Hi folks,
I want to use BBPress for a message/discussion board for doctors. However, the requirement is that every topic should start with a set of basic fields. This is because they are going to be talking about a particular condition at hand and we need that a combination of fields be selected and input to accompany the topic.
I know WordPress now offers custom post type so you can add custom fields to a post. But can something similar be done with topics in BBpress? Has anyone tried something like that before?
Thanks,
-tejas
@jaja – Thanks 
@christopher jon – Still haven’t decided which way to go with that yet. The need isn’t quite there yet I don’t think, but soon.
Hi Christopher,
Thanks for the reply. I finally figured out that the forums are indeed “odd” and really not very friendly to setup or use. I was really excited when I found the WordPress, Buddypress and bbPress combination but my excitement soon turned to frustration.
I finally gave up on WP, BP and bbPress and went back to Joomla/Community Builder. While the Joomla/CB combination doesn’t have the finesse and cleanness of Buddypress they does offer a far more conventional UI on the front-end and far easier to manage back-end.
They also do a far better job of integration with other extensions.
WP, BP and bbPress feel like the Mac O.S.’s to me. Very pretty and work well… once you figure out how *they* want you to think. But they do things their OWN way and if you want to deviate, you get kicked out of the cult.
And the documentation is very Mac-like. “Do step 1 and then it works.” But they forgot about steps 2-10 as it’s assumed you already knew that.
Hi Christopher,
Thanks for the reply. I finally figured out that the forums are indeed “odd” and really not very friendly to setup or use. I was really excited when I found the WordPress, Buddypress and bbPress combination but my excitement soon turned to frustration.
I finally gave up on WP, BP and bbPress and went back to Joomla/Community Builder. While the Joomla/CB combination doesn’t have the finesse and cleanness of Buddypress they does offer a far more conventional UI on the front-end and far easier to manage back-end.
They also do a far better job of integration with other extensions.
WP, BP and bbPress feel like the Mac O.S.’s to me. Very pretty and work well… once you figure out how *they* want you to think. But they do things their OWN way and if you want to deviate, you get kicked out of the cult.
And the documentation is very Mac-like. “Do step 1 and then it works.” But they forgot about steps 2-10 as it’s assumed you already knew that.
I solved my problem for the bbPress plugin not showing up in my wp-plugins directory.
(local MAMP)
When i changed localhost -> localhost:8889 in my wp-config.php file it works.
I don’t know if that was the correct error but it working for me at this moment.
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost:8889’);
Good job everybody that is working on this code.
Looks pretty good so far..
Only one little ‘problem’ report..
I think everybody will be able to install a WP site + bbPress forum in the feature in just a few clicks 
Yes, bbPress is now being made a WordPress plugin
Yes, bbPress is now being made a WordPress plugin
Discovered a new bug, it appears that all replies are getting the same topic as parent. I don’t think that this was the case before, but not 100% sure.
EDIT: So here’s the thing. When migrating from standalone I can’t access replies, only if I write a new reply can I access it.
But the problem is when writing this new reply, all other replies gets the same topic as the new one I wrote.
Don’t know if this is an issue with the migration script or if it’s something with bbpress plugin, I will cross-link this to the other forum topic.
Plugin is looking fantastic and everything is working accordingly, however I’m still having problems with the “Create New Topic” form appearing on the Forum Index page. This was not there before.
Going into a Forum Category does not display the “Create New Topic” form and displays the forums in the category which is correct as this was resolved.
Going into a SubForum displays the “Create New Topic” form which is also correct as this was also resolved.
Could you confirm whether the “Create New Topic” form is supposed to appear on the Forum Index Page?
Once again, thank you for making this fantastic plugin.
A little request/suggestion, a dedicated 2.0 forum to get some conversations going.
It might get confusing mixing up topics between versions.
I still get internal server errors, also the same problem with replies, they are not visible in the forums unless i edit and update each.
Something more official will probably come down the pipe eventually. I imagine there will be a need to convert long blog comment conversations into forum topics and replies.
That did the trick. Thanks!
@christopher jon – Very good to hear!
I just put the final touches on theme compatibility for user profiles and topic/reply editing, so now they won’t look as wonky.
All that’s left to finish with theme compat are views, and I don’t expect them to be a problem at all.
We are now 8 tickets (and only a few more labor hours) away from putting this into WordPress Extend. Sadly it’s behind schedule (weird eh?) but wanted to keep everyone posted.
If there are any technical writers out there, the contextual help screens that WordPress has could use some bbPress specific content. You’d be doing me a nice favor to take a look at https://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/1510 and drop some prose in there.
You can convert your WordPress install into bbPress standalone and then convert bbPress standalone into bbPress plugin.
I’ve been playing around with the plugin for a couple of hours now and have had absolutely no problems. It’s fairly simple to customize as well. I’m already tweaking it.
Now, lets get some new plugins and really get this thing rocking.
My wish list,
TinyMCE editor
Messaging system between members
The signature plugin that was mentioned earlier in this thread is also working perfectly.
I’m liking it.
Does this work with the new bbpress 2 (plugin version) or is it only for the current release?
Does this work for bbpress 2 (plugin version) or is it only for the current release?
The buddypress forum system is kinda odd compared to other forum software.
What you need to do is create a new group, and for each group you can then create a forum.
So, with what you have in mind, you need to create a “General Discussion” group and a “Questions” group and then create a forum for each of those.
I know, it’s confusing. I’ve never been a fan of the buddypress group/forum system.
Depending on your timeline, you might be better off waiting for newest versions of both buddypress and bbpress. Maybe a month or so for final releases.
BTW, the new bbpress plugin is very nice.
The buddypress forum system is kinda odd compared to other forum software.
What you need to do is create a new group, and for each group you can then create a forum.
So, with what you have in mind, you need to create a “General Discussion” group and a “Questions” group and then create a forum for each of those.
I know, it’s confusing. I’ve never been a fan of the buddypress group/forum system.
Depending on your timeline, you might be better off waiting for newest versions of both buddypress and bbpress. Maybe a month or so for final releases.
BTW, the new bbpress plugin is very nice.
