There’s no need for deep integration either : you just make bbPress work with the WordPress stylesheet .
@zambrovski : the widgets support can be done using hooks, which are already supported by bbPress . So the UI side ( adding “widgets” from the admin area for example ) is the only thing needed here .
And no @ipstenu, no decision is taken now as I can see in the IRC discussion, the plugin thing was just an idea that we have to discuss, not a final decision . And because I’m worried about the future of bbPress ( which I’m planning to use for a future medium size project ), it is my right to say no !
Some people also invested a lot in bbPress ( energy or money ), and trusted the bbPress team, so why make this big and unexpected change to bbPress ?
When you go into the BBPress admin and try to edit a user’s profile, instead of loading an admin-panel page (like it should) it loads from the theme, which not only can break the edit process, it can make it extremely difficult to fix if you don’t know what you’re doing.
When you’re in the admin, navigating and doing admin things, you should remain IN the admin. The theme should be completely removed from the admin. Period.
1.1 Feature Poll
Matt has made a feature poll on what is most important for you to see in bbpress 1.1, so get on there and vote. If you want to tell why you voted that, feel free to tell here!
Use Simon’s plugin: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/howto-disable-registration
I also edited my theme to not show register pages.
Can people now use these plugins created and improve upon them so that they are now available in the latest version of BBpress?
Yes, that’s called GPL 
Just credit her original plugin in your spin-offs and make sure to release them under GPL.
Also, with deep integration, the theme works instantly, except that it seems to be discouraged in the installation instructions because of the heavier load. But if bbPress turns into a plugin, wouldn’t the end result (and load) be the same as in deep integration?
Yes and no. As it is now, deep integration with standalone bbPress duplicates many functions included in WordPress. The load gets larger becuase you’re doing the same thing multiple ways, multiple times.
If bbPress was a plugin, one would presume that instead of duplicating WP functions, it would instead utilize them.
Mind you, I’m neither pro-nor-anti plugin, I’m just accepting that was the decision, and wanting to make the move the easiest 
Same as the whole WP -> WPMU eventuality. It’ll happen, regardless of my opinion, it can be made to work, so let’s make it work! (tm Tim Gunn).
We have progress, now I can login in wordpress and after that in bbpress and to be active logged in the two sites, but I’m not automaticaly in bbpress, when I login into wordpress 
Looking for a plugin to put Adsense Code in between forum posts. Is the Adsense for BBpress plugin working?
I understand that she is annoyed that she didn’t get much support financially in developing all of these plugins but is it professional to not recommend people continue on with BBpress. Can people now use these plugins created and improve upon them so that they are now available in the latest version of BBpress?
Ironically, the plugin did not work for me.
Not sure why… hmmm.
I’m new to bbpress. In fact I’m on my first installation and I like to see the development.
I think the way the systems are now is good. They should remain separated. In the same time, it makes sence to develop exactly two plugins for the integration: one for WordPress and one for BBPress. The existence of many plugins for the “integration” (SSO, funcational/feature, admin) makes it confusing.
The most important thing missing is API documentation and Theme-Zoo.
Functional features I miss would be:
– wigdet support
– appearance management / editor (see WP)
gerikg unfortunately i’m using wordpress not MU!
oh always clear your cache after messing with the config files.
The thing is, even if an official said it, and even if the author of the GNU Project said it ( officials aren’t gods ), I still defend my opinion : themes or plugins aren’t changes to the code itself, and so, they don’t have to be GPL’d . Just take the Linux proprietary drivers example .
So, in my opinion, arpowers doesn’t need to GPL the theme, because it’s not a change made to bbPress’ code .
I wouldn’t say Thesis Theme and DIY Themes “don’t have any issues”:
http://twitter.com/photomatt/statuses/1655636297
I’m not here to defend or even discuss the GPL or Automattic or Thesis theme. Just asking what license it is. I have no problem paying for someone’s hard work. I’m continually amazed at the amount of work people give away for free with regard to bbPress and WordPress.
daudev I’m assuming you’re using WPMU
wp-config.php
$wp->cookiedomain = ‘.website.com’; *DELETE*
$wp->cookiepath = ‘/’; *DELETE*
$wp->sitecookiepath = ‘/’; *DELETE*
define( ‘COOKIEHASH’, ‘xxx’);
define(‘COOKIE_DOMAIN’, ‘.website.com’);
define(‘COOKIEPATH’,’/’);
define(‘SITECOOKIEPATH’, ‘/’);
bb-config.php
$bb->cookiedomain = ‘.website.com’; *DELETE*
$bb->cookiepath = ‘/’; *DELETE*
$bb->sitecookiepath = ‘/’; *DELETE*
define(‘COOKIE_DOMAIN’, ‘.website.com’);
define(‘COOKIEPATH’,’/’);
define(‘SITECOOKIEPATH’, ‘/’); *ADD*
Still the same here, but i found something else.
I have two sets of identical cookies, but there is one difference
I have domain .website.com in the one
and host website.com in the other, but i don’t knew why…
in my wp-confing.php
$wp->cookiedomain = ‘.website.com’;
$wp->cookiepath = ‘/’;
$wp->sitecookiepath = ‘/’;
define( ‘COOKIEHASH’, ‘xxx’);
define(‘COOKIE_DOMAIN’, ‘.website.com’);
define(‘COOKIEPATH’,’/’);
define(‘SITECOOKIEPATH’, ‘/’);
and in bb-config.php
$bb->cookiedomain = ‘.website.com’;
$bb->cookiepath = ‘/’;
$bb->sitecookiepath = ‘/’;
define(‘COOKIE_DOMAIN’, ‘.website.com’);
define(‘COOKIEPATH’,’/’);
do you have any ideas?
Thanks for this.
I wonder, is there a non-plugin solution? Hate to load up plugins for something that should be automagic.
@bEn L .. thank you very much .. we really need a codex with bbPress template tags
There should also be a way to customize how big the user’s profile pic/gravatar is on the profile page and the topic page. From what I understand one needs to mess with the bbpress core files rather than css or theme files to change this.
@radovanx – if you want to use your own default custom avatar for users without gravatars, you can try this plugin
https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/bb-avatars/
@Jim R – I see, thanks for the info. Can be helpful for future reference.
@Olympus – I agree about the theme integration.
With clear instructions it’s really easy. With a code rewrite, the templates could use the same header and footer calls used to build wp themes, and put the hot tags in a sidebar call.
Also, with deep integration, the theme works instantly, except that it seems to be discouraged in the installation instructions because of the heavier load. But if bbPress turns into a plugin, wouldn’t the end result (and load) be the same as in deep integration?
Another option, is to create an “A list” section in the WP themes directory for those themes that already come with bbPress-ready templates. This could encourage theme developers to add those files with a few simple tweaks, and have their themes be the “complete package”. A member of this forum arpowers has done this: https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/new-theme-for-bbpress
If bbPress turns into a plugin, would it be expandable through extra “modules” (the current plugins)? How would one customize the capabilities?
Or, if you want to follow coding standards, <?php bb_load_template( 'sidebar.php' ); ?>.
Very well done, I love people who redesign bbPress from scratch !
As for paying for the theme, I don’t think it’s a problem . When I think about the hard work you must do to have such results, I think it’s worth the money . And don’t forget that the theme is, as I see in the screenshots and the feature list, customizable via the admin panel, so it’s perfect for newbies !
@chrishajer : I don’t think that the GPL issue matters ( BTW, f**k the GPL ) . Do you know Thesis ? Its PHP code isn’t GPL, but they don’t have any issues . Do you think that the Thesis team will be dumb and will release its PHP code ( which is the core of Thesis ) ?
You should publish in GPL only changes made to bbPress ( or WP ) code, but themes/plugins aren’t changes to bbPress, but rather separate new code which is loaded by bbPress ! In fact, it’s a little bit like the proprietary drivers in Linux . The manufacturer doesn’t make any change to Linux’s kernel, so he doesn’t have to make the drivers also GPL, because drivers aren’t modifications to Linux’s code .
