Hi, after installing Buddypress on a single WP with a Buddypress supporting theme (came along in the budypress download) I was installing/setting up the Forums Setup. This couldn’t go automaticly, so it said:

“A configuration file could not be created. No problem, but you will need to save the text shown below into a file named bb-config.php in the root directory of your WordPress installation before you can start using the forum functionality.”

I didn’t know where to find this file (what is a root directory?) and my provider said it was the httpdoc folder. So I created a new php file with the text shown and uploaded it into that folder. Now, when I go to Forums setup it says:

“bbPress forum integration in BuddyPress has been set up correctly. If you are having problems you can re-install
NOTE: The forums directory will only work if your bbPress tables are in the same database as your WordPress tables. If you are not using an existing bbPress install you can ignore this message.”

Below this text there is nothing to see or do. IS this correct or not? Somewhere I need to setup the forums don’t I?

Any reply is welcome, the more the better. A Dummy like me needs that

Thanks

[@sbrajesh Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

I guess It is correct. Go , create groups and check forum is active or not, that would be the best thing for you.

[@sagelives Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

I am having the same issue. Followed all of the install steps for WPMU & Buddypress. Activated bbpress from within Buddypress. Says it was successful and everything else works fine.. except no forums. I have the link but just get the white page of death. Same happens when I try and access from groups. Anyone have an idea what the issues is?

[@quirhijn Member 14 years, 8 months ago]

Well, I can create groups, and add topics on the forum on the front side. But on the dashboardside there is just nothing in the Forums Setup page. Somehow I need to be able to adjust if a member may or may not comment in a forum that is not his group and all that stuff. And for that forums setup page is empty my question is: Is this normal? What do you see when you select Forums Setup in the Buddypress menu in the Admin panel? (after complete install)

[@sbrajesh Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

@sagelives
Can you provide the error log. That can help to resolve the issue for you.
@quirhijn
It means forum is working well for you. Yes, that is normal. Once setup is complete you will always see “forum is successfully installed, if you have trouble….” message.
To disable activity commenting on forum post, go to wp-admin->BuddyPress->general settings.
And if you are expecting a forum backend, Internal bbpress setup for buddypress does not provide that.

[@quirhijn Member 14 years, 8 months ago]

thx

[@suprmario Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

I´m getting a blank page also when trying to set up the forum part of the buddypress.
First i get this message:
http://yfrog.com/5sbuddy1j

Then i reinstall and follow the steps to come to this:
http://yfrog.com/0zbuddy2lj

As you can see, i cant make any groups or nothing in the setup, any suggestions what i can look for?

Regards

[@jeffsayre Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

@suprmario-

The screenshots that you linked to are normal. You mention that you are “getting a blank page … when trying to set up the forum.” Where is this blank page?

BuddyPress uses an internal install of bbPress. It allows you to add forums to groups. It does not create a sitewide forum. To see the forum in a given group, the “Enable discussion forums” checkbox must be checked in each group’s admin panel.

[@suprmario Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

Thanx for reply

When i go to: Buddypress>>Forums Setup
I cant do anything there, shouldnt i be able to set up all the forums there or have i missed where to do this?

[@sbrajesh Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

hi Mika
As Jeff says above, you have done everything correctly.

In buddypress forums are associated with groups. To enable forum for a group, go to any group->admin->settings and enable forum for the group.
You don’t need to do anything with forum setup, as forum is already setup correctly. Just go and enable it for groups.

[@suprmario Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

Hi again

Sorry to be stuborn but cant find anywhere where to set up groups…
Anyone?

[@sbrajesh Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

No prob
Please Go to your site. When you are logged in and are visiting the group directory[Yoursite->groups] you will see an option to create Group.
create group and you will see the option to enable/disable forum while creating group.
If you have existing group, go to group page->Click on Admin button, In the settings submenu you will see the option to enable enable/disable forum.
hope it helps.

[@sagelives Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

@sbrajesh

@jeffsayre

Okay I did the internal install of bbpress and it said successfully installed. I have a group and in the group admin the enable forums button is selected. When I click on forum I still have a blank page.

Any advice?

[@suprmario Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

HI again and thanx for supporting,
I really dont see where u say i can find the ” groups” in my admin panel of wordpress site.
See picture, where should i go exactly to find this though i cant find anything in the logical place for me to look, as in “Buddypress>>Forums setup”

see picture:
http://yfrog.com/jqwpproblj

Please advice.

[@sbrajesh Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

@sagelives Try deactivating and activating forum for the group again(from Group->admin->settings), sometime It happens, If it is not solved, please do provide errorlog

@supermario
It is not available in the wp-admin. Check the front end of your site. If you are using bp-default theme, you will see a group link in the top menu . Click on that and you will see options to create.

[@suprmario Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

ok, i looked on the frontend of the site and have the buddypress menu on the top.
” My account, notifications, Chat “

Under ” my account ” i have “groups”>>my groups and invites

If i go to “groups” i cant find a way to create any group either.
See picture: http://yfrog.com/3zwpprobl2j

But where can i create groups?

thanx in advance

[@sbrajesh Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

ok, I see you are viewing your own profile. I am not aware of your site.
So, replace yoursite.com with your site name in the link and try this link

http://yoursite.com/groups

I mean append “/groups” in the url of your site and you will see the group directory.You can create groups from the group directory link. There should be option for that.

[@sagelives Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

Okay I got it to work!

Here is what I did:

1) Deleted bbpress everywhere.
2) Removed everything bb from my database.
(bbpress inside buddypress wasn’t adding tables for some reason)
3) Removed bb-config.php
4) Loaded new bbpress install in htdocs
5) Installed bbpress and changed bbpress folder name to forum
6) Loaded new bbpress into plugins/buddpress/bp-forums
7) Used Buddypress – Forum Set Up in Dashboard to set up bbpress.
**still mia**
Went to Groups>Admin – Turned “Enable Forums” off refreshed then “Enable Forums” back on and refreshed.

BINGO! It’s working.

[@suprmario Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

Found it, thanx for info all. Will try to configure now.

regards

[@suprmario Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

I really dont understand though why have to set up some groups to set up a forum on the site, is there a logical explanation for it?
When i go to “buddypress>>forum setup” it´s still empty and no forums there to configure.

I dont know – have to sleep on this to know what to do

[@el_terko Participant 14 years, 8 months ago]

Do not worry, I don’t understand it either.
To have standalone forums, you have to mess with a standalone bbP installation, which I think will be less integrated than the default groups+forums setup.

I am not sure, but with previous BP versions you could have standalone forums AND group forums, visualized all together. How I miss those days…
Several coders such as @nuprn1 and @sbrajesh have expressed intentions of developing plugins/hacks for standalone forums for the actual BP versions.

[@brownbuc Participant 14 years, 4 months ago]

in response to the original poster. how do I place that file in my wordpress root directory, and where is the directory?

Thanks