I am attempting to install bbpress as a forum for an already existing site thechinaboxer.com. Essentially, I want to integrate it into the site itself. When I do the .zip install, it goes through the motion of intallation, completing the process, but when I hit activate, it flips to a blank screen that says:

The plugin does not have a valid header.

Any ideas or suggestions on what I’m missing or on what’s not installing right?

[@johnhiler Member 15 years, 3 months ago]

Are you installing bbPress as a plugin in a WordPress site? That would trigger an error like the one you reported…

[@masonictraveler Member 15 years, 3 months ago]

Yes, and that was my concern. Is it expecting to install as a stand as a stand alone forum site, and not as a WP plug in to a developed site?

[@johnhiler Member 15 years, 3 months ago]

Yah it’s not a WordPress plugin… it’s separate software which has plugins of its own.

There are WordPress plugins like this one that offer very basic forum functionality:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpforum/

You might want to try something like that, if you’re not comfortable installing standalone forum software…

Good luck!