[intimez]

You will see old outdated plugins but the forum is still in the works.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

[gfsymon]

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

[ripoko]

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~

[gfsymon]

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

[1onely]

merci

but look :

WordPress loader file (wp-load.php) doesn’t exist in the path specified!

what’s the problem ?

[1onely]

merci

but look :

WordPress loader file (wp-load.php) doesn’t exist in the path specified!

what’s the problem ?

[Raam Dev]

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?

[Raam Dev]

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?

[tyskkvinna]

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?

[tyskkvinna]

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?

[lespionage]

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?

[Raam Dev]

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.

[Raam Dev]

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.

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

He means editing the script and not wp-config.php

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

He means editing the script and not wp-config.php

[tyskkvinna]

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.

[tyskkvinna]

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.

[1onely]

it’s very difficult

i don’t see : define( ‘W2BC_WP_PATH >> in the (wp-config.php) in my blog but i see define(‘DB_COLLATE’, ‘ ‘); on line 37

and i edit to : define(‘DB_COLLATE’, ‘forum/’);

this my blog : www.**********.com/music

and my forum : www.*********.com/forum

and i upload this script in my blog

look : www.**********.com/music/script

true ? or no

can you help me

[1onely]

it’s very difficult

i don’t see : define( ‘W2BC_WP_PATH >> in the (wp-config.php) in my blog but i see define(‘DB_COLLATE’, ‘ ‘); on line 37

and i edit to : define(‘DB_COLLATE’, ‘forum/’);

this my blog : www.**********.com/music

and my forum : www.*********.com/forum

and i upload this script in my blog

look : www.**********.com/music/script

true ? or no

can you help me

[Gautam Gupta]

If you have your blog in a directory, and the forums in a sub-directory called forum, then you need to put this script in the WordPress blog directory, where you would find your wp-config.php file. Otherwise you would need to edit the defines on lines 37 and 38:

define( 'W2BC_WP_PATH', '' ); /** With Trailing Slash, if required */

define( 'W2BC_BB_PATH', 'forum/' ); /** With Trailing Slash, if required */

[Gautam Gupta]

If you have your blog in a directory, and the forums in a sub-directory called forum, then you need to put this script in the WordPress blog directory, where you would find your wp-config.php file. Otherwise you would need to edit the defines on lines 37 and 38:

define( 'W2BC_WP_PATH', '' ); /** With Trailing Slash, if required */

define( 'W2BC_BB_PATH', 'forum/' ); /** With Trailing Slash, if required */

[1onely]

But who install ?

when put this script !!

I don’t speake english please shortened

[1onely]

But who install ?

when put this script !!

I don’t speake english please shortened

[Gautam Gupta]

There are no downloads, but here is the script – http://wordpress-to-bbpress-converter.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/w2bc.php

It currently doesn’t support user migration, but that should be easy (and should be done before running the script). I think it’d be basically renaming the tables, though I’m not sure.

Also, *PLEASE* make a backup of your WordPress blog and follow the instructions carefully.

– Author of the script

[Gautam Gupta]

There are no downloads, but here is the script – http://wordpress-to-bbpress-converter.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/w2bc.php

It currently doesn’t support user migration, but that should be easy (and should be done before running the script). I think it’d be basically renaming the tables, though I’m not sure.

Also, *PLEASE* make a backup of your WordPress blog and follow the instructions carefully.

– Author of the script