[kevinjohngallagher]

There’s a more fundamental issue here.

Basically, you should ensure that every forum has a parent category. It solves so many issues when building themes and dealing with the loop. I covered this in my “bbPress as phpBB” theme back in 2008. I’ll hunt out the links for you. It was simple, but a bit of a pain.

[gerikg]

I’m trying the same thing but instead of OL i’m using TABLES. https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/if-forum-is-not-category

Maybe that can help you jumpstart to find the answer.

[driz]

Hi I have the following code:

<?php if ( bb_forums() ) : ?>



<?php while ( bb_forum() ) : ?>



<div class="box">



<?php if (bb_get_forum_is_category()) : ?>



<h3><a href="<?php forum_link(); ?>"><?php forum_name(); ?></a></h3>



<?php continue; endif; ?>



<ol>



<li class="arrow f_unread">

<a href="<?php forum_link(); ?>">

<strong><?php forum_name(); ?></strong><br />

<?php forum_topics(); ?> Topics / <?php forum_posts(); ?> Replies

</a>

</li>



</ol>



</div>



<?php endwhile; ?>



<?php endif; // bb_forums() ?>

Struggling to get it to work how I want which is basically like this:

for each category do this:

<div class="box">

<h3>CAT</h3>

<ol>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

</ol>

</div>

so that div should be repeated for each block. if a set of forums has not category, then all of the code would be above would run but just no h3.

so an example might look like this:

<div class="box">

<h3>CAT</h3>

<ol>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

</ol>

</div>



<div class="box">

<h3>CAT</h3>

<ol>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

</ol>

</div>



<div class="box">

<ol>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

</ol>

</div>



<div class="box">

<ol>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

<li>Forum</li>

</ol>

</div>

can anyone help thanks.

[Anonymous User]

Hi Chris,

thanks for your answer. So I only continue to help here in the forum.

Markus

[jurasiks]

/start

I think Gautam and I and gerikg and some others realized we don’t need any outside help to move the project forward, at least for the time being. There’s a lot we can do without having the keys to the whole thing.

/end

After that words… i see your position. It’s very bad position for open-source project.

[Anonymous User]

Hi gerikg,

this post could help you:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/create-a-new-custom-page-like-wordpress

1. Make a custom page

create a page discussion.php in the root forum folder

add require_once(‘./bb-load.php’); on the top of the page. and write whatever code you want in the page.. that should create a static page with bbpress functions..

2. Put in the code for the Latest discussions from the main page (?)

or

3. Make your own sql query – https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/create-a-new-custom-page-like-wordpress

Markus

[robynh]

Uh. Yes. I can read, and I DID read that, thanks. As I said…

“Nothing I had read previously said that I COULD use the same database as WordPress, __or that I needed to do something differently if I WAS using separate databases__.” (emphasis added)

So, yes. I realize there was another solution to the problem. I just chose to solve it the one way.

[gerikg]

The website states

“There are lots of articles on the web stating that bbPress and WordPress have to be installed into the same database in order for the two scripts to integrate correctly. This is not true (though perhaps it was in the past). “

But it’s great that it worked.

[robynh]

Thanks for the tutorial link, Gautam.

Actually the problem ended up being that I was using a separate database for the forums, as nothing I had read previously said that I could use the same database as WordPress, or that I needed to do something differently if I WAS using separate databases.

So yeah. Reinstalled using my WordPress database, and everything is working now.

Thanks again!

[missie_20]

Hi all

Has anyone come across a fix for bbPress inregards to brute force attacks on passwords?

A brute force attack allows a user to attempt to login to the application with a valid user account using a dictionary of words for the password without the account being locked out.

bbPress allows multipul attempts at password entry without locking the user out. This means that someone can use a application to hack into a users account.

Has anyone made a fix/ plugin for this? Or know a way of solving this?

Help/ thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

[Kevin Muldoon]

you should still be able to add a keymaster in 2.92. It’s no different. If it doesn’t then you need to check your cookie salts and keys again.

The installation does not make the bb-config.php file. It should already be uploaded, all the installation does is update it with the info you add during the installation process (as long as you make it writeable, if not, you need to update it manually).

Have you uninstalled buddypress completely i.e. deactivated the plugin, removed the tables and deleted the template pack?

[gerikg]

Add

AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php

AddHandler x-httpd-php .php4

to your .htacess file. By default GoDaddy uses php4

bah I should add pictures to my tutorial!

[gerikg]

First, clear your cache and you should have access again. If that doesn’t work then it’s a deeper issue.

[chrishajer]

Yury, what will you do with “people who have access”? What do they need access to, and why do you need it to move forward?

[chrishajer]

I think Gautam and I and gerikg and some others realized we don’t need any outside help to move the project forward, at least for the time being. There’s a lot we can do without having the keys to the whole thing.

Several people have mentioned a fresh face for bbPress.org, and it’s long overdue. Sam created one a while back, and matveb created a mockup: http://bit.ly/8Vfecq

The talk at the time, and I can’t recall if it was in email or in the IRC chats, was that we didn’t want to stick bbPress.org with a new design, because WordPress.org was getting a new design, then bbPress.org would be out of date (or dated) again.

So, the theme/template here will wait until after the WordPress.org redesign.

In my opinion though, it would just be window dressing on a project that’s just limping along.

[Anonymous User]

Hi chris,

thanks for your long post. It’s great to have you here as moderator

Honestly though, we have bigger problems than just putting a fresh face on the bbPress.org website. That would be the least of my concerns.

I can understand thoughs – although I’ve made a post about the “fresh face” just minutes ago. After using bbPress more than a year I believe in the future of this project. And I will contribute – where I can help.

For my thoughts … there should be a defined project team to coordinate the next steps. The weekly IRC meetups in December and January were the right way. To define a document team was also great. But after three months there are only you and Gautam “driving” the project.

Markus

[jurasiks]

I no need access. I need people who have access.

Matt left project (as u mentioned) and keep people with access. But this people left project too?

p.s. i added ps before u left comment)

p.p.s i don’t want fork good engine before it will become “another wp-plugin” – if you no need our help – it’s ok. just say

[chrishajer]

You added your PS after I replied. There really aren’t any bbPress developers, but the answer to the question of finding the admin is known. Matt Mullenweg would have the final say on anything related to this project.

[chrishajer]

bbPress.org is just a WordPress site with a bbPress installation. You have everything you need in the bbPress releases to create your own fork or distribution or CMS engine. Why would you need FTP/DB access to create a project like that? All you need is the bbPress code right?

The person who has access to the database and FTP or server is Matt, or someone who works for him. I believe you’ve already gotten in contact with him.

[Anonymous User]

I read everyday the post (negative thoughs) about the future of bbPress. But I don’t understand the motivation behind these posts.

We are the community – users of bbPress, WebWorkers, Developers, etc. I think it is possible to get more drive to the bbPress Project when we work together.

One thing I can help the project is in the developement of the new template …

We can make an Poll about an possible new face of bbpress.org!?

Suggest 1: Sneak Peak from Sam: https://bbpress.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/forum-front-page.png

Suggest 2: Example for a new Feature Page: http://matiasventura.com/bbpress/features.htm

Suggest 3: A more modern theme ala BuddyPress.org: http://www.buddypress.org

Markus

[zaerl]

bbPress isn’t shipped with a toolbar but just a textarea but there are some plugins that add what you want. You can try mine or others.

[jurasiks]

i really have idea to fork bbPress and clean wp code out of him when i heard that bbPress will become a WP plugin,

next somebody (maybe Gautam) said that before some version bbPress stays standalone…

really, it’s no reason to make fork, best way to make new simple-forum(cms) engine with my friends, but…

if you have here “dedicated” community and wants some help from me and another people… no reason to blame me (man who wants make wiki about bbpress and help with project) or calling me a troll. thank you.

we need to find admin (with full FTP/DB access) of bbPress.org

that’s what i’m doing past week.

only with him we can make future of bbPress engine

p.s. very strange that people who develop bbPress dont know answer on this simple question?

[chrishajer]

Oh and talk of “who has access to the site” or who can moderate or admin the forums is largely irrelevant, because these days, no matter who actually has access, it’s just me moderating the forums.

[Chrjy]

Hi all,

Over the last couple of days I have installed bbpress and everything seems pretty cool.

I have just one problem and that is users are unable to see the formatting bar (to add bold lettering, URLs, Images etc) above the posting box.

To explain better I have added an image so you can see what I mean.

http://www.the-ipad-site.com/images/formatting.jpg

Thanks in advance for any help.

[chrishajer]

I believe I am an editor at the bbPress.org WordPress blog. That means I don’t have access to the Appearance tab (to change themes) or to Plugins or Settings. I have access to Pages and Posts so I can made additions or modifications to content there, but I can’t change the design or anything like that.

Honestly though, we have bigger problems than just putting a fresh face on the bbPress.org website. That would be the least of my concerns.

Yury, if you’re not seriously talking about creating a fork, but gave this topic a title like that “to get people’s attention” then you’re trolling, which is not productive.

Right now, we have the bbPress.org forums, which are moderated daily by me. I help out with solutions where I can, or try to pull information out of users who post of problems with very few details, to possibly help some other thoughtful soul who might come along and be able to help.

I don’t touch integration problems at all (“when I log in to bbPress, I am automatically logged out of WordPress” anyone?) because integration is far too complicated with too much voodoo required (PHP5? 777 permissions? pasting in keys and cookie domains that may or may not make a difference?) for someone who just wants to install a forum where their WordPress users can be logged in automatically. For that reason, and a couple others (functional integration [ability to use things like wp_list_pages()] and theme integration (“I want my bbPress to just be a page inside my WordPress site” or “how do I make bbPress look like my WordPress theme?”)) I support the decision to make bbPress a WordPress plugin.

Honestly though, I’m not sure how that will work with custom post types coming in 3.0. Justin Tadlock was playing with an idea that used custom post types to create a forum structure, and it looked pretty neat. He lost that work in a hard drive crash or something, but he mentioned it didn’t take long to do.

http://www.wptavern.com/forum/bbpress/1437-bbpress-off.html#post13939

http://twitter.com/justintadlock/status/10849352003

For those who want bbPress as standalone, please feel free to download the versions that exist right now. Download them daily, in case development ceases at some point. Right now, we’re continuing to fix bugs in the existing versions. After all the bugs are fixed it’s anyone’s guess what will happen.

And with a fork of bbPress you’d arguably have more control (heck, you can fork it now with one of the existing versions, create your own website and distribute the software) but you’d be hard pressed to match the community we have here. It may not be big, but it’s dedicated, and if you’re interested in seeing bbPress continue this is the best place to be.