i cant get it worked
define( ‘BAVATARS_BBPRESS_URI’, ‘http://mypage.com/bbpress/’ ); // The full address of the front page of your forum.
define( ‘BAVATARS_BBPRESS_PATH’, ‘xxxxx’ ); // The full path to your bbPress installation.
how can i find out what my PATH is?
@Carsten.M – You need to use the numeric ID of the forum. I realize this isn’t the easiest for everyone, but it’s the easiest and fastest way to develop it for now. In the future we’ll open this up to other things and build a UI for it all.
@Nate – I updated the instructions at the top with more details. Give them another go. All you need to do is copy the contents of bbp-twentyten into your theme, and merge the style.css and functions.php files together so they fit what you need – this I can’t help with because it involves code only you probably know. 
@John
Thanks for responding. I thought I followed every step. Let me clarify since I messed up my earlier clarification.
I initially copied the default theme put it in the same plugin directory and renamed it to bbp-empt. I included the function code in my main theme “Cost” directory function.php file. After some fooling around I realized nothing was working so I came here and followed every step in this thread instead of half-assin it like it did before.
I would prefer not to use a child theme since I’m the Author of the “Cost” named theme I’m using. I guess I don’t quite understand how I get bbpress to use bbp-empt when it’s sitting in my Cost directory. Is there a instruction manual that describes that process?
Or is it a simple function name change or is there a place in the WP admin area I missed which allows you to chose the which template bbpress uses?
Great. Now if only we would have bbPress 2…
Great. Now if only we would have bbPress 2…
I’ve grown to really like the theme used in these forums. Is it one of the defaults that comes with v2.0?
Nope, afraid not. This theme was custom made for the bbpress.org website, and furthermore it’s made for bbPress 1.0, not the bbPress 2.0 plugin, which I believe handles theming somewhat differently.
Maybe whoever made the theme will be willing to look into it seeing as the new bbPress is going stable any day now.
I’ve grown to really like the theme used in these forums. Is it one of the defaults that comes with v2.0?
Nope, afraid not. This theme was custom made for the bbpress.org website, and furthermore it’s made for bbPress 1.0, not the bbPress 2.0 plugin, which I believe handles theming somewhat differently.
Maybe whoever made the theme will be willing to look into it seeing as the new bbPress is going stable any day now.
@Tom – I’ll take a look at that tonight.
@johan – Have you tried doing a recount of the freshness times in your forums?
(Admin > Tools > Recounts)
@nate – Seems you’re only following some of the steps outlined above. To start you’ll want to research WordPress child themes and how to make one. If you decide to go that route, then your new theme doesn’t go inside the old one, it goes in the /themes/bbp-empt/ folder that you create. It kinda sounds like you figured that out, but it’s hard to tell from your comment if it’s working for you.
I’ve grown to really like the theme used in these forums. Is it one of the defaults that comes with v2.0?
I’ve grown to really like the theme used in these forums. Is it one of the defaults that comes with v2.0?
Hello. I’ve integrated bbpress and bbpress post toolbar to a page on this website:
http://underwaterpeoples.com/wordpress/?forum=hi
(i know its boring..)
The post toolbar seems to be on the top of every page. Does anyone know how i can get rid of the top toolbar and keep the ones by the comment forms? I’m guessing i have to reconfigure the bbpress-post-toolbar.php file but I’m not sure how.
Please help. Thanks :0)
I’m having a bit of trouble with the freshness of topics on my forums.
Take a look here:
http://sota-guild.tk/forums
You’ll see that some forums has a freshness of around 160 days even tho ppl have been making new topics and responding much later than that.
Known bug or something wrong with my settings?
I’m having an issue and not understanding how to fix it is driving me bonkers. I’ve followed the steps above but let me explain how I did it.
Once the plugin was installed I copied the bbp-twentyten folder from the plugin directory;
C:xampphtdocsempt-wpwp-contentpluginsbbpressbbp-themesbbp-twentyten
and put it into my main themes directory and renamed it to bbp-empt.
C:xampphtdocsempt-wpwp-contentthemescostbbp-empt
I opened the bbp-empt style.css and changed the Template name to;
Template: cost
and added an import for the css.
I have every file in the “bbp-empt” folder than was in the original “bbp-twentyten” folder plus files like archive.php, page.php and single.php from my “cost” folder.
I’m confused as to how I get the forums to use the template files in “bbp-empt” and not the files in the “cost” main directory. Which is what is happening right now.
Small update
After some experimenting I changed the bbp-empt folder style.css in the plugins folder to say cost in the template name and changed other details. Noticed the change in the Appearance menu so I clicked to activate the template and now I’m using a child theme of my main theme with the bbpress using the bbp-empt files.
So now I’m honestly just confused, if this works whats the point of moving it to your main themes directory?
I’m new to this plugin and to bbpress in general though I do work with WordPress on a regular basis. The forums load fine. I would like to copy the default theme and customize my own based on the original.
The problem is, I don’t see a place where I can choose a template for BBPress to use. Is there a place in the WP admin panel I’m overlooking or do I need a custom function to load a specific theme?
Any help would be appreciated.
How can I implement the “mini-description” (as here “Getting it up and running”) on my bbpress 2.0 forum list widget?
@malawimama – The importer is located at /wp-admin/import.php or Tools -> Import from the admin panel.
Am I missing a line of code?
I am using a theme called the ‘Stallion theme’. It is based on the old Talian theme which was popular in WP a few years back. Stallion has a lot of options that I really like, in terms of flexibility, design etc.
However, it does not work with the bbPress plugin.
It creates forums and topics fine.
However: if you look under a topic post or forum (I created some sample ones) – a viewer or user can not reply or create new topics. In fact the only thing you see is my related post plugin underneath the post.
http://peopleandlanguages.com/ is the website I am testing this out on.
It does work with 2010, but not this theme. Is there so line of code that needs to be juggled to make this work with my theme?
Thank you,
Mark
I wanted to ask if it is possible to move forum from http://www.invisionfree.com to bbPress ? And how it can be done ?
Best regards,
Uldis.
I’ve been researching for hours, trying to find a way to import bbpress standalone to bbpress 2.0 in wordpress. First I imported posts from phpBB to bbPress standalone, looks like it worked, then I installed the WP plugin.
I came across this topic but it was closed so I can’t post a question there:
bbPress Standalone to Plugin Converter Beta 2
In the last post you said:
Closing this topic, as the importer is now bundled with bbPress 2.0
I can’t seem to find an importer there anywhere, I checked the Settings under the Settings > Forums menu, and all I can see are the main forum settings. Checked the Readme file with the plugin, there’s no mention of it.
Can you tell me where to find the Importer? I need to get this huge site up and running by 7/1 and I don’t want to use the Standalone version because that means 2 admin pages.
Thanks!!!
Hello,
The search field in the twentyten theme does not search for terms inside the forum, but only inside wordpress.
Please let me know how to enable searching within the forum.
Can you please elaborate on the partial BP 1.3 and bbpress 2.0 compatibility?
How will they be integrated?
I imagine I’m in the minority, as most BP users seem to prefer having separate group forums appear under each group, but I’d like a more traditional unified forum where you can see the user’s group along with their title in posts, and perhaps have restricted access to sub-forums for groups.
Is that possible?
Can you please elaborate on the partial BP 1.3 and bbpress 2.0 compatibility?
How will they be integrated?
I imagine I’m in the minority, as most BP users seem to prefer having separate group forums appear under each group, but I’d like a more traditional unified forum where you can see the user’s group along with their title in posts, and perhaps have restricted access to sub-forums for groups.
Is that possible?
Great, thanks John. Personally I wouldn’t mind it if I had to have custom pages to get the functionality I want. But I think the existing page checking is probably a good way to go.
Excited for RC1!
@mbiernat – Since your question is about theme help with your site specifically, would you mind creating a dedicated topic for assistance? bbPress itself appears to be running fine there.
@ejw – I am unable to find bbPress on your site anywhere, which might be a bigger problem. I’d ask that you do the same and open a dedicated support topic for your issue.
