[PurdueGuy]

I have an existing WordPress site, and started looking into adding bbPress to it. I see that they can be integrated, but am unclear on whether the bbPress needs its own domain for installation. Will the WordPress and bbPress site be like two interlinked sites, or more like one site?

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

They can be installed in the same database.

Just like WordPress, bbPress has its own theme functionality so you will have the same looking site if you have a similar theme for both of them or you can customize the bbPress theme to match your WordPress one by deep integration – http://www.wpwebhost.com/make-bbpress-theme-match-with-wordpress-by-deep-integration/

Read about pros/cons of deep integration too – http://blog.ashfame.com/2010/02/bbpress-deep-integration-advantages-disadvantages/

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

They can be installed in the same database.

Just like WordPress, bbPress has its own theme functionality so you will have the same looking site if you have a similar theme for both of them or you can customize the bbPress theme to match your WordPress one by deep integration – http://www.wpwebhost.com/make-bbpress-theme-match-with-wordpress-by-deep-integration/

Read about pros/cons of deep integration too – http://blog.ashfame.com/2010/02/bbpress-deep-integration-advantages-disadvantages/

[PurdueGuy]

So do I upload the files to the same directory as my WordPress files?

[PurdueGuy]

So do I upload the files to the same directory as my WordPress files?

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

create a folder something like named forums and it will be available on domain.com/forums

[Ashish Kumar (Ashfame)]

create a folder something like named forums and it will be available on domain.com/forums