[madlyfe]

when ulploading 1.0.2 to my wp install and then it says activate or return to plugins, i click return to plugins and there is no bbpress… so i delete it from the sever and try it again, this time chosing to activate the plugin and i get this error “The plugin does not have a valid header.”

[zaerl]

bbPress isn’t a WordPress plugin but a standalone software.

[madlyfe]

is it going to become a plugin? like in the repository?

[chrishajer]

That’s the plan, but that’s a long way off. For the foreseeable future, bbPress needs to be installed separately from WordPress.

[madlyfe]

ah ok, would this be the same reason simple-press isnt in the repository either?

[chrishajer]

I don’t think so. Simple:Press is definitely a WordPress plugin. I suspect it’s due to licensing issues.

But, Simple:Press is a WordPress plugin. bbPress is not.

[chrishajer]

Some good discussion of the various forum packages and solutions for WordPress

http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2010/04/21/wordpress-as-a-forum

http://themehybrid.com/community/topic/a-forum-that-runs-off-wordpress