[freque.unce]

Hi, I’m running the current versions of wordpress/buddypress with the current bbpress plugin. I’d like to return usernames instead of real names in the forum, or user_login names instead of user_id names. I’m not sure where to make the adjustments. Any advice?

[Anointed]

@Misha

Not really possible as it goes completely against the way that WordPress works. Not having an author assigned to a topic would leave it helplessly orphaned.

Even if it were somehow possible, would take some serious magic from Adam, I am certain this would be a paid project. You can always fill out the contact form for a bid over on bbconverter, but as I said, it’s so edge case that I’m not certain it would happen.

[AWJunkies]

New update is available now version 1.2. Please test it out. I will have phpbb3 tested and updated real soon. Sorry again for the delays guys. Getting married on the 27th of December so been slammed with wedding stuff.

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbconverter/

1.2

Fixed Cleaning slow down.

Much Faster importing now if mysql table editing is available.

Fixed duplicate first post/reply on topics

Fixed Issue with Different charset from UTF-8

Added more info messages

[yuliang]

I installed bbpress 2.0.2. It works fine with wordpress. However, I cannot see the editor bar when creating/editing topics and replies. I am wondering whether there is a way I can use the editor in wordpress or something similar?

Appreciate any help and information.

[Pairmybeer]

created a log in page as well using the same process

1) created a new page named “Log in”

2) added the following code in HTML:

[bbp-login]

<h1>To Register</h1>

[bbp-register]

3) added that page to my secondary menu

http://pairmybeer.com/log-in-to-pair-my-beer/

Still working on a layout for the forum homepage/landing page and having issues with some of the other short codes for forum and topic indexes

[Wallach]

Amazing, Pairmybeer, a simple and elegant answer — it works — many thanks!

[Pairmybeer]

See this post for your answer. I had the same issue and resolved it with this. Just a couple of steps.

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/page-in-menu#post-88982

[neontrauma]

Hi,

I’m running a bbPress 2 within BuddyPress, so bbp_reply_author_link(); links to the BuddyPress profile – domain.com/members/username. I’d like to change that link so that the username links to the WordPress author page (domain.com/author/userame). Changing the user slug in the bbPress settings to “author” didn’t help.

So – how is it possible to change that link or alternatively to display the username only, without any link?

Thanks,

neontrauma

[Wallach]

I installed bbpress on my WordPress site. I am able to define forums and topics within my admin area in WordPress, however the forum doesn’t show up in my menu bar.

[will_c]

I am wondering if there is a way with bbPress 2 to close forums to new topics, but allow users to reply to existing forum topics within that forum (or subforum). Ideally this would emulate the functionality of this bbPress standalone plugin:

http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/read-only-forums/

Currently, closing a forum restricts users’ ability to create topics and reply to existing topics (including topics in open subforums).

I found someone else raising this issue in the WordPress forums, here, but wasn’t sure that it was the most appropriate place to ask the question.

[bradlis7]

Spam is hard to deal with in bbpress, WordPress itself does a much better job. For one thing, I would like to see replies to see if it is really spam, but it doesn’t seem like I can view it without marking it as “Not Spam”.

Also, I would like to see a “Delete permenantly” button in the Spam list for both topics and replies.

I think that bbPress also needs better notification, or a setting for “Topics/Replies must be approved the first time”. I had 20 topics that were spam that had showed up in my forums, but I don’t get much traffic, so I didn’t realize they were there.

[MishaOLS]

Hello guys, thank you Adam for all the work you put into this converter! I really can’t wait for the updated version! Now I would like to ask all of you one maybe stupid question but is it somehow possible to convert the author’s of the posts without creating an entry in the wp_users database? My problem is that I have converted my whole site (I was previously using blog:CMS and punbb forum) into WordPress and now I decided that I will ask all my free users to create a new account for WP (to have fresh password, etc.) but I obviously can’t do this until I delete all the users that have been created by the converter. Yet once I delete them, their posts get deleted as well. I also tried to convert the forum without the users but the problem is that the forum then gets converted without the authors of the posts . So I am in a dead end here… I would basically need to keep forum’s authors (only name is sufficient) without creating an entry in the wp_users database (so that my users may register for WP using the same e-mail). Thank you very much for your help/advice/suggestions. All the best from Misha

[David100351]

@Hagandasz

I had problems finding this, too.

Go to Forums on Dashboard.

Hover the mouse over the title of the forum, and a link comes up at the bottom of the page. (In Opera it does, anyway)

e.g. http://pour-your-heart-out.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=36&action=edit

in this case, $forum_id is 36

you don’t use the $

The same principle works with the rest. I know it says “post=36” but I guess that’s just how wordpress stores stuff.

[go3721]

My website has already installed WordPress 3.2 at mydomain.com/blog/. Recently I installed the bbpress 2.0 plugin, trying to set up a forum for my site. However, from what I can see, I can set up the forum as mydomain.com/blog/forums/. But what I really want to do is set it up as mydomain.com/forums/, which means I want to let the blog and fourm appear to be in separate and parallel directories (not one inside another). Can somebody tell me how to do it?

Thanks!

[Adrian23]

Since the WordPress discussion boards increased along with bbPress underneath the cover, bbPress had been examined in order to it’s complete capability, resulting in a number of custom remaking as well as tweaking to support the actual development as well as development associated with WordPress right into a world-wide acclaimed running a blog system.

____________________________

bp oil spill claims

[mamikaze]

I am working on a bbpress forum in a WordPress site for a client and it needs to be one forum only. the focus is to be on the topics list.

I’m using the bbp-twentyten theme.

Thanks!

[MellyVille]

Somehow, I believe there are to be more settings than just the two known to me. I’m using WordPress 3.2.1 and have installed bbPress through BuddyPress…

Now i can only make minor settings through:

1. wp back end -> BuddyPress -> Preferences (5 checkboxes and thats it)

2. wp back end -> Settings -> Forums (couple of minor per page settings + slugs).

That can’t be it right? bbPress is a powerful forum, there have to be more settings right? Am I missing anything?

p.s. for example, I want the ‘start new topic’ field gone and move it to it’s own page in stead of being underneath the forum/topic list…

[DiannaM668]

Hi Chrisella, I gave it one more college try on that Forumconverter plugin and it even mentioned needing to use bbpress 2.0 rc4 version. I installed the older version of BBpress but still no go. I’m getting stuck when I get a 500 internal server error and I believe I’m timing out.

When I get the error page after about 2 minutes of conversion, it then makes me log into my wordpress installation as if it’s trying to install itself. I put my login info as it asks and it then gives me a long list of the errors that occurred. It does say “…… has exceeded the ‘max_questions’ resource (current value: 75000)].

When I go to my forum, I do have the forum and topics, but no actual posts. So close yet so far.

If I knew how to further fix my timeout issue, I may try to call my web-hosting to see if they could guide me on the issue or maybe give me more conversion time just for this issue…I’m just grasping at straws.

If no luck on this last attempt with calling my web-hosting, I’m at the mercy of AWJunkies guys for when they have time to possibly finish the plugin for a phpBB conversion. They will totally make my day.

I’ve pretty much tried every route one can possibly try to get my forum over to bbpress. I’ll just wait with crossed fingers and toes.

[Anointed]

bbPress works on virtually any theme out there. It may take a little tweaking of the css to get it to look right, but it should still work just fine.

[bbuser12345]

I have a BBpress 1.1 stand alone installation and would like to up grade.

Q1: Should I install Buddypress or WordPress+BBPress 2.0. I have been using BBPress for about 4 years and I still really have no idea what the differences are.

Q2: Given your answer to Q1, is there a step by step guide to migrating my current 1.1 forum?

Thanks,

BBUser1234

[SK]

Surely this is one of the most frequently asked question by noobs? But I couldn’t find it in the FAQ (in docs), not in the forums, so had to ask.

I am currently running WordPress with Weaver theme, and wondering if bbPress can directly utilize that theme, as that would be one of the big thinks I’d be seeking to achieve by moving from phpbb to bbpress…

[SK]

I don’t know the answer.

But the way to go is certainly to install bbPress separately and integrate with WP with https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-integration/ ?

[Flaneurblog]

Hi,

I have set up a BBpress forum using the WordPress plugin. You can see the installation at:

http://flaneur.me.uk/forums/

Can I use BBpress plugins to extend this or do they only work with a stand-alone installation?

If I can do they go in the normal WordPress plugin directory?

Thanks

[vatoloco2]

You guys really need to scratch this and pick up orson’s awesome phpbb3 forum converter:

http://orsonteodoro.wordpress.com/category/forumconverter/

[vatoloco2]

of course! Try out orson’s forum converter! It works like a dream and I was helping out testing it:

http://orsonteodoro.wordpress.com/category/forumconverter/