[Mikado]

I have WordPress 2.9 and bbPress 1.0.2

Everything works well on the host’s server. It’s in localhost that the activation of the extensions is impossible.

I have determined that this worked if I put the file of the plugin(ie unread-posts.php) directly in the “my-plugins” directory.

If I put unread-posts.php in the “unread-posts” directory, this does not work.

/forum/my-plugins/unread-posts.php work fine

/forum/my-plugins/unread-posts/unread-posts.php does not work.

[hpguru]

That mean plugin is broken or don’t work with your bbPress version.

[Mikado]

No, i have installed WordPress then bbpress in a directory /forum. When I want to active a plugin of bbpress i have this message.

[yutt]

>WordPress didn’t become great by cramming a bunch of features in.

WordPress became popular, and maintains its popularity, because it provides features users want. If you want Vanilla, go download Vanilla. When people get BBpress they expect comparable functionality to WordPress. Not some stripped down prototype of a forum framework.

This community is hijacked by people who want BBpress forever to be 0.9. It is extremely frustrating to see people continually rail against increasing the base featureset of BBpress. Especially when _ck_ abandoning plugins that were crucial to the very existence of the BBpress community show the need for these features to be officially maintained and not exist on the emotional whims of a single person.

[Casemon]

Having this same issue. Have integrated BBpress into WP, or the other way around depending on your definition I guess.

One of the near final remaining issues is this current_page issue. The forum front page correctly shows the current page in the nav menu (forum is item 5 in the nav menu), but any forum links beyond the forum front page, the 2nd page in the nav menu becomes active (# 2 in the nav menu is the site blog).

I guess I need to update something somewhere, but really am at a loss as to what & where.

If you can read this, and can help, please follow up as it seems there is no info on the topic otherwise!

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

Can you share directions for other people?

[grassrootspa]

Hey guys,

I just realized my theme wasn’t using the topic_page_links icon link feature and inserted it in the correct spots in the front and front page files.

The numbers are showing up and work correctly but the little topic icon doesn’t want to show. I’m running bbPress 1.02. Any advice?

[hpguru]

Hi

I start WordPress and bbPress community in Finnish. There support forum in finnish and support blog in Finnish. In support blog helpful article how enjoy bbPress and WordPress better. In Support forum everyone can make a question with bbPress or WordPress. Hope this help Finnsih starters with bbPress and WordPress.

http://tukifoorumi.hpguru.net/

http://tukiblogi.hpguru.net/

[chrishajer]

bbPress is not a plugin for WordPress. Is that where you installed it, as a WordPress plugin? It won’t work like that.

[gerikg]

# 1

WordPressMU user integration with bbPress

1 When installing wordpressmu/bbpress do NOT use “www.” Example: use http://bbpress.org not http://www.bbpress.org and use the same database. You do not need to change the prefix, I prefer you don’t because you’ll run into problem later.

2 Make sure bbpress is in a folder in wordpress. example: wordpress/bbpress/ not on the same level.

3 The folder does not have to be named bbpress, most people make it “forum” or “forums”.

*After successfully installing both programs open wp-config.php file (in the wordpress folder). Around line # 45-# 48 you’ll see define(‘AUTH_KEY’…. go to this URL (https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt) and get the EIGHT keys and REPLACE the FOUR keys that are there. Save and upload. Keep the file open for now.

4 Open bb-config.php (in the bbpress folder) do the same thing here. With the SAME keys you put in the wordpress file put in the bb-config file around line # 41-45. You have to add BB_ to the front of the names. Example: BB_AUTH_KEY to all eight. Save and upload. Keep the file open for now.

5 Clear your cache on your browser. Log into your bbpress dashboard and go to Settings->Wordpress Integration-> WordPress Administrator should be keymaster. Every other option should be member for now. WordPress address (URL) should be the URL again NO www. Blog address (URL) the same as before. The last 3 should be LOCKED if not repeat the steps 3&4.

6 Login to your wordpress dashboard. Go to Plugins->Add New-> search for “bbPress Integration” it should be the first one. Install it and activate.

7 Go to Settings-> bbPress Integration. Enter the bbPress URL without the www. Your plugins URL leave blank. Check WordPressMU. Click on Save Changes. On the bottom box you’ll see some text copy it. Most likely it will say

define( 'COOKIEHASH', 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' );

define( 'COOKIE_DOMAIN', '.xxxxxxxxx.com' );

define( 'SITECOOKIEPATH', '/' );

define( 'COOKIEPATH', '/' );

8 Paste the all FOUR lines in wp-config.php file around line # 16 (MUST be on top. Don’t know why) and paste the LAST THREE (leave out cookiehash line) in bb-config.php in line # 13 (Must be on top). Save. You can delete the plugin, it’s no longer needed.

9 Clear your cache on your browser and you’re done.

Known Problems

*Two different database, one for WP and one for BBP, does not always work.

*Changing the database prefix. There are tutorials out there that tell you to do it, just don’t.

*Hosting companies that offer free databases, have buggy databases.

*BBpress not being in WordPress folder. I don’t think the plugin takes that into account.

*When you upgrade from an older version (wordpressmu/bbpress) the XX-config.php files are different than what you already have. Check wp-config.php against wp-config-sample.php & bb-config.php against bb-config-sample.php should be fairly simple.

[Steven Hodson]

Well I managed to do it. Goodbye SMF and hello bbPress with all the data intact.

http://www.winextra.com/forums/

I still have one part of my custom theme to fix up but for the remaining 99% everything is working great. So yes a conversion can be done – it ain’t easy but it is possible.

[chucklehead]

I have the same issue, and clearly many others from the looks of a google search.. the TRAC ticket here (https://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/1187) just dies. Is there an update?

Also, and this surprises me, I have put the following in my bb-settings.php file: ‘error_reporting(0);’ and yet I *still* get one remaining error: ‘Deprecated: Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated in C:xampphtdocslamplightercommunitybb-settings.php on line 186’ and I cannot Admin the bbpress installation (it also returns the same error). At this point I have no choice but to abandon bbpress.

Any help is appreciated. I am running bbpress 1.0 and wordpress 2.9. Let me know if there is anything else needed to diagnose

[citizenkeith]

The directions in the URL that Michael provided might work best with bbPress 0.9. I would start with a fresh install of 0.9 then upgrade to 1.0 once you have everything working.

[Michael]

I’ve also tried the warappable tables, but I’m not experienced enough to get it right.

Try this for anonymous posting: https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/bb-anonymous-posting/

[Michael]

I’ve never heard of a SmartMachines forum system – are you not talking about SimpleMachines?

EDIT: I see you are running SMF. Look into this page:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/import-smf-to-bbpress

I have not read it, but there may be some useful information.

[LeftCoastMichael]

We currently have a forum on SmartMachines but would like to migrate it over to a new forum using bbPress. Is it possible to import the data and structure?

[egun]

hello all

i’m new to bbPress, i have some questions that i didn’t find answer to.

1. is it possible to organize a thread with “+/-” feature? i mean when pressing “+” the thread opens with all the posts, and pressing “-” causes it wrapping.

2. is it possible to make topics threaded, not flat? i searched forums here but all the answers about it are not distinct. the majority couldn’t make it work (the plugin).

3. is it possible to make anonymous posts?

this is my need, not just an interest. thanks.

[eyashwant]

Oh that is fine, just want a solution quick. Waiting for some good soul to help me

[chrishajer]

Rescued from akismet today. Sorry about that

[paamayim]

[skipcollege]

Still haven’t been able to figure out how to get bbPress installed within a WPMU subdomain blog site.

Anyone know how to go about accomplishing this??

Maybe some fancy virtual host or mod rewrite code is needed??

Thanks!

[Greg]

I recently discovered that I was getting quite a few crawl errors for a bbPress installation (1.0.2) and the common denominator was special characters in the title. The Google crawler was changing the hex characters in the encoded URL to uppercase, and this was causing a 302 redirect.

I tracked the 302 redirect to bb_repermalink(), which detects the uppercase hex as a discrepancy with the “correct” permalink. I made a simple plugin that works around the issue (see below).

Has anyone else seen this issue? How did you deal with it?

I’ve described this in a little more detail at http://theblogeasy.com/2009/12/26/bbpress-and-encoded-urls-with-uppercase-hex/.

function _permalink_fix( $permalink, $location )

{

$matches = array();



/* are there any URL encoded hex characters with uppercase in the request URI? */

if (preg_match( '#%([0-9][A-F]|[A-F][0-9]|[A-F][A-F])#', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $matches ))

{

/* replace ALL URL encoded HEX parameters with uppercase versions */

$patterns = array(

'#%([0-9])([a-f])#e',

'#%([a-f])([0-9])#e',

'#%([a-f][a-f])#e' );

$replacements = array(

'"%" . $1 . strtoupper("$2")',

'"%" . strtoupper("$1") . $2',

'"%" . strtoupper("$1")' );



// print_r( $patterns ); print_r( $replacements );



$permalink = preg_replace( $patterns, $replacements, $permalink );

}



return $permalink;

}



add_filter('bb_repermalink_result', '_permalink_fix', 10, 2);

[johnhiler]

There’s a good writeup here!

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/language#post-3186

Just edit your config file after uploading the files, and you should be all set!

[hpguru]

When I say nothing appears, I get the page ”HTTP 404 Page Not Found”

<– Are you sure, that you go to right url?

[hpguru]

If you want your forum to discussion.yourdomain.com , you can use to forum a subdomain. In cPanel go to Subdomains, than manage subdomains. Now just add subdomain to your bbPress folder. Example:

myforum.mydomain.net (public_html/myforum)

Note: Subdomains rely on the DNS system in order to function, which means that your DNS information must propagate throughout the different DNS servers on the Internet before your subdomain becomes fully active. This process on the average takes a few hours.