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@diegorodrigues,

If you keep trying to re-install bbPress by revisiting the forum setup screen, it’s going to keep telling you to do that step manually if that directory/file does not have write access.

If it’s asking you to create that file, it means everything else is done and this is your final step that you must do manually.

When 1.1 is final this issue won’t exist because you won’t need to move the bbPress files around; they will be included in the BuddyPress1.1 zip.

Based on Andy’s comment I looked again and my bbpress is nested in a second bbpress folder. I confirmed that was my problem. A second problem appeared after that but was cured by re-attempting the one click forum install (which went flawlessly once the files were in place).

@podictionary, @diegorodrigues,

It sounds like you have not yet placed your bbPress files in the buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/ directory.

My problem identical to diegorodrigues

in BP 1.1 beta tried one click new install of bbpress

Told to create bb-config file so did that

looked okay but upon clicking “forums” button on upgraded site, get identical “Warning: require_once…” message

@diegorodrigues from your other thread it looks like you do not have bbPress installed at all.

Looks like you do not have bbpress installed where expected. Make sure you have a copy of bbPress in plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/

I’ve been testing the beta and I must say it’s great. The installation of the forum is just amazing. One click and it was done and working like a charm – WOW.

Everything works fine except one tiny little problem which I don’t think is a bug. I am just wondering if anybody else had the same problem.

All the main buttons (blog, members, groups, forums and blogs) take me to a 404 page “Page Not Found”. Everything else works fine. I can go to profiles, groups, group forum etc. without a problem. The links on the buttons look fine, just what I would expect them to be.

My setup:

fresh install of WPMU 2.8.4a

fresh install of bp 1.1 beta

fresh install of bbpress 1.0.2

using out of the box bp theme

It’s running on my local machine with xampp. Htaccess file is in place and url rewriting is working fine. Themes (bp-default and bp-sn-parent are in the themes directory and only the bp-default is activated.

Any ideas???

Thanks

P.S. Thank you everyone who contributed to 1.1beta release. You did an awesome job.

@ John

I know Burt hasn’t updated the group blogs plugin in a while…

I believe that jeff is talking about this plugin and not Burt’s Community Blogs plugin.

@jtle918,

1. White screens should show up in your server logs; check the offending process and adjust to taste.

2. Facebook Connect Plugin will probably need some adjusting for BuddyPress1.1. I know other people have experienced some lag, memory, and slowness issues using it.

3. Yay integration!

4. I know Burt hasn’t updated the group blogs plugin in a while, but your best bet to set default themes and settings would be to check out the WPMU new blog defaults plugin. You should be able to adapt that to set the blog theme on creation.

@wordpressfan, you will want to make sure that wp-contents/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/ contains all of the files that come with bbPress.

When you use the auto-install functionality of BuddyPress forums, it will create a bb-config.php file at the root of your WordPress MU installation.

Mohit Kumar, since I know you’re a regular around these parts, was this an upgrade from a previous bbPress installation? If so, is that installation external or internal? Were you previously using BuddyPress trunk, or stable release?

There appears to be some confusion (at least in my mind) on the steps needed to enable forums in the beta.

1. Do I place the bbpress files in bp-forums or not?

2. The forums “one-click” setup mentions placing the generated code in the “root WordPress directory.” Is that domain.com, bp-forums, or where?

Thanks.

Possibly if you place them in mu-plugins, but you don’t have the bbPress backend.

I’m not really worried about a backend. Most of _ck_’s plugins do not require an admin page, so I think that will be fine!

I’ll start playing with porting some bbPress plugins over as soon as I upgrade to BP 1.1.

Have you set up bbPress in wp-admin > BuddyPress > Forums setup? Did you download and put bbPress in /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/ ?

About private/hidden forums, will topics made in these forums show up on the main BP forums page for group members who are a part of those forums?

As it stands, no. This may change if I can work out a way that doesn’t require a slow query.

Also about bbPress plugins, would it be possible to somehow take advantage of bbPress’ existing plugins and use them in the BP forums environment?

Possibly if you place them in mu-plugins, but you don’t have the bbPress backend.

Or would we need to port some of these plugins over by adding the appropriate filters/actions that BP forums uses?

I would try and port some if you’re up for a challenge.

1. Which version of WPMU are you running?

.wpmu 2.8.4

2. Did you install WPMU as a directory or subdomain install?

installed as directory

3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory?

its a root directory

4. Did you upgraded from a previous version of WPMU? If so, from which version?

fresh installation from scratch

5. Was WPMU functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress?

yes it is

6. Which version of BuddyPress (BP) are you running?

version 1.0.3

7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version?

its a fresh installation

8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated?

members only plugin

9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes?

its the standard theme

10. Have you modified the core files in any way?

have never touched the core files

11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?

nope

12. If running bbPress, which version?

hvnt install bbpress

13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.

there isnt any

Good questions, DJPaul. These are things I’m wondering about myself!

About private/hidden forums, will topics made in these forums show up on the main BP forums page for group members who are a part of those forums?

Also about bbPress plugins, would it be possible to somehow take advantage of bbPress’ existing plugins and use them in the BP forums environment?

Or would we need to port some of these plugins over by adding the appropriate filters/actions that BP forums uses?

If you are not providing users direct access to your bbPress forums, then you can delete your bbPress files, if you are then leave them alone. You do not need the buddypress-enable.php file anymore.

I can’t speak for plugins, but if the forums in question are attached to private groups then they will not show up. They will remain hidden in the new directory when accessed through BuddyPress.

If you are not running a highly customized bbPress install, definitely consider using the new forums directory instead of a separate bbPress setup. The integration is seamless and requires no messing with cookies, integration settings/plugins.

Good stuff! I hope to upgrade to WPMU 2.8.4a, so I can test BP 1.1-beta either this week or the next.

Will probably stick to legacy theme support until I have time to play with the parent/child theme structure.

I’m now pondering over whether I should use an internal installation of bbPress now that I’ve seen the new BP forums in action (http://testbp.org/forums). I’ll cross that bridge when I get there!

any reason? I figured out how to put the login name in their profile and in bbpress

catinw12, you shouldn’t need to create any new profiles anywhere. All of the .org sites should provide you a unified login/password combo to use on wordpress.org, bbpress.org, buddypress.org, and all of their respective trac’s.