I would suggest that you hire a developer because that script is currently meant to be only run by a person who at least knows the basics of coding, bbPress/WordPress etc.
bbPress as a plugin is still being developed. bbPress as a standalone still exists.
bbPress as a plugin is still being developed. bbPress as a standalone still exists.
The installation pops up at the very last step.
Welcome to the bbPress installer
Step 1 – Database configuration
« completed
Step 2 – WordPress integration (optional)
« completed
Step 3 – Site settings
« completed
Installation completed with some errors!
Your installation completed with some minor errors. See the error log below for more specific information.
You can now log in with the following details:
Username:
Moose8
Password:
Site address:
http://thegeekgroup.org/bbpress/
Up till that last button it was going smoothly. I was actually expecting it to work! 
(I tried it again)
The installation pops up at the very last step.
Welcome to the bbPress installer
Step 1 – Database configuration
« completed
Step 2 – WordPress integration (optional)
« completed
Step 3 – Site settings
« completed
Installation completed with some errors!
Your installation completed with some minor errors. See the error log below for more specific information.
You can now log in with the following details:
Username:
Moose8
Password:
Site address:
http://thegeekgroup.org/bbpress/
Up till that last button it was going smoothly. I was actually expecting it to work! (I tried it again)
I sort of feel like I’m listening in on a private conversation when I ‘skim’ that thread. (I couldn’t read it because it’d take me 2 hours and I still wouldn’t understand it).
In resumé, does it mean that bbPress is going to become a plugin for WordPress?
If so : I don’t use WordPress (don’t have a blog), what will this mean for a current bbPress installation?
Grant
I sort of feel like I’m listening in on a private conversation when I ‘skim’ that thread. (I couldn’t read it because it’d take me 2 hours and I still wouldn’t understand it).
In resumé, does it mean that bbPress is going to become a plugin for WordPress?
If so : I don’t use WordPress (don’t have a blog), what will this mean for a current bbPress installation?
Grant
You will see old outdated plugins but the forum is still in the works. Not sure how much of the plugins will be supported in the next version but you can follow the current progress here: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-plugin-updates
You will see old outdated plugins but the forum is still in the works. Not sure how much of the plugins will be supported in the next version but you can follow the current progress here: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/bbpress-plugin-updates
I’ve spent the best part of today, installing bbPress and trying to understand, the often arcane, systems (for a non programmer).
As I’ve worked through the process, I have frequently noticed that forum posts and files dates are very old. I don’t want to invest my time and energy into in a dead-end solution. The plug-in paradigm is dangerous, because of fragmentation and the immense complexity that it can create (updates are riddled with pitfalls).
But … the BIG question I have at this point, is, whether or not bbPress is still being developed? I have noticed that some of the installed files are almost 2 years old.
Grant
Hi everyone. Im new to the forums here but thought I would show off my most recent use of WP + BBP.
The site is a World of Warcraft guild website and was originaly powered by IPB however as traffic and rankings started to increase I thought it required a lick of paint and a general update. The site has been manualy converted from IPB 2.2 (if i remember correctly) and still has some bugs which I am intending to iron out this week. Take a look below and let me know what you think, any suggestions also welcome
http://www.judgementguild.net – WordPress front end
http://www.judgementguild.net/forums – BBPress forum
I am also planning to make the forum display a little bolder but have not decided exactly what to do yet, im sure il update here if any changes are made as and when.
Ripoko~
I am taken back to the main forum page as well, when I use this plugin. The template/default image, works etc., but I cannot set an image for the avatar.
I’m just setting up BBPress, as a first ever bulletin board and am beginning to think that this software is waaaayyy to complex/geeky. No Avatars on a web-forum software???
Grant
merci
but look :
WordPress loader file (wp-load.php) doesn’t exist in the path specified!
what’s the problem ?
merci
but look :
WordPress loader file (wp-load.php) doesn’t exist in the path specified!
what’s the problem ?
I imagine it should, yes. Did you use the same database info as your WordPress install, as I explained in Step 1?
At which point during the install are you getting an error?
I imagine it should, yes. Did you use the same database info as your WordPress install, as I explained in Step 1?
At which point during the install are you getting an error?
I can’t delete the existing installation, because it’s on a live, active website with 3k+ users. So I installed it in a new directory and used a different prefix. (bb1_) It should still work with that, no?
I can’t delete the existing installation, because it’s on a live, active website with 3k+ users. So I installed it in a new directory and used a different prefix. (bb1_) It should still work with that, no?
When I try to login to my bbpress forum it sends me to the 404.php page but when I refresh the page I am suddenly logged in. Have any one else experienced this problem before? How do i troubleshoot it?
If you’re getting a message that says bbPress is already installed, make sure you’ve done the following:
- Deleted all bbPress files on your site
- Deleted the bbPress database or related tables (likely prefixed with
bb_)
Now, you can install a fresh copy of bbPress and run the installation process by visiting the bbpress directory.
Step 1: Use the same database information as you did for your WordPress install (if you’re not sure what you used, check the wp-config.php file).
Step 2: Check all three boxes and fill in the necessary details:
- Add integration settings
(no options)
- Add cookie integration settings
Fill in all of the boxes. You can get the keys and salts from your WordPress wp-config.php and the rest of the settings from the General Settings section in WordPress Admin.
- Add user database integration settings
If you used the default table prefix (wp_) when you installed WordPress, you don’t need to change any of these options.
- Show advanced database settings
(Leave unchecked) If you used your WordPress database information in Step 1 as I explained, you don’t need to check this box.
Step 3: If you did everything correctly, you should get a drop-down box that lets you select the WordPress user that should become the bbPress admin. If you get boxes to create a bbPress admin, you did something wrong in Step 1 or Step 2.
Configuring WordPress
To ensure that logging into WordPress sets all the necessary cookies for using bbPress, you should install the bbPress Integration Plugin and then set the “bbPress URL” option to match the URL to your bbPress forum (Settings -> bbPress Integration).
Also, make sure you add this line to the top of your wp-config.php file, just below <?php:
define( 'COOKIEPATH', '/' );
If you’ve done everything I explained here, single-login should work as expected.
If you’re getting a message that says bbPress is already installed, make sure you’ve done the following:
- Deleted all bbPress files on your site
- Deleted the bbPress database or related tables (likely prefixed with
bb_)
Now, you can install a fresh copy of bbPress and run the installation process by visiting the bbpress directory.
Step 1: Use the same database information as you did for your WordPress install (if you’re not sure what you used, check the wp-config.php file).
Step 2: Check all three boxes and fill in the necessary details:
- Add integration settings
(no options)
- Add cookie integration settings
Fill in all of the boxes. You can get the keys and salts from your WordPress wp-config.php and the rest of the settings from the General Settings section in WordPress Admin.
- Add user database integration settings
If you used the default table prefix (wp_) when you installed WordPress, you don’t need to change any of these options.
- Show advanced database settings
(Leave unchecked) If you used your WordPress database information in Step 1 as I explained, you don’t need to check this box.
Step 3: If you did everything correctly, you should get a drop-down box that lets you select the WordPress user that should become the bbPress admin. If you get boxes to create a bbPress admin, you did something wrong in Step 1 or Step 2.
Configuring WordPress
To ensure that logging into WordPress sets all the necessary cookies for using bbPress, you should install the bbPress Integration Plugin and then set the “bbPress URL” option to match the URL to your bbPress forum (Settings -> bbPress Integration).
Also, make sure you add this line to the top of your wp-config.php file, just below <?php:
define( 'COOKIEPATH', '/' );
If you’ve done everything I explained here, single-login should work as expected.
He means editing the script and not wp-config.php
He means editing the script and not wp-config.php
This is the same problem I’ve been fighting. Would really love a solution to it…
I tried Raamdev’s suggestion and I got this error upon installation:
Forum could not be created!
If I go to my bbpress main url, it says
Oh dear!
bbPress is already installed.
Perhaps you meant to run the upgrade script instead?
And then bumps me back to the same error of the installation page.
This is the same problem I’ve been fighting. Would really love a solution to it…
I tried Raamdev’s suggestion and I got this error upon installation:
Forum could not be created!
If I go to my bbpress main url, it says
Oh dear!
bbPress is already installed.
Perhaps you meant to run the upgrade script instead?
And then bumps me back to the same error of the installation page.
