[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

bbPress should integrate nicely into whatever template the blogger is using. It should be that simple. Am I missing something???

bbPress integration is user integration, not full fledged theme integration. Even if you use Deep Integration methods, there will be a need for manual jiggery.

As for the login issues, double check your cookies and hashes between your wp-config and bb-config files. Clean out all of YOUR cookies and your browser cache and check again. SOmetimes, it’s just that simple.