Just for “fun” I’ve tallied the bbPress release history so far:
2009-07-08 03:59 1.0.1
2009-07-03 03:54 1.0 Bechet
2009-06-17 13:09 1.0-rc-3
2009-06-10 14:41 1.0-rc-2
2009-06-03 23:02 0.9.0.5
2009-05-12 13:38 1.0-rc-1
2009-01-07 20:00 1.0-alpha-6
2009-01-02 05:06 0.9.0.4
2009-01-02 05:05 1.0-alpha-5
2008-12-14 10:21 1.0-alpha-4
2008-12-10 02:20 0.9.0.3
2008-10-08 20:04 1.0-alpha-2
2008-08-09 13:11 1.0-alpha-1 (backpress)
2008-04-25 11:41 0.9.0.2
2008-04-03 10:54 0.9.0.1
2008-04-02 22:45 0.9 Brubeck
2008-01-02 20:03 0.8.3.1
2007-09-26 19:59 0.8.3
2007-06-19 16:04 0.8.2.1
2007-06-18 19:06 0.8.2 (pretty permalinks, plugin management, sub-forums)
2007-02-21 01:53 0.8.1 (timezone configuration, forum deletion)
2007-02-08 15:47 0.8 Desmond
2007-01-15 14:56 0.75
2007-01-05 20:01 0.74
2006-10-27 18:51 0.73 (installer, rewrite rules, multi-language support, new template)
2006-10-13 20:38 0.72 Bix (first public release)
2004-12-26 03:20 0.70 (live on WordPress.org 2004-12-28)
Good day,
I am working on a review site built using WordPress/bbPress and am in need of a ratings module. I’ve looked all over but as it turns out what I really want is something that bbpress uses when you go to a plugins page. An example of such a page is below (picked at random):
http://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/best-answer/
On the right sidebar there is brief information along with an average rating and the ability to allow the user to vote (and adjust it in the future). What’s more is that users are able to post their reviews within the same page which is perfect for what I need.
I’m using bbPress in conjuction with WordPress for my site, and since the logins database is used between them a plugin solution can be for either bbPress or WordPress.
Is such a plugin available, and if so where may I find it?
Thanks for your help.
Adam Lawton
Chrishajer, from what I can see from the validation, all the problems listed on there are to do with either the footer, the members online, the attachments, etc… – all things that happen further down on the page or aren’t on the actual front page.
I’m thinking I’ve got my CSS wrong somewhere. I just cannot figure out where, since, as I already mentioned, my CSS is a bit shaky. I get by, but to find the reasons for errors like this – I just can’t manage with that.
I’m using firefox and notepad++. I’ve got the web developer toolbar installed, but so far I’ve yet to figure out all I can do with it.
@ashfame – Have you studied WordPress plugins at all? The approach is pretty similar, and there’s a nice codex over there too:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin
@maramac
I posted another reply there. Check that out too.
@maramac, I would start by trying to validate your XHTML:
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyahalcyon.net%2Fforum%2F
There are a few issues there that will not do this to your site (missing alt tags, couple of invalid tags), but it does look like there is a missing div or missed closing div. That might help you.
Also, what sort of tools are you using to help you with this. I find an editor with syntax highlighting (like notepad++ if you’re on Windows) helps a lot, and Firefox with the Web Developer Toolbar also helps a lot to visual things. If you post your platform and your tools, people will be able to post some suggestions. The tools you use can make your job a lot easier.
@swaymedia: Any comment on _ck_: “there have only been 4 donations this year despite thousands of users of my plugins”
Maybe you’re one of the four? Reminds me of this discussion:
http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/07/10/is-wordpress-a-thankless-community/
Yes but that doesn’t work.
Hello,i have a site called azcs.co.uk, im using wordpress and bbpress and im trying to make the forum like my word press with no joy yet, i also whant to know how can i the Latest Discussions show only latest 5 posts only and on the forums i have forums saying modding, software and gaming i want to make these in bold and the background a different colour so that they stand out i also would like to know how to put a background image on the bbpress.
i hope this is not too much to ask
the forum can be found at forum.azcs.co.uk
I hope this is the right place to ask but I don’t know where else to go about it.
I’ve recently added bbpress to my site, and I’ve been trying to carry over the theme I use for WordPress. I’m not all that great with CSS, and there’s some weird problem with the positioning of the forum. I’m not quite sure I got all the div tags, as I’m still not 100% sure of the internal structure.
Here’s the forum link: http://www.nyahalcyon.net/forum
And here’s the website, as a reference: http://www.nyahalcyon.net
As you can see: the whole of the forum should be in the center, aligned with the background, and right now it’s very much on the left side no matter what I try. I’m obviously missing something somewhere, or I didn’t get the CSS right…
I’d really appreciate any hints or advice about this.
(I’m going to have to sort out the other pages, like the topic, forums, etc…. but for now I’d just like to get the front page working 100%.)
I suspect the akismet plugin will eventually have a permanently delete feature like it does for WordPress.
If you have that much spam on your forums you have a bigger problem in that so many spammers are able to register so easily.
I can probably put a real delete button into Mass Edit
@marcomail
Nope! I have installed bbPress into a sub-directory. I will look forward to install it in a sub-domain also.
I was able to resolve the problem and get it working thanks to my sloppiness.
The problem was created when I generated the four keys. I simply copied and pasted them to the wp-config file and the bb-config file. However, the defined keys are different in each file. For the wp-config file the auth key is defined as AUTH_KEY. Whereas, in the bb-config file it is defined as BB_AUTH_KEY. Once I put the BB_ prefix in for the four keys in the bb-config file it worked.
I do have the two programs working without the bbpress plugin.
I still have it setup as separate databases. The users are shared by defining it in the bbPress WordPress integration page by checking the “Show advanced database settings” and input your database information.
Thanks for your help.
On to the next step — Theme Integration!
@grassrootspa – I’m not sure why they did it that way… I guess so that you could restore the post if you wanted. WordPress doesn’t have a comments trash – if you delete a comment, the comment is gone. I think blog posts work the same way too.
So I guess the two systems work somewhat differently? That’s not the only difference either – WordPress also has a “moderated comments” layer in addition to the Akismet Spam layer, but bbPress only has the Akismet Spam layer. Dunno why bbPress doesn’t have a moderated layer either… maybe because bbPress doesn’t (yet) easily enable anonymous comments, so spam isn’t as huge a problem as it is in WordPress.
Just curious, why aren’t deleted posts permanently removed from the database?
Does WordPress permanently remove posts one deletes from the database?
but you use bbpress in a subdomain ?
thanks, yes, load the environment it’s simple, but i’d bbpress quickly
You probably need to look into this wordpress file wp-includescapabilities.php and mimic that function in bbPress or alternatively load WP environment and use it. I would recommend avoiding the latter option due to performance issues.
Hope that helps! 
ohk! I got it now. Its called as user role.
So you want to check the user role of WP and then show content based on it or something similar. right?
@Marcomail
I have successfully integrated them without a plugin as per my tutorial in the 2nd post.
i have wp 2.8 and bbP 1.0 and without cookie integration plugin on wordpress i couldn’t access to bb-admin after the login in wordpress…if you use only the bb press login it’s not necessary, but if you use login on wordpress, like me, it’s necessary
user category, for example contributor, administrator, author….bbpress have the corrispective, but i’d create a new user category in wordpress
Now bbPress 1.0.1 is available for download in Italian at: http://www.wordpressmu-it.it/downloads/
There are 2 package, the only localization files and the full package with the bbPress files and the localization files.
Ora bbPress 1.0.1 e’ disponibile al download in Italiano su: http://www.wordpressmu-it.it/downloads/
Ci sono 2 pacchetti, solo i file di localizzazione e il pacchetto completo con i files di bbPress ed i files per la traduzione.
