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bbPress support forums Topic: Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist http://bbpress.org/forums/ bbPress support forums Topic: Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist en Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:07:09 +0000 crazlunatic on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14591 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:23:35 +0000 crazlunatic 14591@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Thank you for the help. So what I did was take my original Wordpress template and put it in the templates folder and it gave me this: <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/wp-content/bbpress/" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/wp-content/bbpress/</a> This is what I want except I want to center it, add some grey boxes behind it and that is pretty much it. How do I do this? Because I'm using the same CSS I used for my original blog template which is at <a href="http://vistarewired.com" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com</a> HowToGeek on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14503 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:29:28 +0000 HowToGeek 14503@http://bbpress.org/forums/ You'll have to create your own custom theme for bbpress in order to make it look like it's part of your site. crazlunatic on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14500 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:04:33 +0000 crazlunatic 14500@http://bbpress.org/forums/ yes that's what I wanted. I think I misinterpreted integration but I needed it as well chrishajer on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14499 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:46:37 +0000 chrishajer 14499@http://bbpress.org/forums/ What are you expecting from integration? Integration here means the user information is shared, that's about it. If you want your bbPress installation to look like your WordPress blog, there is more work to be done. I'm guessing that's what you're expecting: you want your forum to look like your blog? crazlunatic on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14498 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:29:42 +0000 crazlunatic 14498@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I added the code but nothing changed: <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/</a> chrishajer on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14491 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:37:27 +0000 chrishajer 14491@http://bbpress.org/forums/ crazlunatic: did you try it? That looks like what you need to do for integration, to me. Oh, except I think you need to do that before you install, so that your user tables are integrated. If you changed that after installation, install again. Integration next week will be different with the release of WordPress 2.5 and the latest bbPress 0.9. chrishajer on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14490 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:36:20 +0000 chrishajer 14490@http://bbpress.org/forums/ rahul286: the false option always works for all servers. The other options work but require some configuration on your end. So, setting it to false is the quickest and easiest way to get going. It's not a problem with bbPress, it's a problem with configuration on a lot of servers. crazlunatic on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14489 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:11:40 +0000 crazlunatic 14489@http://bbpress.org/forums/ That is great. I really appreciate your help but now I want to integrate it into wordpress. How can I do this? <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/</a> This is how I edited my config: // The rest is only useful if you are integrating bbPress with WordPress. // If you're not, just leave it as it is. $bb->wp_table_prefix = 'craz_'; // WordPress table prefix. Example: 'wp_'; $bb->wp_home = 'http://vistarewired.com/test2'; // WordPress - Options->General: Blog address (URL) // Example: 'http://example.com' $bb->wp_siteurl = 'http://vistarewired.com/test2'; // WordPress - Options->General: WordPress address (URL) // Example: 'http://example.com' /* Stop editing */ rahul286 on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14488 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:46:37 +0000 rahul286 14488@http://bbpress.org/forums/ chrishajer is right about issue with 'slugs' only false option works... :-( $bb->mod_rewrite = false; are they rectifying this in next version?? chrishajer on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14487 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:10:50 +0000 chrishajer 14487@http://bbpress.org/forums/ It looks bad because the path to your style.css is wrong. The stylesheet should be here, but it's not: <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/forums/bb-templates/kakumei/style.css" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/forums/bb-templates/kakumei/style.css</a> So, where is it really? I suspect the path in the config.php and the URL you are using to access the forum are not the same, and that's why you see the forum without any styling. Wait - it's actually here: <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/bb-templates/kakumei/style.css" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/bb-templates/kakumei/style.css</a> So, in your config you called the directory <code>forums</code> but you actually installed it in the directory <code>bbpress</code>. You need to fix your config.php. You have this: $bb->uri = 'http://vistarewired.com/test2/forums/'; It needs to be this: $bb->uri = 'http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/'; (or, you can leave the config alone and change the name of the <code>bbpress</code> directory to <code>forums</code>.) Fix that and everything will look as it should. You may need to do a hard refresh or clear the cache in your browser to see the effect of the changes. CTRL SHIFT R in Firefox. crazlunatic on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14482 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:35:39 +0000 crazlunatic 14482@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hmmm. I think that might have helped but my forums looks reallly bad =( <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/bbpress/</a> Edit: Actually now when I log in, it takes me here: <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/forums/bb-login.php" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/forums/bb-login.php</a> And yes I did make changes like adding the functions code, but I don't think I need to use it, do I? chrishajer on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14476 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:18:49 +0000 chrishajer 14476@http://bbpress.org/forums/ "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." --Benjamin Franklin I hope you were making changes with each subsequent installation. If so, what did you try? Try setting permalinks to <code>false</code> instead of true or slugs, in your config.php, like this: <code>$bb->mod_rewrite = false;</code> If that works, then it's a pretty permalinks issue. crazlunatic on "Install finished but it's as if my forum doesn't exist" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/install-finished-but-its-as-if-my-forum-doesnt-exist#post-14473 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:44:52 +0000 crazlunatic 14473@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hello. So after I have installed it, I'm taken to a login screen where I login, and then I get taken to this page. <a href="http://vistarewired.com/test2/forums/" rel="nofollow">http://vistarewired.com/test2/forums/</a> Why is this? I've tried reinstalling 3 times and the same thing happened.