[johnnywallah]

I see what you mean now.

However, I installed bbPress 2.0.2 through the WordPress installer but could not find the bb-config.php required for the installation. It does not seem to be there at all.

When I went to settings, forum – as instructed by the readme in bbPress – it threw a 500 server error and I could not do anything until I re-started the server.

I think it will be easier to just stick with the 1.x version.

Thanks anyway.

[johnnywallah]

Thank you Paul for the very prompt reply.

I take it you mean that if you run bbPress within BuddyPress, just leave it alone and it will be updated along with any new versions of BuddyPress as they come along – or use a new version of bbPress as a separate plugin.

I take it you cannot just drop bbPress 2.0.2 into the bbPress folder of BuddyPress and fire it up?

Thanks again.

[johnnywallah]

I have gone back to try setting up forums, having previously (after not being able to get them to work) unticked the forum checkbox on the setup routine.

This time, having ticked it, I have manually set up a page called “Forums” and gone to:

http://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bb-forums-setup

and chosen to install group forums.

This takes me to:

http://example.com/wp-admin/network/admin.php?page=bb-forums-setup&step=new

which says:

“You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.”

If I try to set up sitewide forums, I get a miniature of the admin page for installing new plugins.

The only part of the setup which is non-standard is David Dean’s Networks for WordPress plugin.

You are welcome to have access to the VPS to look if this is of any interest.

Many thanks – hope some of this makes sense.

[johnnywallah]

Hello, Paul

Many thanks for the reply.

I just wonder whether you or anyone else can suggest the best way to get forums up and running on a new install of BuddyPress, WordPress and bbPress – all latest versions 1.5.1, 3.21 and 2.0.

There seems to be a problem that – apart from the “You do not have sufficient permissions” above problem – if you have to end up fiddling too much with install through BuddyPress and install through WordPress auto-installer, you end up having to install the whole caboodle from scratch and starting again – WP, BP and bbP.

Everything other than the forum element seems to be spot on.

Thanks again.