[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

Hey, can we do this via skype right now…buck a minute OK for you?

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

Aww…man…

Fatal error: Call to undefined function bbad_ad_block() in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/forums/my-templates/bbbp-default/post.php on line 1

did you put an ad block in the theme dude?

Hey, I’d rather send you some money than have your ads appear…

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

Well, looks like things are working, except some of the stuff is in Italian! Har har “Titolo: (breve e descrittivo)”

…is there a quick language setting or do I need to find all the Italian and translate it manually?

Har har!

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

no Arturo, don’t have require_once(‘/full/path/to/wp-load.php’);

…should I add it along with the code above?

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

Well, I added this to bb-config.php

`// Include WordPress functionality
$currDir = dirname(getcwd());
// Make sure this isn’t install or admin (go up if it is)
if(!file_exists(“$currDir/wp-blog-header.php”))
$currDir = dirname($currDir);
if(!file_exists(“$currDir/wp-blog-header.php”))
die(“Cannot find WordPress integration files.”);
require_once(“$currDir/wp-blog-header.php”);`

got the code from here
http://labs.b5media.com/blog/creating-the-anypress-solution/

…still need to test…but the theme seems to work now…i think

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

I worked with r-a-y as a paid consultant and am pretty sure we completed “deep integration.” However, when I activate the theme, I get

Fatal error: Call to undefined function bloginfo() in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/forums/my-templates/bbbp-default/header.php on line 14

…does that mean that I don’t have deep integration working?

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

Are forums “gone” in BuddyPress? The whole site is different…thanks Arturo…downloading now!

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

“In reality, bbPress is not integrated with BuddyPress at all.” ahhh…heads around the world stop spinning. thanks for that. basically, it’s a a bbPress install themed to look like the theme you are using at BuddyPress. Two completely separate pieces of software.

Now, there are instructions available so that when you log into BuddyPress, you wind up logging into bbPress at the same time. Those are pretty easy to follow.

The path I was going down was: OK, now I have this “external install,” what code do I put into which BuddyPress php file to display the bbPress forum within my BuddyPress install (and theme). Now maybe someone will do that later, but that’s not how it is now.

For now, we’re waiting on gerikg and Arturo over here:

https://bbpress.org/forums/topic/buddypress-default-theme-for-bbpress#post-66515

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

r-a-y, i started with that 2 months ago. Honestly, I’m frustrated. It seems like I can’t even throw money at this issue. I have an elance job post and the folks who’ve replied can’t do what I’m asking…I’ve posted that I’m willing to pay for this answer here at BuddyPress.org…and no one has responded…and buddypress.org has the forum categories working here…and to date has not shared the procedure and code that could allow users to do the same.

I’ve been trying to release a basic install of BuddyPress that works like BuddyPress.org for one year. I have 19 years experience as a technical writer (albeit off and on), and I’ve offered to help BuddyPress with documentation in exchange for assistance. I’ve offered to make videos, and yes, I’ve posted in more than one thread. I’m a proficient “hack,” so to speak, and am happy to mess with code, however, I’m not a programmer and I just don’t understand the back end of BuddyPress the way you do…

..can you expain why you haven’t shared the code? Or rather, can you just share the code? I mean, asking me not to bump several posts…after months of my effort in trying to do something most likely so simple that it’s just figuring out a file path and the right file in which to call a particular function…which is really hard for me to figure out…but most likely you and several readers of this post

know how to do and are just not sharing

…is just frustrating…

can you relate?

I mean, I’ve been at this for a year and what I’ve wanted is:

1) a BuddyPress install that works like BuddyPress.org, which means:

1.1) the forum works the way the BuddyPress.org forum works

1.2) the look and feel is consistent for the main and user blogs

So, maybe I’m wrong, maybe this isn’t easy for you…maybe you don’t have access to the code…or there is something else going on…but geeze can you relate at all to how frustrating it is to be sitting here, and, my assumption (which could be wrong) is that all you’d need to do is share a few PHP files and some quick instructions, and I’d be off and running…

…and a few other folks have gotten in touch with me with a) willingness to split the costs of figuring this out b) asking me to get in touch with them when and if I do wind up receiving an answer.

…so those folks might be shy about coming out with their desires, because they don’t want to be treated harshly.

…and frankly, how am I supposed to feel with you posting

“Use the bbPress admin backend to create your forum categories.

/yourdomain.com/your-bbpress-install/bb-admin/”

…yeah…ha ha…like I wasn’t back there 2 months ago…you know…it’s hard not to get sarcastic and just say “thanks for not helping” you know?

…honestly, how do you expect me to take your reply?

I mean, are you guys going to share the code and procedure for creating what could be called “Main themes” “Forum Categories” or “Sub Boards”

and not just creating them in the backend, because that is really easy…

…are you going to share the code and procedure for creating and displaying them or not?

It’s hard for me not to be upset about this issue…because it’s been so incredibly long…and I just feel like the developers, for whom this is likely a super easy issue, are really just “code hogging,” which frankly, I find simply mean. Especially when I’ve sincerely offered to create documentation in exchange for help…and I’m a documentation professional…so I’m not talking about slacker beginner docs.

So really, can you give me a straight up yes or no? Cuz this issue is really tiring, and I don’t feel like beating a dead horse anymore…

…if you won’t reveal the procedure and code, please explain why.

…if you won’t reveal the procedure and code, please help me figure out where i can get the answers to these issues either at a developer forum or in a paid coding community… i mean, is wpmu dev the right place where people would share both code and a procedure so that folks can move forward instead of going round and round in circles?

It would really help if you could clear these issues up, cuz it’s also tiring for me to continue expecting to receive help (in a positive environment), and well, I just might be wrong about my expectations for help and I might be wrong about what this forum offers.

I just figured you’d be willing to share the code and a procedure.

…ok…enough circling around the same issue…it’s clear what I need, what I want to do, what I’ve offered repeatedly to get it…so I’ll look forward to any replies this post receives and any assistance I can get in displaying forum categories.

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

Here’s the issue I’m looking to resolve:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-main-theme-in-buddypressbbpress-forums?replies=29#post-49301

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-forums?replies=21#post-49300

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-access-to-bbpress-admin-from-buddypress?replies=29#post-49302

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/whats-the-code-for-the-way-buddypressorg-displays-its-forums

Best,

Dainis

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 6 months ago]

So, if folks are confused about what I’m looking to do, I’d just like to display “forum topics/forum categories” within BuddyPress.

I’ve been instructed to create an external install of bbPress, which I have done, I even pointed BuddyPress to that directory, however, I need the appropriate code to get

“forum topics/forum categories”

to display.

Can you help?

Dainis

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

OK, looks like I’m just struggling with some path stuff.

I hard coded the link to the forums in my member theme.

my bbpress install is at mydomain.com/bbpress/

bp-forums-bbpress.php says:

define( 'BB_PATH', BP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/bp-forums/bbpress/' );

define( 'BACKPRESS_PATH', BP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/backpress/' );

define( 'BB_URL', BP_PLUGIN_URL . '/bp-forums/bbpress/' );

…and I tried ../../../bbpress which gave me an error

so I also tried ../../bbpress and ../bbpress

where the code has /bp-forums/bbpress/

The error was

No such file or directory in /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bp-forums-bbpress.php on line 20

I tried placing your code into bp-forums.php

and

forums-loop.php

and index.php of bp-default/forums.

Again, it seems like we’re super close and a paid Skype call would set me right up. If you want to help without payment, that’s fine too…

If folks can contribute to this solution, that would be greatly appreciated.

Best,

Dainis

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

I did the external install. I set all the keys to the WPMU install’s keys. I pointed bb-config.php to the external install…and BuddyPress displayed no posts and no groups…so that’s good.

Now, however, I need to figure out how to display posts and groups and stuff…

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

well, almost.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function bb_forums() in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-themes/bp-default/index.php on line 52

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

got the forums back by going to forums setup and installing new forums…hope everything got overwritten…now to display and configure them main themes.

would it be an option for me to disable the whole bb-config.php HTTP/1.0 403 Forbidden thing and get into the back end of that bbpress install?

Best,

Dainis

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

geeze, i accidentally moved bb-config.php, then tried to put it back where it was…and forums aren’t showing up at all anymore. Where do I put that thang?

…my goal is similar to what you have here:

http://screencast.com/t/ODBiNzliY

and exactly what buddypress.org has here:

http://screencast.com/t/ZDkyOTNiYT

with “groups” under the main themes.

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

oh man! wonderful! ….. CODE !!! ….. since my directory structure is different, I am going to upgrade everything to the latest version and see what happens.

I may be able to launch my community with this assistance. I started exactly one year ago…whew…what a relief this would be…

Etiviti, if I can’t get this to work, can we talk via Skype and I can pay you for your time? If you want, I can make an instructional video for others following in our footsteps.

OK, I’ll see if I can do this and post when I’ve made some progress…

Best,

Dainis

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

I’ve talked with two elance programmers, both of whom kind of backtracked on this issue. It would be super cool, if buddypress.org could share its code and method for displaying main themes.

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

I’m starting to pay people to help me with this…still haven’t found a coder who can do this right off the bat…

Can someone step up to the plate in mega-coolness and share the file locations and code that makes https://buddypress.org/forums/ display main themes?

Installing bbPress is a pretty easy task. Setting bb-config.php to point to a particular install of bbpress is also easy…but where is BuddyPress choosing to display groups and how can that file be modified to show all of what is created in bbPress?

What I mean is, I already created Main Themes in the bbPress admin area, but they aren’t appearing in BuddyPress…the last issue for me, as I understand this situation is “what code do I need to put in which BuddyPress file to make the Main Themes appear in my forum section.”

Man, this issue is getting SO SUPER OLD…can someone come step up to the plate?

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

Hi, I understand that a themed external bbPress is how the current site works.

Because of that, I installed bbPress externally well over 4 times, in several different locations. I followed the instructions at the “external install” thread, which is very very long and partially outdated. I could point BuddyPress to any of my bbPress installs, I could even log into the backend of bbPress, but what I could not figure out is what code is necessary for the bbPress install to be viewed as configured in the backend within BuddyPress.

What I mean is that I created “Main Themes” in my bbPress installs, but they did not appear in BuddyPress, and I don’t know the code to make that happen.

etiviti and others, if you know how to do that and can share the code, a long saga would end in success and others would benefit as well.

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

Continued here: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-main-theme-in-buddypressbbpress-forums?replies=7#post-45615

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

Posted the job here, I’d like to end this year-long saga of trying to configure BuddyPress with success…can you help?

Maybe someone could just post the code, or reply here:

http://www.elance.com/php/bid/main/proposalList.php?jobid=19531591

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

…waiting to hear from someone on price, or for someone to share the appropriate code here at the forum…

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

Also, I’m more than willing to write up a procedure or create a video instruction guide to help others do this, as long as I’m shown.

If I have to pay to find out how to do this, then I don’t think my reciprocating with technical documentation seems fair.

[@dainismichel Participant 16 years, 7 months ago]

I’ve done step 1 and 3, and maybe step 4, however, I am stuck on what code to put into the file that displays the forums to make the main themes show up (step 2 most likely, and that forum post is a billion pages long and has lots of out of date stuff).

My code attempts are here:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-access-to-bbpress-admin-from-buddypress

and here:

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/whats-the-code-for-the-way-buddypressorg-displays-its-forums

Basically, my request has come down to: please share the code that can make this work and let me know what files to put it in.