the lost password screen

*this codes post by johnjamesjacoby in his forum

http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes

for your second question, have you try using bbpress shortcodes?

for bbpress login you can just put a widget in your sidebar, it's on your wordpress admin bar ;)

exactly same for last replies, last forum, ...

bbpress 2.0 isn't the same thing that bbpress 1.0

bbPress 2.0 doesnt require integration, it is a plugin to wordpress.

good luck

I have downloaded the following plugins;

bbpress login (I assume that I won't need this now)
bbpress topics
bbpress forum
bbpress reply list
bbpress view list
bbpress integration and pasted a line of define code to the correct
wp config file

I have no idea where to add them or what is the actual content of the plug in. i.e. I expected the topics plugin to show the actual forum front page but there is nowhere in the wp plugin set up to put this. There is only margins or footers. What I do get is the topic title in the margin.

What I would like is to see my bbpress forum displayed in my blog as it appears in bbpress but I am unable to set this up.

What do I need to do to finish the integration process. I can't find any documentation in bbpress or wp that explains the process. If there is one I am happy to work through it if you send the link.

1) Where can I find documentation specifically about the plugin, or does everything (plugins and widgets) that works with WordPress and bbpress also work with WordPress and the bbpress plugin?

2) I would like to be able to display not only the root forums, but also the subcategories - in order and indented. I am currently using the bbpress forum list widget, but it doesn't appear to be able to display the root forums with subcategories indented underneath. It only show root forums, or everything all mixed together.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-new-topic-notifications/

Which is great for me as the site owner but I'd like my sub-forums to have their own notifications to specific users.

Possible at all?

No timeline, but the sooner the better. :)

Did see a lot of updates in trac the other day, nice one. Is it useful if I test the latest version in trac on the beta version of my site, or should I just wait for the final version to drop?

What's the timetable on this documentation thing by the way? Others might want to know too. When do you want to start it and when do you need it ready?

In the coming days/weeks you early-2.0-adopters are going to be the life-support of what is the most passionate community I have the privilege of contributing to. Us bbPress'ers are a tight-knit group. :)

There will be confusion about versions, questions about migration, converting 1.x based plugins and themes, and the list goes on and on. I can't do it alone, and if I did you'd wish I hadn't. :)

We are going to need some good documentation. Drop a note here if you can help, and draft up some instructions regarding things you've already hacked away on. I'll make a real documentation section and let you all have at it. :)

Also mention what you think your time commitment can be. Be realistic, and don't overextend yourself. This is totally casual but if you sign up for something, I'm going to expect that it get done. :)

Let's put a volunteer team together to launch this thing :)

Please err on the side of over explanation.

Thanks!