[Erlend]

@tonicarr This is not really the thread for these questions; also it’s been asked already.

In quick summary though:

Yes it will replace the bbPress you are currently running (that would be the “importer” JJJ mentioned. One for standalone bbPress and one for BuddyPress forum component I imagine)

For more information check these links:

https://buddypress.org/2010/08/buddypress-and-bbpress-the-future/

https://bbpress.org/forums/profile/johnjamesjacoby

https://bbpress.org/forums/profile/matt

I fully agree with Lykketrollet: Don’t waste your time trying to maintain backwards compatibility with the old bbPress plugins. What you need to worry about is the plugin developers, not the plugins themselves, which will be in need of updates and free support regardless.

[kevinjohngallagher]

I think you’ve hit a key point christofius:

Some of the proposed plugins should be integrated in the core. Report user, user roles, quotes, SEO, stickies, improved moderation, Pivate Messages: all of that I consider essential to a good forum script

Many would agree, many wouldn’t.

Thats one of the goals, to ensure that you only had what was essential to run a forum.

I’ve been lucky enough to be on the internet for almost 20 years (and on “forums” since the bulletin-board/guestbook era), and i’ve never once used “private messaging”. That is, unless [you] call E-mail private messaging.

…while there is nothing wrong with making them into a plugin, it would be much more convenient for new users not to have to install a bunch of stuff to get those features.

The same could be said for people uninstalling them.

My viewpoint is this, and I may be totally wrong, but if you include ‘core plugins’ turned off by default, users get a light-weight active and working forum right out of the box, and all they have to click is “activate” to get the desire feature working.

This is how WordPress does it just now with the likes of Akismet, and there are very few complaints that I know of.

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

Anything that anyone would like to share?

[maxumimike]

“Visit the intended URL of the BBPress site” is pretty self explanatory.

All you have to do is navigate to the URL where you put the files. It’s not rocket science.

You put the files in, for example, your “/forum” directory.

Navigate to “http://www.mysite.com/forum”

I really can’t think of how that could ever be put simpler.

[MathiasB]

Just go to the directory where you want to install bbPress…

eg. http://www.denbeke.be/bbPress/

[mzadarm]

Our programmer merged BB press and wordpress, now when i log into bbpress admin area using the admin account, in the dashboard

i just see ,forums, topics, posts, users. I don’t see setup or plugins for example.

please help, thank u in advance

[tonicarr]

I have not been following the progress of this new update to bbPress. Will the plugin replace the bbpress I am currently running? Which I think is a stand alone along side wordpress. Where can I go for more information? I am thrilled that there is energy being put into bbPress. Thank you Thank you. One of my biggest issues is getting emails when someone posts.

[cengelstad]

I also have the same problem, and the installation documentation is not detailed enough.

“Step 4.Visit the intended URL of the bbPress site” – does that mean the page on my WordPress site that I intend to use the bbPress forum or do I need to create some other page somewhere (if so, where?)?

And where is this mysterious istaller I was expecting to see in step 5: “5.You will be greeted with the bbPress installer”

Thanks!!

[Ricardo]

Thanks for the update John!

[MathiasB]

Can any help me with making a testuser in my local bbPress setup?

The pwd is always sent per email, but it doesn’t work on my local setup…

grz,

Mathias

[sagarwal1981]

Hi ,

I had a group on google of 400+ members and thousand of posts , Is it possible somehow to pull all that data from google group to my wordpress site having bbpress…

Please provide any suggestions.

Thanks

Saurabh

[DKB]

Hi, is there a way to make a post in html.

Eg. Copy from WordPress and paste it in bbPress.

Cheers, DKB

[Mark McWilliams]

Thanks for the update JJJ, sounds like a few lines of code still need to be written, you are the man for the job though! If you need anything tested, let me know and I’ll do my best to *try* and break anything!

[mr_pelle]

Take a look at these topics: https://bbpress.org/forums/search.php?q=0.9+to+1.0

Some people do not raccommend doing this, since it would break most of your plugins. Others say you can, with no problems at all.

Anyway, those threads are way old…

[mr_pelle]

bbPress is not a WP plugin, so there will be absoultely nothing on the WP dashboard.

You’ve to browse to your-forum-name/bb-admin/

[mr_pelle]

https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/allow-images/

[mr_pelle]

bbPress 0.9.x and 1.x are A LOT different… No idea how you could get that work…

[mr_pelle]

If you downloaded trunk via SVN, BackPress is included, else you’ve to download it from here.

[_ck_]

KSES is too slow to use for realtime output.

It’s used by WP/bbPress *before* the post is saved permanently (pre_post filter)

But bbcode is stored as bbcode, not converted HTML.

So it has to be converted to html each time a post is shown (post_text filter).

So KSES is too slow for that.

(plus I don’t want to use an external function with regex matches, which makes it ten times more complex)

[_ck_]

Okay there are two different people in this conversation.

But no, you cannot change the post order in a topic, at least not correctly and consistently. bbpress internally uses post-position and hard codes the post order.

The system would have to be redesigned.

My user-wall already avoids this problem and allows posts in any order and any spinoff I might create from bbpress will also have this ability.

But for now, no bbpress can’t do that correctly.

[Rich Pedley]

Trying to integrate existing plugins may be more trouble than it’s worth. However a few examples of how to adapt existing ones to work with as little fuss as possible may be better. But having said that I dare say a lot of the filters/actions will still be there, which increases the chance of existing ones working.

[Jodie Burdette]

I am building a website for our local Canine Search and Rescue group. They are currently using Yahoo Groups but since some users can’t access Yahoo from work they need me to build them an alternative.

The biggest features I need to replicate are:

– users can register to post to the group

– posts are threaded (like a forum) and appear on the website/forum

– posts are emailed to all (registered) members of the group

– WP editors/administrators can manage group users and posts

– dead easy to use

If they are able to reply to posts via email that would be a great bonus.

How much of that can I accomplish with bbPress?

I have build membership sites in the past and used other forum software so I am not a newbie nor afraid to get in under hood and make changes if necessary.

Jodie B

[Missinglagola]

The link provided above by José Conti, it’s a fake. The downloadable file does not exist.

I think he’s using this forum to advertise her website, without any contribution to the comunity

El enlace proporcionado por José Conti, es falso. El archivo descargable no existe.

Creo que está usando este foro para promocionar sus sitio web sin aportar nada a la comunidad.

[Erlend]

15 it is, rock on!

[rockyteng]

i am not sure if anybody came with this problem:

when i installed bbpress using https:

i could not login bb-admin

and when i tried to login

it brings me back to the top page.

instead i use http to install bbpress again,

all works OK

anyone know what’s the problem?

thanks