[_ck_]

I just realized today if you are using a bunch of plugins that have their options stored in the bbpress meta, your query count has jumped on every page in bbPress 1.0.x

Apparently 1.0 now has a reserved list of option names that are pre-loaded, instead of *all* of them like 0.9 could. Plugins have to add their desired names to the pre-caching option, which of course 100% of all pre-exisiting plugings are not aware of, so they all cause an extra query in 1.0

This isn’t a magic bullet by any means but you can at least fix this behavior. There isn’t any flag you can turn on to cache all (that would be far too easy) but you can fool the routine by loading all the options before it gets around to it.

Simply make the below into a mini-plugin, or right click here

and save as _load-options.php in your my-plugins/ directory

I strongly suggest you save it with a leading underscore so it auto-loads.

<?php

/*

Plugin Name: Load Options

*/



global $bbdb;

$results = $bbdb->get_results( "SELECT meta_key, meta_value FROM $bbdb->meta WHERE object_type = 'bb_option' ");

foreach ( $results as $options ) {

wp_cache_delete( $options->meta_key, 'bb_option_not_set' );

wp_cache_set( $options->meta_key, maybe_unserialize( $options->meta_value ), 'bb_option' );

}

?>

[DennisH]

I got the following error when converting:

General Error

SQL ERROR [ mysql4 ]

Data too long for column ‘post_text’ at row 1 [1406]

An SQL error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact the Board Administrator if this problem persists.

I solved this issue. It was the © symbol in some of the posts causing the error.

Another question: any ideas on redirecting perm links from the old phpbb to bbpress?

[johnhiler]

A lot of those features do exist… although you’re not going to have much luck getting all those features/plugins to work on bbPress 1.0. bbPress 1.0 is a very new release, and most of the plugins won’t be upgraded until later this year.

That said, I get the feeling that you would like WordPress and bbPress to interoperate more? I don’t just mean integrated signins – some of your points suggest that plugins would ideally work on both systems interchangably… I don’t think that’s on their product map. Even having more interoperability between the two themes systems seems pretty low on the bbPress priority list.

It’s all good to have concerns about bbPress! I have many concerns myself. I’m staying on bbPress for now, because it is the only option for a lightweight forum with a plugin model. I’m very concerned about the 1.0 path though, and am starting to think through whether or not I want to stay on the bbPress platform in the long term. So I especially appreciate hearing your concerns.

[johnhiler]

Could the URL be linked from somewhere as https?

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/https-vs-http-for-bbpress-url

[arnet7]

bbPress is running on it’s own using php. No other software is being used. (no WordPress) Here are the server settings from my end ( I don’t know what the guy having problems signing on is running)….

General server information:

Operating system Linux

Kernel version 2.6.9-67.0.22.ELsmp

Machine Type i686

Apache version 1.3.41 (Unix)

PHP version 4.4.9

MySQL version 5.0.67-community

[DennisH]

@gardenfl: My main complaint would be that sifting through this site for solutions it is sometimes difficult to figure out version compatibility.

Yes, searching for solutions is really frustrating. Like most people trying to decide if they should jump in I looked trough the plugins and other mods only to find out later many/most are out of date. Installing a older version of BB isn’t a real option when you want a forward looking cms. This is of course no ones fault (at least not the plugin developers), I am very thankful for what is there.

@chrishajer: bbPress is not right for some people, but it’s just fine for a lot of others.

But how do we define “a lot of others?” I think there are huge numbers of users out there looking for a truly integrated solution. I don’t see many people using bbPress as a stand alone community forum. There are other forum platforms that fulfill that need. I believe most of the adapters of BB will be users that want to integrate a forum into their current site. BB may be good for someone that just wants a support forum (or something along those lines), but the true market is site owners that want to add more community features…. and that means true integration.

@johnhiler: I agree that bbPress lacks many social features… but that’s not really the scope of the project, which is more focused on forums? If there’s a specific feature you’d like to see, let us know in the forums!

A forum is a “social feature.” Now that does mean it has to be Facebook, but it should have some basic features.

These are some of the features I would love to see some day (I know some can be done with plugins and hacks, but I would like to see more “stable” solutions):

bbPress “login box” in WP (with new private messages and profile link).

Integrated bbPress in a WP page that strips out the bbPress header and footer (theme integration)

Integrated Avatars

Blog Comments listed in bbPress profile

Current forum topics/replies in WP

Integrated bbcode in WP comments

Facebook Connect, Twitter, OpenID etc.

I’m sure I can think of more, but those are the ones that come to mind.

Here is a good list of features I would like to see:

http://www.wp-united.com/features/

The reason i decided to post this is to help voice concerns that may one day lead to a better BB and that will in turn lead to more developers and users. Not yet being knowledgeable enough to create these add-ons myself my voice is all I can currently contribute. Although, I soon hope to share how I overcame some of these issues and provide some inspiration and tips for others.

[Detective]

I use this on my site to login via wpmu and get redirected to bbpress:

add_action('bb_init', 'bp_redirect_registration');

function bp_redirect_registration() {

if (strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'bb-login.php') !== false) {

$ref = wp_get_referer();

wp_redirect('http://ryuuko.cl/wp-login.php?redirect_to=' . urlencode($ref));

}



if (strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'register.php') !== false)

wp_redirect('http://ryuuko.cl/register');



if (strpos($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'profile.php') !== false) {

if (bb_is_user_logged_in() && isset($_GET['id']) && isset($_GET['tab'])) {

$user = bb_get_current_user();

if ($_GET['tab'] == 'edit' && $_GET['id'] == $user->ID)

wp_redirect('http://ryuuko.cl/members/' . $user->user_login . '/profile/edit');

//TODO: see how to handle moderators editing user profiles



}



}

}

of course, it’s not complete yet (check out the TODO). But it works OK.

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

Not if they register that way. The register link will always take them back to WPMU if you use the redirect, however if you have an inline login form (like they do on the top of this forum) then it’ll work fine.

But yeah, registrations will kick you back to the main WPMU site, I think.

[batrachoid]

See https://bbpress.org/blog/

[brad_langdon]

Hi everyone,

I am about to build a new forum for a client. What are the new main features in version 1.0?

Do you still need to install a heap of plugins to allow PM’s image posting etc?

[mrroboto]

Hi

I’ve just installed the new version of BBPress and followed the instructions to integrate

it with WP.

When I log in and click on Admin I just get a plain text page, where my only options

are to choose the template. So basically I can’t go any further with this install…

Does anyone have a way to fix this please

[Luke3115]

Hi I have a problem and was hacked. How do I completely remove it from my domain. I can’t even access my wp-admin or anything.

I am kind of a noob also when it comes to coding so if someone could help explain the removal process I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks a bunch guys.

[johnhiler]

Role Manager only works on version 1.0 and up…

_ck_ just wrote a plugin last week that removes the ability for moderators to see IPs anywhere in bbPress:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/how-do-i-remove-the-posters-ip-address-from-the-post-display#post-55575

Just stick it in a plugin information wrapper:

https://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_a_Plugin#Standard_Plugin_Information

And you should be good to go!

[gardenfl]

I like the simplicity of BBPress. My forum is pretty active and simplicity gives me better performance.

And I am grateful to the volunteers working to improve BBPress.

My main complaint would be that sifting through this site for solutions it is sometimes difficult to figure out version compatibility.

[noartworkavailable]

Thanks a lot! Talk about a quick response!

Is there any way to have it so after login, it will direct you to the original page in which you were on? When I login, it just sends me to the main WordPress domain instead of redirecting me to the original forum page that I was on.

Ideally this is what happens

BB clicks Login/Register > Forward to WPMU Login/Register > Authenticated at WPMU > Redirected back to original page.

At the same time, if someone does a login at the WMPU area, it would put them back to where they came from.

Is this possible?

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

Put this in your forum’s .htaccess for a simple way:

Redirect 301 /forums/register.php http://yourdomain.com/wordpressmu/wp-login.php?action=register

Redirect 301 /forums/bb-reset-password.php http://yourdomain.com/wordpressmu/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

I’m using it on my WP/BB and WPMU/BB/BuddyPress sites

[noartworkavailable]

Hi there,

Its amazing how much these forums have helped through reading about other people’s problems and solutions. I was able to get everything with integration working perfectly (albeit several installs later), but there has been one problem that I haven’t been able to find a direct answer for (maybe I am just using the wrong keywords to search).

What I am trying to do is have all the bbPress login/registration get directed to the WordPress (WPMU) login/registration pages. I am running RPX for login/registration at the WPMU page, and it has worked flawlessly for OpenID integration, but I can’t find a way to make all the bbPress goodness get directed to WPMU and then back to my forums.

Thanks ahead of time!

[hpguru]

Upgrade from 0.9.0.4 to 1.0.2 is pretty good but “content 2” in 1 box not upgrade… see picture. http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4599/bbpress102.png

Topics, tags created on bbPress 1.0.2 many…

[reclaimyourskin]

Hey, is there a BBpress vector logo available to incorporate into custom themes, in the footer?

Regards

Will

[reclaimyourskin]

Hey guys,

I’m in the process of building a BBpress theme under the GPL license. I was wondering if it’s possible to include a theme options page (in the bb-admin section) for my theme, similar to WordPress themes. The idea being that users could add/edit about text/footer text without editing core files.

Any ideas/feedback would be appreciated.

[johnhiler]

They’re merging WordPress MU and WordPress (single user). Since Buddypress is WordPress MU + plugins… the social features should be integrated into WordPress single user when that’s done.

I agree that bbPress lacks many social features… but that’s not really the scope of the project, which is more focused on forums? If there’s a specific feature you’d like to see, let us know in the forums!

[grosbouff]

Hi, I succeed to migrate from fluxbb to bbpress.

here are the queries I used. There are no explanations but maybe it will help you.

I made this by duplicating the tables fluxbb_forums,fluxbb_topics & fluxbb_posts in my bbPress database.

DON’T FORGET TO BACKUP BOTH TABLES BEFORE DOING ANYTHING !

For each table I deleted some fields and rename them to match bbpress structure, and at the end I import the datas in the right bbpress table.

http://pastie.org/571210

Do the queries one at time so you can check if there are errors.

I didn’t made anything on the users table as it’s integrated with WP on my website.

To give back a WP user its fluxBB posts; do this

UPDATE bb_posts SET poster_id=NEW_WP_USERID WHERE poster_id=OLD_FLUXBB_USERID;

UPDATE bb_topics SET topic_poster=NEW_WP_USERID WHERE topic_poster=OLD_FLUXBB_USERID;

When done, don’t forget to recount everything (posts, etc). in the admin panel.

[chrishajer]

Reminds me of this quote I read yesterday:

@KathySierra The secret to real user-happiness magic is a balance between the promise-making department and the promise-keeping departments

bbPress is not right for some people, but it’s just fine for a lot of others. I look forward to the day when Automattic puts a bunch of resources behind it. Until then, I just accept it for what it is.

I used to get upset when I saw people ranting on bbPress in these forums, but I realize now that the ones who complain are the ones who really care. If you didn’t care, you’d just walk away. So it’s something about the promise of bbPress that’s not yet been realized that gets people frustrated.

[Milan Dinić]

One more place where I found problem. I tried plugin Use Display Name and if there are utf8 characters in display_name values they are too displayed as question marks.

[DennisH]

I’m sorry but sometimes less is just less. I looked forward to having a lite integrated forum, but it doesn’t look like bbPress is ready for that.

Saying bbPress can be integrated with WordPress is like saying your seat can be used as a flotation device.

The fact this site isn’t integrated should have been a tip off.

If you are looking for anything beyond just cookie integration good night and good luck.

Sure, theme integration can be done via some costly hacks, but its the simple stuff that has my head spinning. Something simple like a bbPress login box in WordPress is more complicated and less likely than Mideast peace.

I just don’t get it….

It seems like all the “social cms” resources and ideas are being put into Buddypress. Can’t we have some of those basic features in the single WP install?

WP-United for phpbb has these features. Why is it so hard for bbPress?

Don’t get me wrong, the people supporting BB here in this forum are great. Problem is there just are not enough of them to fill in the big gaps created at inception.

Sorry for the rant. I still would love to use bbPress, I hope one day soon they will fulfill its promise. Until then:

http://www.wp-united.com/features/