Okay…

So I want to use the actual bbpress plugin with my Buddypress installation. I don’t like the stripped down version of bbpress.

I followed the instructions from this how-to guide: http://codex.buddypress.org/buddypress-site-administration/using-an-existing-bbpress-installation/

But it still doesn’t seem to be fully working.

I installed the bbpress plugin first. Then installed the Buddypress plugin. Then I did all the steps in the how-to guide but for the life of me I cannot find bb-config.php to get my Buddypress installation to work with my existing bbpress installation. Also, my member forums aren’t working…

http://viceroyvillage.com.s115384.gridserver.com
http://viceroyvillage.com.s115384.gridserver.com/group-forums (my define / group forums don’t work)
http://viceroyvillage.com.s115384.gridserver.com/forums (bbpress forums still work)

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

[@r-a-y Keymaster 14 years, 4 months ago]

That codex page refers to the standalone bbPress script, and not the bbPress plugin.
Yeah, I know it’s a little bit confusing!

Right now, there is no integration between BuddyPress and the bbPress plugin, however you can still use BuddyPress group forums and the bbPress plugin separately.

I would recommend changing your bbPress plugin slug to something else.

Login to the WP admin dashboard and navigate to “Settings > Forums”.

Next, change “Forum Base” to something other forums like “discuss”. This should hopefully fix your issue.

bbPress plugin forums will be located at /discuss. BuddyPress group forums will be located at /group-forums/ (make sure you also go through the BP forum setup in the WP dashboard under “BuddyPress > Forum Setup”).

[@nabiscuit Member 14 years, 4 months ago]

Thanks for getting back to me!

Yeah… That’s not what I’m looking for at all.

Is there anyway to get the bbpress script to work with the Buddypress plugin? I really think that the stripped down bbpress that’s included in Buddypress kinda blows and needs a lot more features before I could actually use it.

[@r-a-y Keymaster 14 years, 4 months ago]

BuddyPress will be properly integrated with the bbPress plugin in v1.4. Until then, you’ll have to make due with the existing setup.

[@randiabe Member 14 years, 4 months ago]

Is there an ETA for v1.4 (the release when BuddyPress will be properly integrated with the bbPress plugin)?

[@djpaul Keymaster 14 years, 4 months ago]

1.4’s a long, long way off. I suspect true bbPress plugin integration will make it into one of the 1.3.x point releases.