This is a question between Buddypress and WordPress, however I decided to post it also here, because I’m not too sure whether I should use BBPress or Buddypress in my setup and maybe someone could give me some advice here.
I’m working at a wordpress project that is structured as follows in a multisite configuration:
1) main site, single language, heavily customized with post types, loads of content, no forum, one webshop
2) secondary site, simpler setup, relatively little content, no forum, no webshop, multilanguage (WPML)
3) third site hosting a forum only and no other content; forum interface will be multilanguage (like site #2)
4) fourth site, reserved to admins only, single language, possibly a forum, to manage content and carry on project management tasks and discussions, etc.
– all sites would be in the same domain (ie http://www.domain.com/ = 1, http://www.domain.com/2, http://www.domain.com/3 etc)
– sites #1, #2, #3 would be seamlessly integrated in the frontend. However content displayed changes, since #1 has very different contents meant for users in the main language, while #3 is just a forum. Site #2 is intended to provide information and basic contents to international users, while the forum would provide a common space for discussion, being the interface translated.
I want a multisite setup so users can keep their logins, cookies, across the sites, yet at the same time make some order to admin the different areas.
Now… it is clear to me that WPML I can take care of the translation part. However, what I’m really clueless about is how to seamlessly integrate the forum part. Since mine is a community-type website, I want to have community features… Buddypress seems to offer a more complete solution for this than bare bbpress. I don’t want users to create their blogs or groups. But it would be nice to have better profile pages, private messaging, set their own display pic, and so on. Features that bbpress lacks or are not natively integrated (I come from a bbpress 1.0 experience and while I love it for the theming possibilities, plugin wise was badly supported).
So what I would really like to know… Does it make sense to run BuddyPress on site #3, activate only modules for member profiles, forums and activity streams?
Will the activity streams report activity of these users on sites #1 and #2? (would that include creation of new articles, posts and content by admins and authors? or just comments?)
Will the users be able to login from site #1 or #2 or #3 and kept logged in without any weirdness happening when navigating through the sites and performing actions?
Can authors from #1 and #2 link their profiles to profiles found in #3 Buddypress rather than using author.php? Same for registered users that post a comment on #1 or #2, can they have a link directing to their Buddypress member profile page/activity stream?
Being site #1 only in one language for both content and interface, what if user jumps from #2 or #3 to #1 and then back to #2 or #3, would his languages preference being persistent?
Thank you!
how many categories, forums, topics and posts bbpress wordpress plugin can handle? what are the limitations ?
does it automaticaly delete threads that dont get further comments ? for about a week or so?
Frigging great.
Well done guys, seriously. Being able to just drop in the files I want is sooooooooooooooo nice.
Fantastic jeorb!
Just swapped to 2.1 and I got this right away when viewing a topic:
Fatal error: Call to undefined method stdClass::have_posts() in wp-content/plugins/bbpress/bbp-includes/bbp-reply-template.php on line 201
Ideas?
Here’s what I tried:
1) Copy bbpress theme folder into my theme
2) add “add_theme_support( ‘bbpress’ );” to my functions file
Nothing. I think I misunderstand how the bbpress theming system works. I thought it was more or less a “child theme” that bolts on to twentyten.
Are there files or snippets of code I need to grab from the bbp-twentyten theme?
FWIW, the site is running Buddypress, along side bbpress. I’m using the stock Buddypress theme, and my own Buddypress child theme.
Everything is working perfectly (forum is up and running, etc). All I’m trying to do is used a customized bbpress template so I have complete control over the forum markup.
Thanks!
I’m new to bbpress and I did it quite successfully in my first WP site last week. Now, I’m trying to set up a simple site for my wife using TwentyTen and bbpress is the only plugin.
When I go to create a new Forum page and I click on the Templates dropdown, only two choices exist Default and One Column.
Thanks,
Bob
Hello everyone,
I must be the biggest newbie as I have only just downloaded wordpress and installed the BBforums etc..
I am having just one small problem in displaying replies properly. I would love to know if this a CSS related problem. See image below.
http://www.tiny.bz/6qz2q4
I am using a custom theme. Any suggestions! Many Thanks! 
Hi. I am using BBpress to add a community component to my mostly informational site. What I want is for my forums to:
1) be hidden from nonlogged in members;
2) require members to be able to login and check the 1 forum that I assign to them for updates, WITHOUT having access to someone elses forum.
Is this at all possible through an existing plugin or through some code modification?
I am using wp-members for registration/login stuff. That plugin does have the ability to lock access to pages and posts, but currently, I don’t use those features.
I am also using latest BBpress and WordPress software.
Thank you.
I’m working on a custom WP & bbPress theme for a client and I’d like to highlight what forums have had new posts added since the user last logged in. Is there a function that I can call that allows me to get this info?
I’m thinking something along the lines of this:
<?php if(new_forum_posts()) : ?>
highlight icon
<?php else : ?>
don't highlight icon
<?php endif; ?>
Any help is appreciated!
i have done an extensive search on this manner but i have not found anything (so i am hoping its just user error!).
i am using the latest version of bbpress as a plugin with the latest version of wordpress.
I LOVE IT!
however…
i have a privet area (category) in the root of my forum with private forums within. sounds reasonable!
but when i navigate to my forum root, my privet category shows 0 topics and 0 posts (yes i have added topics and posts). even worse, when i click on my privet category, it just says “This category contains 0 topics and 0 replies.” and doesn’t show the forums that live there. (sadface)
even more curious, if a make one of the privet forums with in my privet category, public… then they all show up (both in the root and in the category view)!
this is the case for all roles and accessibility.
can anyone shed some light on what i may be doing wrong?
mike
