[Callum Macdonald]

This might be relevant, although it’s really about converting an entire WP blog into a bbPress site I think?:

Any Way to Convert WordPress Comments to BBPress

• This reply was modified 13 years, 1 month ago by Callum Macdonald. Reason: Posted wrong link, DOH

[Callum Macdonald]

There is a plugin that might work for you:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-post-topics/

[Callum Macdonald]

Any luck finding a solution for this? It’s something that I’d probably need before switching to bbPress from existing WordPress comments.

[Callum Macdonald]

Any idea when the theme directory might be back in business?

In the meantime, is there somewhere one can search for such things? I tried bbpress in the wordpress.org theme directory but that didn’t throw up very much.

[zeaks]

I converted my Xenforo forums (no mods in the xenforo) to Invision Power Board, then tried to convert them to bbPress but I’m getting an error while converting and it stops. Anyone have any idea how I can fix this?

WordPress database error: [Unknown column ‘posts.post_title’ in ‘field list’]
SELECT convert(posts.pid USING “utf8”) AS pid,convert(posts.topic_id USING “utf8”) AS topic_id,convert(posts.ip_address USING “utf8”) AS ip_address,convert(posts.author_id USING “utf8”) AS author_id,convert(posts.post_title USING “utf8”) AS post_title,convert(posts.post USING “utf8”) AS post,convert(posts.post_date USING “utf8”) AS post_date,convert(posts.edit_time USING “utf8”) AS edit_time FROM ib_posts AS posts WHERE posts.new_topic = 0 LIMIT 0, 80

[jjohns12]

Hi, Can you help? In bbpress my favorites link returns page not found. http://www.thsotestsite.dev/members/admin/forums/favorites/ the rest of forum works fine.

The favorites in BuddyPress work fine http://www.thsotestsite.dev/members/admin/activity/favorites/

And Yes running both Group and site wide forums and are playing nice together for the most part:)

WordPress: Current version
BuddyPress: Current version
bbPress: Current version
Theme: Frisco and BuddyPress Default Both have same results
all running on my dev. server (DesktopServer)

Is this a bug or config problem?

can anyone give clue how to fix this?

Thanks
James

[motionworks]

I attempted the import but I keep getting the error saying I have no forums to import:

WordPress database error: [Table ‘motionworks_wp2.forums’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT convert(forums.forum_id USING “utf8”) AS forum_id,convert(forums.forum_parent USING “utf8”) AS forum_parent,convert(forums.topics USING “utf8”) AS topics,convert(forums.posts USING “utf8”) AS posts,convert(forums.forum_name USING “utf8”) AS forum_name,convert(forums.forum_slug USING “utf8”) AS forum_slug,convert(forums.forum_desc USING “utf8”) AS forum_desc,convert(forums.forum_order USING “utf8”) AS forum_order FROM forums AS forums LIMIT 0, 100No forums to convert

Any ideas? All help greatly appreciated.

John.

[Shmoo]

If you use the bbp-theme-compat theme you can copy some template files from the plugin directory to your theme directory.

This way bbPress can get updates in the future while your custom edits will not disappear because of the updates to the plugin.

https://codex.bbpress.org/theme-compatibility/
(read the last part.)

Only thing is, there is a template file that’s named like this: page-front-forums.php everybody thinks this is the default template that will be shown when you have an url like this.
http://example.com/forums/

But that’s not true, this template is only used when you use bbPress (the forum index page) as a homepage for your WordPress site.
If you use the forums (index) page as a separated page like my ‘example.com’ url above bbPress uses the archive-forum.php template.

What you can do very easy is copy-/paste the archive-forum.php template from the wp-content > plugins > bbpress > bbp-theme-compat > extras > directory to your theme’s directory.
wp-content > themes > your-theme-name > and edit that template file.

Now bbPress wil not use page.php but the archive-forum.php template instead and you can edit this page to all your needs.

[ricko123]

I’ve got the same issue. Topics are showing up in all forums.

Website is http://www.walkaboutwellington.com/forums.

BBPress version is 2.1.2
Wordpress version is 3.4.1.

Any ideas?

[ffadler]

Specialty question, piggybacked onto this topic. 🙂 Mr. Jacoby’s answer got me thinking.

Is there a special function that I can use that will redirect the link associated with

$args['root_text'] = 'Forums';

to another location on my site. Preferable an existing WordPress page. Comes back to the link of that breadcrumb goes to an archive page. I would rather it go to an index…or a WP page which is acting as an index. Thanks.

[Stephen Edgar]

Thanks, it would be great to get your translations added to https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/bbpress/plugin

Go to https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/ and
login with your WordPress/bbPress username (the same one you used to login here at bbpress.org) and ask this same question you posted above and someone should be able to outline how how and where to upload your translations.

[Stephen Edgar]

As per your thread on Stack Exchange that would be the route I would have a look into (i.e. Making a custom script)

http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/70350/is-there-a-way-to-import-blogger-into-bbpress

Also take a look at the ‘example’ file included with bbPress as an importer ‘reference template’.

You may be able to modify this enough to get your Blogger Posts/Comments into bbPress Topics/Replies

The file is called ‘example.php’ and is located in /wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-admin/converters

Let us know how it works out for you.

• This reply was modified 13 years, 1 month ago by Stephen Edgar.

[Shmoo]

Search on the Codecanyon website inside the WordPress plugins there is a guy who has made a plugin that works with bbPress.

[Dustin Lammiman]

Is there any way to import Blogger posts or WordPress posts into bbPress? We’ve been using a blog as a forum for a while, but would like to start using an actual forum solution. I can’t seem to find any importers that will do this though.

• This topic was modified 13 years, 1 month ago by Stephen Edgar. Reason: Moved topic to 'plugins' forum

[fuzzybee]

I am using BuddyPress 1.6.1, bbPress 2.1.2 and WordPress 3.4.2

I follow the guide here.

In the end, I did the trick pointed out by Sarah Gooding because mywebsite.com/forums was blank right after the above installation

• Created a page called “Forums” with permalink mywebsite.com/forums
• Insert bbPress shortcode [bbp-forum-index] into “Forums” page

My questions are

1) How do I customise page templates for the forum e.g. Forum page, topic page etc.

My current theme is a child theme of twentyeleven and it has the following structure

> themes/bp-twentyeleven/

>

> /activity/

>

> /blogs/

>

> /forums/

>

> index.php

>

> forums-loop.php

>

> /groups/

>

> /members/

>

> /registration/

>

> header.php

>

> sidebar.php

>

> style.css

Notes

• Apparently, bp-twentyevelen/forums/index.php is being ignored.
• The reason for this set up is that I need the site to looks like TwentyEleven and has BuddyPress’ functionality at the same time

2) How do I make sure that bbPress functions will work for my site e.g. do I copy and past all the functions in functions.php of bbPress’ default theme over my theme’s functions.php?

3) How do I ensure that whatever I will get from 1) and 2) (probably from bbPress experts somewhere) will not conflict with BuddyPress’ functionality or my theme?

BuddyPress setting screenshots are here and here.

bbPress settings screenshot is here.

[zeaks]

I’m using the bbpress WordPress plugin on one site. I want to move it to another site. I looked at the database thinking there would be some wp_bbPress tables or something but didn’t see any.

Is there a way to do this? It woudl be a move from one WordPress site to another, both using updated WordPress and bbPress plugins, with no forums or threads on the new site.

[concon3]

I have found that the file form-topic.php (located in bbpress/mytheme/bbpress/form-topic) controls a topic form.

Ideally what I would like to do is duplicate this and edit it for my needs and call it on on my WordPress page that I need the custom form for.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks.

[zaerl]

The function doesn’t accept an array. See get_avatar: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.4.2/wp-includes/pluggable.php#L1583

bbp_topic_author_avatar(0, 80);

[mighty_fox]

Hi,

I have installed BBPress from http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress/
to the latest version.

Ideally what I want to do is create custom pages which uses BBPress, an example of doing this I found is http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/heres-how-to-show-bbpress-info-inside-wordpress-without-full-integration/page/2/

If I create a custom template and page from WordPress BBPress functions do not work. Other forums have mentioned including bb-load.php but from the download link from above there is no bb-load.php in the zip file.

From looking at the second link there suggests that new tables for BBPress would be in the database, however I have no new tables just standard WordPress ones and BBPress posts stored in wp-Posts

Is this correct?

I am trying for example to create a page (customized page) where a user can enter their post and then choose what topic etc. they want to post from a drop down box. However I don’t know how to go about this.

Thanks in advance.

[Stephen Edgar]

Thanks for this, sadly the code you have posted has been stripped in your post.

Could you try posting it again and/or post the code to pastebin.com, a Gist on GitHub

Better still you could create a ticket over at Trac and submit your patch directly for us.
https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/

[Cpellow]

We are using WordPress 3.4.2 and latest BBpress and Twenty eleven them and got it to look like this on our website: http://scotpcg.org/member-area/forums/

However, we would like it to look like this: http://www.polyclay.co.uk/
The different forums nicely displayed with different headers so there is a clear distinction.

Our forum is for members only – so past the first page a member sign up will show up (which is not active as yet). If you can help us with the lay-out we can create a temporary access.

Many thanks.
Chris

[zaerl]

“disable the ability to create new accounts”: Admin panel -> Settings -> General -> Anyone can register (no)

“What’s the prefered way for a newbie to do that? “: Admin panel -> Forums -> All forums -> The selected forum -> right column (Visibility)

“Are these the preferred plug-ins?”: yes indeed

“Do I just copy the code that the author lists into my .htacess file?”: yes, those two vulnerabilities affect every single non-trivial piece of dynamic web software, not only WordPress

[mazcar]

I am new to WordPress/BBPress and am coming from PHPBB.

I am creating a bulletin board using the BBPress plug-in for WordPress. I’m not planning on really using WordPress (yet) for my website. It’s just a few static pages, a css file, and, soon, a forum.

My board will be for just fifty people and I would like to create all the accounts myself so that I don’t have to worry about spam posts from bogus accounts.

• In PHPBB, there is a control panel option to disable the ability to create new accounts? I don’t see that option in WP/BBPress. How would I do that?
• I think I read on this forum that I can make my board invisible to non-members, but that is not a control panel option. What’s the prefered way for a newbie to do that?

Also, I read an article on WP security, Top 5 WP Vulnerabilities and How To Fix Them.
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/open-source-security/top-5-wordpress-vulnerabilities-and-how-to-fix-them.html

Vulnerability # 1: SQL Injection & URL Hacking.
Vulnerability # 2: Access to Sensitive Files.
Vulnerability # 3: Default Admin User Account.
Vulnerability # 4: Default Prefix for Database Tables
Vulnerability # 5: Brute-Force Login Attempts

3, 4, and 5 seem pretty obvious to me. However, for help with mitigating the threat of Brute-Force Login Attempts, the author refers to two plug-ins: Limit Login Attempts and Better WP Security. Are these the preferred plug-ins? Although, I really must ask you guys why these two plug-ins aren’t written into the core software in the first place? In fact, shouldn’t the control panel also allow me to limit the creation of new accounts, as well?

I know BBPress, as a plug-in, is new, but WordPress has been around for ten years. Are the features that I list above planned for future releases, or is security not really an issue for the WP community, but rather up to each user?

Before I forget, how do I implement the solutions to the first two vulnerabilities? Do I just copy the code that the author lists into my .htacess file?

I don’t want to sound critical of WP/BBPress, or be the guy who is constantly comparing it to PHPBB. I just want to know the mentality behind it and, really, what I am getting myself into. I had a pretty secure PHPBB board that was easy to set-up and manage, but it was boring and looked like every other PHPBB board out there. I was told that WP/BBPress is customizable (some guy on your board showcases a beautiful board about Stratoliner motorcycles) and more secure than PHPBB. I hope to explore these features without becoming a full-time board developer nor becoming a php guru.

Thanks. I really appreciate this forum. I have been reading all sorts of posts. So if these questions have been answered, please don’t flame me; it’s not for lack of searching.

[wpmhweb]

I have a forum with the latest bbPress called “Windows 8” and then when I tried to create a page called “Windows 8” and WordPress saves it a duplicate page, because of the forum with the same name. Is there a way to keep forums slugs away from WordPress?

Thanks,

[EricSchmitz]

Thanks for the reply! As I read more about these, that stuff is starting to become more clear. I need to learn a lot more about how to use BuddyPress. bbPress is pretty straightforward — it’s a BBS running inside WordPress. The introduction of Groups with BP adds a whole new nulti-dimension to it all. Cool stuff!

Gotta catch some of your other vids now.