[grownow]

bbPress is a popular forum software that is designed to integrate seamlessly with WordPress. While it is primarily intended to be used as a WordPress plugin, it is technically possible to install bbPress without WordPress. However, this is not a recommended or officially supported use case.

bbPress relies on various WordPress functions, libraries, and database tables to function properly. Therefore, attempting to install bbPress as a standalone application without WordPress may lead to compatibility issues and limited functionality.

Regarding the documentation for setting up bbPress without WordPress, it’s important to note that the official bbPress documentation primarily focuses on its usage as a WordPress plugin. Since installing bbPress without WordPress is not the recommended approach, there may not be official documentation specifically addressing this scenario.

If you still want to proceed with installing bbPress without WordPress, you can try the following general steps:

Download bbPress: Visit the official bbPress website (https://bbpress.org/) and download the latest version of bbPress.

Set up a web server: Install and configure a web server (such as Apache or Nginx) on your server or local machine.

Set up PHP: Install PHP and configure it to work with your web server.

Set up a MySQL database: Install and configure a MySQL database server. You will need to create a new database for bbPress and a user with appropriate privileges.

Create the necessary directories: Create a directory on your server or local machine where you want to install bbPress.

Extract bbPress: Extract the contents of the bbPress download package into the directory you created.

Configure bbPress: Open the config.php file located in the bbPress directory and modify the database connection settings to match your MySQL setup.

Set up the necessary tables: bbPress requires specific database tables to function correctly. You may need to manually create these tables using MySQL commands or import an existing schema if available.

Configure your web server: Set up the necessary configuration directives in your web server to point to the bbPress installation directory.

Access bbPress: Once you’ve completed the above steps, you should be able to access bbPress by visiting the appropriate URL in your web browser.

It’s important to note that this process may require advanced technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills. Since this is not the intended use case for bbPress, you may encounter various compatibility issues or limitations along the way.

If you’re looking to create a standalone forum application, there are other forum software options available that are specifically designed to work independently without relying on WordPress, such as phpBB or Discourse. It may be more suitable to explore those alternatives for your needs.

[ricoto]

Hi,

does it work with the new version of wordpress?

[Robin W]

I’m not a bbpress author, so cannot comment on why.

ok, so if there are no keymasters, if you add this plugin:

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>bug fixes

you will get the ability to add yourself back as a keymaster

[ricoto]

Which plugin can I associate with BBpress for registration and login?
I would like to use something other than the wordpress form.

[johnboyfred11]

Hi, I had a fully functional version of bbpress and have changed my domain name in repurposing my site, however when I log in to the dashboard where bbpress had three tabs Forum, Topics and Replies but recently have only two Topics and Replies so am unable to create new forum topics. The menu name I used for access the forums was Forum or Forums which I have read somewhere can create a clash, I have uninstalled and reinstalled bbpress a few times but cannot get it to work. wordpress 6.2.2, Ocean WP template, Elementor 3.13.4, Elementor pro 3.13.2 the link being geelongtoday.com Thanks

[codejp3]

@tealcfr – what Robin W suggested is probably your best bet if you need it done immediately.

Considering that there are plenty of other topics on this very same thing and there’s been a 9 year old ticket for this very thing (https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2605), your options are limited. A simple and logical approach without any code like Robin suggested above, or custom queries and perhaps some custom code like I suggested before that.

I’ve taken a look at /includes/converters/bbPress1.php and /includes/classes/class-bbp-converter-base and I think it’s realistic to make a bbPress2.php converter to use within the default bbPress importer (and would also solve the outstanding ticket #2605). If you don’t have the skills to do that, I’d consider doing it as an addition to the bbPress community, but I’d want you (and others) to test it before it gets submitted as a patch. I could have it ready for testing within a week or two. Not a good option if you’re in a rush.

[Robin W]

php level.

Frankly it’s really not easy to move forums, topics and replies between sites if not moving the while site.

bbpress users custom post types, and manages the relationships between them via both post_parent and post meta. If you just export and import again, if the post ID frtom the source site is already being used by the destinatiion site, the the wp import process just allocates a free number, so the relationships gets all messed up.

ditto if the user ID’s do not exactly match, then again these get to be wrong.

I have done transfers as paid jobs for clients in the past, and have some code that does a few bits that get over this, but it is not really generic, so would need someone who knows WordPress database well and is happy with php. I am short on time at the moment to do the job.

[codejp3]

I’m posting this on behalf of another user from this topic/post. I can’t verify this, but they claim that the TinyMCE visual editor used to show for guest posters (yes, guest posting is enabled on their forum).

They’re claiming that at some point within the past few months, that stopped.

I tried on my dev server and confirmed that guests do NOT see any visual editor buttons, but I don’t know how long that has been the case, or if guests were ever able to see the TinyMCE editor in the first place.

I’m scratching my brain trying to figure out how to enable the TinyMCE editor for guests. There’s nothing helpful related to this in the WP TinyMCE docs, WP Rich Text Editor Filters, or in the TinyMCE v4 docs. Browsing through /wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php (specifically the editor_settings method) was also a bust.

The only check I’ve been able to find that determines whether or not to display it is “user_can_richedit()”, and even forcing ALL users to have richedit capabilities doesn’t solve it:
add_filter('user_can_richedit', '__return_true');

So my question – How do you enable the TinyMCE editor for guests???

[Robin W]

try

bbPress Voting

[Robin W]

On the basic bbpress plugin, you can approve/reject topics in the backend dashboard, but the user sees nothing.

There is a moderation section in my style pack additional plugin which adds better moderation options

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Moderation

[Robin W]

ok, no one else is reporting this, and I cannot replicate this error.

This suggests it is site specific.

If you are happy that you are getting this on a reply from you where you have definitely only hit the submit button once, then I can only suggest you do the standard fault finding

it could be a theme or plugin issue

Themes

As a test switch to a default theme such as twentytwenty, and see if this fixes.

Plugins

If that doesn’t work, also deactivate all plugins apart from bbpress and see if this fixes. if it does, re-enable one at a time to see which is causing the error.

If you cannot do this to your site (say because it is live) then use the ‘troubleshooting’ features of this plugin to let you test without affecting other users

Health Check & Troubleshooting

Then come back

Otherwise maybe talk to your hosting provider about site speed

[ricoto]

I want the same user menu as on this site bbpress.org.
How can I do it?
It’s the same as there is in the toolbar than WordPress at the top right.
https://postimg.cc/Lhwz65RW
https://postimg.cc/LYT2QnD8

PS: How to post an image on the forum I don’t know how to do it

[Robin W]

sorry no, bbpress only works as a plugin within wordpress.

[Bruce]

I assume that bbPress can be installed without WordPress. However, is there documentation for the process especially the MySQL setup?

[Robin W]

bbpress just uses the WordPress registration system, so google around to find a WordPress registration and logion plugin that suits you.

additionally this plugin adds some features such as adding registration prfile and login to wordpress menus

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>login

[Robin W]

Kadence does extensive changes to how bbpress displays, including templates and css. So issues such as order in templates, you will need to take this up with Kadence authors.

If you are using bbp-style-pack, then I have added some limited support for css issues

bbp style pack

[Robin W]

this is a notification error, and is not fatal.

Bbpress authors have not changed this one yet.

WordPress recommends that debug is not used on livre sites, so users should not see this.

It was a WordPress decision to change blacklist and whitelist due to racial connotations.

if you want to stop this displaying change the code in the file (lines 818-820) from

// Strict mode uses WordPress "blacklist" settings
	if ( true === $strict ) {
		$hook_name   = 'blacklist';
		$option_name = 'blacklist_keys';

to

// Strict mode uses WordPress "blacklist" settings
	if ( true === $strict ) {
		$hook_name   = 'disallowed';
		$option_name = 'disallowed_keys';

and keep a note of this change

[romancewritersonline]

We are a writer group running a 6.2.2 WordPress install, 7.4.33 PHP version, the current version of OceanWP theme, PaidMembershipPro 2.11 (current), and BBPress 2.6.9. Our host is SiteGround shared hosting.

Our forum users are experiencing intermittent time-out issues when replying to forum posts. The issue seems to be with longer reply posts, 450 words or more, getting Page Unresponsive messages after hitting SUBMIT

I increased the Dynamic timeout in .htaccess but that doesn’t seem to helping:

<IfModule mod_dtimeout.c>
<Files ~ “.php”>
SetEnvIf Request_URI “index.php” DynamicTimeout=300
SetEnvIf Request_URI “wp-admin/themes.php” DynamicTimeout=300
SetEnvIf Request_URI “wp-admin/admin-ajax.php” DynamicTimeout=300
SetEnvIf Request_URI “wp-admin/admin.php” DynamicTimeout=300
</Files>
</IfModule>

I’m not sure what’s generating this Page Unresponsive message, and why it’s intermittent. The reply posts don’t seem that large, and there are only 2 or 3 users on at a given time.

[Robin W]

bbpress just uses the WordPress registration system, so google around to find a WordPress registration and logion plugin that suits you.

[deliverteam]

In the search results page, the All in one SEO pack plugin does not show the title tag.
Please tell me how to output the title tag on the search results page, even if it is a wordpress function.

[Robin W]

sorry, link failed to insert

Private groups

[Robin W]

As described this would be very complicated, requiring both single sign on, and data links between two wordpress sites.

I suspect it is doable, but would take many hours work and probably custom code to achieve.

Using a single site, you could have bbpress and use this additional plugin to create private forums for groups whilst having other forums visible by all groups.

This will not fix the sub groups having events and blog posts

[Robin W]

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Subscription Emails

[Robin W]

So first off, when someone makes a post on a thread I an subscribed to, I get and email. Is there a was I can switch this off for the whole site?

Sorry, I’m a bit confused. The only function of subscribing is to get email notifications of posts made to a thread, so if you don’t want emails, don’t subscribe to a thread 🙂

I want everyone to automatically subscribe to a thread that they post in.
Is there a way to do that?

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Topic/Reply Form>item 6

[Robin W]

bbp style pack

once activated go to

dashboard>settings>bbp style pack>Topic/Reply Display item 19