[Jared Atchison]

Trunk is simply the latest development version of bbPress. So if jjj committed a patch last night, it’s not going to show up in the latest *stable* version – it will be in trunk.

You can download trunk via a zip file or through SVN – SVN is better because then you can easily sync it down the road.

Make sure you are grabbing the plugin trunk and not 1.x trunk.

https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/browser/branches/plugin

[maintenanceguy]

I need a quick, overview of how to install a WP blog with a BBPress forum on the same domain.

I found a couple of tutorials on how to do this with the legacy stand alone version of BBPress and have considered just installing the legacy version but am hoping there’s a way with the newer plugin version.

What I want to do:

(1) Run WordPress from the root directory and use it as the site blog

(2) Run a forum in a subfolder ‘/forum’ (I assume this will require a second installation of WP with BBPress plugin?)

(3) Both the forum and blog should have integrated registrations/login so if you join or log into one, you’re automatically a member of or logged into the other.

(4) Both the forum and blog should be able to share a theme or at least be able to install the same theme on both installations for website consistency.

Thank you in advance for any help.

[jmatthewgore]

Thanks again, rvencu

I do have a Linux host… a CentOS based VPS (managed). Beyond that, I’m afraid that your suggestion is Greek to me. I don’t really know anything about editing the EOL Conversion (or what it is).

However, I can safely say that I’ve experienced my fair share of php errors on this server, and previous ones have not been listed as “line 1”. Also, aside from this comment form showing up, my whole install of wordpress and buddypress/bbPress works just fine, so I’m not sure I understand why changing this line would be a particular problem anyway… maybe it’s just a syntax error?

But are you saying that you don’t see any obvious problem with the code I pasted above?

Many Thanks,

Matthew

[SK]

#1 Would love to see that as well.

#2 Loved these little things in phpBB and missing in bbpress

#3 have you tried:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbp-signature/

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-bbcode/

bbPress.org plugin repo is useless for bbPress plugin, but you could check out https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/bbpress

These plugins are WP plugins for bbPress, and you can install from WP Admin just like normal WP plugins

[kommander]

Hello,

I’m using the Post Author (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/post-author/) plugin and it’s showing the “Written by” name and date on Sub-forums.

This only happens to sub-forums, sub-categories. Not Top level forums.

I want to get rid of the post author for the sub-forums and sub-categories whilst retaining the author for topics.

How can I do this?

[Jared Atchison]

Not sure what version of bbPress you are on, but if some change you are trying out 2.1 I’d recommend looking at https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-custom-css-file/

[Jared Atchison]

I’d recommend checking out https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-local-avatars/

[marques_uk1]

I’ve found a plugin where you can do this, it works perfect. https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/user-avatar/

Just upload profile pics via users menu.

I wanted to allow the member to do it via my webpage rather than having access to wordpress. i.e. via profile edit in BBPress.

I have found a temp solution that works for me, however I’am using eMember plugin that is integrated with Gravatar. http://en.gravatar.com/

[MTPrower]

I will do that. I’ve also been looking for a way to upload avatars through the WordPress front-end, regardless of whether bbPress is installed or not, as that will also accomplish what I think both of us are trying to accomplish. Thanks.

[marques_uk1]

Just to add to my previous post, I have created my own theme for WordPress. The forum works on it fine, it would just be nice to have the option for members to upload their own profile pictures.

Maybe this is something the BBPress team can add on their next update as I’m sure many people would like this option?

Hi MTPrower, I’m going to carry on looking for a solution, hopefully someone can help on here, but I’ll keep you updated with my progress. Could you let me know if you find a solution as well?

Many thanks

[MTPrower]

I have WordPress with bbPress 2.0 installed as a plugin. I’m looking for some basic functionality:

1. The ability to upload an avatar from the front-end, so the WordPress back-end can remain hidden

2. Topic and forums icons that can change depending on whether the user has read the topic(s) yet

3. Signature and custom bbcode support.

I can’t seem to be able to add any real functionality to bbPress simply because bbPress isn’t the stand-alone version. There is no page to activate bbPress plugins that I downloaded, so what do I do? Without plugins, bbPress is nearly useles…

[marques_uk1]

Hi everyone,

I have recently installed BBPress plugin on my website, which I use with WordPress.

I’ve been searching for a solution to allow my members to be able to upload their own avatars via the user edit section on BBPress.

At the moment the defualt WordPress avatar is used which looks rather boring. I have found two plugins that have been built for this purpose however I can’t seem to get either to work.

These are http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/avatar-upload/ and http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/bavatars/

avatar-upload plugin requires a number of changes and even when I follow these steps I can’t get it to work. Bavatars doesn’t work either when I follow the WP option.

Does anyone know of a simple solution?

Thanks in advance

marques_uk1

[Rafael Wahasugui]

Hello,

I’m using the bbPress Forum list widget and [bbp-forum-index] Shortcode.

I’ve changed these lines to list by title:

wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-includes/bbp-forum-template.php

Line #88

‘orderby’ => ‘menu_order’,

changed for:

‘orderby’ => ‘title’,

wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-includes/bbp-core-widgets.php

Line #387

‘orderby’ => ‘menu_order’,

changed for:

‘orderby’ => ‘title’,

https://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Order_.26_Orderby_Parameters

[cunparis]

Can you tell me which plugins could accomplish this? The alternative for me is vbulletin which is infinitely more complex for he simple forum I want to do.

[Jared Atchison]

Right now it’s not something that is easily done out of the box. It can definitely be done, but needs some plugins to accomplish.

It’s definitely on our radar though. See https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1805

[cunparis]

I’m looking for the exact thing and I haven’t found a way to do it. Hopefully someone will offer some suggestions.

[C W (VYSO)]

Extremely trivial I know, but:

bbPress is forum software with a twist from the creators of WordPress. Create a simple and engaging community to compliment your WordPress powered website or blog.

“Compliment” fits grammatically and is even semantically sensible… but assuming the overriding purpose of bbPress is not merely to enable site visitors to shower website administrators with praise, it’s “complement” you’re after!

[wbbg]

You are using WordPress 3.3.1.

Example of problem:

http://wbbg.com/blog/forums/forum/member-forum/

[Jared Atchison]

Hmm, that’s weird. What version of WP/bbPress are you running?

bbPress should work no matter what permalink structure you have WordPress set to use.

[Jared Atchison]

Sure.

The forums will be separate for each site, but will share user accounts.

[Biswadip]

On this bbpress forum page of my WordPress site:

http://www.readingmarx.net/?topic=circulation

there is a a log of edits:

This reply was modified 80 days ago by Bis.

This reply was modified 80 days ago by Bis.

This reply was modified 80 days ago by Bis.

etc. etc.

How do I remove this feature from this page or from my settings for any page?

Thank you

Bis

[John James Jacoby]

Your feedback is appreciated. It’s not new information, though – and it doesn’t really help us do anything differently to improve your experience here.

Making bbPress easier to use has been the primary goal of its past 2 years of development. The number one tag on these forums is ‘integration’ and it’s because a majority of users want bbPress to work seamlessly with WordPress. Given the constraints of WordPress’s templating engine, we’ve done a great job with bbPress 2+.

Had you tried to use bbPress in 2008, you probably would have completely written it off; you *had to* go into the code and make edits to configuration files, it was part of the connection process and there was no turn-key solution.

Right now, as long as your theme is behaving:

* Install bbPress

* Make some forums

* Go to yoursite.com/forums/

* You now, have forums

* Optionally make login/register/lost-password pages, configure widgets, etc…

If you have BuddyPress installed, if your theme isn’t playing nicely, if you have a page with the slug ‘forums’ already for some reason, if you have anything more complicated you have to go hunting around for solutions. bbPress can’t predict every situation, it can only work with WordPress core files. If you’re experiencing one of these complications, it’s unique to a small subset of users and you (or someone you hire/know) is the expert in your installation.

You say you don’t want to look at code, and you’re not a developer; that’s okay. The problem is that bbPress isn’t going to be exactly what everyone wants, and why plugins exist. If you decide to dive into the code, it’s been painstakingly documented to read like a book – top down, left to right – with hints, direction, and pointers to connect things together in plain English.

In terms of staff on these forums, we are a volunteer staff of mostly Jared and myself with others that come and go as they can. When a topic goes unanswered, it’s because we just don’t have the time to take away from other things to help that day. Being disappointed is understandable; the only way that improves is by becoming familiar with the project and committing to time towards it.

bbPress, the project, has been around since 2005. bbPress, the plugin, since 2011. It’s born again, and new. No better time to get in on the ground floor of something awesome.

Sorry you’re unhappy. In the future it would be great to have more specific things we can address. General happiness isn’t really what we supply here.

[Joshua McQueen]

Hi there,

I am looking into bbPress — but we run a mult-site wordpress configuration.

Am I able to put forums on each of the sites?

-Josh

[wbbg]

Ok so I am new to BBPress. I was looking for a quick and easy solution for forums.

So far so good. Then I updated my permalinks structure in WordPress to be “post-name”

Now all the forum links come up as 404s.

Perhaps I am just having a dumb day but I have read the similar problems and cannot make head or tail of them.

I want my blog in general to use the post name permalink structure, as I like it for SEO purposes. I really could not care less for the Forum. I just want it to work.

What am I missing?

Thanks for your help!

[macauley86]

I just installed the bbpress plugin in my wordpress site. I can see the bbpress settings page. I created a Forums page on my site, and added a forum to the bbpress Dashboard forum page. Now, how do I actually see the bbpress forum in my site’s Forums page? When I go there, the page is empty? What am I missing? Do I need to add some code to the Forums page to get the bbpress forum to show up?