[paulhawke]

I would be glad to help out in any way I can.

I have an offline monthly fiction writers group I run, who coordinate via a bbPress forum. Administration of that’s been a breeze, and I can think of no better forum software to use. So I’ve had experience simply administering a bbPress installation (admittedly with only a couple of dozen active users).

I’ve been creating custom themes & plugins for bbPress for a while for my own enjoyment, aiming to bend the software into new and interesting places. For instance

1. making a very “blog-like” theme giving strong emphasis to opening posts with all replies looking like comments & discussion of the opening post
2. writing and enhanced form of the RSS portion of the site to use bbPress as a super-flexible podcast hosting site generating iTunes compatible feeds
3. Forum specific theming (a gaming site who wants an “XBox theme” active for certain forums, a “W.o.W theme” in others, etc)
4. creating a fine-grained access control mechanism for forum/topic/board ownership and read/write privilages (to support separation of gaming forum admin, and multiple podcasters for 2 instances of its use)

Prior to hacking on the bbPress codebase, plugins and themes I lived in WordPress land – themes and plugins – using it for blogs, CMS and podcast hosting.

I write HTML/CSS/PHP for pleasure. Java/XML/etc is the day-job.

[Michael]

Hi all

I downloaded bbPress about a week and a bit ago, and I find it extremely user-friendly. It’s such a pity it had to come to an end.

It’s also unfortunate to hear that it had ended mostly based on the fact that Sam left – a replacement could have been appointed to continue developing such great forum software.

Unlike most forum software – bbPress is extremely easy to extend. This is one of the reasons I am using it. It’s compatibility is great.

If I was able to – I would continue the development of bbPress myself – though it would not feel right as I am not part of Automattic, thus I do not have the rights to the source-code. All I can do for now is work on what I have, and continue using bbPress for as long as possible.

At present, I run a [new] development community called dev:station (http://www.inniosoft.co.cc/devstation), proudly powered by bbPress. The only reason I would switch from bbPress is to extend my concept in to a social-site, instead of a forum-based site.

I really do hope that, in the future, bbPress will be re-incarnated – maybe as something completely new. In fact, if anything, that would be a good idea: Create a new package. Start from scratch.

Furthermore, WordPress still uses bbPress for its forum – I doubt that it will be gone for too long.

@buddha trance: I completely agree with you – I think we should keep it alive and kicking. If anything, Automattic may realize that bbPress should be in continual development. It would make me very happy, if not everyone else.

[qbnlykwhoa]

Are you integrated with WordPress?

What version bbPress did you install, and WordPress too if you did integrate?

bbpress v1.0, WordPress v2.8.6

Any plugins? What theme are you using?

I did have some but disabled them all.

Language other than English?

No, just English

When in doubt, post a link to your forum.

http://www.highlysedated.com/bbpress

I can register from WordPress but whenever i try to register from bbpress i get that error message.

[buddha-trance]

@ shansta – The WordPress admin is a bbPress Keymaster. This is what I have, and all is working fine. I’m not sure about the a:2 you added, with both capabilities…

wp_usermeta:

wp_capabilities a:1:{s:13:”administrator”;b:1;}

bb_capabilities a:1:{s:9:”keymaster”;b:1;}

Dashboard –> WordPress Integration

WordPress Administrator –> bbPress Keymaster

WordPress Editor –> bbPress Administrator

WordPress Author –> bbPress Member

WordPress Contributor –> bbPress Member

WordPress Subscriber –> bbPress Member

As hatter mentioned, login/logout problems are usually a cookie issue.

[buddha-trance]

@chandersbs – I second that.

Let’s keep this thread running, as well as the one on WordPress

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/337371?replies=11

As a community, we can get things moving.

[chrishajer]

Are you integrated with WordPress?

What version bbPress did you install, and WordPress too if you did integrate?

Any plugins? What theme are you using?

Language other than English?

When in doubt, post a link to your forum.

[buddha-trance]

@HSeatSleeper – Setting the cookies right can be troublesome, also because there is so much conflicting information. When I set the forum up, I tried so many different things, and a lot of trial and error.

One thing that worked for some, was also to completely regenerate the key values from the api.wordpress link, and put the new ones in both config files. Then flush cookies and cache from the browser, or even better, use a different browser that did not store the old cookies. I do recall trying with several browsers, until in the end it worked.

Try this way, starting from scratch and without using the speedups.

[Macmenddotcom]

Where has this gone to

[Hard Seat Sleeper]

Thanks Buddha,

I tried all of these, to no avail. I also tried that other page, worked my way through it, but that thread just kind of fizzed out with no resolution either. I’ve tried to read that 101 page before. it’s too long with too much conflicting info.

One of them led me to this page, to generate a SALT:

https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt

I tried that, put it in both config files, and it didn’t work.

The only headway I made was that in adding your “speedup” rules, I was unable to log out of bbpress. At least it was something.

The cookie hash I generated here:

http://www.adamek.biz/md5-generator.php

Some said to include the www. in these url values (cookiehash, COOKIE_DOMAIN, etc), some said not, I tried both and still couldn’t get it to work.

I appreciate your help Buddha, it might be that I need to learn more about cookies; as it is, I’m just stabbing in the dark here, I’m not totally familiar with how all these things work.

[lokrin2000]

Well, I took the header, footer, index, style sheet and image folder from the WP theme and transfered them over to the bbP theme folder. I then renamed index.php to forum.php and combined both css files into one which is currently pretty bloated. After clearing out my browser cache the bbP page is pretty good looking, just like the WP page.

There are a few things that need tweaking, such as a blank line near the footer on the main page and the tag list on the message pages.

http://wp.angelwoodpines.org

http://bbp.angelwoodpines.org

Still have to add a physical link between the two. (Although the header image will still take you to the main blog site.)

[buddha-trance]

I remember struggling a bit to make it work, and I have tried several different recommendations I found in these forums. Now there is this guide that may be very helpful

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/wordpress-and-bbpress-integration-101

Let me tell you what I have defined in my config files, to make it work seamlessly:

1 – wp-config

SECRET_KEY your value

AUTH_KEY your value

SECURE_AUTH_KEY your value

LOGGED_IN_KEY your value

NONCE_KEY your value

then, at the end of the wp-config file

define('COOKIEHASH', 'your value');

define('COOKIE_DOMAIN', '.www.yourdomain.com');

define('SITECOOKIEPATH', '/wp-admin');

define('COOKIEPATH', '/');

– on the cookie_domain there must be a . (period) before the url

– sitecookiepath is for root installations, if you have WP in a subdirectory, then change the path to, for example /blog/wp-admin

– cookiepath is OK with just ‘/’ (also if WP is in a subdirectory, at least this was my case, even if the integration plugin told me otherwise, which did not work for me)

2 – bb-config

BB_AUTH_KEY to match the WP key

BB_SECURE_AUTH_KEY to match the WP key

BB_LOGGED_IN_KEY to match the WP key

BB_NONCE_KEY to match the WP key

then, at the end of the bb-config file I have

// Start integration speedups



// WordPress database integration speedup

$bb->wp_table_prefix = 'yourprefix_';



// WordPress cookie integration speedup

$bb->wp_siteurl = 'url to match what you have in WP general settings';

$bb->wp_home = 'url to match what you have in WP general settings';

$bb->cookiepath = '/';

$bb->authcookie = 'wordpress_here goes the same sequence of numbers to match the cookiehash in wp-config';

$bb->secure_auth_cookie = 'wordpress_sec_here goes the same sequence of numbers to match the cookiehash in wp-config';

$bb->logged_in_cookie = 'wordpress_logged_in_here goes the same sequence of numbers to match the cookiehash in wp-config';

$bb->admin_cookie_path = '/forums-directory/bb-admin';

$bb->core_plugins_cookie_path = '/forums-directory/bb-plugins';

$bb->user_plugins_cookie_path = '/forums-directory/my-plugins';

$bb->sitecookiepath = '';

$bb->wp_admin_cookie_path = '/wp-admin';

$bb->wp_plugins_cookie_path = '/wp-content/plugins';



// End integration speedups

– the last two if WP is installed at the root, otherwise

‘/blog-directory/wp-admin’

‘/blog-directory/wp-content/plugins’;

to get sets of keys

https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/

https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt

I can’t remember how I got that cookiehash value…

a possible helpful thread, just in case

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/where-do-i-define-user_cookie-pass_cookie-auth_cookie-secure_auth_cookie-log

Currently on WP 2.8.6 and bbPress 1.0.2

I hope this helps.

[Marius-]

Glad you’re in on it folks.

I believe that if BBPRess was included in the WordPress install, as a default plugin or something, it would force higher interest.

[shansta]

Hello,

I have successfully integrated bbpress 1 and lastest wordpress but having trouble with the header and footer in the forum..

This is what I have done so far…

Copied and renamed kakumei to my-templates/newtheme/

Added <?php get_header(); ?> & <?php get_footer(); ?> to all the required php files.

I then added

define(‘WP_BB’, true);

if ( !defined(‘DB_NAME’) ) {

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

}

define(‘WP_BB’, true);

if ( !defined(‘DB_NAME’) ) {

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

}

to the bb-config.php

& then added

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”/discussions/my-templates/newtheme/style.css” type=”text/css” media=”screen” />

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”/discussions/my-templates/newtheme/style-rtl.css” type=”text/css” media=”screen” />

to the WP theme header.php

The forum shows up in the with what looks like the header and footer of my WP theme…

I have a problem with all the css not working… Does adding the url for the css in the WP theme header work or do i need to do this another way?

Thanks

[hatter]

Here’s a good starting point: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/wordpress-and-bbpress-integration-101

[buddha-trance]

I guess it depends on the complexity of the WP theme, but when I matched the looks of the forums, with some trial and error, it wasn’t too complicated. In short, it was a matter of matching header, footer, and use the “hottags” section as the sidebar. If I can backtrack my steps, I will post about it, in case it may help other people, while we are waiting for the official docs.

This WordPress plugin by Sam Bauers also looked very interesting, but I think it’s not working with the latest version of WP, after 2.6.2. It would be nice if the plugin could be updated.

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

[buddha-trance]

@arpowers – from your site:

iBlogPro now is one of the only WordPress themes with its very own matching BBPress forum Template.

This is a wonderful idea that any theme developer should keep in mind! Kudos for that.

Themes that already come with the matching forum templates for bbPress, will help in keeping the momentum going for this great platform. Such implementation will make bbPress the logical choice, rather than having people looking around for forum platforms, and getting confused.

As for the looks of the theme, what can I say…. I am a mac addict… Very cool!!!

[buddha-trance]

arpowers is right.

and if you look on the automattic projects page, bbPress is right there, mentioned just after WordPress and Akismet, not even last in line.

@Marius – yes, WP is using bbPress.

[citizenkeith]

Thanks for starting that thread, Marius-

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/337371

[Hard Seat Sleeper]

I’m hoping someone can help me with integration of my wp 2.8 and bbpress 1.1. So far I have:

1) Set everything correctly in bbpress admin for integration

2) Created a “secret key” in wp-config, and copied it to the bbpress config file

3) Installed the bbPress Integration plugin in wordpress

4) Defined the cookie path in wp and bbpress

5) set the AUTH_KEY in wp, and copied that to bbpress

6) cleared cookies and cache numerous times

and still, logging into one does not log me in to another. I see some mention of a SALT key in these forums, is that what I need?

Any help would be appreciated.

[Marius-]

I just checked out Simplepress and it looks horrible.

That look is thee exact reason I chose BBpress instead. There was nothing simple about SimplePress.

Doesn’t WordPress.org use BBPress? Though I can’t find it credited anywhere… if they do – thats a good sign?

[Marius-]

I just checked out Simplepress and it looks horrible.

That look is thee exact reason I chose BBpress instead. There was nothing simple about SimplePress.

Doesn’t WordPress.org use BBPress? Though I can’t find it credited anywhere… if they do – thats a good sign?

[Marius-]

I just made a post about it on WordPress.org, and when I launched the forum, I bragged about the BBPress software on the mainsite of mine. I want BBPress to live – please!!!

[skybrother]

This is an old post, but I found a GREAT fix for this issue detailed in this article >> http://www.adrogen.com/blog/wordpress-wp-blog-headerphp-causes-404-in-ie/

The code I finally replaced the “wp-blog-header.php” is here.

/***********************************************************************

* Blog Header Error Fix *

***********************************************************************/

// Include WordPress functionality

$currDir = dirname(getcwd());

// Make sure this isn’t install or admin (go up if it is)

if(!file_exists(“$currDir/wp-config.php”))

$currDir = dirname($currDir);

if(!file_exists(“$currDir/wp-config.php”))

die(“Cannot find WordPress integration files.”);

// ***** OLD Blog Header Line *****

//require_once(“$currDir/wp-blog-header.php”);

// ***** New WP Integration stuff *****

require(“$currDir/wp-config.php”);

$wp->init();

$wp->parse_request();

$wp->query_posts();

$wp->register_globals();

/***********************************************************************/

Made my life ALOT better….

[arpowers]

Just put out a new theme based on WordPress for one of our ‘pro’ WP themes.

Would love the feedback of the BBP community.

Demo:

http://www.pagelines.com/demos/iblogpro/forum/

Info Page:

http://www.pagelines.com/themes/iblogpro-forum/

[Ben Huson]

Definitely don’t want to see BBPress fall by the wayside so if I can do anything to help, I will.

I have done a couple of BBPress implementations alongside wordpress, mainly theming and small tweaks, but it’s fair to say at the moment my main knowledge is based around WordPress theme and plugin development.

Happy to contribute in any way, wether it’s minor core patches, front end design/coding, or just adding documentation to a codex etc.