Today we tagged bbPress 2.1 beta 1 in the WordPress.org plugin repository. This means we think it’s ready to release to everyone but want to get a few extra eyes on things before we do. It’s the second major iteration of bbPress as a plugin for your self-hosted WordPress powered website, and we think it’s pretty awesome.
Even though bbPress 2.1 is almost ready to go, we don’t recommend you run it on a production site quite yet. Instead, set up a test site or a local installation to play with. If you find a bug, patch it or let us know. If you fix something, your prize will be pie and props.
We are aiming to release bbPress 2.1 by the end of June, based on how the beta period goes. The more help we get with testing and fixing bugs, the sooner the final version ships. If you want to be a beta tester, check out the WordPress Codex article on how to report feedback.
If you think you found a bug, please report it! Start by bringing it up in the support forums, or if you’ve confirmed that other people are experiencing the same bug you can report it on the bbPress Core Trac. If you find a security vulnerability, please be discrete and let us know privately using one of the methods posted on the WordPress contact page.
Theme and plugin authors, if you haven’t been following the 2.1 development cycle, please start now so that you can update your themes and plugins to be compatible with this new version of bbPress.
What new features are involved? Can we get a list?
Best place to look is the trac milestone itself. A complete changelog will be included in the full release notes.
I’ve been wondering for a long time, is the standalone bbPress going to get updated as well? I don’t think it’s at 2.0 last I checked?
I would love to see the standalone version get some love, too.
1.1 code is no longer going to receive development attention, but any security issues will still be fixed.
So does that mean the standalone bbpress is going to receive feature updates? That was a little vague.
Great! We’re testing it right now. We’ll be taking the converter to its limit.
Does this mean the remaining Trac tickets for 2.1 will be punted? I’m particularly curious about #1669.
So what’s different between 2.0 and 2.1?
Better theme integration, tableless layout, and loads of performance improvements are the key points.
Great news! One question, is it also going to be a safe update, as 2.0.3 was, if you’ve already integrated bbPress 2.0.2 with BuddyPress’s Site-wide forums feature? Thanks.
It will be safe, and things will continue to work as they always have. No big migrations or merges quite yet, thought much of the code is written to make that happen quickly in 2.2.
Hi,
Great Work!! 😛
Any news, when this be release as oficial?
Thanks.
Really, really soon. 🙂
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Dear bbPress Friends,
Ignore the comment in moderation re: 2.1. RC 1. I found 2.1 RC 2 and downloaded the zip. Just getting up the nerve to install it.
Regards Again ~ Alisa