BuddyPress.org

This site is running an external bbPress install, not the bundled one with BP.

This site uses an external bbPress install, and is not the conventional BuddyPress method for setting up forums.

An example of the conventional BP method can be found here: http://testbp.org/forums

If you like the way the bp.org forums look, you’ll have to integrate WordPress with bbPress.

One guide to integrate WP and bbPress can be found here:

http://theeasybutton.com/blog/2009/07/17/integrating-buddypress-wordpress-mu-and-bbpress/

Other WP/bbPress guides are available over on:

https://bbpress.org/forums

Omit steps 38-41 in the tutorial above.

Your issue is really a WPMU<->bbPress integration and has nothing to do with BuddyPress.

It is definitely doable to integrate.

Last time I did it, I used WPMU 2.8.6 (i believe) and latest bbPress (1.0.2).

Might I suggest heading over to the bbPress forums?

https://bbpress.org/forums

Integrate bbPress with WPMU first. Then disable groups and forums in BuddyPress. No need to go through BuddyPress’ Forums setup.

This tutorial worked for me:

http://theeasybutton.com/blog/2009/07/17/integrating-buddypress-wordpress-mu-and-bbpress/

It’s a little old, but the basic premise is the same.

I bet we don’t need to do “deep integration” anymore, we just need to figure out what additional code to add to whatever file it is that BuddyPress uses to display the forums page.

I’d really appreciate a code sample.

Cheers,

Dainis

My code attempt is here: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-access-to-bbpress-admin-from-buddypress

This site is using a separate bbpress install rather than the BuddyPress inbuilt group forums. That’s why it looks different here.

Sorry, I know that’s not much help for your problem though.

I might be mistaken, but as far as I know there isn’t a ‘global forum moderator’ role in the current version of the BuddyPress forum integration. As such, this could require a plugin to work…

I’m assuming you’re using the normal BuddyPress->bbpress group integration, not a separate install of bbpress?

Fresh install WP 3.0 alpha-trunk-r13040 with BP 1.2 trunk-r2639

When installing Forums component, getting this message:

bbPress files were not found. To install the forums component you must download a copy of bbPress and make sure it is in the folder: “wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/”

Quickfix: I placed the bbpress 1.0.2 folder and files within. Then I went BP > Forums Setup and the regular options found for internal set up of bbpress appeared in panel.

The achievements solves part of the user activity issue. but the other issue about rating is still open. Does anyone know of any reputation or Karma plugin for buddypress. I guess it matters mostly around the forum. I found a plugin for bbpress https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/bb-reputation/ and also there is intense debate for blog comments.

I will be needing this, so any advice on how to go forward to write or adapt a plugin would be incredibly helpful.

I’m also looking for this. There seems to be a bbPress plugin that could be ported over: https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/thanks/ but this would only work in the forum.

Hi,

if it is a fresh first install how is it possible that you clicked the “Use an existing bbPress installation”.

If you haven’t forums before install you can’t have some after !

Anyway, to have forums within BP; you have to create a group first. And then from group you can create a forum.

On your site, you installed the forum outside of BP, it is a “separate install” config.

If you want it to integrate BP, make a backup of the forum tables if their content is precious to you. Erase or rename the actual bb-config file.

Add an empty bb-config.php at the site root and re-install the forum by cliking “new install” this time.

I had this same problem too earlier but it seems to be working now (tested on my local install).

Make sure there’s a /bbpress/ folder in /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/.

bedo02, followed your advice multiple ways. Been posting quite a bit and would love some code excerpts for how to make certain things show up in the forums. For example, with the one-click, only groups show up, and I’d like to replicate what BuddyPress does here https://buddypress.org/forums (displays “Main Themes”).

I’m able to access bbPress’s admin, but I don’t know how to make the forums and posts made there show up in BuddyPress. Been posting and could really use some code examples.

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

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/bp-12-and-bbpress-adminplugins

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-main-theme-in-buddypressbbpress-forums

https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-forums-in-bbpress-within-buddypress