Patch: Categories for version 0.8 « bbPress Support Forums

Posted 5 years ago #

For those interested in adding forum categories to their brand new bbPress 0.8 install, there is an updated patch on the development site.

The relevant ticket is here

Download the last attachment "categories-build701.patch", this is the build number for version 0.8

To patch, simply go to your install directory:

$ cd /path/to/installation/

Then (on Unix, Linux and OSX) patch using patch

$ patch -p0 < /path/to/patchfile/categories-build701.patch

On windows you will have to use some other patching tool - but the premise is the same.

Upgrade your database by running the upgrade script at /bb-admin/upgrade.php

Go to the category admin area and create a category/s, then go to the forum admin area and assign your forums to your category/s.

Done.

spencerp
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

Awesome! Thanks Sam.. :) ;) I'll apply this path on the PC first, modify my theme files accordingly.. then upload them all.. ;)

spencerp

Posted 5 years ago #

Great patch thanks. The instructions are clear and precise.
http://koma-inu.org/bbpress/.

Thanks

Note -You must assign a category to all forums . Tested assigning only three of my forums at first ---- syntax errors. Set them all and no errors.

Posted 5 years ago #

Does this category patch work with the private forums plugin?

Posted 5 years ago #

Check out above site. It is running with
allow-images, bb-avatar, bb-memberlist, bb-post-count,
bb-privatemessages, display-name, forum-restriction and private-forums.

bbpress .80 with categories patch.

Posted 5 years ago #

Note -You must assign a category to all forums . Tested assigning only three of my forums at first ---- syntax errors. Set them all and no errors.

I've never experienced this problem, can you recreate and post the error here? You may need to manually remove a forum from a category in the database to recreate it.

It may have something to do with one of the plugins.

Posted 5 years ago #

got it... thanks...

MsHutch
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

I applied this patch as per the instructions, but when I go to upgrade the database, I get a blank screen. The error from the server is Permission denied in config.php on line 60. Is there something I've missed?

Posted 5 years ago #

I applied this patch as per the instructions, but when I go to upgrade the database, I get a blank screen. The error from the server is Permission denied in config.php on line 60. Is there something I've missed?

Make sure all your php files are readable by the apache user. Patching may have changed some permissions, although I don't know why it would.

MsHutch
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

Thanks for replying. I've tried everything I can think of, and still get the same error. I can't see that any permissions have been changed, so I don't know what to try next.

Colleen

Posted 5 years ago #

A couple more questions on this... it appears the patch only mods the default template so assuming I have to make those changes manually... probably could edit the patch file by hand, but I have already modded some of those files in my theme... no package available of the modded files?

Are there any more planned releases between 0.8 and 1.0? which I believe I read somewhere is the planned formal release with this incorporated... Roadmap shows 1.0 next but it may not be current...

thanks...

Posted 5 years ago #

Thanks for replying. I've tried everything I can think of, and still get the same error. I can't see that any permissions have been changed, so I don't know what to try next.

Try again with a fresh install of 0.8 and then add your customisations/plugins again. You should be able to use your existing database.

Posted 5 years ago #

it appears the patch only mods the default template so assuming I have to make those changes manually

That's right.

probably could edit the patch file by hand, but I have already modded some of those files in my theme... no package available of the modded files?

Modding the patch file would be difficult, sometimes patch can work out what to do when the files it's patching are modified (i.e. the line numbers are different).

The easiest thing to do is start from scratch with a fresh 0.8 install, patch that, then add your customisations. Following the default template after patching, you should be able to work in categories to your custom theme.

Are there any more planned releases between 0.8 and 1.0? which I believe I read somewhere is the planned formal release with this incorporated... Roadmap shows 1.0 next but it may not be current...

The roadmap is current. The 1.0 milestone has a ticket against it for this. That doesn't mean it will necessarily make it into that release.

Posted 5 years ago #

perhaps if i didnt already have a heavily modded theme from previous versions... seems I always get lots of experience modding core files :wink:

luckily I can work around code fine enough... just hope I dont have to do it too often before it gets formally included...

Posted 5 years ago #

having problems getting this to worked... because of mods, applying the patch by hand... so its probably me but really stumped...

after doing the changes, had an error, so double checked everything... still no dice... so I decided to bite the bullet and do it the patch way... as luck would have it my host doesnt seem to allow patch to work - diff issue I will take up with him...

anyways, started from a clean 0.8 install and applied the patch by hand again... end up getting the same error again... double checked and everything looks good...

Here's the error:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare get_categories() (previously declared in /xxxxxx/wp-includes/category.php:14) in /xxxxxx/forums/bb-includes/functions.php on line 3

oh man... AAARGGH... as I sit here typing this in, it just hit me what is wrong and why I wasted time into the wee hours trying to solve it...

has anyone tried this category patch in a bbpress integrated with wordpress?? it seems the category functions are clashing between the two...

geez... I dont know how many times I read that last night and never noticed that... another reason why you do work real late at night :wink: helps if you can read too :razz:

any thoughts on this working with a bbpress/wordpress integrated situation?

Posted 5 years ago #

I haven't tried an integrated install. But this is a real problem if the function names clash. Soon when I have more time I'll look at this properly, but in the meantime you can probably rename that function to patch_get_categories and then change all the references to it to match (there are only a few).

Posted 5 years ago #

thats my plan Sam, but I am pretty sure I have verified that it is indeed a function name clash for both get_category and get_categories at a minimum... havent checked the rest though when I start modding the patch, I am sure I will find them :wink:

Posted 5 years ago #

okay Sam, some serious wordpress integration issues here... below are the clashes with wordpress and the offending files...

get_category()
get_categories()

root: forum.php, topic.php, index.php
admin: content-categories.php, content-forums.php, bb-category.php
bb-includes: functions.php, template-functions.php, cache.php

is_category()

bb-includes: functions.php, template-functions.php

get_category_link()

bb-includes: functions.php, template-functions.php

category_description()

template: category.php, front-page.php
bb-includes: template-functions.php

get_category_rss_link()

bb-includes: template-functions.php

whew... after adding bb_ to the front of all those items in bbpress, I finally got it to run the upgrade script, which worked...

now to see if it works as something looks a bit odd in the display of the category...

Posted 5 years ago #

you can see this in work now at http://test.158th.com

still some styling work to do and such... also going to port the forums and data in from phpBB (actually nukeBB)

Posted 5 years ago #

ooopsss... actually, you have to to the forums page to see all the forum stuff... http://test.158th.com/forums

though you did get a peek at my wordpress plugin to display latest forum stuff in wordpress...

Posted 5 years ago #

I've just updated the previous patch file to address the WordPress integration/function naming issues.

Download from here - categories-build701.patch

You should read the relevant comment about the updated patch.

Posted 5 years ago #

thanks Sam!... Not sure I caught everything you changed... any summary? similar to what I did?

Posted 5 years ago #

Yes, similar, but more complete. I changed all the category function names (basically appended "bb_") to meet the new guidelines and in turn fix this issue.

spencerp
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

Is this going to get submitted into the SVN trunk for 1.0 soon, or..? I'm really hoping so, all this "applying patches" is getting tiresome and confusing, sigh.

It's one of the main reasons I haven't even upgraded my bbPress forums to the latest full .80, with category enhancement, just seems pointless... =(

spencerp

Posted 5 years ago #

Categories patch will not work on bbpress .8.1 . It will need a tweak.

Posted 5 years ago #

New patch for 0.8.1 (build 719) just uploaded here. I have not tested this patch on a fresh install, but the changes from the last patch are minimal. Just a couple of line numbers and implementing the new attribute escape function in a couple of places.

spencerp - you should consider using an SVN client to update your live site, it is much easier to apply the changes to core using SVN, they generally don't conflict with this patch.

spencerp
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

Hi Sam, I already got SVN access on my spencerp.net domain. :) I just hadn't did any SVN-ing on the WP blog itself, and the bbPress forums though. I manually uploaded the files, ran install, upgrades when needed..

But, I guess I could though. Just make my way to the forums/ directory, and do a SVN checkout for bbPress right? Here's how I usually do my SVN checkouts, into a specific folder:

svn co http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress/trunk .

Once I'm done with that, then run the upgrade, right? Then worry about applying the patch for the Forum Categories?

I never applied a "patch" via the SVN way before, I just want to know step by step, briefly even, how-to do this... Do I just slap in the patch URL.. or.. ? Thanks in advanced...

spencerp

spencerp
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

Oh wait, you'll have to forgive me lol, I'm riding on 3 days without sleep, sigh. I forgot you mentioned a quick "how-to" in your comment over here on trac:
http://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/520#comment:30

spencerp

spencerp
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

To make this easier on me, I'm just going to backup ALL the current files for my forums, including plugin files, theme files, and whatever else..

Wipe it all out, except for the themes, config.php, .htaccess, and whatever, do that SVN method I mentioned above, try and apply the Forum Cat patch, run upgrade... Then, download all the latest versions of those plugins, go through those files, and adjust accordingly..

Then, the themes as needed.. because I'm on Dreamhost servers, some plugin files were a pain in the arse sigh... had to do special "tweaks" to the files.... Then, make a "not-so-perfect-release" of the Gathering theme, for bbPress...

Then, and then, and then some more.. lmao.. Always something .. LOL Hmm, I could probably shoot for another 3 days staying awake, not getting any sleep.. whee!! [Grabs another pepsi, because that's my go-go juice, and gets back to work again!]... .

spencerp

spencerp
Member

Posted 5 years ago #

Okay, I just SVN-ed the forums... :D Now, before I go any farther! I'm going to make the "Gathering" theme for bbPress, on the latest Trunk files... Which should still be ok for those using .80 and .81

I'm going to start a new post about that "Gathering" theme, after posting this... so.. ;) Thanks again Sam, for the tips, and the awesome Forum Category enhancement. ;):)

spencerp

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