[timskii]

I’m attempting to write a help page for my forum users.

My first aim is a page that will automatically build based on the features available to the user. For example, the “How to write HTML markup” section, would loop through all the valid tags, explaining each of them. If I block or add a tag via an addon, the help file would reflect that. Or, the section on “How to moderate” will only show up for users that are logged in with moderation capability.

It also occurred to me that plugins could be written with help built-in, both for the administrator and user. Just as a plugin can currently write itself into the admin menu.

Are there any protocols for creating help features for BBPress users? Standard structures, hooks, places to write the data, anything?

[chrishajer]

There was a plugin linked in this post:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-allow-additional-or-custom-profile-fields#post-5213

The download link still works.

Or https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/bb-twitter/

[Gloria]

Hi.

In my web site, I have a mybb. I would like to trasform it in bbpress.

What are the steps to this transformation?

I imagine there isn’t a converter, but, can I convert mybb in phpbb and then in bbpress?

If it is yes, how?

Thanks.

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

I use Bad-Behavior and I feel it’s worthwhile. Mind, I routed all registration through my WP side, where I have BB and hooked up StopForumSpam.com.

Check https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/using-badbehavior-and-bbpress for info on BB and bb

[Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)]

You mean to pull from you bbPress database to populate the members of your mailman list?

In theory, anything that worked for WordPress to do that could be tweaked for bbPress. Just be careful that the default is to leave people NOT getting emails, so they can opt-in if they want. Otherwise you’re practically spamming

[sumatra]

Hi,

Does anyone know a good tutorial / documentation on how to use user’s meta data in bbpress? I assume, they are meant for storing user custom data.

If there are no good tutorials on subject, can somebody point me to a good and simple plugin, which uses meta data for storing custom data? I could read the code and learn it by myself.

Thanks!

[Ramoonus]

tried a fresh install of bbpress

no success still

[Ivaylo Draganov]

I fixed it with the popular WP DB-Manager plugin. I just used the options “Repair DB” and then “Optimize DB”.

Here are the plugins I use which IMO might have smth to do with posting:

Post Edit Look Behind

Live Comment Preview

bbPress signatures

Ajaxed Quote

HTML Tag Attributes Validator

Related Topics

BBcode Buttons Toolbar

Post Count Plus

bbpress SEO tools

bbPress Polls

Post Notification

bb Topic Views

BBcode Lite

BBVideo

Forum Last Poster

bbPress Smilies

Things have been going fine for the last day so I hope it does not happen again And I’ve increased the backup frequency in case of an emergency.

[tedhogan]

Found a hack around this problem in another thread!

Forum could not be created!

Just create an entry in your bb_forums table and it will fix it.

[aetorre]

We are considering extending our wordpress site with forum capbilities. The question is whether is possible or not to integrate mailman and bbpress. Any experience?

Thanks in advance.

[johnhiler]

I couldn’t see what you meant while using Firefox… but I switched to Safari for the Mac, and see blue boxes with question marks!

I think Safari shows that blue box with the question box when it can’t load an image. I found a discussion forum that talked about it here – there are some links to screenshots showing the issue:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6648604

I right-clicked on the blue box and asked to view the icon… and it showed me this image url:

http://kingscast.net/forums/bb-plugins/icon.png

Is it possible there’s a missing file? My version of bbPress polls displays an icon with a similar url when there’s a poll:

http://boards.weddingbee.com/my-plugins/bbpress-polls/icon.png

http://boards.weddingbee.com/view/polls

My guess is that if you move your icon.png file to under /bb-plugins/, the image will show up and your blue boxes will disappear?

[dawormie]

Just wondering if someone can build a plugin to support wow itemlinks on bbPress.

See wowhead for what’s needed.

http://www.wowhead.com/?powered

Part of it would require the addition of a bbCode [item] [/item] for this purpose as well.

[dawormie]

I can’t see it on there. At least no question mark.

I’m using FireFox if that changes anything.

[kingscast]

I suppose a link might have helped

The top post shows the box http://kingscast.net/forums/

[dawormie]

Do you have a SS or link to what you are referring to?

I can’t see what you’re talking about and just added polls to mine.

[superbison]

I’m so happy for you all with working integration. I couldn’t get my log-in/logout integrated. In other words, I log in to one, then must log in to the other.

Thinking it was something in my theme, I started completely fresh after trying everything to get my existing WP site 100%.

Today, clean server – root installation – new WP, new bbpress, followed video! edited, checked, double checked and still … utter frustration.

log in to one, logs you out of the other and vice versus. All the cookies show and disappear. looks just like the video.

I will try for a few more hours some day, then I quit. Good Luck to all.

[kingscast]

Anytime a user posts a poll there’s a box with a question mark next to it. Same box for when you try to add a poll.

Is this normal or is there a better graphic I can insert for the poll? The blue box looks like an error.

Functionally the plugin works fine.

Thanks!

[johnhiler]

There was a similar report here and we weren’t able to figure it out:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/add-new-goes-to-404-for-logged-out-users

We did narrow it down to most probably an htaccess issue. In the end, the user just hardcoded the Add New link… which actually worked pretty well.

[RWB]

I am trying to integrate WPMU 2.71, BuddyPress 1.0, and bbpress bbPress 1.0-rc-1.

WPMU and BuddyPress work fine.

BBPress is a nightmare.

It never finishes the installation although it says:

Your installation completed with some minor errors. See the error log below for more specific information.

Key master could not be created!

Forum could not be created!

Referrer is OK, beginning installation…

>>> Setting up custom user table constants

Step 1 – Creating database tables

>>> Database is already installed!!!

Step 2 – WordPress integration (optional)

>>> WordPress address (URL): http://lilienbrown.net/

>>> Blog address (URL): http://lilienbrown.net/

>>> WordPress cookie keys set.

>>> WordPress “auth” cookie salt set from input.

>>> WordPress “secure auth” cookie salt set from input.

>>> WordPress “logged in” cookie salt set from input.

>>> User database table prefix: wp_

>>> WordPress MU primary blog ID: 1

Step 3 – Site settings

>>> Site name: Lilien Brown Forums

>>> Site address (URL): http://lilienbrown.net/forums/

>>> From email address: richard@lilinbrown.net

>>> Key master could not be created!

>>>>>> That login is already taken!

>>>>>> Existing key master entered!

>>>>>> Re-setting admin email address.

>>> Description: Just another bbPress community

>>> Forum could not be created!

>>> Key master email sent

There were some errors encountered during installation!

When I try log in it takes me back to the install page.

Can someone advise how to get out of this loop?

If not how to delete BBpress?

[chrishajer]

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Abbpress.org%2Fforums+bb-login.php

Anything interesting there?

[chrishajer]

To make the forum look like your WordPress theme, you need to create a custom theme for bbPress to match WordPress. Browse the integration tag here and you will see this is one of two things that people mean by integration:

1. user login integration between WordPress and bbPress

2. make bbPress theme look like WordPress theme

[thekmen]

Dawormie thanks for the reply, the bbPress Address in admin is correct (bbPress address (URL)) http://domain.com/forum/

Any other ideas? I have tried this on 2 different installs & have the same issue on both.

[chrishajer]

1. Create a directory on your server called my-plugins – create it on the same level as bb-plugins and bb-templates.

2. Put the unzipped plugin files into that directory.

3. Access the bbPress admin and activate the plugin.

[dawormie]

Only thing I can think of is…

In your admin settings what is the URL for the bbPress Adress?

[dawormie]

I did! I tend to do that. Have a problem, post for help, find a solution! (I find the solution SOONER if I post about a problem first….)