I discovered for it to work that the secret keys cannot have spaces in them (as you could in version 2.5 of wordpress and 0.9.0.1 of bbpress). I generated a new secret key as one long string, and voila… users can pass through both programs without having to re-login. 
$bb->wp_table_prefix = 'wp__'; // your wordpress db prefix is
$bb->wp_home = 'http://yourwebsite.com/';
$bb->wp_siteurl = 'http://yourwebsite.com/';
replace yourwebsite.com with the blog url.
if your blog url is for example
http://www.google.com then don’t forget to add the WWW to it, but if it doesn’t has WWW, the don’t use it.
Oh forgot. In the header I put just
<li class="page_item"><a href="/forum/">Forum</a></li>
after the page tag. It’s either going to be in front of all your pages or behind.
How I did it… Please back up everything before starting.
You need to find a theme close to your WP to make it easier.
1. BBPress side,I renamed the style.css to styleold.css
2. Copied over the WPress style.css over to BBpress
3. Open both files at the same time. You want to copy over some of the codes from styleold.css to style.css. You might need to play with it. Do not copy “body”.
4. Open both header.php. On the BBpress header copy over from WP header everything after <body> tag. Replacing whatever is there.
5. Open both footer.php. This one is a little tricky.
You can just copy over the whole thing and make sure you have <?php do_action(‘bb_foot’, ”); ?> in the file. You will lose the designers info though OR You need to see on WP side if there is any closing tags. bring that over and delete any closing tags on the BBPress side.
6. Sidebars: depending where the <?php get_sidebar(); ?> tag. For example my <?php get_sidebar(); ?> tag is IN the footer.php Others the <?php get_sidebar(); ?> is in the other php files right before the get_footer tag or after get header tag.
that’s it.
make sure in your bb-config.php
there is
$bb->WP_BB = true;
if (file_exists(‘../wp-blog-header.php’))
require_once(‘../wp-blog-header.php’);
else
if (file_exists(‘../../wp-blog-header.php’))
require_once(‘../../wp-blog-header.php’);
after <?php tag.
Goodluck.
This is a tough one to resolve. I noticed before that someone managed to merge their pot files for wordpress and bbpress into one and load that into wordpress (and in turn bbpress)
Can you post the lines you added to your wp-config.php and bb-config.php files?
The line defining the secret key in bb-config.php should look something like this:
define('BB_SECRET_KEY', 'My Secret Key');
and in wp-config.php
define('SECRET_KEY', 'My Secret Key');
Don’t forget the BB_ in fron of SECRET_KEY in the bb-config.php file.
I saw your thread. It wasn’t a solution for me…
I’ve defined both SECRET_KEY in wp-config and bb-config as the same, as well as pulling in the new “secret” from the wordpress options page into bb-admin config panel.
Still having the same issues of not being able to be logged into both at the same time.
Sorry, but that didn’t fix my problem. I’ve defined both SECRET_KEY in wp-config and bb-config as the same, as well as pulling in the new “secret” from the wordpress options page into bb-admin config panel.
Still having the same issues of not being able to be logged into both at the same time.
I updated the secret key, but I’m still having the same problem as described above.
I tried keying in the new secret key from WordPress 2.5.1 into the bb-admin panel, but it’s still not making a difference. Users can only be logged into one or the other at a time.
For spam control/moderation, perhaps it tied in more tightly with Akismet. WordPress blogs allows anonymous commenting this way.
You’re welcome. It’s included with 2.5.1, it’s just an optional entry, so I don’t think it would be in your default config file. But I think it is shown in the sample config file.
https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Secret_Key_IMPORTANT
Well, now. Isn’t that special!!. It works perfectly.
Thank you!
BTW, I do have the latest version of WordPress installed (2.5.1) so I do not think this is included yet, but if those encountering (and noticing) the issue find your fix, it could not be easier.
Thank you, again.
If I remember correctly, a folder will override a wp page. What I have done is, install bbpress at a location within wp, then create a page in wp with the same name that you gave your bbpress install. When viewing the blog, the page will show up in the pages section, menu bar or wherever you theme puts it. This should create a dynamic link to the forum.
I think this is what you are looking for.
I have done this for static folders and things like bbpress.
Add this line to your wp-config.php file.
define(‘SECRET_KEY’, ‘Your bbPress Secret Key’);
Replace Your bbPress Secret Key with your bbPress secret key. I believe the developers already know about this. By the way, make sure you have the latest WordPress installation. I believe secret key is a new functionality in WordPress 2.5.
The secret key is not mentioned period in the wp-config.php file, but is in the bb-config.php file. The WordPress secret is in the http://www.masterdata.com/forum//wp-admin/options.php file (yep, the double forward slash is accurate – cut & paste) and does match exactly (I used Excel to do the match).
If it is supposed to be in the wp-config.php file, please show me how the entire finished code should look (obviously my variables will differ but the structure will be the same). We might let the developer folks in on this too.
Awaiting your reply…. Thank you!
I had the same problem, and thought I had the same secret keys, but actually didn’t when I checked my config files.
Did you manually check your wp-config.php and bb-config.php files to make sure the secret keys are defined and are matching?
IPsource, to add a Forum button in the nav bar, you’ll need to edit your theme files in WordPress. And then do the same in the bbPress template files. Most likely, the files would be something called header.php. Every theme is different so it’ll depend on what you have. You might consider hiring a coder to do it, if you’re not comfortable with the html/php.
Thanks for responding!
@gerikg, Yes I would like to do something like that! What I don’t know how to do is make a “Forum” button on my Nav bar at the top like that website. Then of course I would like to have the header and footer be the same on wordpress and bbpress.
It is the same. I learned all about the “secret key” during the bbPress installation. Most users will have never heard about it before and it is a bit baffling at first glance when it is asked for in the integration instructions. Anyway, it is exactly the same via cut and paste.
Actually, if it was not, it would work as not integrated and therefore, I assume, like the previous version which worked “correctly”. You would stay logged in per “Remember me” in bbPress and WordPress. There is something else going on, I think.
Has anyone installed an “integrated” version where it works properly? i.e. You can log into WordPress then log into bbPress and then go back to WordPress without logging in again. Please let me know. I realize, there is always a 99% chance that problems in coding are of my own making.
Make sure your SECRET_KEY in both WordPress and bbPress are the same. This is covered on this thread:
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/troubleshoot-integration
I’ve been following the development of MU 1.5.1 (seems pretty nifty so far) and from the looks of things, it’s now locked as an official release to download on the main site.
I haven’t however, been able to integrate it successfully with BB Press yet, despite applying the usual checklist and a few things besides. I haven’t had much of a problem with previous versions of WordPress, MU and BB Press, although I fully understand that MU 1.5.1 is hot off the press as it were.
If anyone manages to successfully integrate or knows whether this is currently possible (with 0.9 or above), please would you post your solution… it’d be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
