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You can probably copy and paste your way into and out of converting a plugin. They’re very similar.

Since there’s no admin panel in the integrated bbPress, you’d be best to try to port those bbPress plugins into a WordPress one, and add any BuddyPress specific features to it.

Finally starting diving into 1.1 on my dev site and encountered a strange issue.

wpmu 2.8.4a, bbPress 1.0

just using plain default theme for now. forums work great. saved all my old posts. all seems ok BUT

on back end no option panel for profile fields. on front end all profile data is gone but name and website. Under My Profile it just has Public (no edit profile or change avatar)

Is this just a butchered install or something else?

Activities are created by plugins that add those activities to 1 large table in the database that can be sorted in many ways; user, activity type, etc…

What you would need to do is create a little mini plugin to hook into the bbPress posting actions, and have that generate an activity that you will also need to create.

It’s easier than it sounds. Check out buddypress/bp-activity/bp-activity-classes.php and… function bp_activity_add( $args = '' ) {in buddypress/bp-activity.php for some direction.

Same as with 1.0.x.

There are endless topics discussing how to do it, and a sticky to help you with integration.

With the integrated version you won’t have access to the bbPress admin panel to turn them on or off, so external only.

bbPress being included with BuddyPress is like TinyMCE being included with WordPress. Yes they are applications all their own, but they also live together in a very symbiotic way (without being alive of course.)

Will bbpress plug-ins work with the integrated version or external only?

He’s saying that it could be a PHP error causing the issue and to check your error logs. Usually at this point it could be anything.

I think your next task is do a search on here and mu.wordpress to find out how to enable error logs, logging in general for your particular setup.

Hmm… Can you check your server logs to see what’s causing the white screens? Might be a memory or PHP version issue next.

Looks like you’re not following instructions.

You need to put the absolute path to YOUR file in the include_once area. The plugin comes with a file to help you get that if you’re unsure how.

I think the setup is different and, with all new things, will take some time getting used to. For those that prefer it the old way, I’m sure you can still have the traditional looking bbpress forums just as it is here on buddypress.org. The new change is adding a feature, not taking any away.

Mostly, moody moderator moderates mighty moderately. But please watch what you are saying and how.

read this: https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/is-this-the-way-forums-are-supposed-to-work

I agree that the setup is not ideal – users should be able to post new topics anytime and then chose where to post in. Like this it is far too complicated – I plan to run a help forum – so registration and posting of topics should be as easy as it gets.

But since BuddyPress uses the full bbpress files, it should be possible to do exactly that, using some of the basic kakumei files?

Hi, I’m having a problem with the error:

‘Attention Site Admin: Group forums require the correct setup and configuration of a bbPress installation.’

I started with a new site on a subdomain, installed WordPress MU 2.8.1, then installed Buddypress 1.0.3. This worked no problem.

I then installed bbPress 1.0.1 and followed the steps above. Everything seemed to have gone fine, and the integrated logins worked across all areas of the site.

The only problem I’m having is the error above. It appears when I’m logged into Buddypress and try to create a new group. Despite this error, the group is created, but no forum is created for the group.

I have 1 user in the system, using the login details admin/password. Admin is set as the Key Master. I have tried using the suggested versions of the 3 pieces of software, as well as later versions, all with the same problem. I’ve completely run out of ideas. Any help you can give is hugely appreciated.

Thanks

Hi, I’m having a problem with the error:

‘Attention Site Admin: Group forums require the correct setup and configuration of a bbPress installation.’

I started with a new site on a subdomain, installed WordPress MU 2.8.1, then installed Buddypress 1.0.3. This worked no problem.

I then installed bbPress 1.0.1 and followed the steps above. Everything seemed to have gone fine, and the integrated logins worked across all areas of the site.

The only problem I’m having is the error above. It appears when I’m logged into Buddypress and try to create a new group. Despite this error, the group is created, but no forum is created for the group.

I have 1 user in the system, using the login details admin/password. Admin is set as the Key Master. I have tried using the suggested versions of the 3 pieces of software, as well as later versions, all with the same problem. I’ve completely run out of ideas. Any help you can give is hugely appreciated.

Thanks

I thought forums held all topics created by all groups. In other words, you had to join a group to post a topic, but you could read and reply to topics, no matter which groups you belonged.

However, I found if I created a sticky topic in group A I wanted everyone to read, it appeared only when I visited that group. I’ve created other topics that were available to everyone. If forums can’t be globally read, the main “Forums” tab should be removed to prevent a misunderstanding.

The other question, I guess, is has the BuddyPress team shelved plans to better integrate with the full-blown BBPress?

After considering the options, funneling the forums through groups makes a bit more sense – particularly since the current method *works* instead of the voodoo magic required to get a stand-alone bbpress and buddypress to communicate.

I’ve solved the problem by posting a ‘sticky’ forum note alerting members they need to join groups to take advantage of the forums. But it would be nice to have the ‘create new topic’ as an option.

I haven’t done a thorough check, but what about BBPress Direct Access (as pointed out by Andy) and BBPress plugins?

In the current theme setup, no… So you’re not missing anything. There is no general “New Topic” page mostly because the number of forums that people can create by being able to create their own groups can grow to be pretty enormous.

It’s the difference between http://testbp.org/forums and http://testbp.org/bbpress/

The first link is obviously the familiar look of forums in BP1.1, the second link is what the TestBP sites’ bbPress looks like without any taming or control. There are 11,100 groups on that site alone, most of which have test forums. If there was a general “New Topic” page (like http://testbp.org/bbpress/?new=1) you’ll see you just have a select drop down list of 10,000 forums to place your topic in, which isn’t really an effective way to categorize the discussions when displayed in that way.

I think when people adapt to this method of user/group/topic centric forums versus a top-down categorical list of forums, we’ll see some unique and interesting setups.