[intimez]

I’ve been playing with this and it’s promising while we wait for bbpress plugin to mature

http://vanillaforums.com/blog/news/vanilla-wordpress-plugins-and-widgets/

[Ricardo]

Since i noticed the new bbpress wasnt going to be “theme integration friendly” just like the previous versions, i started to look for other forum plugins, simple:press was the next step but i find it quite slow loading.

Today while browsing an “drupal7 vs joomla 1.6” article i found a forum plugin for wordpress:

The Mingle Forum Plugin

http://cartpauj.com/projects/mingle-forum-plugin/

no need to ftp files, you can install it from within wordpress plugin page, no need for extra themes, it can use whatever theme wordpress uses, international localization/languages etc etc

@bbpress devs: in my opinion you’re overcomplicating something that should be “easy as 1,2,3” in bbpress (theme integration), you’re “integrating” not the opposite, lots and lots of people voiced their problems with complicated integrations or deep integration, why insist on having separate thmes for something that “uses” wordpress that itself already uses a theme. Make it simple.

REQUIREMENTS:

PHP 5.x

WordPress 3.0 or newer

FEATURES:

* NEW! SEO Friendly URLs

* NEW! Forum sitemap (../wp-content/plugins/mingle-forum/sitemap.php)

* NEW! Adsense areas

* Media embedding into forum posts (like Youtube, Flickr, Photobucket…)

* WordPress 3.0 ready!

* Categories with sub-forums

* User Groups

* User Levels (EX: Newbie, Beginner, Pro…)

* Private Messages – Forum integrates seamlessly with my Cartpauj PM Plugin (Requires Cartpauj PM vs. 1.0.09 or greater)

* Moderators

* Skins

* Captcha

* BB Code

* Smilies

* Custom Forum Search

* Guest posts (See Mingle Forum Guest Info add-on by wpweaver)

* Hot/Very Hot topics

* Sticky (Pinned) Topics

* Move, Edit, Remove and Close topics

* Forum RSS Feeds

* Email notifications on replies to topics

* Recent posts widget (or PHP shortcode for your theme)

* Integrates nicely with most themes (It’s tough to make it work for all themes so some skin modifications may be required for your site)

* Allow/Dis-allow other users to view your profile from the Forum

* Supports different languages

* Integrates with the Mingle Plugin (by Blair Williams) NOTE: The “Mingle” plugin is NOT required for forum to work

o Avatars

o Profile’s (Works with/without Pretty Profile URLs enabled in Mingle settings)

o Activity in the forum shows up as activity in mingle (Helps increase discussion in both your forums and your SN)

o Deleted forum topics will also delete the corresponding Mingle board post

Screenshots

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricardouk/sets/72157625882755704/

[kwerri]

I wanted to use this plugin:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-latest-discussion/

but it’s no longer supported, and I wasn’t able to get it to work when I did install it.

[kwerri]

I wanted to use this plugin:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-latest-discussion/

but it’s no longer supported, and I wasn’t able to get it to work when I did install it.

[kwerri]

Hi,

Is there a widget out there which allows me to show the latest topics in the forums in the sidebar of my WordPress installation?

I would like people who visit the front page of my site to easily see the newest activity on the forums without needing to go to the forum page.

[meadose]

Yeah I have the same problem before and all I did to fix the issue is to clear cache and cookies on my internet browser. I was surprised at first because I am not sure it solved the issue. I thought it was something from the server’s end that is causing the issue.

conversion optimization – http://www.work.com/conversion-optimization-63070

smith mountain lake va – http://www.smithmountainhomes.com

[meadose]

Yeah I have the same problem before and all I did to fix the issue is to clear cache and cookies on my internet browser. I was surprised at first because I am not sure it solved the issue. I thought it was something from the server’s end that is causing the issue.

conversion optimization – http://www.work.com/conversion-optimization-63070

smith mountain lake va – http://www.smithmountainhomes.com

[andyfox1]

hope others have had this problem and can help me. All I did was install bbpress and then used the integration wizard on setup. Everything seemed to work ok until I tried to login to WP to put a link to my forum.

Now when I try to login it won’t say the password is wrong it will just refresh the page.

I think it might have something to do with the auth fields i added a word to or maybe something I don’t know of.

Any help?

[RegNatarajan]

I get that totally. I’m not pressuring them. I’m a developer myself, and I fully understand it takes time. What I’m really looking for is to just understand where things are right now, without that coming across as pressure.

I get that WordPress integration isn’t so advanced right now, and that’s fine. I’d be looking to make it part of my WordPress site at http://www.esecuredata.com, but that doesn’t mean it has to share the same users or be a plugin. I could just link to it as a totally separate process with separate users, although I’d probably write a bit of custom integration code as we maintain our own user database.

I would love to see a few sites running BBPress so I can see what’s possible, and see what themes or styles are available right now. I find this forum extremely fast and easy to use, and am interested if it is running a widely available style/skin. Heck, I don’t even know if you call them styles or skins or themes or what, here. lol.

[RegNatarajan]

I get that totally. I’m not pressuring them. I’m a developer myself, and I fully understand it takes time. What I’m really looking for is to just understand where things are right now, without that coming across as pressure.

I get that WordPress integration isn’t so advanced right now, and that’s fine. I’d be looking to make it part of my WordPress site at http://www.esecuredata.com, but that doesn’t mean it has to share the same users or be a plugin. I could just link to it as a totally separate process with separate users, although I’d probably write a bit of custom integration code as we maintain our own user database.

I would love to see a few sites running BBPress so I can see what’s possible, and see what themes or styles are available right now. I find this forum extremely fast and easy to use, and am interested if it is running a widely available style/skin. Heck, I don’t even know if you call them styles or skins or themes or what, here. lol.

[citizenkeith]

@RegNatarajan The bbPress plugin for WordPress isn’t even in alpha stage yet. It’s not ready to be used on a live site. You’ll need to be a little patient and let the developers do their thing. When it’s released, I’m sure you’ll see lots of theme options appear, plus plugins for the plugin!

In the meantime, the standalone version is available, and with a little work, you can integrate that into WordPress. At some point, there will be an importer if you choose to use the bbPress plugin when it is finally released.

[citizenkeith]

@RegNatarajan The bbPress plugin for WordPress isn’t even in alpha stage yet. It’s not ready to be used on a live site. You’ll need to be a little patient and let the developers do their thing. When it’s released, I’m sure you’ll see lots of theme options appear, plus plugins for the plugin!

In the meantime, the standalone version is available, and with a little work, you can integrate that into WordPress. At some point, there will be an importer if you choose to use the bbPress plugin when it is finally released.

[ashleybacon]

Hi,

thanks, theme integration would be good but to start with I just want to display the bbpress forum within my wordpress blog. i can then choose a forum theme that closest matches my wordpress theme.

probably not the correct place to post but i did try buddy press, i love the loog and feel and the forum which is bbpress (i believe) looks great but i dont like the way you have to create and be part of a group rather than just creating a new topic like bbpress….unless i have missed something.

Ash

[ashleybacon]

Hi,

thanks, theme integration would be good but to start with I just want to display the bbpress forum within my wordpress blog. i can then choose a forum theme that closest matches my wordpress theme.

probably not the correct place to post but i did try buddy press, i love the loog and feel and the forum which is bbpress (i believe) looks great but i dont like the way you have to create and be part of a group rather than just creating a new topic like bbpress….unless i have missed something.

Ash

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

you can do theme matching via deep integration – http://www.wpwebhost.com/make-bbpress-theme-match-with-wordpress-by-deep-integration/

make sure you read the pros n cons of deep integration first – http://blog.ashfame.com/2010/02/bbpress-deep-integration-advantages-disadvantages/

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

you can do theme matching via deep integration – http://www.wpwebhost.com/make-bbpress-theme-match-with-wordpress-by-deep-integration/

make sure you read the pros n cons of deep integration first – http://blog.ashfame.com/2010/02/bbpress-deep-integration-advantages-disadvantages/

[ashleybacon]

Hello,

I have been using wordpress for a year now and have decided I need a forum, hence I found myself on the BBPress site. I have setup bbpress and so far so good. I now want require a plug-in or instructions to add a new page to my wordpress site called Forum and when clicked it loads the forum as a page, and my wordpress header and menus remain along with widgets remain. I cannot find how to set this up. I know I can have a page called forum and when clicked a new web browser window will pop up with the forum in on a separate page but I don’t want this.

Can anyone help.

[charliezegers]

I installed bbPress here yesterday:

http://www.specialneedslifeline.com/forums

Everything seems to be working correctly… but when I attempted to log in to WordPress on the associated site this morning (http://www.specialneedslifeline.com) it failed.

I enter my username and password, but the login screen just refreshes – the WordPress dashboard does not load.

Logging in to the bbPress admin works fine.

Any ideas where I should start troubleshooting? I’m baffled.

[wildkyo]

I’m very excited with the launch of bbpress as plugin. I hope we can enjoy it soon in a alpha state in order to update it easily. For me only one matter is pending and is that:

“The goal is for the bbPress plugin to include these pages as WordPress page templates and short-codes, to allow for maximum flexibility in configuring your site. “

With that I will start to develop my own forum.

So, thanks and keep up the great work!

[Rich Pedley]

To join the forum you have to be a member of WordPress (subscriber), so yes. But having the templates mean that they can be skewed to a forum login, and possibly appear on the forum page ala the current bbPress.

[Billy Wilcosky]

I am so impatient. I never thought I’d be excited about a forum plugin, but I am. I check here everyday to see if this has been completed…

@JJJ or whoever wants to chime in. You responded to Rootside and explained the login page, but I’m not sure if that answers my question. It sounds like you’re talking about a login page integrated into a WordPress page. But, I want my members to also be able to use the default WordPress registration and login page (wp-login.php). That will work with the plugin right?

[wckdonlinemdia]

Hello

I have domain domainnameDOTcom/

My WordPress directory is domainnameDOTcom/wordpress/

Installed BuddyPress Default 1.2.7 with WordPress 3.0.4

With BB-Press Forum

When I select any tab that is not created in WP then the FULL url including the WP install directory is evident

How can I ensure this WP directory remains “hidden” from the users perspective

I have tried to implement bp-custom.php which resides in /public_html/wptest/wp-content/plugins/buddypress without success.

That is the WP directory can be seen in the URL when I select “Forum” tab, thereafter the site adopts the extended url even though permalinks is set to /%category%/%postname%/

Here is the code I found on this site and tested:

code:

<?php

// Getting rid of the subfolder in URLs/permalinks

function my_bp_override_core_domain() {

$domain = get_bloginfo(‘url’);

return $domain;

}

add_filter(‘bp_core_get_root_domain’,’my_bp_override_core_domain’);

?>

I look forward to hearing feedback

Phil

[mira360]

Hello,

We work many times with translations to Spanish languages, and we have a new team of person likes collaborate on net to translate to catalan language. we use the poedit but is not good to work on a group, and we like to collaborate with the wordpress,bbpress,buddypress community.

I know install with out problems wordpress,bbpress,buddypress and integrate. But i don´t know install GlotPress, and the instruction to do it is with SVN and i can do it with this proceed because we have a hosting (rent).

we need help. How install GLOTPRESS on BBpress in my hosting?

i have a bbpress install independence, is it good start or we need a wp whit bbpress install the base to install glotpress?

we like work with many colaborate for the Spanish community and catalan community, but need this time many help from they.

thanks you very much, and sorry with my english.

[Dominic10]

Is it possible to call wordpress plugin functions in bbpress?

I’ve added the deep integration code in bb-config.php:

/* Deep integration */

if ( !defined(‘ABSPATH’) & !defined(‘XMLRPC_REQUEST’))

{

define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, false);

include_once(dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/../wp-blog-header.php’ );

header(“HTTP/1.1 200 OK”);

header(“Status: 200 All rosy”);

}

I added this too:

require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/../wp-load.php’);

define(‘WP_BB’, true);

However, i can only call the theme functions of wordpress i.e., get_header(), get_footer() etc…but i cannot get the wordpress plugin functions to work in my bbpress. I’m trying to call a function from a wordpress plugin named “Marquee” and placed it at the bottom of my bbpress template.

[Rich Pedley]

The positioning of the avatars is already in WordPress comments, so that is not new. but they are not in the ‘form’, which is why I paid them little attention.

Circular images made from existing gravatars would be ok, but just rounding the corners may make them more appealing. But making them circular could completely miss the main part of the image, mine isn’t central and it would actually lose it’s appearance if made circular.