Right, there is no official manual.
Find the integration guide on this page – http://blog.ashfame.com/bbpress/
Try this plugin for sync – https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/wordpress-bbpress-syncronization/
Create my-plugins folder with 755 permissions in root of bbPress and put plugins there. You can activate them from dashboard after login.
P.S. – Being to the point doesn’t hurt. Write as much required.
Right, there is no official manual.
Find the integration guide on this page – http://blog.ashfame.com/bbpress/
Try this plugin for sync – https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/wordpress-bbpress-syncronization/
Create my-plugins folder with 755 permissions in root of bbPress and put plugins there. You can activate them from dashboard after login.
P.S. – Being to the point doesn’t hurt. Write as much required.
Thanks
@Ashfame
Humm well asking where’s the manual is pretty clear. I would think All you had to say was there wasn’t one, which doesn’t make sense. I’m not a noob. I would be glad to RTFM
I can delete everything and install it myself if that is where it says how to do a “an integrated install with WordPress”
My needs as you ask are to have clear instruction on how to install this script and sync it with wordpress. It appears their are none so I will ask some simple questions.
Should I start over with fresh install in order to have everything sync properly?
How do you activate the plugins?
What files are used to do “an integrated install with WordPress”?
What needs to be changed in those files? If Any?
Does anything in wordpress need to be changed such as user permissions.
Thanks in advance for any links or information for completing the set up of this script
Thanks
@Ashfame
Humm well asking where’s the manual is pretty clear. I would think All you had to say was there wasn’t one, which doesn’t make sense. I’m not a noob. I would be glad to RTFM
I can delete everything and install it myself if that is where it says how to do a “an integrated install with WordPress”
My needs as you ask are to have clear instruction on how to install this script and sync it with wordpress. It appears their are none so I will ask some simple questions.
Should I start over with fresh install in order to have everything sync properly?
How do you activate the plugins?
What files are used to do “an integrated install with WordPress”?
What needs to be changed in those files? If Any?
Does anything in wordpress need to be changed such as user permissions.
Thanks in advance for any links or information for completing the set up of this script
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Hi,
Does any of you the current “trunk”version of bbPress? Since the last version of 9 days (mdawaffe) shows my forum a PHP Warning: “Invalid argument supplied for foreach (@ 2718)”- caused by the file functions.bb-users.php. It seems as if the function expects an array, but not get!?
A Google search for the error message brings up only my own forum. 
Has anyone found this problem, too?
My forum url: http://www.mysteria3000.de
I use the trunk version of bbPress with the Beta 2 of WordPress 3.1.
Perhaps the reason is a change in handling users in WordPress?
I am grateful for solutions.
Greetings
Markus Pezold
black-forever
– http://black-forever.de
– http://twitter.com/blackforever_de
I doubt if your host even did an integrated install with WordPress?
If you want WP sync, there is a plugin for that. Can’t recall if it requires integrated setup. Please be clear about your needs instead of a story in paragraph, hard to make out of it.
I doubt if your host even did an integrated install with WordPress?
If you want WP sync, there is a plugin for that. Can’t recall if it requires integrated setup. Please be clear about your needs instead of a story in paragraph, hard to make out of it.
If you use WordPress, then bbPress is going to be a really good long-term option as it will soon mean the best integration with your website.
My main experience is with both phpBB and SMF and they feel like archaic pieces of software that are a pain to integrate and design for. Both also have big spam problems unless you customise the registration form. I think bbPress is protected by Akismet which is a different league to what the others have.
Another option similar to bbPress is Vanilla http://vanillaforums.org
My current preference is bbPress, but only if you don’t need to install too many plugins as it increases the chance of things going wrong when updating.
If you use WordPress, then bbPress is going to be a really good long-term option as it will soon mean the best integration with your website.
My main experience is with both phpBB and SMF and they feel like archaic pieces of software that are a pain to integrate and design for. Both also have big spam problems unless you customise the registration form. I think bbPress is protected by Akismet which is a different league to what the others have.
Another option similar to bbPress is Vanilla http://vanillaforums.org
My current preference is bbPress, but only if you don’t need to install too many plugins as it increases the chance of things going wrong when updating.
1. Some plugins need some editing, but its usually minimal and with details on how to. Most plugins however do not need editing or knowledge of php.
2. Right now Automattic is working on a bbPress plugin for WordPress their main blogging platform. I’m guessing most support will go too that. But some support remains on the official bbpress.
3. All populair forum software has spam problems.
4. Core changes arent neccesairy, just hook it in. Although this will require some php knowledge.
1. Some plugins need some editing, but its usually minimal and with details on how to. Most plugins however do not need editing or knowledge of php.
2. Right now Automattic is working on a bbPress plugin for WordPress their main blogging platform. I’m guessing most support will go too that. But some support remains on the official bbpress.
3. All populair forum software has spam problems.
4. Core changes arent neccesairy, just hook it in. Although this will require some php knowledge.
You probably have to sync wordpress and bbpress roles, havent done it in a while though, so cant remember exactly how it worked, just go into bb-admin and its in the options somewhere.
You probably have to sync wordpress and bbpress roles, havent done it in a while though, so cant remember exactly how it worked, just go into bb-admin and its in the options somewhere.
Hello All
Happy Holidays
I had my host install bbpress on url/forum and now I am stuck. They do not provide support.
I have been able to login to bb-admin but see no administrative options. Just a “This Is Your First Post” and a test post the host did.
I guess what I’m looking for is the manual and directions to set up and sync to the existing wordpress blog.
I have put the integration plugin on my server in my-plugins but see no way to activate it or set up. The plugin read me only says “put in my-plugins folder”
I have been reading the forum and docs for two days and just dont get it.
Whats my next step/steps once install is complete.
Feel free to list all the steps to follow.
I’m not a coder, but know the wp files pretty well.
Thanks in advance for your help
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Spam registrations are a huge problem for me. I tried to install two plugins, but so far that didn’t help. Since I am getting about 20 spam user registrations per day, I now simply renamed the register.php to something else. This should stop them dead.
Feature request: There should be an option somewhere that allows or blocks new user registration. In my case, with the WordPress integration, I only want registered wordpress users to access the forums anyway.
Spam registrations are a huge problem for me. I tried to install two plugins, but so far that didn’t help. Since I am getting about 20 spam user registrations per day, I now simply renamed the register.php to something else. This should stop them dead.
Feature request: There should be an option somewhere that allows or blocks new user registration. In my case, with the WordPress integration, I only want registered wordpress users to access the forums anyway.
Okay, looks like I figured out the issue.
Nothing at all like I thought.
I followed a few things from this guide: http://wpbbpthemes.org/integration/
I used the WordPress MU settings rather than the standard WordPress settings in the BB_config & WP_config files both.
So basically I added to the beginning of each of those:
define( ‘COOKIEHASH’, ‘4ec2be76cfe2b6c707014602c3cc078f’ );
define( ‘SITECOOKIEPATH’, ‘/’ );
define( ‘COOKIEPATH’, ‘/’ );
instead of just:
define( ‘COOKIEPATH’, ‘/’ );
Then I verified that ALL 8 of the define lines from the WP_config file, both the Key & the Salt were in the BB_config file (for some reason only had 4 of them, the Key files and no Salt files).
Problem Solved.
Okay, looks like I figured out the issue.
Nothing at all like I thought.
I followed a few things from this guide: http://wpbbpthemes.org/integration/
I used the WordPress MU settings rather than the standard WordPress settings in the BB_config & WP_config files both.
So basically I added to the beginning of each of those:
define( ‘COOKIEHASH’, ‘4ec2be76cfe2b6c707014602c3cc078f’ );
define( ‘SITECOOKIEPATH’, ‘/’ );
define( ‘COOKIEPATH’, ‘/’ );
instead of just:
define( ‘COOKIEPATH’, ‘/’ );
Then I verified that ALL 8 of the define lines from the WP_config file, both the Key & the Salt were in the BB_config file (for some reason only had 4 of them, the Key files and no Salt files).
Problem Solved.
Meant to say I tried adding the php flags to the .htaccess file by the way.
Someone might be able to correct me if I’m wrong, but maybe this has something to do with php flags not working in .htaccess when phpSuExec is enabled? Not sure.
Meant to say I tried adding the php flags to the .htaccess file by the way.
Someone might be able to correct me if I’m wrong, but maybe this has something to do with php flags not working in .htaccess when phpSuExec is enabled? Not sure.
Hello, I’m brand new to both WordPress & bbPress, but successfully managed to follow all instructions for integration. Everything seems to have worked quite well, with 1 exception. When I access the dashboard panel on either WordPress or bbPress, it logs me out of the other.
I can navigate the blog on WordPress, leave comments, etc., and vice versa on bbPress, without having to log back in to either; it only occurs when I access the Dashboard panels.
I suppose if I have to, I can live with this, as its just a nuisance, but would love to fix it if possible.
I am not that good at php yet, just learning as I go. Pretty sure I got all the cookie integration correct. I found a couple of posts on here suggesting things like:
‘AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
AddHandler x-httpd-php .php4′
When I first tried the above, it seemed to have solved the issue, only it broke other links on the site (this caused downloads to occur rather than links).
Using WordPress 3.0.1 & bbPress 1.0.2.
My Host provider is JustHost & server has php 5 with phpSuExec enabled.
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
OK I am going round in circles trying to get bbpress installed;
I have done a fresh unzip to a new directory, as a sub-directory of WordPress…
If I then open the url mysite.com/forums (i renamed bbpress folder to forums) I get a cannot connect to database error…
So I then go bb-config-sample.php file and rename it to bb-config.php and enter my database details and then go back to mysite.com/forums URL and either get
“Oh dear! bbPress is already installed.”
Or I get a prompt for database details which leads me to a login page with “User does not exist.” error…
Is there a way to create a user somehow? I cannot login as there’s no existing user…
I am going round in circles and nothing seems to work…
I have tried many different variations, I had it working once but since then (deleted all files) I cannot get it going again…
Any ideas?
Hello, trying to get bbpress 1.0.2 working with wordpress 3.0.3. It appears to install OK and can read the wp user table – I can log in to bbpress with wordpress accounts. The wp user I designate as the keymaster can use the Admin link on bbpress. However when I try to use the admin feature something seems broken – I get a page with unstyled text showing some statistics, and all I can do is change the theme. (screenshot here: http://yfrog.com/mkbbpressadminerrorp ) Shouldn’t I be able to create new forums or do other admin stuff from here?
