Hi there, right now I’m using Mingle Forum for my website. But this is becoming unstable. I’d like to install bbpress but will my data and topics stay intact?

[@mercime Moderator 9 years, 3 months ago]

@yolandal backup database and files, then check out the Mingle Forum importer https://codex.bbpress.org/getting-started/importing-data/import-forums/

[@yolandal Participant 9 years, 1 month ago]

Finally I’m working on the forum changes, but I’m stuck with the instructions:
Getting There
Log in to your WordPress Admin Dashboard
Select the ‘Tools’ tab select ‘Forums’ from the navigation menu
Select the ‘Import Forums’ tab at the top of the screen.

I don’t see the Import Forums tab?

[@casiepa Moderator 9 years, 1 month ago]

Hi,
Directly under ‘Tools’, do you see ‘Forum import’ ? That is the one you need.
The direct page should be: http://www.example.com/wp-admin/tools.php?page=bbp-converter
Pascal.

[@yolandal Participant 9 years, 1 month ago]

No, I don’t see Forum Import anywhere. Do I need to install an extra plugin to see that?

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 1 month ago]

@yolandal

If you have the bbPress plugin activated on your WordPress site.

Go to Tools > Forums, then select the Import Forums tab at the top, then in the forum platform dropdown select mingle forum.

[@yolandal Participant 9 years, 1 month ago]

As I said, I do not have that tab.
As a matter of fact, I have no tabs at all in that option.

[@robkk Moderator 9 years, 1 month ago]

@yolandal

You are in the bbPress plugin settings, but not the area I told you where it was.

Maybe you have a plugin that reorder/removes menu items where you cannot see it??

[@yolandal Participant 9 years, 1 month ago]

Wow, that’s an eye opener about a language problem!
It’s in my EXTRA menu (Dutch).
The advise was to go to SETTINGS, which is ‘Instellingen’ in Dutch.
This has a FORUM page, which is the reason I was stuck in the wrong corner.
Thanks for your printscreen, now I can make the next steps.
Thanks!