[honestscott]

I guess I could further modify my plugin to force a HTTPS redirect when it sees the bb-login.php page.

Hi,

Did you ever modify the plugin?

I am looking to only use https on my login, and registration pages.

I have a SSL certificate, but, when I update my general settings URL to https, things break on my forum.

Thanks for your help.

Scott

[honestscott]

Problem Solved.

[honestscott]

Thanks smiga!

[honestscott]

smiga said: Migration tool just makes copy from bbpress tables to wptables

So I can just import to a new set up and it will not affect my current 1.0.2 forum?

Thanks!

[honestscott]

Hi,

I have a question:

When using the import tool does it just copy over the database information, or does it “cut it” (remove it) from the old database for your 1.0.2 bbpress forum?

The reason I ask this question is because I want to set up a test blog and use the bbpress plugin, and try to import the 1.0.2 forum into the test set up without messing with my current standalone forum to see how it looks before permanently moving my forum over to the new site (set up).

Can this be done?

Thanks!

Scott

[honestscott]

Thanks!

I just did that, I changed the secret key in the bb-config.php file, thanks for the tip.

So to recap these are the steps I used to close my bbpress forum, and make it a “read only” forum.

1. I edited the header.php file in bb-templates folder (whatever template you are using, I am using the default Kakumei) and removed this line:

<?php if ( !in_array( bb_get_location(), array( ‘login-page’, ‘register-page’ ) ) ) login_form(); ?>

Now the register, and log-in form doesn’t even appear.

2. I changed all my forums to categories, now no one can start a new topic, or post on an old one, but everything is still readable, and this is what I wanted.

You can do this from the forums section in your bbpress dashboard, there is a box you can check to change each forum into a category.

3. I changed the secret key in the bb-config.php file located in the bbpress root folder.

This will expire all their auto log-ins and keep them from being able to log-in without a log-in form.

Thanks for the help everyone!

I hope this helps.

Scott

[honestscott]

Here is what I ended up doing.

Even though my members still seem to be able to log-in (even without a log-in form) and post.

I changed all my forums to categories, now no one can start a new topic, or post on an old one.

You can do this from the dashboard forums section, there is a box you can check to change each forum into a category.

But everything is still readable, and this is what I wanted.

I really wish I could keep them from logging in too, but they will get tired of logging in for nothing.

I am so glad I found this solution, because if I had to set all 702 members to inactive, that would have taken quite a while…whew!

I hope this helps.

Scott

[honestscott]

I just edited the header.php file and removed this line:

<?php if ( !in_array( bb_get_location(), array( ‘login-page’, ‘register-page’ ) ) ) login_form(); ?>

Now the register, and log-in form doesn’t even appear.

I want to see how they log-in now.

[honestscott]

Thanks!

For the time being I have renamed the log-in and register files in the root folder.

I try them (log-in/register links) and I get url not found, but it seems like some of the old members are still logging in and PMing me…weird, huh?

I am not a coder by a long shot, I just want to close my forum, yet make it totally readable.

[honestscott]

Hi,

I am using 1.0.2 so that plug-in won’t work, and I want to make it so no one can log in, or register.

The forum will basically be closed, but visitors will be able to read everything that is posted.

Any ideas?

[honestscott]

Hi,

How hard will it be to upgrade to the WP bbpress plug-in (when it’s ready) from the standalone bbpress 1.0.2 installation?

[honestscott]

Hi,

I actually just found out it wasn’t a plug-in problem…but a Gmail problem.

It seems they have now decided that users do not have unlimited space like they used to offer (practically begged you not to delete your mail), and that was why I wasn’t get my post notification emails.

I use different Gmail accounts for different things on my forum, and some of my emails were coming so that confused me into believing a plug-in was screwed up maybe because of a DB problem.

I had this happen on my WP Blog before.

Anyways thanks for your response, and beware Gmail users go clean your accounts (sent mail) out regularly.

You can set Gmail to delete your mail after it’s downloaded, but you have to manually delete your sent mail folder.

They (Gmail) don’t notify you when it’s full (you just stop getting any mail), you have to log in to see the notice, and I use Thunderbird so I hardly ever log into Gmail.

What a way to start the day…friggen Google.

Case closed.

Scott

[honestscott]

So when there were more than 12 posts, the frontpage would be completely empty?

No, your latest post would not show up…everything is still there but when you try to post to that topic…it doesn’t appear.

I heard of this problem some time back. Try searching..

As fara as I can recall, the new page will show up when there is one more reply.

I did before posting, but I couldn’t find anything.

[honestscott]

Hi delayedinsanity,

Your edit worked!

I removed those 2 phrases and the dots after them…and the brackets are history!

Thanks for your help,

Scott

[honestscott]

I may be going cross-eyed, but that changeset only looks like it combined three lines into one, and added a little css. The brackets will still be there, no?

I am not a programmer, but I did try editing those 3 files and you’re right the brackets were still there, but there wasn’t a space between the topic move drop down box and the links above anymore.

I am going to try your suggestion.

Thanks!

[honestscott]

Or you can edit bb_get_topic_move_dropdown() and just remove $before and $after from $r.

Hi,

Where do I find that file to edit?

I think Sam has a fix coming in 1.0.3?

https://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/1164

You’re right…those are the brackets I am talking about…looks so weird, when everything else looks great.

Thanks for the help!