Is there another link to download this? Is SVN the safest provider?
The situation is now that I have two bbpress directories, one for 0.9 and one for 1.0. Both share the bb-plugins directory and the rest is native according to their installers. Apparently they share exactly the same database schema as well (the updater 0.9 -> 1.0 did not make changes).
With one symlink, I can easily select 0.9 or 1.0.
Both versions work, but 1.0 has no plugins active (so layout slightly different), and 1.0 does not allow me to enter the bb-admin subdir (to activate the plugins). However I am logged in successfully, both systems acknowledge this even if I flip the symlink “live”.
There is no .htaccess file to be found on this system.
Where to start?
Jeroen
I see, then I’ll wait for a top-level domain. 
Thanks
bbPress will actually be suited for your needs, as it’s simple enough for those who are not tech savvy.
Just as a shortened update (and someone else may correct me on this one, if I’m wrong):
bbPress 1.0.2 has full support by the community, and there are newly developed plugins for it. I can assure you that there are more than 30 plugins that work perfectly with 1.0.2 – and several are still being updated today.
Version 1.1 is planned as a standalone release, so far as I know. It will have a number of stability issues treated, as well as a number of new features; one being Email Subscription (which is live on this forum – see the top area of this post).
In my eyes, it’s very safe for you to go ahead and download 1.0.2. Plenty people are still downloading it today. As per usual (and as with every other well-known PHP package), bbPress does have an upgrade system. For future versions, there will probably be a migration system to move everything from the standalone forum to the plugin based one.
I hope you do stick around – there’s plenty more to come. Keep an eye on the blog – there are informative updates there. There is also an IRC meetup on Wednesday, for which the logs will be posted on the blog immediately after.
Take care
Michael
Michael-
I just read the entire thread of what is happening with bbpress, I hope I did not open another can of worms. I am not as invested in bbpress as many people are, but what I see I like. I hope it does not die, but it does need a few more options to make it a user friendly forum especially for my audience that is not very technologically savvy. In fact most of my users call a forum a blog to give you an idea what they know or are aware of. I will keep my fingers crossed. You have done a lot for the community already.
Any news about next version?
I don’t think you have to make the attachments folder above your webroot… it’s just strongly recommended for security reasons.
The danger is that someone would be able to upload malicious to your server, and execute it since it’s below your webroot.
There;s one thing I’d like to know: Do I have to make it so that the attachments folder is below the root? I can’t do this as I’m running a shared host at the moment…
It is supported, and will continue to grow. It will eventually become a canonical plugin for WordPress.
I also thought so at first, but I really love this software – so I’m sticking with it, no matter what.
Hi Michael, Thanks I will check out the link. I hate to spend a lot of time developing a forum that is not supported. That would be sad because I am a real big fan of WordPress.
Toni
Just a note that I downloaded this and installed on bbPress 1.0.2, it worked perfectly.
Thanks for this!
bbPress is planned to go ahead with version 1.1 soon.
Follow this thread for more info: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/whats-happening-with-bbpress
You can also have a look at the blog for updates.
I just read this at the following URL, http://bbshowcase.org/forums/. I am not sure what it means or I may be behind the times. Can someone explain the status of bbPress to me and for those of us currently working with it.
” The bbPress Showcase has been discontinued.
The removal of Sam Bauers and the halting of bbpress.org 2.0
was a clear and final sign that there is no interest in allowing
bbPress to become a mature, robust program and community.
By now bbPress 1.5 could have been in alpha but instead
bbPress development has been deliberately stagnated,
which should be a very alarming warning to everyone.
In addition, bbShowcase had only six donations in 2009,
which indicated to me there was no interest in my work.
My code will remain on bbpress.org as open source GPL
for those that wish to use it, however I caution you to
consider bbPress’s lack of leadership before continuing to use it. “
Thanks and I appreciate the update.
Toni
@Chris: Whoops – should’ve noticed – my bad…
it’s a great theme, luv it !
Hi,
I’ve got a site I created with html. I’d like to add a bulletin board to it without redesigning the site using WordPress. How do I do this?
Thanks,
Brettha
Sorry that should have been directed at citizenkeith:
“_ck_’s bbpress signatures and BBcode Buttons Toolbar plugins”
I just wanted to look at those two plugins and didn’t really feel like searching for them.
I said I don’t have another one. I am using _ck_’s one. As far as I know, there is no other signature component out there for bbPress.
Here is a list of the tables that are created in 1.0. Here I changed the table prefix from bb_ to bbpress_:
http://chrishajer.com/bbpress/bbpress-tables.png
Those are the tables that need to be dropped to start the installation over. You don’t need to delete any files at all.
No, you delete all the database tables that have the prefix of bb_. You’re not deleting the files in the filesystem at all. Database tables, not files. The installer checks for those tables, and if they’re present, it suggests you upgrade instead of install. If you remove the tables, bbPress will continue with the installer.
Michael, do you have links to both plugins you’re using so I can download them and take a look?
So I delete all files that start with bb_ ?
Am I just uninstalling bbpress?
