[ebiznet88]

Chrisella, does ForumConverter convert phpbb to bbpress 1 or 2 directly?

[shooo]

you came to import a phpbb bbPress bbPress 1.0 then 2.0? or alternative?

[chrisella]

Heya

In the end I decided to give ForumConverter for a direct phpBB3 -> bbPress convert.

It worked flawlessly for me and converted everything without a single hiccup.

I was actually amazed as I was expecting to have to edit files, alter configs or manually sort some bits, but it did a very good job.

It’s called ForumConverter on the WP plugins download, I’d have a look if you need phpBB3->bbPress conversion now.

[DiannaM668]

chrisella, I’m at the phpbb3 to bbpress converter notes on the phpbb3 support forum and the gentlemen writing the code has mentioned passwords and something to do with MD5 hashing. I don’t know what that means, but there is a link to some coding to correct the problem with passwords. Not sure if that is what you may need, but take a look.

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/phpbb3-gt-bbpress-converter-beta-release

The password plugin they mention is at:

https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/md5-insecurity-for-bbpress/

[vatoloco2]

You guys really need to scratch this and pick up orson’s awesome phpbb3 forum converter:

http://orsonteodoro.wordpress.com/category/forumconverter/

[DiannaM668]

ebiznet….bated breathe, that’s it. LOL!

I tried this route going from phpBB to bbpress 1.0 standalone and I cannot remember what stumbling block that I encountered. I’ve tried so many routes but every one has an issue.

I’m going to try it again right now as we speak. Chrisella, if you figure out the password issue, if you don’t mind post it, in case I have the same issue. I’m going to retry right now.

[vatoloco2]

of course! Try out orson’s forum converter! It works like a dream and I was helping out testing it:

http://orsonteodoro.wordpress.com/category/forumconverter/

[chrisella]

mmm today I managed (successfully I believe) to use this script (with some edits) : https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/importing-from-phpbb#post-313

to convert my phpBB3 to bbPress v1.0, and then I used bbConverter to convert the bbPress v1.0 to v2.1

and all seems to have copied fine

one Issue I’m having is the passwords.

When I try and login with a user and the correct old password it continously fails .

It seems (after going through the code a bit and the database) that it’s looking for _bbc_class in the user meta table in this code but that isn’t there in my table atall.

/**

* Convert passwords from previous forum to wordpress.

*/

public function convert_pass()

{

global $wpdb;

$username = $_POST;

if( $username != ” )

{

$row = $wpdb->get_row( ‘SELECT * FROM ‘ . $wpdb->users .

‘ INNER JOIN ‘ . $wpdb->usermeta . ‘ ON user_id = ID ‘ .

‘ WHERE meta_key = “_bbc_class” AND user_login = “‘ . $username . ‘” LIMIT 1’ );

if( $row )

{

$converter = newBBConverter( $row->meta_value );

$converter->translate_pass( $username, $_POST );

}

}

}

Any ideas ?

I know this is quite vague so I can give any more details if needed.

Cheers

[ebiznet88]

Oops, I just committed an “eggcorn” when I said “baited breath”.

I meant, waiting “with bated breath” which means “in a state of suspenseful anticipation.”

I tried converting my phpBB to bbpress 1 using an older converter, with the idea to then converting bbpress 1 to bbpress 2. However, while the posts were converted successfully, the users weren’t so all the posts were attributed to “Anonymous”.

Its a pity I met with a dead end there. My posts asking for help with that problem went unanswered; otherwise I would suggest that procedure here.

[DiannaM668]

Hi ebiznet88, I agree, it does seem phpBB is the most commonly used board. In my attempts to try to get my conversion done, I looked into Invision and vBulletin to see if I could get my SMF or phpBB versions of my forum over into Invision or vBulletin and then use the converter. I’ve tried everything.

For those who have SMF, the conversion over to phpBB is very easy and clean cut and no issues. It’s a plugin for phpBB from their site that you use. I had no problems. So if the phpBB converter comes out, those who have a SMF forum like I did, can convert to phpBB and then use this converter for bbpress.

Yes, I totally agree with you.

I’m waiting with baited breath (or whatever that expression is…LOL)

So excited to see it come out if they (Adam, AWJunkies and/or whoever else is working on it) are able to have time to work on it.

I would be very indebted to them!

[ebiznet88]

I believe there’s a huge installed based of phpbb forum owners looking to convert over to bbpress because of the attraction of integrating seamlessly with WP. I believe the number is even bigger compared to the other forum platforms such as Invision and vBulletin as phpBB is free.

SMF is also free but its newer than phpBB and so I believe there are fewer of such boards around.

Because of this, I hope the bbpress crew can see where they want to put in their efforts to create or complete the converter for phpbb.

It would be a great step forward for the community of bbpress users, don’t you agree

[DiannaM668]

Let me also tag along on the latest thank yous. I’m so excited about this converter and hoping desperately that the phpbb converter will come out really soon.

I have an SMF forum and tried with some of the notes on this thread but with no luck. I got a bit lost in the notes of it. I’ve been working for a few days straight trying to get something figured out to get this client’s forum into bbpress.

I’ve converted my SMF forum into a phpBB forum. There is another WP plubin for phpBB to BBpress conversion, but it’s in huge beta mode I believe. I’m able to pull everything but the actual posts themselves. So close but yet so far.

So I have 2 forums ready for whichever way that I can find the first available options to convert.

If anyone has fine tuned the SMF conversion as well, let me know.

I’ve tried everything I can and keep running into issues.

I’ve been watching this forum for a few days now for updates.

This is great stuff! Can’t wait to get my hands on the phpbb conversion option.

Thank you so so so so much in advance!

[chrisella]

Thank you Adam for the work that you do.

This update you mention, would it happen to contain a converter for phpBB to bbpress as well (keeping fingers on both hands tightly crossed and holding my breath!)?

I second the good sentiments here and also desperately hope that a phpbb converter is on the horizon too.

[SK]

I’ve been running a phpBB forum for a while. Is there a migration tool available that helps me move to bbpress?

[egonitron]

Hiya! Looking to get a phpBB forum converted to bbPress. Any updates on when that’l be available or if you can even do it as a paid service? Thanks.

[ebiznet88]

I am glad to read this.

I too have been looking to replace my phpbb board and integrate my existing forum with WordPress.

I’m concerned with the slow speed of responses and development on bbpress.

I know the developers are all doing this voluntarily and in their spare time. There are no guarantees in life and so even though people and companies may say they are committed to something, it doesn’t mean its forever as things change so rapidly in this world. We just have to move forward in faith and hope that things improve.

[ebiznet88]

Thank you Adam for the work that you do.

This update you mention, would it happen to contain a converter for phpBB to bbpress as well (keeping fingers on both hands tightly crossed and holding my breath!)?

[ebiznet88]

Hi there Anointed One. I urgently wish to convert my phpBB forum to bbpress.

Can you give me a ‘rough’ estimate on when this plugin can also do phpbb conversions?

Many thank in advance!

[ebiznet88]

Thank you to wmnasef for this script!

I used the updated script provided by Abdessamad Idrissi at http://code.google.com/p/phpbb3-to-bbpress1-converter/downloads/list on my phpBB3 forum.

The conversion went smoothly and I could see the posts from my old forum appear in my bbpress forum.

However, all the posts had the authors listed as Anonymous, which means none of the users accounts were ported over.

Can someone help with this please? How did this happen and how can I fix this?

[jabbamonkey]

I gave up on BBPress, and just used PhpBB instead. It does everything I needed and was easy to setup. Also, BBPress has pretty poor support, and I’ve run into a ton of issues and customization difficulties with it.

[spabav]

After a couple of weeks testing bbpress and several other forum solutions, we are really hesitating in running bbpress as our forum.

From what we see the bbpress plugin, while not as feature-rich as stand-alone bulletin boards like vbulletin, phpbb or xenForo, does one thing outstandingly well, which is the integration into wordpress.

For that reason alone, it would be worth giving it a try.

Unfortunately – and here comes our biggest issue – it looks like the bbpress plugin is currently not given full (or any) attention from WordPress.

My question is very simple:

How many developers / coders are writing code of the bbpress plugin currently ?

Is @johnjamesjacoby the only one?

Is there anybody else “officially assigned/paid by wordpress” to work on the bbpress plugin and documentation or/and support ?

John is doing an excellent job, on all his help he gives especially in the bbpress forum. But since the community is small and John is also working on the buddypress project, we are really worried to put our eggs in a “one-man-show plugin” basket.

Please tell me that I got this wrong and that there are at least several people currently working on the bbpress plugin and documentation.

Would be great if anybody could shed some light on this.

[shooo]

hi all,

i have a phpbb forum with 150 000 replies, 12000 topics et 7000 members.

I want to try to upgrade on bbpress.

if i convert my phpbb forum on bbpress 1.1 and convert this bbpress 1.1 on bbpress 2.0?

do you think that is a good idea ? do you know a good plugin for convert phpbb on bbpress 1.1?

[Anointed]

Here is an example link showing the problem:

http://www.bbconverter.com/forums/topic-tag/phpbb/

*there should only be 1 topic tagged phpbb, of course it shows 12

**I can revert the template back to twentyten and the problem remains.

I have no idea what I keep doing on every site to cause this so that I could assist JJ in figuring out what the issue is, but I have no idea why this is happening.

[Argonisius]

Hi,

I just converted my phpBB database into bbPress with ForumConverter plugin. Everything works fine, but when I look at the forum widget on dashboard, there is “0 Forums”. But I have 4 forums already. How can I change that to show 4?

Thanks.

[Argonisius]

Hi,

Is there a way to import forums, topics and users from phpBB database to bbPress?