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In reply to: Import/Export Work
http://bbxf.org/ was started a while back as well.
In reply to: Import/Export WorkNot just files: that’s 1/2 the picture. The other half is the database. You need to dump the database, then reimport it on the new server.
In reply to: All member info and login gone!Do you have any database backups or filesystem backups, or even old copies, that you could compare to? Ipstenu is correct about changing passwords, since you can’t tell now what happened. Change the FTP password, SSH, database, .htaccess, SCP, control panel at the host, etc. Lots to change to be sure.
In reply to: Linking Posts to TopicsCustom fields in WordPress can be used for amazing things. I like your idea.
In reply to: Link header image to WordPressIf it’s a background image defined in the stylesheet, you need to do something like this:
http://www.wordpressmax.com/wordpress/wordpress-header-link
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/181216
http://www.penny4them.com/2008/clickable-header/
The instructions are for WordPress, but you’ll need to use a similar procedure. If you don’t want to do it with JavaScript, you need to move the image into the template file and call it with an <img tag, not define it as a background image for the div in the stylesheet.
In reply to: All member info and login gone!Do you think the config file was changed or the name of the table was changed? Or I guess the record where the table prefix is stored *in* the database?
In reply to: Make BBPress a Page in WordPress???It says, in plain English, “If the file wp-blog-header.php exists in a directory one level up, include it, otherwise, look one MORE level up, and include that.” If it’s in neither place, it won’t be included. The reason for including it is so you have access to WordPress functions in bbPress (functions like get_header(), get_footer(), get_sidebar()).
In reply to: All member info and login gone!Computers don’t change files on their own, without direction.
In reply to: Must I know php to design a theme?> So can I move certain “modules” or “plug-ins” around without php?
> EG: Can I move the log-in bar to the top or the bottom or the side
> of the page by a “point and click” interface a bit like Joomla,
> or do I have to know php to just move something around?
No, it does not work like Joomla in this regard. It’s also unlike widgetized themes in WordPress. You don’t need to know PHP to move these thigns around, but you *do* need to know enough *about* PHP to know how it works, and you need to edit the theme files to move those blocks around manually.
> Are there any “core” enhancements coming in the new bbpress that
> will enable easier customisation?
I can’t speak for bbPress, but there’s nothing like that that I am aware of.
> Lastly, if I have a stunning new wordpress theme that I’ve styled up
> in Dreamweaver, how do I make bbpress “sit” inside the header-wrapper
> of WordPress?
bbPress does not become a part of WordPress. If you have the design in Dreamweaver, you are going to create two themes: one for WordPress and one for bbPress. They are going to look similar, but they are not going to be identical.
For the big commitment, that’s up to you. bbPress is a very immature package right now without a lot of resources being applied to it. WordPress on the other hand has a very vibrant development community, a good group of core employees programming for it, a regular release schedule, etc. I think it’s a mistake to lump bbPress and WordPress together. I would not hesitate to use WordPress as a CMS for nearly any website I were doing. For forums though, I think you have to consider all the possibilities. There are lots of forums available. The determining factor should be the strengths and weaknesses of each forum, and how they fit with your strengths and weaknesses. It’s a personal decision for you.
Luckily, I’ve only had two customers request forum functionality, out of about forty websites (1 Joomla, the rest WordPress). So, I made the decision to use bbPress in both cases, but depending on the situation, I might choose something different in the future.
In reply to: Adding a right sidebar to kakumeiWordPress functionality means being able to use WordPress functions, in bbPress. There are WordPress functions called
get_header():,get_footer();,get_sidebar();that exist in WordPress. Some people would like to use call these functions in their bbPress templates so they can get the exact same footer, header and sidebar in their forum as they have in the WordPress site. To do that, you need to do “full integration” which is what _ck_ is recommending against.To just put a list of images with links in your sidebar, you need only modify your template files. You need to create space in the template where you want the sidebar (maybe forum.php in your template folder) by creating an additional div, maybe call it
#rightsidebar. Now, you need to edit your style.css to make the otherdivs smaller (less wide, and then make therightsidebarwider to fill the space you created. If they theme you’re using doesn’t have enough space for all that, you might need to increase the width of the whole layout.I think the first step is to make the space on the page where you want it, get that working. Then, get the list of images and links in there. That’s how I would go about it. It doesn’t sound like you need access to specific WordPress functions.
In reply to: Redirect Login target parentI’m not sure about the iframe issue at all. Many people would like the forum to look like the WordPress blog. Normally you end up having to create a bbPress theme that looks like your blog theme.
How about using this redirect trick to get them where you want them after submitting the form?
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/redirect-after-login-error#post-19576
In reply to: Login/Logout Not Appearing on PagesDoes this happen with the default theme? Maybe something was left out of this theme?
In reply to: No Setting ScreenPlease post a screenshot and link to your forum.
In reply to: Hot Tags not updatingLooks like the function bb_tag_heat_map takes some parameters. In your tags.php template file, you will find something like this:
<?php bb_tag_heat_map( 9, 38, 'pt', 80 ); ?>That calls this function:
function bb_tag_heat_map( $args = '' ) {
$defaults = array( 'smallest' => 8, 'largest' => 22, 'unit' => 'pt', 'limit' => 45, 'format' => 'flat' );
So, the smallest is 9pt, largest is 38pt, UOM is pt (points) and the limit, at least in my template, is to return 80 tags. That much you can control from just calling the function with different parameters. As far as most recent tags, I am uncertain how to do that, but it sounds like it would be a good plugin (not sure if this does what you want: I don’t think so):
https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/enhanced-tag-heat-map/
The information is stored in the database when something is tagged, so I’m pretty sure you could grab the latest N tags by date, DESC and display them as Recent Tags.
In reply to: Hot Tags not updatingI just added the tag “futurama” to the following 4 topics:
http://geek.thinkunique.org/bb/topic/womanizer-cover-by-the-all-american-rejects
http://geek.thinkunique.org/bb/topic/cowboy-mouth
http://geek.thinkunique.org/bb/topic/new-releases-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-december-30-2008
http://geek.thinkunique.org/bb/topic/amazon-quick-linkerI took a look at the hottags div before and after. There were lots of changes, due to the increase in the use of the futurama tag, but here is the futurama tag information:
Before:
<a href='http://geek.thinkunique.org/bb/tags/futurama' title='1 topics' rel='tag' style='font-size: 8pt;'>Futurama</a>After:
<a href='http://geek.thinkunique.org/bb/tags/futurama' title='5 topics' rel='tag' style='font-size: 14.2222222222pt;'>Futurama</a>So, the hot tags are updating. What makes you think they’re not?
In reply to: How can I change the word “wanna” with a plugin?I knew this was going to be a good discussion
In reply to: How can I change the word “wanna” with a plugin?The language file is an interesting idea. I’ve done that in the past with WordPress to change terminology. Thanks also for posting the way to do it with a plugin. I will try one of those two options.
Thanks.
In reply to: BB_User deprecated in V1?I saw your post on the other thread re: BB_User. To prevent bozo registrations in the first place, why not use the Human Test plugin? https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/human-test/
In reply to: Admin over-ride on user notification preferences?You might think it’s a good idea in the core, but I doubt it would ever happen. It’s available with a plugin, and I think that’s where it will probably stay. It’s a philosophical difference in the way bbPress thinks. They don’t load bbPress down with a lot of functionality people might not need. But they do allow plugins to offer that functionality.
In reply to: No Setting ScreenYou say you have administrator rights, but you should have keymaster rights. Are you a keymaster or an administrator? The terminology is confusing sometimes, but the distinction is an important one.
In reply to: Add event calendar to bbpress sidebar@Tinkerer – that is correct. That has been a problem for some time. What versions did you integrate?
In reply to: Link header image to WordPressJust edit the link in header.php in your template folder to point it to your WordPress home page, rather than the bbPress home page.
So instead of this:
<a href="<?php bb_uri(); ?>"><?php bb_option('name'); ?></a>You would have something like this:
<a href="http://www.example.com/home/">WordPress Home</a>In reply to: How long?I can’t recommend using Alpha on a production site. Therefore I would use the 0.9 branch.
(BTW, that’s my advice, but I didn’t take my own advice. I am using the alpha on a production site, but I’m aware of the pitfalls.)
What’s not to like about Joomla?
- seo friendly URLs are not built in, and need to be handled by each component individually
- Section > Category > Article – those are my choices, no more, no less? That’s lame
- Community support: the WordPress community is far more helpful than the Joomla one, in me experience.
- Seems like 80% of the add-ons for Joomla are paid, where 80% of them for WordPress are free. I really think that has held Joolma back: the fact that everything you want to add to it costs money
Also, sometimes you just understand where certain software is coming from, more than others. I understand WordPress better than I understand Joomla. And I’ve never had a problem with a WordPress upgrade, where almost every Joomla upgrade I attempted resulted in pain.
Of course, YMMV. You use whatever tools you need to to get the job done.
In reply to: Themes for both WP and BBP?I didn’t think WordPress could do that, at least not at 2.7. I know they have added that functionality for plugins, but not for themes. Correct me if I’m wrong.
