Hiya all,

My question is this. How do I integrate bbpress into wordpress so that it all looks like the same site? Eg. Just like here on bbpress.org there is a “Forums” tab and the forum is opened seemlessly into wp like any other page (but without all the sidebars).

Thanks!

fab

p.s. I need to do the same trick to zenphoto gallery. Would it also work?

[@richbrown Member 15 years, 8 months ago]

I’m a nebie trying to achieve seamless integration.

I pasted this to the top of the bb-config.

$bb->WP_BB = true;

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

This is the error message I get.

Warning: require_once(/blog/wp-blog-header.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home1/endingho/public_html/blog/forum/bb-config.php on line 3

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/blog/wp-blog-header.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home1/endingho/public_html/blog/forum/bb-config.php on line 3

I am using a Thesis theme.

Is there hope for me?

[@chrishajer Participant 15 years, 8 months ago]

That is a very clear error message: the system cannot find the file you are trying to include in bbPress. You started the file path with /blog. which is an absolute path, starting at the root /. You will probably have more luck with this:

require_once( '/home1/endingho/public_html/blog/wp-blog-header.php' );

The $bb->WP_BB = true; part I am unfamiliar with. But the error is indicating that you have the path wrong.

[@alvarix Member 15 years, 6 months ago]

I was able to perform an integration (not db just a seamless design) using Kenzor’s method:

...in the header I have only:

<?php get_header(); ?>

In the footer I have only:

<?php get_footer(); ?>

However I am not able to login. It takes me to the Add New Topic page without having logged me in.

This is what I added to my bb-config file, apart from it’s own db config

if (file_exists('../wp-blog-header.php'))

require_once('../wp-blog-header.php');

else

if (file_exists('../../wp-blog-header.php'))

require_once('../../wp-blog-header.php');

Any advice greatly appreciated,

alvar

[@alvarix Member 15 years, 6 months ago]

After reading some more posts on login difficulties, I found that removing require_once('../wp-blog-header.php'); allows me to login. But I need that, to get my header and footer.

[@andr983 Member 15 years, 2 months ago]

Guys, I have to say I imagined it easier! I mean, a user and cookies integration is ready out of the box, but a graphical integration is not that easy.

Anyway, I didn’t really get the solution of Kenzor. The idea behind is quite simple, but I got lost thinking where should the header and footer be.

[@gravitydk Member 15 years, 2 months ago]

Yah, it’s pretty disappointing to be honest.

[@killersneak Member 15 years, 2 months ago]

For the people who can’t login. Here are the steps i have taken to make it work:

**

BBpress Part

**

all php files of bbpress

<?php bb_get_header(); ?>

to

<?php get_header(); ?>

and

<?php bb_get_footer(); ?>

to

<?php get_footer(); ?>

:: bb-config.php::

add just before the ?> ending tag:

define(‘WP_BB’, true);

if ( !defined(‘DB_NAME’) ) {

require_once( dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/../wp-config.php’);

}

define(‘WP_BB’, true);

if ( !defined(‘DB_NAME’) ) {

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

}

**

WordPress Part

**

::wp-blog-header.php::

at the top add

<?php global $forumpage;

$forumpage = TRUE; ?>

This should at least make the login part work and replace the header + footer and in some cases (depanding on your WP-Theme??) some css

http://test2.cell-systems.net/ <- thats the testing site. It;s 01:05 here now and I need to get into my bed. I hope this at least helps a bit as it seems most people who have it working 100% don’t want to share??>>

[@killersneak Member 15 years, 2 months ago]

http://test2.cell-systems.net/

test setup working almost flawless, 100% valid CSS and XHTML

Allot of css work goes into it to make the WP theme and Bb theme to work. I’m not combining both CSS files to make 1 standart css file.

[@alekseo Member 15 years, 2 months ago]

Great guide. Will try make a theme for it

[@oktearoom Member 15 years, 2 months ago]

Hi, 2 problems and I hope you guys can help me out

1. I’m getting this error:

Warning: require_once(/hermes/web10/b811/pow.oktearoom/htdocs/forum/htdocs/blog/wp-config.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /hermes/web10/b811/pow.oktearoom/htdocs/forum/bb-config.php on line 66

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/hermes/web10/b811/pow.oktearoom/htdocs/forum/htdocs/blog/wp-config.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/lib/php-5.2.2/lib/php’) in /hermes/web10/b811/pow.oktearoom/htdocs/forum/bb-config.php on line 66

I know that i defined the path incorrectly..i want it to say /htdocs/blog/wp-config.php and NOT htdocs/forum/htdocs/blog/wp-config.php

How do i write it without it including the htdocs/forum part. (my blog is on my /blog directory and the forum is in the /forum directory). Sorry, i’m a hug newb but I’d appreciate some guidance.

Problem 2:

Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter – headers already sent (output started at /hermes/web10/b811/pow.oktearoom/htdocs/blog/wp-blog-header.php:4) in /hermes/web10/b811/pow.oktearoom/htdocs/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce/merchants/paypal_certified.php on line 741

That is showing up at the top of my blog. Any idea on how to tackle that?

Thanks

Bob

[@oktearoom Member 15 years, 2 months ago]

Can someone just help me figure out how to type out the format for the location of the wp-config.php in my first problem? thanks.

[@royshearer Member 14 years, 8 months ago]

Does having separate WordPress and BBpress databases make calling a WP header from a BB page impossible?

[@chrishajer Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

No, that does not make it impossible. It’s completely unrelated. Start a new topic with your issue and give as much detail as possible.

[@cnc Member 14 years, 8 months ago]

@ vilimaunula….. where did you include this code? in which file? in which line?

<?php if ($forumpage == TRUE) {

bb_title();

echo ” :.: AKN&I”;

} else …

to add the forum feed:

<?php if ($forumpage == TRUE) bb_feed_head(); ?>

and are you sure this code is right.. for getting bbpress title?

Thanks,

cNc

[@severus Member 14 years, 6 months ago]

HI,

I am almost done, however here come the things I can´t fix.

1.- I am not able to sent a comment in the blog, I get this message:

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-config.php:1) in /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-comments-post.php on line 88

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-config.php:1) in /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-comments-post.php on line 89

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-config.php:1) in /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-comments-post.php on line 90

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-config.php:1) in /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 868

However, the comment is accepted.

2.- I am not able to use the WP dashboard, any option I choose, like edit post, edit pluggins or so, ends in the following error.



Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-config.php:1) in /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 868

3.- I do not have a login/register option in my BBPRESS.

4.- When adding an answer to a post in the BBpress site, I get this message

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-config.php:1) in /mnt/web8/20/59/51979159/htdocs/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 868

However, the comment is accepted.

My Blog is http://severus.es and the forums are at http://severus.es/forums.

I am using WP2.9.2 and BBPress 1.02

[@gerikg Member 14 years, 6 months ago]

@severus

The integration shouldn’t affect WordPress.

[@severus Member 14 years, 6 months ago]

Hi gerikg

The integration is working already without errors. I just gave up and copied back the backup and suddenly it showed perfect. I do not have an explanation for that, but it works.

Now I am into the details.

— the login/register function did not show, so I took it out of the header and put it on the content and it works. I have still to give a better format that does not get over the content.

— I want to add a Grey background over every second post. No idea how to do it. Any idea?

— I have probably to redo the integration since when I log in WP it log me out in BBpress and viceversa.

— I have to refine some details still (font colors, etc)

The sites are:

WP: http://www.severus.es

BBPress: http://www.severus.es/foro

I won´t add the forums links in the menu until it is 100% integrated.

Thanks a lot for the explanations here.

[@gerikg Member 14 years, 6 months ago]

Learn to use an add-on feature on FireFox browser called FireBug. That can help you with what css line you need to edit (to make the grey background), etc, etc.