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In reply to: From BuddyPress to BBpress
The only thing I have heard of is forumconverter https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forumconverter/
Not sure it works, though.
In reply to: How to ban a userAkismet was not helpful?
In reply to: Layout bbPress as Invision or phpBB or vBulletinJust add
.bbp-forum-info .bbp-forums li {display:block;}to your stylesheet
In reply to: bbConverter support dead?Forget daily, I think we’d settle for weekly, fortnightly, monthly or even quarterly. There’s nothing!
In reply to: Is this URL structure possible?Bump
I’m checking out another possible solution to bridge phpBB3 to WP. Its a plugin available at https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-phpbb-bridge/
Interesting.
But it sucks that in this plugin user management has been given to phpBB. WordPress has many more interesting options, like FB/Google/Twitter login, etc.
@ebiznet88: Hard Seat Sleeper is on topic and talking about bbConverter
In reply to: bbpress configuration problem@Daxx: Just to clarify, you have installed https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/ into a WordPress installation, right?
In reply to: Forums as subpageThat’s exactly how it will work if you install https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/
In reply to: Why bbPress sucks!Alright, jjj, have at it:
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19961
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19958
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1737
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1738
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1739
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1740
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1741
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1742
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1743
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1744
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1745
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1746
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1747
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1748
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1749
In reply to: Why bbPress sucks!One thing I missed in the long post:
Standalone bbPress
I appreciate the reason why you sought to create a standalone version of bbPress.
The plugin makes sense because it provides access to a large captive base of WordPress users. But on the other hand it ties bbpress down to WordPress, making it usable *only* with sites that use WordPress.
What if someone who doesn’t use WordPress wants a forum software?
Well, I have a suggestion. bbPress should ONLY be developed as a WordPress plugin (as I believe it is now).
However, a standalone package should be available at bbpress.org. This would basically be a bundle of WordPress and bbpress, where bbpress is active by default.
Additionally, by default, the forum root would be selected as the static page that appears as home. You will need some help from your colleagues at WordPress for this…at the moment only pages (and not custom post types) are allowed to be selected as home. (update: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/19958 )
To sum up, it will still be WordPress with a bbPress plugin, but would be *sold* as forum software. The distinction being target market. bbPress plugin is targeted and marketed to people who use WordPress and are LOOKING for a forum software that integrates with it. The standalone package is targeted and marketed to people who are looking for forum software.
You might think this is a zany idea, and it probably is. It just might work, though.
In reply to: Why bbPress sucks!I understand that you could use some help with the large volume of work that bbPress generates. I also appreciate the good work that the team has already put in.
However, bbPress is already a very good script. Some of my suggestions e.g. #1 #2 and #5 are almost completely non-technical and basically require some manual labor, which I am happy to provide.
I beg to differ with you on documentation. You are right that technical documentation, esp. for plugin developers etc would require an understanding of the codebase. However, I am talking about end-user documentation…in moving to bbPress, that is one of the hurdles I faced. I have also noted a pattern of big concerns of prospective and new users, both here and on WordPress.org
I think if the non-technical parts are dealt with, along with ONE technical part (migration), that would make an immense difference to the adoption of the software. And, of course, a significant number of users will generate interest among developers.
In reply to: Why bbPress sucks!JJJ,
Will create the tickets.
Will check out #bbpress.
Unfortunately, I can’t code, so won’t be much help on that front. But I’ll be more than happy to help with the website cleanup, end-user documentation, etc.
Please can you change my login name to OC2PS? Thanks!
In reply to: Is this URL structure possible?+1
In reply to: BBpress Theme not working.. Please help.A new theme should be uploaded via WP Admin Add New Theme interface
In reply to: How can I install a plugin? Plugins tab is missing?I think bbPress could do better to clarify such things.
In reply to: Layout bbPress as Invision or phpBB or vBulletinhttps://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbpress-help-me
Tried this?
.bbp-forum-info .bbp-forums li {display:block;}In reply to: Are forums, posts and replies custom post types?Where can I edit the forum root?
In reply to: Are forums, posts and replies custom post types?Thanks JJJ
In reply to: [bbPress Plugin] TranslationTurns out that the location to place language files is wp-content/languages/bbpress/ and not anywhere inside your bbpress plugin folder.
It’s an odd location for language files, though, considering that most plugins need to be self-contained and have a /langauges folder within the plugin folder. (e.g. within in /wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-languages folder which already exists)
Also, the name of your file should be of the format bbpress-de_DE.mo not simply de_DE.mo
Finally, you should download the file from https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/bbpress/plugin/ not from http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress-i18n/
In order to download the file, click on the language you want, then scroll down to the bottom of the page, and hit Export.
At the very least, I wish bbpress.org included all this in their documentation. The existing documentation has nothing to do with how bbPress work now…all documentation is really for the discontinued standalone version. (by the way, the discontinuation of the standalone version should also be clearly stated on the download page)
In reply to: Where should I place the language files?Turns out the location is wp-content/languages/bbpress/ and not anywhere inside your bbpress plugin folder.
Also, the name of your file should be of the format bbpress-de_DE.mo not simply de_DE.mo
Finally, you should download the file from https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/bbpress/plugin/ not from http://svn.automattic.com/bbpress-i18n/
In order to download the file, click on the language you want, then scroll down to the bottom of the page, and hit Export.
I wish bbpress.org included all this in their documentation. The existing documentation has nothing to do with how bbPress work now…all documentation is really for the discontinued standalone version.
Oh, I see that in changelog it says phpbb is now supported
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbconverter/changelog/
This is important info and should really also be included in description
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbconverter/
where it still says “We are working on phpBB”
What does this in the description mean:
“This plugin runs in the background and converts passwords for your users when they log in, so the process is seamless even if your old forum uses different encryption methods.”
Does this mean that I should not uninstall the plugin after the conversion is complete?
Anointed?
In reply to: [bbPress Plugin] Translationhow do other plugins do this?
/languages folder within plugin folder.
They simply look at WPLANG to load language
Thanks, Anointed.
Can you confirm whether bbconverter can import from phpbb 3.0.10
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-bbconverter-whither-phpbb
I’m quite surprised that you started off with platforms (vbulletin and invision) that are jointly less popular than phpbb. But I suppose one of the plugin developers had forums that used those platforms and I’m glad to be able to benefit from your hard work.
You have mentioned in the plugin description that conversion for phpbb is coming *soon*, and I was wondering if you might be able to provide some updates on that.
Finally, am I correct in assuming that bbconverter
i) imports topics and forum hierarchies into bbpress
ii) including the relations between topics and forums
iii) and slugs for topics and forums
iv) generates an .htaccess to place in the old forum directory so that old URLs are 301 redirected to new ones.
v) imports users including profiles, passwords, signatures and roles
