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Outstanding, thanks!
That is a good point in that you can define other slugs to stop them from colliding. I just assumed that most people wouldn’t want two different forum implementations running at the same time with inconsistent experiences. But YMMV.
And to clarify, by Network Activated, are you referring to a multi-site install? I’m not running WordPress MU and Site Tracking is visible to me. That may be a BuddyPress bug I need to submit.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 plugins?Sorry, I meant 1.0. But my point remains that if you search for bbPress in the WordPress plugin repository, there is no indication which plugins are designed for bbPress 1.0 and which are designed for 2.0.
Is there any way, or will there be a way in the future to have a bbPress 2.x forum/sub-forum only accessible to a certain BuddyPress group?
As you stated above, you can currently use the BuddyPress 1.5 forum functionality side-by-side with bbPress 2.0 forum functionality, but that presents an inconsistent experience to users.
I prefer the functionality of bbPress 2.0, and the unified forum view, but I’d like to have private forums for certain groups.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 Forums page, within Buddypress…Personally, I disabled the Forums functionality within BudddyPress, and let bbpress use the Forums slug. Then I created a blank page called Forums within the plugin “Page Links To” that redirects to the Forums slug.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/page-links-to/
Or you could simply use the bbpress shortcodes on the page.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 plugins?The search results return a lot of plugins designed for 1.5. Most don’t mention 2.0 compatibility. Only one plugin is tagged bbpress 2.0, but I know at least 2 work with 2.0. Are there others?
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – Theme Compatibility@johnjamesjacoby That is precisely my concern. I’d rather get the templates/theme to work properly rather than put the child theme in the plugin folder, or alter core files.
I’ve been asking for instructions on how to do this properly.
I can’t be the only person looking to theme this for their site.
1. Install Buddypress 1.5 beta.
2. Turn off the built-in forums in Buddypress or the two will fight over the “forums” slug.
3. Turn on Buddypress Site Tracking component. This is specifically how Buddypress sees bbPress posts.
4. Install bbpress 2.0
That should be it.
What steps did you take?
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – Theme Compatibility@woodwardmatt At the moment, I’m primarily interested in color changes, so that would work. However, with all the plugins I’m using in WordPress and Buddypress, each page load is calling tons of CSS files. I’m trying to cut down on page loading time and all the http get requests. I’d prefer not to load one CSS file, just to load another to overwrite it.
In reply to: 2.0 – Custom registration fieldsBBPress 2.0 integrates with BuddyPress.
1. Install BuddyPress. I’d recommend the 1.5 beta right now, just like I’d recommend bbPress 2.0 RC.
2. When going through the BuddyPress install, it asks you to pick components you want to run, like Extended Profile, Instant Messages, etc. Do not select Forums. Forums must be unchecked. The BuddyPress forums are basically a built-in version of bbPress 1.5, but we’re going to install bbPress 2.0.
3. There is a component/option in Buddypress for Site Tracking. You want this on, so that your Buddypress activity stream sees bbPress forum posts.
4. Define your extra profile fields in Buddypress.
5. Install bbPress 2.0 and it will see Buddypress. Member links in bbPress should point to the Buddypress profiles with the extra profile fields.
Done!
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – Theme CompatibilityI did a few different things a few different times. Initially I tried to follow the steps as best I understand them.
I copied all the single-*, archive-*, page-* files, as well as the bbpress, css and js folders into the root of my theme. For example:
wp-content/themes/Clockstone/single-forum.php
wp-content/themes/Clockstone/css/bbpress.css
etc.
I edit my functions.php file in my theme and add:
add_theme_support( ‘bbpress’ );
Then all forum pages return a 404. Are these not the correct steps?
Can you please clarify the instructions?
In reply to: 2.0 – Custom registration fieldsBuddypress allows you to create extended profile fields. Any profile fields you add to the base group will show up on the registration form. You can make any of these fields required or optoinal.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – Theme Compatibility@JohnJamesJacoby I believe I followed the steps you outlined, and all I got were 404 errors. The only way I got this to work, was the incorrect method of putting my bbp-theme in:
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/themes/bbp-themes/bbp-clockstone
Any idea why this is?
I’d be content with a method to simply just redirect the CSS file to another location.
Apparently not. It seems you’re supposed to turn off Buddypress Forum functionality, and bbPress will integrate itself with Buddypress.
It would be nice to see some 2.0 documentation.
I am really liking 2.0 so far.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – Theme CompatibilityI experimented making a bbp-clockstone child theme in wp-content/plugins/bbpress/themes/bbp-themes and that seems to somewhat work. Except I notice my pages are still pulling css from:
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/themes/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten/css/bbpress.css
I should be pulling CSS from:
wp-content/plugins/bbpress/themes/bbp-themes/bbp-clockstone/css/bbpress.css
In reply to: Post toolbar plugin for bbpress 2Can I move the css file somewhere in my theme so that I don’t lose css changes when I update the plugin?
My site uses a dark background with white text, so I have white on white text with your toolbar.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – Theme CompatibilityI’m using a custom theme (Clockstone) that is based on dark colors. The default twentyten theme doesn’t work for me.
So I copied all the single-*, archive-*, page-* files, as well as the bbpress, css and js files into the root of my theme.
So I have wp-content/themes/Clockstone/single-forum.php as an example
I editted the css file to fit my color scheme. But once I add:
add_theme_support( ‘bbpress’ );
to my functions.php then bbpress breaks completely, and all my forum links return 404 errors. If I remove that line, then the urls and forums work, but with the default theme.
I’m using the latest trunk as of today. Any suggestions?
BuddyPress 1.5 asks if you’d like to point to an existing stand-alone bbPress install. Should I point it at the bbPress 2.0 install, or disable forums via BuddyPress as suggested above?
And I’m assuming you’d want to turn on the BuddyPress component of: “Site Tracking: Make BuddyPress aware of new posts and new comments from your site.”
bbPress posts are basically WordPress posts (using custom post types). I’m assuming this Site Tracking feature is how bbPress posts show up in the BuddyPress activity stream.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – UpdatesI’ve been wondering about Buddypress integration as well. The FAQ says there will be some integration between BP 1.3 and bbpress 2.0, but it doesn’t elaborate what that means.
Can I please get a clarification?
In reply to: bbPress and BuddyPressThe FAQ states that there will be some initial BP 1.3 and bbpress 2.0 integration. I’m not seeing anywhere what that integration will entail.
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – UpdatesCan you please elaborate on the partial BP 1.3 and bbpress 2.0 compatibility?
How will they be integrated?
I imagine I’m in the minority, as most BP users seem to prefer having separate group forums appear under each group, but I’d like a more traditional unified forum where you can see the user’s group along with their title in posts, and perhaps have restricted access to sub-forums for groups.
Is that possible?
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – FAQCan you please elaborate on the partial BP 1.3 and bbpress 2.0 compatibility?
How will they be integrated?
I imagine I’m in the minority, as most BP users seem to prefer having separate group forums appear under each group, but I’d like a more traditional unified forum where you can see the user’s group along with their title in posts, and perhaps have restricted access to sub-forums for groups.
Is that possible?
In reply to: bbPress 2.0 – FAQCan you please elaborate on the partial BP 1.3 and bbpress 2.0 compatibility?
How will they be integrated?
I imagine I’m in the minority, as most BP users seem to prefer having separate group forums appear under each group, but I’d like a more traditional unified forum where you can see the user’s group along with their title in posts, and perhaps have restricted access to sub-forums for groups.
Is that possible?
