[Ramiuz]

I have filled out all the information correctly, and when I click Start, it tells me:

No posts to convert-

No tags to convert-

No topics to convert-

No forums to convert parents-

No forums to convert-

I have a standalone BBpress 1.02 installation, on a different database than my WordPress installation. But all on the same server.

I would like to update my old forum, because its now being attacked by spambots every day. I want to bring all my users and content over to my new BBPress 2.2.2 installation.

How do I do that?

[John James Jacoby]

@greenshady – Thanks for chiming in. Your Members plugin has always been our go-to while we sorted out Role/Capability issues in bbPress core.

Since 2.0, getting them dialed in and playing nicely with WordPress and Multisite has been a challenge. Creating update scripts for new functionality has a tendency to leave things in a semi-broken state, with some sites behaving, others not so much, and leaving users of bbPress powered communities sometimes wondering why certain functionalities of their accounts don’t work anymore.

Also, why can’t a blog Editor also be a Forum moderator? These are problems that should be solved with multiple roles, not with mapped blanket ‘moderator’ super capabilities like we tried to do previously.

I can’t say that storing roles and capabilities in the database is the entire problem, but moving to a dynamic setup like we have now all but eliminates the issues we’ve had the past year or so.

I appreciate you investigating things and updating Members. I haven’t had a chance to check out the updated version, but I have about a million feature requests for it. 🙂

[dwbroad]

Number of topics listed for each forum on my /forums page is not matching the number of topics in the forum!

It’s a recently installation so I only have 3 topics. and it’s saying there are 2…

I’m using the latest versions of wordpress and bbpress

Thanks!

[johnjf]

I created a child theme for buddypress and installed the sitewide forums. When I went to check how it looked. It’s just blank with links. You can see it here http://elusivebuck.com/community

[Jan-Willem]

Hi I was wondering what version of bbPress is in the GlotPress (here) I’m pretty sure it’s behind.

I’m trying to complete the Dutch one but in the reference files I see its referencing wrong (thus old?) folders like `bb-admin` instead of `admin`.

Also when using the `.pot` file that comes with bbPress it shows 952 strings while an exported version from the glot only shows 927 strings.

Is there any indication when the Glot gets updated? If it does get updated soon I will complete the Dutch Translation.

[LabSecrets]

Not sure if you guys are still struggling, this far down the line. But in case you come back to the thread, we’ve created a video that will make it easy for you:

http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

Cheers!

Spence

[LabSecrets]

Hey guys,

we’ve updated the video guide for bbPress 2.2.2 and BuddyPress 1.6.1 as there have been some significant and valuable additions. Have a peek if you need it: http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

Cheers!

spence

[LabSecrets]

If you are struggling with this, don’t worry, we have you covered. Please see our updated video called “The Definitive Guide to BuddyPress and bbPress Configuration”. We’ve updated it for bbPress 2.2.2 and bbPress 1.6.1

http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

Cheers!

spence

[LabSecrets]

It might be worth your while to view our latest (updated) video guide for configuring BuddyPress & bbPress, as it goes into some of the differences and features that have arrived with 2.2.2 and BuddyPress 1.6.1

http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

Cheers!

spence

[LabSecrets]

#GatorESG,

for your theme, you need to use this instead (your content is contained in a differently named div:

body.bbPress #sidebar {display:none;}

body.bbPress #main {width: 100%;}

Cheers!

spence

[castresana]

Hello,

 

I’ve been trying to set this up myself, but couldn’t do it.

I’m trying to modify the widgets bbpress comes from.

The idea is to “tune” the “Recent replies” and “Recent topics” widgets to add a new option.

I want to be able to select the “parent forum” in those two widgets as it is possible in “Forums list” widget.

This way I can choose wich forum’s recent replies/topics I show in my sidebar.

I have different sidebars depending on the section users are, so this would be useful to be able to show content related to what they are viewing.

Can somebody give me a hand on this?

Thank you very much! 🙂

[Lynq]

text-decoration: none; will remove underline.

You can do this inside your bbpress css file, just apply it to the correct element.

Good luck.

[Lynq]

I would suggest doing a google search for css dropdown menus – Once you know how you want to create your dropdown menu, then you can edit your bbPress 0r WordPress theme to add the menu in.

Good luck!

[Lynq]

You could try this: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/customising-bbp_list_forums-last-poster-block/

[Xarcell]

Why aren’t the topic tags, synced with blog tags? Or have a topic tag cloud?

[integritydesigns]

I upgraded bbpress to 2.2.2 on a client’s site and now when I click on the forum links it brings me to a 404 Not Found page. I can click on the latest topic link and the user link to the far right but the main forum link goes to 404.

I tried the switch the permalink, save, switch it back and save again trick but it did not fix the issue.

Any ideas on what may solve the issue would be greatly appreciated!

[andrewjag]

Yeah I got it I will check this 😉

[LabSecrets]

Cheers!

Have a view of : http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

it might give you some other tips and tricks 😉

[LabSecrets]

Making a child theme is beyond the scope of this forum, but there are plenty of good resources if you google “create a wordpress child theme”.  In a nutshell, you need “at least” to have a new folder, with a style.css file that references the proper header elements of your parent, including its name and the location of the parent theme’s style sheet.

If you are using the shortcode method, please try the default method instead, which is to change bbPress’s default root slug to something that is “NOT” an existing page (try “sitewide-forums” for example). This will allow you to keep your existing page / shortcut method index. Please show us what happens when you do this? (provide the URL)

[andrewjag]

Thank you very much for reply!

[mlakritz]

Right now I have the page built using [bbp-forum-index] in a page that is just my website with the /forums.

This is giving me the result of the bullet point style forum index page.

@LabSecrets – I read your post here: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/non-functional-index-page-when-bbpress-2-1rc4-is-used-with-woothemes-canvas-5-05/

How do I make the child theme and can you make its CSS changes just apply to one page? (in this case, just to the forum index page?)

 

THANKS!!

 

[LabSecrets]

You have several issues going on here, but they are directly related to your theme. As is very common, it appears to me that your theme has a conditional statement in the template file that builds archive pages. As such, it’s treating the content for bbPress forums as excerpts, as well as applying some unwanted styling.

Have you tried to build a page using the shortcode method? If so, what was the result? If you found it worked properly, then the issue as suggested above, and you could try to modify your theme or child-theme files to add a similar conditional that looks for bbPress and forces it to use the_content() instead of the_excerpt(). See: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/non-functional-index-page-when-bbpress-2-1rc4-is-used-with-woothemes-canvas-5-05/

If this page is being built with shortcodes (I don’t think it is from what I see) then what is the result if you try the default forum index method? We outline both methods in our step by step video here: http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

We’ll get you there… 😉

 

 

[LabSecrets]

What is your site url? I can give you some suggestions on where to place the code for a login-box so it shows up on the top of a page.

Also, if you prefer, you can build your forum site index using shortcode / page method… this would give you flexibility of having your default theme sidebar, etc. available to you.

Not sure? Check out our updated step by step guide that covers the two methods for creating a forum index page:

http://labzip.com/the-definitive-guide-to-buddypress-bbpress-configuration/

Cheers!

spence

[LabSecrets]

There is a plugin that will accept WP post comments via a new forum topic… maybe not exactly what you wanted, but sounds like it might be interesting?

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-post-topics/

[LabSecrets]

Kslad

this will bring joy to your heart.

Add it to your css file wherever you add other customization mods:

body.bbPress #sidebar {display:none;}
body.bbPress .post {width:100%;}

It will remove the sidebar and make your forum 100% width.

 

Cheers!

spence