I’m curious about this as well. I’d like to theme my bbpress the same as my wordpress, but I’m not entirely sure how to do this. Is there any way to at least get the color schemes over?
I’m curious about this as well. I’d like to theme my bbpress the same as my wordpress, but I’m not entirely sure how to do this. Is there any way to at least get the color schemes over?
Download from: https://trac.bbpress.org/browser/branches/plugin
(the zip archive link at the bottom).
Install like any other plugin that you have to upload.
remember that you will need to create a child theme, or add to an existing one, unless you are happy with it being twentyten. You will need to copy over a lot of things from the included child theme (plugins/bbpress/bbp-themes/bbp-twentyten), but you will need to tweak a few things.
then I belive we still currently have to create a page, and call it Forum and choose the correct page template – bbPress – Forums (Index), and I think that’s it.
I can guarantee that the theme files will be changing before the plugin is released, so you will need to integrate changes later on.
Thanks, Rich… I’m going to go for it!
Are there instructions for installing it? I’m assuming that you just can’t install it through admin panel.
For a new live site I would only go with it IF I didn’t mind losing the posts. So if that is paramount, then don’t use it.
Sorry for being so adamant in trying to pin you down on what is essentially a slippery slope at this point… but…
If you, personally, HAD to make a decision today on which to install on a new live site, would you go with test plugin or stand-alone?
Thanks for your time… (and don’t worry… I won’t hold you personally responsible for the risk I incur if you say go with plugin)
The issue with using the plugin at this stage in a live environment is that at some point a reset might be needed. This would involve deleting all posts.
The plan has always been to create some way to migrate from the standalone bbPress to the plugin – but it is likely to be one of the last things coded.
Thanks, JJJ, I really appreciate your time and input. And I realize that it is just bad timing to have to have a forum up next week… But I should have been a little more specific with my question, however…
Is there any risk involved with using the stand alone version? Am I assuming correctly that when the plugin is released it will have a migration feature?
I’d really like to install the test version of the plugin… but are you saying that if I take that risk, it might not be update-able to a beta or even the released version when it comes out?
@chuckmac @LPH2005 – Those meta keys are relatively new, and were an addition that wasn’t backwards compatible with previous development versions. Check this topic for the exact date of the change, but exactly what you found will cause exactly what you describe.
@Rob Bunch – With any prerelease software, you need to understand the risks involved. Just like @chuckmac and @LPH2005 experienced, it’s still possible for there to be architectural changes in the software that aren’t backwards compatible. There are countless changes between the stand alone and plugin versions since the data schema is so different, so certain things needed to be worked around late in the development cycle.
That said, it’s available for download so that you may test it however you are comfortable doing so. Just be aware if something crops up on your live site, there is a limited pool of resources to help you.
Hi, I’m just looking for some quick advice. I’m launching a site for a nonprofit organization next week which needs a community forum…
http://www.agrowingculture.org (it’s live now though)
Do you think the pre-alpha version of the plugin is stable enough to go with it or should I just use stand alone version of bbPress and migrate later?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Moderated.
@jwindhall – You basically want shared user tables and nothing else, so follow the typical integration methods as if BuddyPress wasn’t in the picture.
Moderated.
@jwindhall – You basically want shared user tables and nothing else, so follow the typical integration methods as if BuddyPress wasn’t in the picture.
Aww man, sorry, I made a typo – now everything’s fine, thanks a lot!
Aww man, sorry, I made a typo – now everything’s fine, thanks a lot!
I’ve used “an existing installation”. Am I inccorect in saying that the above would only give me the default ONE BIG FORUM and not the full bbpress?
I’ve used “an existing installation”. Am I inccorect in saying that the above would only give me the default ONE BIG FORUM and not the full bbpress?
@citizenkeith – thanks for the link. I started reading that thread a few days ago and find that the development kinda stop halfway. Although initially the progress is quite strong then it began to die down.
Anyhow, WPMimic v.1 is ready. Visit: http://vietsonnguyen.com/beta/bbpress/
Let me know how it in IE since I have no access to IE.
@citizenkeith – thanks for the link. I started reading that thread a few days ago and find that the development kinda stop halfway. Although initially the progress is quite strong then it began to die down.
Anyhow, WPMimic v.1 is ready. Visit: http://vietsonnguyen.com/beta/bbpress/
Let me know how it in IE since I have no access to IE.
It works perfectly for me, though you can try with some debugging, for example try
echo $counter;
inside the foreach loop to see if you have any loop at all. Check the source code if you have anything there.
It works perfectly for me, though you can try with some debugging, for example try
echo $counter;
inside the foreach loop to see if you have any loop at all. Check the source code if you have anything there.
Greetings all,
Ok, so conceptually, bbPress seems great. However, I’ve used an older version, and know how tentative it can be.
As I can’t find any readily-accessible information about this, I’m asking what might be one of the most frequent questions around here.
Can someone please point out documentation that explains how to integrate WordPress with bbPress? I’m looking to integrate the theme and navigation ONLY – nothing else (since our WP site doesn’t require logins, etc).
Thanks for any info,
–Dave
