I just installed buddypress and am using the default buddypress theme in hopes that I can get everything functioning correctly easily. So far everything works except for the forums. I used the Forums Setup link and set up a new bbpress installation on my server. I can see the tables in my database and the bb-config,php file. The bb-config.php file contains the same info as my wp-config.php file. When I try to post a new topic (with a group attached to it), it adds the new topic to the database. The problem is when you try to view the topic it redirects to the homepage, making me assume the link isn’t correct. Is there a specific link structure for viewing the topic? Below is a link to a page showing the forum topic. Clicking on the link to view the post just redirects to the homepage. Please help. I am very interested in getting this running smoothly. I have researched everywhere and I feel like it is something simple that I am just missing since I can’t find a topic about it.

http://highroulette.com/forum/forums/ – this is a link to the forum section of the buddypress install (the homepage of the buddypress install is located on at highroulette.com/forum separate from a different site, the goal being to add a community section to the site)

http://highroulette.com/forum/groups/former-and-current-rams-fans/forum/topic/sam-bradford/ – this is the link that just redirects back to the homepage of the buddypress install (located at http://highroulette.com/forum)

Thanks and I know this might be simple but I have been trying to figure it out on my own for some time and am growing frustrated since I don’t even know if that is the right link structure for viewing the post.

[@tertitten Member 13 years, 10 months ago]

Hi, donno if I can be of any help, however have you changed the permlink setup from the default AND updated your .htaccess file accordingly ?`
This is how my .htaccess file looks..
`
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
`
I have little knowledge of BP so this might not be your issue at all, but it’s worth checking..

[@galinmitchener Member 13 years, 10 months ago]

Thanks for the suggestion but yep, have those both functioning correctly. It is just the links for viewing the topic (every other link works). Does installing it in a directory past the root have anything to do with it? I don’t get why, but I am not at the root with this, am at a folder past the root called /forum.. which also makes the link structure confusing because it says forum/forums for when you are on forum pages but I don’t mind that, am more just wanting to get it to work. Its strange because I was hoping a clean install of everything would get everything working simply so I still feel like it must be a simple solution.

[@galinmitchener Member 13 years, 10 months ago]

This seems to be happening for any bbpress link. Does the buddypress, quick bbpress install work or do I need to do something in addition? I activated Multi-Site support in addition to what I wrote about above.