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 .
Steven, here is the exact way to do it if you still need help:
<?php include("/www/yoursite/forum/my-templates/your-template/sidebar.php");?>
Then the file you are including just goes in sidebar.php in your template folder. Write the sidebar once, use it anywhere.
@Taeo Ya I realize that bbPress doesn’t have the same sidebar ‘functionality’ as WordPress. What I’mm looking for is more of hte code re-use idea .. write one (or two) sidebars.php and then just include them so thanks on the PHP confirm – I am pretty much a PHP n00b …..
Last night and this morning and the whole day, I’ve been busy trying to figure out where new users where going.
After the integration I noticed that all users where showing ‘anonymous’, I did some reading and I discovered that it was possible that it wasn’t reading the appropiate database.
But I checked and checked, and I know that it IS reading the appropiate database, since the admin account is ONLY available in the wp_users table. I have been able to login with it, in both my bbpress area and my wp area.
My existing accounts, I couldn’t login with that. I kept getting User does not exist.
I created new accounts to see where those went. I couldn’t find them.
I just realized that the new accounts, they replaced random old accounts. But just the USER_NICENAME in the forum, if I check my database, I still the original name corresponding the account ID.
To summarize it:
Integrated wp + bbpress. It was an existing bbpress website.
Integrating went kind of OK. after the integration, I noticed its not reading the users, hence the ‘user does not exist’, all users are showing anonymous.
I really really would love it, if someone could help me out 
Anyone?
@buddha,
I’ve seen this mentioned before. Am I missing something? Because I do have www with no problems.
Once I removed the www from the settings, it all worked.
You can do it with PHP. Here’s one example how:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/searchhighlight/
There’s no plugin yet for bbPress as far as I know.
They are marked with a deleted status but not truly deleted. If you want to delete them forever, you want to do something like this:
https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/permanently-deleting-topocs-and-posts
Theme integration can still be performed without having to turn bbPress into a plugin, and in fact, it can be done via a simple CSS trick ( that means that the default CSS of bbPress should be rewritten so that it becomes more flexible, and every element ( forum tables, forms etc… ) should act as “objects” which can be automatically stretched vertically independently of their parents or I don’t know, where the parents will be objects in the WP stylesheet ) . So again, for theme integration, NO NEED TO TURN BBPRESS INTO A PLUGIN, because it’s just a CSS issue ( + little PHP coding, nothing serious ) !
Connecting the Admin sides of WP and bbPress ? This can be easily done via an OPTIONAL plugin ( or via XML-RPC calls, so that you can handle your bbPress forum even if it isn’t in the same host ) .
Turning bbPress into a plugin would be a nightmare, think of all the unnecessary WP calls … Why did I choose bbPress again ? To have a light forum or to have TWO frameworks ( WordPress and bbPress ) + unnecessary calls and files ?
The reason I choose bbPress at the beginning ( 3~4 years ago ) is because it’s from the creators of WordPress, so I hoped that it will be as easy to customize as WordPress, and that’s what I got ( even though, at the beginning it was really hard for me because I had to guess the function names, as there’s no Codex for bbPress ) and I’m very satisfied . I had the choice between bbPress, PunBB and Vanilla ( the lightest forums out there, and at the time, Vanilla had a greater number of plugins than bbPress ), but I stick with bbPress because it’s the easiest one to customize . So for those who think that bbPress can’t compete in the light forums market, you’re wrong !
If you feel this is a problem with the bbPress core, please open a ticket at trac so the problem can be fixed.
https://trac.bbpress.org/
You can log in there with your wordpress.org login, or get one from wordpress.org if you need one.
The code is also 1 year old mate, and for a version of BBpress long since given up on since the RC1 was rushed out with no beta testing and very little alpha testing.
I have no problem paying for themes (well, if it’s a GPL theme, you’re not really paying for the “theme” per se), although I don’t think I will for bbPress. @arpowers, what license is the theme offered under?
https://wordpress.org/development/2009/07/themes-are-gpl-too/
Regardless of which route BBpress takes, the one thing i think this project needs, and has needed for almost 2 years now, is a project manager.
the whole 0.9 > 1.02a > 1.06a > RC1 was handled so badly its unreal. Months of “stop asking, check Trac” only for Trac to be 6 months out of date, made the whole thing a shambles.
Hello,
Really great script !!!but….
I tried the “addslashes” version but it doesn’t work…there is the always same issue for French Forums version :
Erreur générale
SQL ERROR [ mysql4 ]
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘abonner au Forum ?’, ‘Toutes les possibilités pour s’abonner sont expliquées i’ at line 1 [1064]
Une erreur SQL est arrivée en chargeant cette page. Contactez l’administrateur du forum si ce problème persiste.
“s’abonner au Forum….” is the title of the first forum with a – ‘ – between – s – and – abonner -….
Did anybody find a solution for that ?
Thanks in advance…
there can’t be a www. in the URL’s
I’ve seen this mentioned before. Am I missing something? Because I do have www with no problems.
