[Gautam]

testing…

[kickerman360]

Hi,

So far from browsing the forums, there is a somewhat minor issue regarding WordPress and bbPress when it comes to shared cookies and logins. Here is what happens:

WordPress Login = WordPress Dashboard

bbPress Login = WordPress Dashboard

Wordpress Login != bbPress Dashboard <– Problem

bbPress Login = bbPress Dashboard

So basically whenever I login via WordPress (there is a main site login form in the header), I can access the forums and it even shows I am logged in however when I click “Admin”, I am redirected to the forum index.

Other forum posts which didn’t have a solution (in my case atleast):

http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/cant-access-admin-dashboard

http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/forumbb-admin-redirects-me-to-forum

http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/forumsbb-admin-just-redirects-me-to-forums

http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/admin-link-redirects-to-front-page

http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/admin-link-doesnt-take-me-to-dashboard

Things I’ve tried:

Going directly to the mysite.com/forums/bb-admin/index.php

Checked all hash keys and other wp/bb-config.php stuff

Updated to the latest WordPress and bbPress

Deactivated all plugins (I only had Akismet and reCAPTCHA bbPress anyway)

Clearing cache (Firefox)

Trying in another browser (Internet Explorer)

Does anyone have a clear cut solution? Most people are happy with just using bbPress to get to the admin panel but it would be nice if it worked.

[Steven Hodson]

@Ben L … this is maddening because I know from your testing that it works fine. I also had my host get the guys at his data center run some tests (he’s also a good friend which helps) but they come back with this

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Two of the engineers at the data center have run tests and looked at the logs and they have ruled any server side issues.

This is what they said in conclusion

At this point, I believe we can safely exclude obvious server side problems… If your customer has some concerns about missing .php modules, etc. (which they may confirm by creating a phpinfo page) we’ll be happy to address this, but so far we’re still not seeing a server side problem…

It is possible that the add-on may require more php modules installed but I would need to know more to go further

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So I am at a real loss to figure out where to go next to try getting this to work. Very frustrating to say the least

[mjepson]

Hello,

We use bbPress as our forum on woothemes.com and users sometimes have a hard time finding their support query when they come back to the forum. I know you can click on your user profile and see it there, but most new users don’t know that.

Is there any code that we can use to add a list of the last 5 posts created by the user and place it on the forum index page?

This is how it looks now: http://is.gd/5GOQm

I’d like to add it either at the top above “Latest Topics”

[chrishajer]

The problem is using the very latest version of PHP. A slightly older version won’t show those warnings. Or turning off the display of warnings will also prevent this problem.

Not sure in what version of PHP they deprecated this…

[dougjoseph]

I found that the problem affected all my domains hosted on that account, and every subfolder in all those domains.

I called GoDaddy.com and they were unable to fix it. The best I can figure is that somehow I caused it with a mix of adding and removing virtual directories.

I ended up having them cancel that whole hosting account and creating a new one, and then I restored all my domains from the backups.

As soon as the DNS info repopulates out through the net, I will be able to test to see if wiping clean and starting over… fixed the problem.

[dougjoseph]

I just tried again using Apple Safari 4.0.4 on a Win XP SP3 system. Problem is reproducible.

In all three browsers the OS stayed the same.

@chrishajer: Your test was also on Win XP. Common element?

[dougjoseph]

Hello!

I just downloaded and installed the latest version of bbPress — version 1.0.2.

In the database ( bb_option | uri ), we see the full URL to the forum:

http://domain.com/folder/

Now, if I type that address into a browser, the forum loads fine.

However, if I type it this way (without the trailing frontslash)…

http://domain.com/folder

… I get redirected to this:

http://domain.com/domain.com/folder/

Which leads to nowhere!

To see this in action, paste or type these two URIs into your browser:

http://authorstock.com/forum/

http://authorstock.com/forum

…With the only difference being the trailing frontslash.

Argh! Can anyone help me know how to fix this?

Thanks!

[Mikado]

OK, tested the nightgunner5’s patch and it works for me on Windows XP.

Thank you very much chrishajer!

“Why would you use a testing environment?”

Because we are 2 developpers.

[chrishajer]

Thanks for the additional information.

If you’re using Windows locally, there was an old bug that was resolved, but I think there might be a new one. It had something to do with the slashes being forward or backward, and subdirectories.

https://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/625

Maybe this one is more current:

https://trac.bbpress.org/ticket/1019

OT: Why would you use a testing environment that is different from where you are going to host? It introduces all sorts of other variables that you end up trying to fix that ultimately don’t matter on the final host. Whenever possible, the testing environment should be identical to the final host environment.

But, I think the issue you are having is due to it being on Windows. I’ve seen it reported a couple times, I just can’t find the exact ticket I am recalling.

[Gautam]

This is the CSS from the default (kakumei) theme:

/* Page navigation

=================================== */



a.page-numbers,

span.page-numbers {

border-right: 1px solid #bbbbbb;

border-bottom: 1px solid #bbbbbb;

padding: 4px 4px 2px 5px;

margin-left: 5px;

background-image: url('images/page-links-background.gif');

background-repeat: no-repeat;

background-position: 0 0;

}



span.page-numbers.current {

color: #ffffff;

background-position: 0 -100px;

}



#latest a.page-numbers {

font-size: 0.8em;

padding: 3px 3px 1px 4px;

margin-left: 3px;

}



a.prev.page-numbers,

a.next.page-numbers,

span.page-numbers.dots {

border-width: 0;

padding: 0 4px;

background-image: none;

}



span.page-numbers.dots {

padding: 0;

}



a.page-numbers:hover {

background-position: 0 -100px;

}



a.prev.page-numbers:hover,

a.next.page-numbers:hover {

color: #006400;

}

[hpguru]

I was able to reply in your forum. Check test reply.

[chrishajer]

If you want the issue to be addressed, it needs to be in trac. If it’s not there, it will probably not be worked on.

[kevinjohngallagher]

In the nicest possible way, i haven’t looked at Trac since it was so woeful before, and a cause of some pain for the community (ask a question -> go to trac. Go to trac -> ask why trac is wrong -> earn wrath of ck -> be told to leave bbpress). As i look at Trac now, for the first time in 9 months, I see that YouTube support and Smileys are in there as bugs.

I apprecaite your efforts greatly Chris, but this might be the straw that pushed the camel back to other forum software until after 1.1.

[eyashwant]

So is it post the results when it is solved

[eyashwant]

I installed wordpress mu and bbpress in single database and installed integration plugins of respective ones on both. And configured it.

As of today mine is the latest wordpress mu version and bbpress version. The problem I am facing is :

1) Login integration

2) User roles integration

3) Theme integration

In detail :

1) Login integration :

When I login in to wordpress and then move to forum, I am logged in. Also when I logout of wordpress and then go to forum I am logged out. This works perfectly. The problem is when I login in to forum and then move to wordpress, it does not work. Also when I logout at forum and then move to wordpress I am still logged in. I can access wp-admin. When I access wp-login it seems like I am logged out. But if I access wp-admin I am logged in. If I press log out I get error :

You are attempting to log out of Test 1

Please try again.

URL of where I am getting is http://test1.soulblog.net/wp-login.php?action=logout_wpnonce=f3ec0d7e0f

2) User roles, in wordpress I installed Role manager. In bbpress I see the registered users as “Inactive (no role)”

3)I want to integrate wordpress theme in the forum. I followed the steps below :

____________________________________________

styling your forum

1. Open bb-config.php and add the following line (replacing PATHTOYOUR with the

relative path to your blog):

require_once(‘/PATHTOYOUR/wp-blog-header.php’);

2. Navigate to the folder for the theme you are using on the forum (the default is

Kakumei, which is in /bb-templates/kakumei) and open the header.php

file. Replace the contents with <?php get_header(); ?>.

3. After the <?php get_header(); ?>, ����������������������������������insert the following line of code:

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”<?php bb_stylesheet_uri(); ?>”

type=”text/css” />.

4. You can do the same with the footer, replacing it with <?php get_footer(); ?>

if you wish.

5. Open the style.css file for the bbPress theme you are using. Search for the

following line in the header: class.

background: url(‘images/page_header_bblogo.png’) no-repeat

Remove that line and save the file.

6. View the forum. It should now be very similar in look and feel to the rest of the

blog network.

__________________________________________

This replaced the header and footer, but did not integrate well.

So some one please guide me with these 3 issues and get me solved asap.

[chrishajer]

Did you enter that at trac? If not, please do so. I am trying to get things fixed in core before we go ahead and add any new features. So, it’s best that problems be reported in trac, and people comment on the tickets there (i.e. they can or cannot reproduce the problem). Thanks

[kevinjohngallagher]

Hi Chris,

Thats it yes, your example works nicely.

The thing is, i could always write a plugin todo a recurring loop through all parent/child nodes and count forums posts and update the latest one for each parent – but really this should be something in the core.

Effectively its a bug, and one i raised a year ago

[wabanator]

We are using latest WP and BBpress + BBsync. The problem is that when unregisted users post comment to the blog their post is copied to forum as blank post. Forum shows their name right, but the post is totally blank.

What should we do about it? Any fix?

[Michael]

Greetings!

In my previous topics, I have mentioned how I’m planning to improve my forum. As it stands, I have a list of things to sort out, as well as things I’d like to add/change.

Obviously, some of these changes will involve changing the core, including the following:

Upon running through the Vanilla Forum ‘Discussions’ page, I noticed the ‘Activity’ tab. This kinda captured my attention because my forum is really a community, if anything.

What I’d like to know is this:

1. If I attempt to introduce this kind of thing to my forum, should it be a part of the Latest Discussions (which I can change the heading for) on the front page, or should it have it’s own page, in your opinion? Of course, I’d have a few more things to include in the stream, such as updates of profile information.
2. Also, if anyone can guide me, what files would I need to have a look at to implement this? I guess I’m really looking for the files that have something to do with implementing an action, such as the file that updates a part of one’s profile. I don’t want to make mistakes and change the wrong files.

At some stage, I guess it would be nice to make a plug-in for this, but I need to learn a lot more about creating them.

I’d appreciate any help I can get for this, I would hate to screw it up and re-install.

Peace, Michael

[grassrootspa]

@kriskl:

I like where are going. Perhaps you are on to something. Building off your initial idea, what about some sort of 2010 plugin development contest?

As you noted, several people here chipped into _ck_ and got their money returned. I’m sure those same people might be open to something like this.

Heck, if we had some ‘bbPress plugin contest’ I’ll chip in something.

Anyone else like have any thoughts on this? Would anyone else be willing to donate toward a bbPress plugin development contest?

If we can get 10 folks to match one another at $25 or $50 each we can get a small but sizable initial pot built.

The Sandbox development contest back in 2007 initially had $500 total to distribute between 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2007/05/31/announcing-the-sandbox-designs-competition/) After some sponsorships the total in competition prizes rose to $1950. (http://sndbx.org/details/)

Look, the top prize is most likely not going to be a zillion bucks, but it its not a bad idea to stick a steroid shot in the plugin development arm and get some more people fired up (or fired up once again) about bbPress development.

Heck, even if someone took an existing plugin that didn’t work with bbPress 1.02 and updated it, this would be an improvement.

Perhaps this plugin contest could be scheduled/built around around the revamping/relaunching of the bbPress.org site and the introduction of the new bbPress codex section.

Thoughts? Anyone else willing to match a small donation toward such a contest? Haha, if people like this idea, the bbPress Theme contest comes next

[chrishajer]

kjg (sorry, too tired to type):

see this http://www.lawserver.com/forums/

Do the totals work the way you want for forums/parents/subforums? That is bbPress installation I integrated with Joomla of all things. I believe I fixed the problem with a plugin or some custom code so if this is the end result you’re looking for, let me know and I will look back at how I did it.

[chrishajer]

kjg, so the example posted there is an example showing the problem, correct? 0 topics, 0 posts but there are actually maybe 3 topics and 8 posts in subforums?

[Dailytalker]

Kevin, before I changed from SMF to bbpress I checked the extensions. I use the following plugins:

Activated:

allow images

image rezizer

bbvideo

Bavatars

BBcode Buttons Toolbar

BBcode Lite

bbPM

bbpress signatures

bbpress smilies

bbpress user directory

bozo users

members online

Not activated:

Askimet (do not like it)

Remove topic forum (unfortunately there is no updated version, it would be a cool thing for users who like SEO-friendly pretty urls)

open-ID (no facebook login and does cause problems with the current bbpress version; wait until its updated)

bbpress polls (causes some problems with my template)

bb topic views (did not find out how to change the language; does not work with poedit and in the files I did not fiend the word “views” so I cannot translate it in german)

ignore user (needs to be updated for the current bbpress version)

All this plugins are nice but with all this bbpress is ways apart from SMF. Thats why former members complaint about the change from SMF to bbpress. SMF allowed to write drafts before posting and other things not mentioned yet…

Regarding the spam problem: SMF and wordpress did solve that problem (wordpress has a lot of good spam protection plugins as well..no need for askimet). I have a pr 5 page and no problems with spam. Register option 3 usually is secure enough. Email-address needs to be proved and there is a captcha-code. If this is not enough you can use register option 4 (member approval) With member approval the admin has to activate new members. With this spam can be avoided. Further SMF had a sophisticated bozo-user ban protection. You could ban by member-name, ban by IP-Number, ban by email address etc.

Regarding the design of the new forum:

The new forum design is better than the design of the old forum. I am not a designer, therefore I don’t think like a designer. I am somebody who likes to have the overview. The new theme is better to keep the overview. On the top you have the latest posts. Beneath you have the different categories and subcategories. This structure is easy to understand. Further the new design allows me to place more ads. Also I work with a drop down menu. Did you use it? It helps too to keep the overview.

[kevinjohngallagher]

Thought i’d post another example using teh same website to make it clearer:

No posts:

http://fellowshipoftheding.org/forums/

(look at class mechanics on the bottom)

And yet it actually does:

http://www.fellowshipoftheding.org/forums/forum/class-mechanics