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++1 on more directions pertaining to categories.

suggestion:

I noticed that when I create a new category, I give it a title, and also type in a description into the wp post box. The description does not show up on the front end templates.

this does however work for sub-forums, where the description subtext shows up.

I do realize this is simply because the_content() is not called for categories on the template, but it would be a nice core addition.

*Some of us are going to be converting HUGE existing forums, where descriptions of even categories is kind of important.

also:

I am slowly starting to understand the template structure that the plugin uses. Needless to say it is quite different than I expected, and really takes template parts to a whole new level for me.

It would make bbpress life 10x easier, if there were a visual template guide reference available somewhere.

Nothing fancy, just a diagram showing each bbpress page, and the templates used to generate each area of the page.

I know a project like that is kind of a pain in the butt, however it would make life much easier for those of us making huge modifications.

finally:

Does this plugin currently tie into buddypress to replace the existing group forum structures?

-my ultimate goal is to use buddypress with the bbpress pluin. I’m waiting on bp 1.3 before I even attempt to add in bp to my site.