[gerikg]

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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.

[paamayim]

Looks like

$row = $bbdb->get_row(“

SELECT um.meta_value AS role

FROM $bbdb->users AS u, $bbdb->usermeta AS um

WHERE u.ID = um.user_id

AND um.meta_key = ‘bb_capabilities’

AND u.user_status = 0

AND u.ID = $user_id

“);

returns NULL

–

I temporarly fixed this by adding:

if(is_array($arr)) { on line 177

and a closing bracket } on line 186 just before return $is_mod.

[republican1021]

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

And what exactly do you mean by a subdomain and how do I create one?

[paamayim]

It’s not my site but you can see the warning in action here at the moment:

http://www.macmend.com/forums/topic/188

[paamayim]

Usign bb-seo-tools 1.02:

* Plugin Name: bbpress SEO tools

* Plugin Description: Optimize your page titels and meta tags with this simple SEO plugin.

* Author: Olaf Lederer (finalwebsites.com)

* Author URI: http://www.finalwebsites.com/

* Plugin URI: http://www.finalwebsites.com/forums/forum/bbpress-plugins-and-modifications

* Version: 1.02

But getting these warnings upon reading a forum post:

Warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The second argument should be either an array or an object in /home/…/public_html/forum/my-plugins/bb-seo-tools.php on line 178

Using bbPress 1.0.2

[hpguru]

I have my bbPress forum in subdomain and without any problem.

[chrishajer]

What do you mean “nothing” appears? Blank screen or 404 from your WordPress site? Or something else? How about the URL where you are trying to install?

You can use a subdomain if you like, but it’s not necessary. You have a more basic problem.

[hpguru]

Do you get a subdomain to your forum from cPanel? I think, bbPress need this before you go to install. Just add subdomain to bbPress folder.

[republican1021]

I’m pretty sure that I’ve followed the directions right, I upload the .zip file to the same folder that contains ‘wp-config.php’,unzipped it there; when I visit the intended url of the forum, nothing appears.

[chrishajer]

There was a bbPress Wiki Post plugin for up to 0.9:

https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/wiki-post/