To use WordPress functions inside bbPress, you need to do this:
https://bbpress.org/documentation/integration-with-wordpress/#functions (the Functions section at the bottom of that page). Be sure that include line is at the top of bb-config.php: right after the <?php is a good place for it.
That will allow you to use WordPress functions in a bbPress page (like <?php get_sidebar(); ?>)
Then, you need to include that function call in a bbPress template file (or files) where you want it to appear. You are responsible for making sure there’s room in the template for your sidebar.
any one help me ?
how to include wordpress sidebar.php file in forums
Adding a link back to you blog home page was discussed here recently:
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/how-to-add-custom-nav-bar-to-theme
For editing your theme, it’s not like WordPress. You can’t edit the stylesheet online. You would need to edit it locally then upload the changes.
yea, I have same problem as jbbrwcky. If I log in to bbpress, then no longer can I access admin of wordpress. If I logout of bbpress, then I can log into wordpress.
I do have php myadmin, and I will try this and let you know! Thank You!
thank you I’ll let you know.
Good point. If I could clarify the instructions, I would. We’ll leave the information here 1) for others to see and 2) so the chiefs can see the difficulty some are having and clarify the instructions for all.
Thanks.
Chris wrote: “Using the same database is how the bbPress directions are written now; I think it’s assumed. “
I thought the installation instructions were vague on this point. It wasn’t at all apparent to me which way I should go, and how o safely proceed with installing it into the wordpress database. A little editing could be very helpful to others in the future.
This is what it is supposed to mean:
*one users table in the DB and one login (you write
name and password once, and you are logged in the places)
Seems lots of people lately are having trouble with that. They idea behind integration is that you can log into either bbPress or WordPress, and you’ll be logged in on the other side. The two installations appear “integrated”, at least from a user login perspective.
Did you look through all your files for that word? If it’s not in the files, then it’s encoded in the files (some WordPress themes have that base 64 encoded crap in the theme) or it’s coming from somewhere else, right?
I would try to find out where it’s coming from so you can figure out how to remove it.
yeah, but it happens with the regular theme as well. when I try logging in it just throws me out…
i created a bum guest account…
guest1
q%dxPv8&xBz1
check it out.
same think with admin or any other user…
so i don’t think it’s the theme
i disabled all the plugins… same deal
What exactly means “WordPress + bbPress Integration”?
* one users table in the DB
*one users table in the DB and one login (you write user name and password once, and you are logged in the places)
* or something else?
That’s weird. I found a few places on the net where that text is visible, someone using the peacemaker theme from refueled.net. I can’t find that text in the theme though or in the mistylook WordPress theme. Maybe the version you installed is different than the current one available for download.
I would grep through all the files in your web space and see if the work “Regisration” exists. If it does, then it’s coming from something installed on the server. If that word does not exist, then that’s coming from a plugin or something else installed on your server. Sometimes plugins are tied to certain domains, and having it on another domain will not work, and you might get a message like this.
Please check all your files for that very unique “Regisration” word.
still the same… still a “demo site”
also with the regular theme I just can’t login.
Could it be an integration problem? a conflict between another wp integration process?
Sounds like the user you are logging in as doesn’t have admin or keymaster privileges. If the admin link is not there once you are logged in, then you don’t have permission to do that.
Try this:
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/deleted-admin-in-wordpress-now-no-keymaster-in-bbpress#post-18241
You need to put that include line at the very top of bb-config.php, right after <?php. What happens if you do that?
To install in the same database, you just specify that database’s connection details in bb-config.php. The important thing is to be sure you use a different table prefix for the bbPress installation. By default, it’s bb_ for bbPress and for wp_ for WordPress. Use different table prefixes and you can install as many applications into one database as you want. Just keep the table prefixes unique.
To uninstall, yes, just delete the directory with bbPress in it, then drop the bbPress tables from the database. DO NOT delete the database since you have WordPress in that database as well, right?
You’re probably overthinking it. Using the same database is how the bbPress directions are written now; I think it’s assumed. The key is to just keep the table prefixes unique and you can put as much stuff in one database as you want.
wait… it didn’t work in the default theme either…
I am putting the line:
if (file_exists(‘../wp-blog-header.php’))
require_once(‘../wp-blog-header.php’);
in right before:
if ( !defined(‘BB_PATH’) )
define(‘BB_PATH’, dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/’ );
require_once( BB_PATH . ‘bb-settings.php’ );
?>
when I put it at the end i got an error that i cannot define it twice…
is there a better place to put in the “require_once?
i just tried the default and it didn’t do the demo thing… any ideas in which file i can disable this in the theme?
I’ll but back the other theme so that you can see it…
thank you again for your help!
thank you!
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using peacemaker theme on bbpress
ideally i’d like to be able to access the functions so that I can integrate the pages better.
_ck_ said: “I recommend against separate databases unless you have some kind of weird configuration that demands it.”
Could you, or someone else, please outline any special instructions on how to go about installing bbpress to the same database that wordpress is already living on? Or is it just that simple as designating the wp database in the installation? What can go wrong? I have visions of destroying our wp installation and losing all our posts and pages.
Also, to uninstall bbpress, do I just delete its folder and database?
I would suggest adding a paragraph in the installation instructions recommending the single database installation and whatever instructions are necessary on how to properly do this.
Please post a link to your site. And the version of WordPress and bbPress.
Sounds like something built into the theme. Can you try the default theme and see what happens?
After I included into my bb-config.php
if (file_exists(‘../wp-blog-header.php’))
require_once(‘../wp-blog-header.php’);
my bbpress site turned into a “demo” site. It now says “Regisration disabled. This is a demo site.” (yes, with the spelling mistake) above the login.
any ideas what i can do?
many thanks!
Hello, I’m fairly new to bbpress, but I’m an avid web developer and wordpress user.
My problem:
When I go to the settings page, I cannot disable avatars.
I can uncheck it, but when I hit “update settings” I scroll down, and it’s just checked again!
Do I have a ghost? Am I doing something wrong?
I’m using:
BBPress V.0.9.0.2
Plugins:
Hidden Forums
Allow Images
BBCode Buttons
BBCode Lite
Avatar Upload (currently disabled, it won’t work because gravatars keep overwriting it or something)
That’s another one of those silly things that got carried over from WordPress. The database limits it to 60 characters and the default template limits it to 30 characters but it’s still overly long.
Fortunately in bbPress (unlike WordPress) the registration form is done in a template and not in the core, so the easiest way is just to modify the register.php template under my-templates (or copy it from bb-templates) and change the line that looks like this:
<td><input name="user_login" type="text" id="user_login" size="30" maxlength="30" value="<?php if (1 != $user_login) echo $user_login; ?>" /></td>
And instead of 30, make it the size limit you want.
However people that are sneaky and bypass the registration form can still make it 60 characters (ie. spammers). But they will stick out, so you’ll notice it right away.
This can be fixed via a plugin but it would be way too much code to justify the fix. The template method is best.
