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hi

You can use the existing/stand alone bbpress instllation.

from the backend buddypress->forum setup->use existing bbpress installtion.

Now if you have installed the buddypress on the root domain,and you want the url

yoursite.com/forums for standalone bbpress forum,You will have to make some changes.

Since with bp 1.1 yoursite.com/forums is used as the forum directory, you need to change that forum slug or install bbpress at some other url,say yoursite.com/some-forum

If I set a forum in a hiddend BuddyPress group it will be hidden in BBPress too?.

@sacom, not necessarily.

Look into Burt Adsit’s bp Groups plugin:

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bpgroups/

This is what I’m using on BP < 1.1 (yeah I know I got to play catch-up!)

I’m not sure how compatible it is with BP 1.1+…

tcesco, I recently ported over a version of the more general bbPress attachments plugin by _ck_: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/forum-attachments-for-buddypress/. The downside is that I haven’t yet gotten inline images to work, which means that people can upload and download images but they don’t appear as images in the posts (just downloadable file links). Thus it might not work for your purpose, but it’s worth a look.

Yes, you are right.

Buddypress allows you to integrate an standalone bbpress installation.To have full control,Install bbpress separately and Integrate it to buddypress.

You will have your buddypress groups with forums enabled with bbpress,as well as the standalone bbpress forum accessible.

BBPress plugins won’t work with the method of integration that BuddyPress uses. You will have to port the plugin to work with WPMU and BudyPress or find someone to do it for you.

Karin, your problem is different and merits it’s own thread.

The regular BBPress administration page isn’t accessible when used with the BuddyPress integration method. This also means that BBPress plugins won’t work.

I´ve got exactly the same problem. I´ve got a fresh install of WPMU 2.8.4a and BuddyPress 1.1.1, no separate bbPress as I thought BuddyPress would perform that install for me.

This is what I get:

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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.

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When I try to post a new topic in any of the forums I get:

“There was an error when creating the topic”

So I guess bbPress isn´t installed after all?

Did you choose “Set up a new bbPress installation”” or “Use an existing bbPress installation”?

If you do not need any of the old bbPress content, then I would suggest starting the bbPress integration from scratch. This mean deleting the old and newly-created bbPress tables in the DB, then deleting the bbPress directory from BuddyPress, and then reinstalling the bbPress files. This of course also assumes that the new bbP tables do not yet have any worthwhile data in them.

Next, go back into WPMU’s backend and navigate to “BuddyPress > Forums Setup” and then choose “Set up a new bbPress installation”.

Does that make a difference?

Anyone else having the problem driz mentioned here? I also can’t seem to get the new forums directory page working. Have re-done everything I can think of; still just goes to the original kakumei themed bbpress forums page. Is there anything typical anyone knows of that can cause this?

I do not mind using the buddypress theme, however I do not like the forum config with bbpress can I work my way around it.

It comes bundled with an install of BuddyPress. The BBPress files live in a particular subfolder. “Built in” is a good summary.

There is no conversion, and there is no import.

With versions of BuddyPress previous to 1.1, bbPress was an external library, meaning it was integrated with an XMLRPC bridge but was never included in the core of BuddyPress. This meant that bbPress could technically be anywhere and BuddyPress could still get at it, but it also meant that it was more difficult to integrate and make play nicely together.

Only use the existing bbPress installation option if you used a version of BP older than 1.1, or you had a separate installation of bbPress that still shared the user tables with an existing WPMU/BuddyPress installation.

Check the forums codex entry for more info: https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-discussions/buddypress-forum/

I am also curious about what the difference is between using an existing install and using one by the buddypress rules.

Will I keep a normal forum and will I get the group forums if I use an existing install or will it convert a normal forum to group forums only like the one click install does?

Hello,

I have WPMU 2.8.4.a en Buddypress 1.1.1 I try to use the Allow Images plugin (no admin page) (https://bbpress.org/plugins/topic/allow-images/). I made a folder my-plugins (under wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress) and placed the file allow-images.php in this folder, with no result. Is there a way to activate this plugin?

Moving the bbPress dir to mu-plugins seems me tricky? What if there is a new Buddypress release?

Thanks for your help!

@freddy24

Activate “forum” in your BP general settings.