I just edited the header.php file and removed this line:
<?php if ( !in_array( bb_get_location(), array( ‘login-page’, ‘register-page’ ) ) ) login_form(); ?>
Now the register, and log-in form doesn’t even appear.
I want to see how they log-in now.
My plugin (zaerl Visibility) let you lock or hide whatever forum/topic you want and it has been built for 1.0.2 and later versions. But it does not log out members.
I try them (log-in/register links) and I get url not found, but it seems like some of the old members are still logging in and PMing me…weird, huh?
No because they are already logged in…
Haven’t found a built in method.
One other problem you have is users already logged in. I’m not sure there is a way to automatically log them out.
Not sure I can easily code anything for this, but if you ever do get a solution it would be worthwhile letting other know how you managed it.
Thanks!
For the time being I have renamed the log-in and register files in the root folder.
I try them (log-in/register links) and I get url not found, but it seems like some of the old members are still logging in and PMing me…weird, huh?
I am not a coder by a long shot, I just want to close my forum, yet make it totally readable.
hmm, you want something like a maintenance mode.. still looking and searching to see what i can come up with.
Hi,
I am using 1.0.2 so that plug-in won’t work, and I want to make it so no one can log in, or register.
The forum will basically be closed, but visitors will be able to read everything that is posted.
Any ideas?
Hi,
I would like to get the same avatar in bbpress as in WordPressMU. On this moment, the WordPressMU and bbpress avatars are different. Is there a plugin to get the same avatar from WordPressMU in bbpress?
Thanks,
Leander
You want to deny new registrations? Or you simply want a forum that nobody can edit anymore?
Hi,
I want to close my forum to (new and old) members, and make it a read only forum.
What do I need to do to accomplish this?
Thanks!
Scott
Purely a matter of taste – and a chance for everyone to weigh-in with their own opinion without anyone being “wrong” – what’re your preferred development tools when dealing with PHP, and more specifically, with WordPress / bbPress code?
In my day-job I live and breath Java code and use JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA, which itself doesnt support PHP out of the box but a sister product from JetBrains (was called “WebIDE” and now I think is “PHPStorm”) does an exceptionally good job of supporting development in PHP. I was also pleasantly surprised and find myself occasionally using NetBeans v6.8 too. Both development environments allow very fast cross-referencing of methods. Both tools mirror local development remotely – handling the upload/download of changes.
If I’m not in an IDE, then it’s TextWrangler on my Mac or UltraEdit on a PC, uploads handled using FileZilla.
mikkelsen, I actually came across your posts during my research into converting. I would like to avoid the password issue that you ran into because I don’t think I would be able to convert a large % of my 60,000 membership base if action is required on their part. Another requirement for me is to import all attachments and private messages.
That is where things get really tricky because then you’re talking about involving non-core plug-ins as part of the import process.
All in all, though, I think it would be a project well worth undertaking and we would see a quick uptick in activity on bbPress plug-in development and forum discussion.
Wow, Hi Sam ! Nice to see you here!
You pretty much said what I meant, but to try to make it in plain english, what I am saying is if you start with a GPL theme, you have to disclose your source, *forever*.
No-one should expect to start with a GPL theme, modify it, and not give out the source if they distribute it further, it’s against the terms.
@ryanhellyer, I did not say/mean you can’t make your own themes GPL licensed and sell them.
Hey,
This is probably not what you want, but I just recently made the switch from vBulletin to bbPress. I converted my vBulletin database to phpBB, and then I converted the phpBB database to bbPress. The only issue with this solution is that all your users have to choose “Recover password” the first time the try to log in on the new forum, because the passwords can’t be converted due to some password protocol phpBB or vBulletin uses.
Everything else works great though, and I’m very happy with the switch.
This can be very challenging. The vBulletin SQL schema is very complicated and it isn’t, as far as I know, well documented.
If someone takes your GPL work then modifies and sells it, that is not against the terms of the GPL provided they distribute it under the same GPL licence. That means that anyone who has the modified source code (and every purchaser should have it) can redistribute it for free again (under the GPL license).
If they are distributing the themes under a different license, then they are breaking the terms of the GPL.
If they are compiling or obfuscating any part of the program and not making the source code available to those they have distributed it to, then they are breaking the GPL.
Hi everyone,
I have been using bbPress for about 30 minutes and love the simplicity of it. I do have a modification I need to do for a Site I’m working on.
I would like to show only the Top level categories on the front page and then once the Top category is clicked, it will show all of it’s sub-categories.
The problem I’m having is that I have 2 Top lever categories, each of this categories has 50 sub-categories (1 for each state). If you can imagine, the page is extremely long and I would like to keep things simple.
I have checked the settings under the administration and I can’t seem to find an option for that. Any help on which file to edit would be greatly appreciated.
Hi there,
I just uploaded BBPress & am trying to get by the installer screens. I copy/pasted the Database Name & Database User right from my GoDaddy settings page, & then entered my password, but the installer refuses to proceed (wrong password or username error). I changed the password in my GoDaddy account then tried again but still no go. I called GoDaddy & they confimred what I was entering as DB Name / DB User / Password were all correct.
Any suggestions?
Hi all –
I’m new here, but have been doing a lot of research recently on moving my bridged Drupal/vBulletin site to WordPress and bbPress. There have been many changes with vBulletin management and policies lately, and many people are looking for alternatives to VB as their forum software. The only obstacle keeping me from jumping into bbPress is a direct vBulletin -> bbPress import script.
In my opinion, this is the only thing keeping bbpress from really catching on fire. If anyone has the know-how to do it and is interested, I can help fund the script. If anyone else would like to throw in to help the creation of it, please chime in. Once it’s done we can give it to the community and watch bbpress explode.
It was just a correction. It’s fair to sell GPL software. If you, the developer, choose a copyleft-like license as the GPL you know what other people can do with your code (and what they can’t.) Basically speaking you put your work in the public domain with the only difference that others can use and distribute your software under the terms and condition of the GPL. If you don’t want other people to make money with your work than you can choose a more restrictive license like the Creative Commons Non-Commercial.
Anyone know how to change the plugin to utilize 3rd party smtp?
Try this plugin.
What is the ‘trunk version’ of bbpress?
That is development version of bbPress, ie. one that will be released in future.
@ kevinjohngallagher… now it works 
@ mr_pelle..I’m really sorry that after using bb-load.php into wp I was facing various problems..they are pointed at
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/wordpress-registration-and-login-via-bbpress
@ kevinjohngallagher… I really appreciate your help that you safe me from using bb-load.php into wp ..thanks, 
Now I’m agree with your statement i.e.
Remember, hardcoding is your friend, because YOU control it
