Now I feel bad that I ran out of time in late August / September and was unable to contribute to the test process, but that’s how it goes some of the time.
The reason I ultimately opted for a fresh install, even with existing groups, was that I discovered the option to *migrate* an existing install a) left bbpress as a separate install, which I didn’t want, and b) because we had opted to put bbpress’s tables in a database separate from the wordpress mu database.
So, the question is, how do we take these existing 25 groups and give them forums to connect to in the new bbpress-in-buddypress setup? 
Ok…by unchecking the forum option for my group and saving, then checking it again seems to have solved the problem..thanks
copgarden: What were you upgrading from? How was your forum set up prior to the upgrade? I’m guessing there must be something different in your setup relative to mine.
Update – I have tried creating a NEW group and posting to that. That works fine. So I suspect that perhaps the issue is that the previous groups are trying to point to our old forums installation? I just need to figure out how to revert our existing 25 groups to whatever
In the database, how does BuddyPress 1.1 point groups at the appropriate forum in its new integrated bbPress install?
Actually, as I think about this, it makes sense that this didn’t work. Presumably, when you opt for a fresh install, it sets up bbPress inside buddypress but does not try to create any new forums. So how can I force those groups to create new forums, I wonder, if checking / unchecking doesn’t work?
On the same lines, for some reason – even though I opted to do a fresh install – the Forums link on the main homepage is still trying to point to our old forum install (that is, domain.com/forums).
http://noisepages.com
Yep that fixed it for me, thank you! Just disable and re-enable forums option in each group admin.
Hi John,
You mean in the admin for one of my actual groups, correct, not the admin for the whole site?
I’ve tried disabling, then re-enabling the forums option in one of my groups. Unfortunately, this seems to have no effect – same symptom. And nothing showing up in my Web error log, either, so I’m having a tough time even telling what’s wrong.
Is there a brute-force way to reset the groups’ forum option to zero, perhaps in a way that would be more effective than just unchecking this option? Any other way to gather some data on what may be happening here? Thanks!
Can you guys try going to your existing group admin, unchecking the forum option, saving, checking the forum option, and saving again?
I have the exact same problem..i hope you find an answer that we all can benefit from
Yes, I’d love to team up on this Boone Gorges. That’s the type of functionality I plan to add to the next versions.
1. Which version of WPMU are you running? 2.8.4a
2. Did you install WPMU as a directory or subdomain install? directory
3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory? root
4. Did you upgraded from a previous version of WPMU? If so, from which version? 2.8.3
5. Was WPMU functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress? Yes
6. Which version of BuddyPress (BP) are you running? 1.1
7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version? 1.0.3
8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated? not when the error happened
9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes? default 1.1
10. Have you modified the core files in any way? no
11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php? nope
12. If running bbPress, which version? 1.0.2
13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '~', expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /homepages/0/d188981313/htdocs/test/mu/bb-config.php on line 72
I’m also facing the same error in BP_XProfile_Field.
When i activate the bbpress themes wp-signup page is blank whereas on activating default WPMU theme i faced the
Fatal error: Call to undefined method BP_XProfile_Field::get_edit_html() in /home/dj/public_html/buzz/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-xprofile/deprecated/bp-xprofile-deprecated.php on line 446
How about bbpress plugins? Do they work, too?
Some will work by putting the bbPress plugin in the /mu-plugins/ folder.
BuddyPress’ embedded version of bbPress does not have a bbPress backend, so try using bbPress plugins that do not have an admin options page.
(I’d try _ck_’s plugins since most of her plugins do not have an admin options page)
Other trickier ones will need to be ported over.
How about bbpress plugins? Do they work, too?
You won’t have to worry about it as the internal version of bbPress will upgrade when you upgrade BuddyPress.
Thanks, Choufi. And there’s to need to apologize for your English! I’ll try it out.
I’ll point out one possibly related problem. The BP installation won’t take the default theme. The drop-down menu keeps reverting to the parent themes in P General Settings. If BP can’t find a usable theme, if can’t find the content.
Wow, Westpointer, we had the same idea at the same time. https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/group-forum-subscription
My version allows a bit more user control (opting out of specific discussions or entire groups) by using bbPress’s native Favorites function. I wonder if there’s some way you and I can combine forces
Chouf1: I have wp_, bb_ and bp_ tables inside the same database.
DJ: Yes. I prefer the way BB handles forums to BP’s – plus it is easier to modify a BB theme to mesh with BP than it is to modify the groups and forums.
As to my original question, I moved my original BB forums to a defunct category, then re-created the themes from inside BP. I’m now able to post to those BB forums from within BP.
You are continuing to run a separate install of BBPress alongside BP 1.1?
Are your datas in the new tables named wp_bb_xxxx ?
Is one of the DEFINE in bb_config correctly set to db name=wp_bb_ ?
Is the bb_config at the site root ?
Possible you have a “cookie salad” in your browser…
First, try to rename the old forum folder (before deleting it…)
Deactivate and reactivate the forum in the bp settings.
Be sure you installed the “new” forum without de old bb_config in the new location. Let the system work to make a new one.
You will see than in the bb_config that the tables of your new forum are called wp_bb_xxx
These tables are probably empty at the end of such a acrobatic update.
If it is the case, you have to copy the old bb_tables content into the new wp_bb_tables. Normally your old forum content is now showing in the new install.
And sorry for my english.
um…my install doesn’t have such errors. I only upgraded from 1.0.3 to 1.1 without any problems including forum setup.
I’m having the same problem. When I click the forums button in BuddyPress, I get an error 404 page. I’ve tried reinstalling. BuddyPress and the BBPress integration.
I’m having the same error. I can attest to the fact that none of these are because of 3rd party. I have a brand new Buddypress, fully update WordPress Mu, and Bbpress installed at the /forum directory. It will not let me switch from a different BPtheme other than the Network Parent Theme, which is one of the two themes bundled with Buddypress. The error comes regardless of which WP theme I am using – I am getting the exact same result. By commenting out lines 428-456 in the bx-profile-deprecated.php file, I can get a working sign in form, but users have to put in their own profile information later. Has there been any to get a permanent fix here?
bbpress is in wpcontent/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums. It was installed with buddypress.
I’ve tried both the ‘Set up a new bbPress installation’ and ‘Use an existing bbPress installation’ option and both tell me the installation was successful but neither works. The bb-config.php file is in the root directory where it should be.
Could the problem be with the
‘BB_AUTH_KEY’,
‘BB_SECURE_AUTH_KEY’,
‘BB_LOGGED_IN_KEY’,
‘BB_NONCE_KEY’,
definitions?
Are you sure you have bbpress uploaded to the specified folder as instruction?
@onethousandseas
1.1 shouldn’t require extra plugin to integrate bbpress. You should write about your software versions when you ask for help on this forum. And for theme, it sounds like you are using bp-sn-parent which shouldn’t be used directly. Please read sticky posts about new theme architecture and 1.1 help.
