Did you clear your cache?
Log in as an administrator, go to yoursite.com//wp-admin/options-permalink.php, change the permalinks settings, click save, change them back to what you want them to be, click save again.
Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, there may be a WP plugin that fits your needs and will impact the bbPress plugin.
I suggest using the WordPress plugin version of bbPress, version 2.x. bbPress 2.0 uses the same WP theme your site is using. It can also import data from a 1.x installation.
This thread will tell you how to display forum content the easiest way. – https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-shortcodes
This thread will tell you how to display forum content in a more customized way. – https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-theme-compatibility
If you are using bbpress 0.x or 1.x, create and use a my-plugins folder.
If you are using bbpress 2.x, use WordPress plugins instead of bbPress plugins.
@ghostchoja – It seems like you are trying to use a bbPress 1.0 theme with bbPress 2.0. bbPress 2.0 uses WordPress themes, not bbPress themes.
I’m not sure what you are talking about because the method I mentioned doesn’t require any php knowledge.
@SRobbins – Log in as an administrator and go to yoursite.com/wp-admin/nav-menus.php. This will allow you to create a custom nav menu in which you can add a link to the forums.
bbpress 2.0 uses WordPress themes. bbPress 0.x and 1.x use bbPress themes.
You would add the line “add_theme_support( ‘bbpress’ );” to the functions.php file of a WordPress theme so it knows to play nice with bbPress 2.x.
Have you considered using the plugin instead of the standalone version?
@JJJ – Will you update the “Does this integrate with BuddyPress?” paragraph in the original post?
@JJJ – Will you update the “Does this integrate with BuddyPress?” paragraph in the original post?
You can change it at /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=bbpress. You probably want to uncheck the “Incude the Forum Base slug in your single forum item links” box.
From https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-faq:
“What is happening to bbPress 1.x?
It will continue to be maintained into the foreseeable future but is feature frozen, meaning no new features will get put in.”
The bbpress admin panel is for standalone (version 1.x), not plugin (version 2.x). The only options for the plugin are at /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=bbpress.
When BuddyPress mentions integrating bbPress it is referring to integrating bbpress standalone. BuddyPress will work with bbpress plugin one day, but I haven’t seen anything indicating when.
@geek9mm – Depending on your theme, you will have the option to remove the sidebar when creating or editing a page. You can also go to /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page, click quick edit for the forum page, and change the template option.
If you are looking for bbPress to have a completely different look than the WP part of you site I think you have 2 main options, using bbPress 2.x on a multisite installation or using bbPress 1.x.
The references to bbPress integration are for the standalone version of bbPress (1.x).
@suziwilson – Unless a post has been deleted, you did not say you went to /wp-admin, your post says you went to /bb-press.
Do you have FTP access to your site? If so, delete the bbpress plugin and see if you can access your WP admin.
I’m not sure where to find bbPress 1.x themes, but if your current blog is a WordPress site I would use the bbPress plugin so you can use your existing WP theme. The plugin can be found at https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/.
The top of https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1547, where it currently says Ticket #1547 (new enhancement), will change to Ticket #1547 (closed).
With the number of people waiting for this, including myself, I expect it to be pretty easy to tell when it’s ready.
@alexvorn2 – You can make it work with a subdomain now. Create the forum.site.com subdomain. Next create a page, title it “Forum” or whatever you like. Put “[bbp-forum-index]” including the brackets as the content of the page and publish it.
Then go to Settings -> Reading in the Admin panel. Change the “Front Page Displays” option to page and select “Forum” or whatever you named the page. An example is at http://forum.ajorel.com.
I’d suggest looking at using bbPress 2.0 within WordPress. bbPress 2.0 is pre-release now, but was expected to be gold when WP 3.2 came out. WP 3.2 was released on Monday, but I haven’t seen an update for bbPress 2.0. The standalone version (1.x) of bbPress is expected the same time bbPress 2.0 is released, but I haven’t followed the progress of that version.
A phpbb3 to bbPress 2.0 converter is in the works. The ticket for it is https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1547. I’m guessing work on it will pick up once bbPress 2.0 goes gold. My understanding is the converter will keep usernames, passwords, and threads, but I don’t know about mail.
You will be able to fully customize the theme using either version of bbPress. Since I’d recommend using bbPress 2.0 inside WordPress, the relevant instructions are for creating WP themes (https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development) and adding bbPress compatibility (https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-20-theme-compatibility).
The Akismet antispam plugin is not running here. I’d suggest installing it as you develop your own solution because you may find it meets your needs.
@derpdiddy – I have no affiliation with bbPress other than being a user of the software. I have not coded a single line or made any other contribution other than trying to answer some of the questions on the forums so developers like JJJ can spend their time responding to the more complicated questions.
That being said, I would like to help you, but something in your responses is rubbing me the wrong way. In order to help you I need to know if you currently are or are willing to use WordPress on the site you want to convert from phpBB.
@dobralog – Go to https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/plugin, click on the zip archive link on the bottom, and upload to your site.
WordPress is required for the plugin (2.0) version. 2.0 is in Release Candidate now and should be released soon. 2.0 is compatible with the anti-spam plugin Akismet.
This site currently uses bbPress 1.x, but will be converted to 2.x. bbPress 1.x does not require the use of WordPress since it is not a plugin.
Which are you interested in?
Which version of bbPress are you interested in, the standalone (version 1.03) or WordPress plugin (version 2.0)?
