[jpmendoza]

Hi guys,

This is my first post here, but I’ve been building an wp/bb integrated site for a few weeks now, and I’ve come to the point where I think it’s time to write my first plugin. I want this plugin to redirect users to my WordPress login page if they are not logged in. It is important that the forums remain private and also that there is only one point of entry to the site for users, so as to avoid any confusion.

I have _ck_’s Hidden Forums plugin set up to control access to forums, and that’s working fine, but I need some advice on how to handle an issue or two in the code I’ve written so far. Now, I don’t do a ton of programming, and this is my first attempt at anything like this, so bear with me if I’ve committed any cardinal sins.

<?

add_action('bb_init','login_redirect_init',300);

function login_redirect_init()

{

global $bb_current_user;

$id = (!empty($bb_current_user)) ? intval($bb_current_user->ID) : 0;

if( $id < 1 )

{

$redirection = 'http://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'].'/caa/wp-login.php?redirect_to='.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];

if (function_exists('status_header'))

status_header( 302 );

header("HTTP/1.1 302 Temporary Redirect");

header("Location:".$redirection);

exit();

}

}

?>

As it is now, accessing bbPress redirects to wp-login with the proper redirection URL (I’m using the WP Members Only plugin), but then logging in from there kicks me back to the wp-login page again. I’m thinking that perhaps bb_init is not the hook for me, as it appears that the login process is not getting a chance to do its thing, and thus I’m getting booted out. As a test, I tried bb_head, but of course the headers have been sent by then, and the redirect does not work.

So, if this is in fact the issue, what hook should be using? Or am I going about this all wrong? I’d really appreciate any and all input into this. Thanks, guys.

[cldnails]

You don’t have to have wordpress installed, this can be in a standalone directory. When you upload to your server it should go into a file folder, much like what is setup on your own PC. Consider this folder a domain and an extension.

So, if you upload to the ‘forum’ folder then you will enter this address to get to the install script:

http://example.com/forum/

Hope this helps.

[lisanewton]

Ok, I’m just a coding, upload beginner. I have some experience with WordPress, but I use as much none uploading stuff as possible, simply because I’m not familiar with it.

In the install instructions it says upload to the server. I did what I thought was that, but no install page appeared.

I’m just starting my forum out, so it’s a blank canvas. Where do I put the download on my server? Do I need WordPress on the blog to begin with?

I know these are beginner questions, but I’ve been at the beginner stage of many things, and have learned, so if you can help, I’m completely open to learning a new skill.

Thank you.

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

Don’t you have a backup? Things are definately possible to resolve here but it would be simpler if you can restore backup and then integrate them. I havn’t tried integrating WP 2.7.1 with bbPRess rc 1 as it makes no sense to me doing that on a live site. WP 2.8 and bbPress 1 will have integration features that will work out of the box.

Consider integrating the stable releases of both WP & bbPress only. I have written a tutorial on this on my blog : http://blog.ashfame.com/2009/05/integrate-bbpress-forum-wordpress-setup/. Let me know if you need more help.

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

Don’t you have a backup? Things are definately possible to resolve here but it would be simpler if you can restore backup and then integrate them. I havn’t tried integrating WP 2.7.1 with bbPRess rc 1 as it makes no sense to me doing that on a live site. WP 2.8 and bbPress 1 will have integration features that will work out of the box.

Consider integrating the stable releases of both WP & bbPress only. I have written a tutorial on this on my blog : http://blog.ashfame.com/2009/05/integrate-bbpress-forum-wordpress-setup/. Let me know if you need more help.

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

If you are using the stable release of bbPress (0.9.0.4), then my guide should be enough : http://blog.ashfame.com/2009/05/integrate-bbpress-forum-with-your-wordpress-setup/

Let me know if you need more help.

[steveg190]

There is an excellent WordPress plugin that I use for one of my blogs that might be a good starting point for making your own plugin for bbPress if you can’t just outright convert it for bbPress.

http://www.papersealfury.com/blog/witt/

[surajbgl]

Hi, I successfully complete the whole installation process of the bbpress but even after a successful installation it always divert me to the installation everytime I visit my forums

http://www.mydomain.com/forums. wordpress mu is install on the root.

plz help me.

thanks

[John James Jacoby]

Sounds like you need to sync up all of your salts and keys, and check out the cookies that get dropped from both sides when logging in.

Remember you will still need the bbPress Integration plugin on the WordPress side to drop the bbPress cookies.

The way I do this, is to use Firefox, login through WordPress, and look at the cookies. Then delete them. Login through bbPress, look at the cookies. Which ones are missing from either side? Which information doesn’t match? That will be your clue to getting them synced up.

Once you know what you’re looking at, this process shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes.

[thekmen]

Yeah, I spotted that as well.

I removed all higher lever .htaccess files & it made no difference.

I then created a sub domain at root level & did a fresh install with no wordpress integration & still have the exact same problem.

[john500]

bbpress 0.9.04

wordpress latest post 0.20

Reputatioin 0.0.6

BBpress Latest Discussion 1.3

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

You mean to pull from you bbPress database to populate the members of your mailman list?

In theory, anything that worked for WordPress to do that could be tweaked for bbPress. Just be careful that the default is to leave people NOT getting emails, so they can opt-in if they want. Otherwise you’re practically spamming

[aetorre]

We are considering extending our wordpress site with forum capbilities. The question is whether is possible or not to integrate mailman and bbpress. Any experience?

Thanks in advance.

[RWB]

I am trying to integrate WPMU 2.71, BuddyPress 1.0, and bbpress bbPress 1.0-rc-1.

WPMU and BuddyPress work fine.

BBPress is a nightmare.

It never finishes the installation although it says:

Your installation completed with some minor errors. See the error log below for more specific information.

Key master could not be created!

Forum could not be created!

Referrer is OK, beginning installation…

>>> Setting up custom user table constants

Step 1 – Creating database tables

>>> Database is already installed!!!

Step 2 – WordPress integration (optional)

>>> WordPress address (URL): http://lilienbrown.net/

>>> Blog address (URL): http://lilienbrown.net/

>>> WordPress cookie keys set.

>>> WordPress “auth” cookie salt set from input.

>>> WordPress “secure auth” cookie salt set from input.

>>> WordPress “logged in” cookie salt set from input.

>>> User database table prefix: wp_

>>> WordPress MU primary blog ID: 1

Step 3 – Site settings

>>> Site name: Lilien Brown Forums

>>> Site address (URL): http://lilienbrown.net/forums/

>>> From email address: richard@lilinbrown.net

>>> Key master could not be created!

>>>>>> That login is already taken!

>>>>>> Existing key master entered!

>>>>>> Re-setting admin email address.

>>> Description: Just another bbPress community

>>> Forum could not be created!

>>> Key master email sent

There were some errors encountered during installation!

When I try log in it takes me back to the install page.

Can someone advise how to get out of this loop?

If not how to delete BBpress?

[chrishajer]

To make the forum look like your WordPress theme, you need to create a custom theme for bbPress to match WordPress. Browse the integration tag here and you will see this is one of two things that people mean by integration:

1. user login integration between WordPress and bbPress

2. make bbPress theme look like WordPress theme

[chrishajer]

I suspect a plugin; MySQL should not do that.

Also, exactly WHAT did you do with the WordPress plugin? Sounds like that just allowed you to access the database, but then what?

[thekmen]

Hello, I have my WordPress installed at root level of my domain.

I have bbPress installed in a directory called forums.

Everything seems to be working fine except when I click on Add New when not logged in.

I am redirected to:

http://domain.com/forum/bb-login.php?re=http://domain.com/forum/?new=1

which brings up my wordpress 404 page.

Removing ?re=http://domain.com/forum/?new=1

from the end of the URL does bring me back to my bbPress login page at http://domain.com/forum/bb-login.php. Any ideas on how to fix this issue?

[AndrewRH]

Sadly, I think I was ignored over on WP forum site (perhaps I’m marked as a spammer there too?)

I ended up using the “Page Links To” plug-in within wordpress to make the forum ‘page’ actually take people to the bbpress installation.

It looks naff right now since bbpress theme doesn’t match up with WP theme. I have yet to figure out how you get bbpress to appear in a frame below your site’s menu bar. I guess both themes need to match up?

Thanks again for your help.

~Andrew~

[chrishajer]

Wouldn’t WordPress do most of what you’re looking for? WordPress supports threaded comments now, so replies to a post take on the shape of a threaded conversation. Also, email notification of replies is built in. What are you looking for in bbPress that WordPress does not offer?

[Sam Bauers]

The deletion from Wikipedia was pretty random and I think a better structured and written page would probably survive. Interestingly the BuddyPress page has only one self-published reference.

I appreciate people’s desire to evangelize bbPress (thanks johnhiler) but I at least agree with kevinjohngallagher’s sentiments about putting the cart before the horse. If there is willingness to write something to promote bbPress, then how about we put some effort into our own site?

If anyone wants to have a go at comprehensive editing and/or rewriting any of the information on bbPress.org I’m happy to help with that process. I think this would be far more valuable to us.

So I guess I’d like to hijack the enthusiasm that some people are showing and direct it closer to home. I can easily create a sandboxed WordPress install that volunteer editors can use to re-work the existing content. Then once we are happy with it, we can migrate it over to the main site.

I also think that a “codex” wiki site for bbPress would be beneficial at this stage but I need some reassurance that it won’t just sit there empty either. So take this poll and we can see if there is traction for that to be created…

http://www.polldaddy.com/p/1650020/

[kevinjohngallagher]

Ok, let me phrase it another way.

Given BBpress’s track record (alpha’s that fail, lack of communication, wrong communication, skipping of beta’s 2 weeks after telling everyone that you’re skipping alpha7 for beta1, lack of integration, lack of coherance with wordpress, prettey dubious documentation etc); what possible good can come out of having a wikipedia page before the RTM1.0 ?

Also, with RTM1.0, won’t that in itself generate alot of blog/article posts once the automattic “it’s all fine here, these aren’t the droids you’re looking for” marketing; why have ‘bad/negative’ facts written on teh wikipedia page?

[chrishajer]

Ignoring the index.php permalink thing, which should be addressed at the wordpress.org forums, were you able to install a plugin that will redirect a page to a URL you select? Actually, it used to be necessary to use a plugin, but maybe now you can do it with php and a WordPress function or a template file. Were you able to get that part working?

[lifestrikes]

I’m trying to integrate WordPress 2.7.1 with bbPress 1.0 rc1

I have few of issues going on

1) Logged in as Admin in WordPress, but bbpress doesn’t recognize it. I have to login in again into bbPress.

2) If I log out from bbPress, it logs me out in wordpress too.

3) If I logout from wordpress, it doesn’t log me out in bbpress

4) After integration, users data from bbpress is not shared i.e. only Admin is listed under the bbPress Admin > users. There are 231 registered users in bb_users table.

5) Since users are missing, all the existing posts by the users are displayed as Anonymous

Root cause for all the above – I tried to integrate 0.9.0.4 with 2.7.1 and later realized that its not straight forward process.

I’m trying to get the forum backup and running, atleast map the existing users to their posts.

Thanks for your help.

[AndrewRH]

Apache version	2.2.11 (Unix)

PHP version	5.2.9

MySQL version	5.0.77-community

Architecture	i686

Operating system	Linux

Kernel version	2.6.28.8-VISION

[dawormie]

Perhaps a submission to cnet about bbPress and it’s VERY easy integration with WordPress?

Also the stupidly simplistic modifications needed to make a WordPress theme work with bbPress?

I’m doing mine at the moment and I’ve changed maybe a total of 10 lines in the CSS (some lines multiple times) to make it convert.