[dubbinz]

I also had the same problem and I fixed this by removing all forums and following this old tutorial here
https://codex.buddypress.org/legacy/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums-v1-5/3/

after following it I deleted all the groups that were made before in an existing group forums installation and created a new group enabling the forums for the group and it all worked. You may have to, after creating your new groups, go click admin > forum on the group page and click to enable the group forums again as this is an old bug apparently that sometimes does not register the forums during the group creation wizard.

I hope this fixes your problem.

[dubbinz]

I am also getting this error, any help would be great.

the error appears in the title of the page for me and throws up a blank white page

Fatal error: Call to undefined function bb_get_id_from_slug() in /home/dtrboss/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bp-forums-functions.php on line 178

It happens for me when creating a topic in the group forums. I started getting this error after following Set Up Group and Sitewide Forums on this page https://codex.buddypress.org/user/setting-up-a-new-installation/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/#b-set-up-group-and-sitewide-forums

[danbpfr]

Thank you for your invite @umagokhale, but i’m already doing that on the french BP support since 4 years
http://bp-fr.net/groupes/comment-faire-pour/forum/

@hnla,

i added a page with tricks to the Customize Page a few weeks ago. Thinking like you it could be a good help to have such common tricks avaible from the Codex.
The whole Codex staff, included JJJ, fall over my head ! And the page was deleted  a few hours later.
Explanation was: the codex wiki pages are difficult to organize, code snippets aren’t always valuable over versions and by this, aren’t usage reference. The BP Codex is a reference, not a place to publish how to use it in concrete case, nor to learn how to customize it. Codex is codex and forum is forum. No comment. 😉

The only thing possible (allowed) to add on Codex is a link to a tread containing the trick. But not the trick directly. Why made simple when complicated can be done ?

Dura lex, code ex. 😀

[Ben Hansen]

please report your bug on trac these support forums are not necessarily monitored actively by the folks that can actually do something about that.

https://buddypress.trac.wordpress.org/

[ozgurpolat]

@mercime, I understand your point, but I was not only referring to my own questions, I also noticed questions not being answered in other people’s posts. And some are valid questions. it is a habit from Perlmonks, I normally do a search before asking a question. But some questions aren’t necessarily asked before or answered properly before. Thank you for your response but you haven’t answered my question, my question was a voting, grading system like Perlmonks would encourage the community to participate more?

Do you think the forum is fine as it is and grading system is not required and it is my fault if I cannot find a solution to my problems? 🙂

[@mercime]

@ozgurpolat Thank you for your feedback. I understand where you’re coming from. But comparing Perlmonks and BuddyPress forums is like comparing Apples and Oranges.

Perlmonks, which supports a Programming Language, has been there for around 20 years while BuddyPress Forums, which supports one WordPress plugin, is going on 4+ years. Not that that’s any excuse, but you can see that the awesome folks at Perlmonks have a 15-year headstart and more people power than BuddyPress forum volunteers 🙂

As for some questions not being answered in our forums, I will use the link posted by Perlmonk’s sages http://perl.plover.com/Questions.html

[@mercime]

When I add a new user for the subscription, I check “Add the user without sending them a confirmation email,” however it still sends the confirm email although I’ve check not to send.

First thing to do is to check if this is really a BuddyPress issue. Deactivate BuddyPress and “add user without sending them a confirmation email” and check what happens.

[@mercime]

@brashell61 as posted in WP Forums, You’d have to make the group private. Then you would need a custom plugin created for joining a group via password.

[danbpfr]

Which version do you try to install ?

Read here if 1.6.4 https://codex.buddypress.org/user/setting-up-a-new-installation/installing-group-and-sitewide-forums/

And here if 1.7 beta: https://codex.buddypress.org/group-forums/
If you use bp beta use also bbPress 2.3beta2

[Hugo Ashmore]

BP ver 1.7 does away with group forums

Funny that, I’ve just set up group forums on a 1.7 beta test site, think maybe what you meant to say is that BP as of 1.7 does not bundle the older bbpress that was packaged along with BP core. From 1.7 on you need to install the standalone bbPress plugin if you want forums period, but having done so bbPress will allow you to create group forums if you wish and also to import existing group forums if on an older install being upgraded.

WordPress is the #1 CMS in the world because of the low technical point of entry. It’s intuitive, easy to use, easy to install, well documented, and quite easy to hack. It’s usage has eclipsed both Joomla and Drupal because they are not. I think many people think BuddyPress will be as easy to install and use as WordPress itself, and it’s just not (yet).

#1 cms is an opinion and regardless WP is a blogging platform trying to move processes into a more CMS like app but it’s not there yet.

No it’s utterly intuitive (in fact that’s not really a great description)  when you get deep into certain aspects, yes it’s quite well documented but is still lacking detail in some areas, and just cos there’s a page on something doesn’t mean it’s all good info. Joomla has never been worth passing comment on, comparisons between Drupal and WP erroneous they are two different platforms, Drupal is a CMS built to be as such and Druapl is not and never was designed for non coders it’s a developers platform.

Despite all that and reservations about various parts of the WP API it’s still essentially a nice platform to develop on and it’s primary feature/role as a blog blows all competition out of the water.

Buddypress will likely be a whole lot easier to use for non coders with 1.7 now but still they will imagine the earth and want to have it but realise it’s not that simple and BP does require coding skills if you want to progress beyond simple out of the box installs into whatever theme you’re running.

 

As for documentation get in there and help write some please – it’s an aspect few want to get involved with, not enough glory I suppose?

[jtprattmedia]

@Chouf1 for someone who is upset I’m complaining – all you really did is complain that I was complaining. I didn’t give any details, because mine were the same as the OP’s. In addition, I was talking about a base install – and the groups/forums issue is the same no matter what the theme.

I have since found a few tidbits of information that were helpful.

1. BP ver 1.7 does away with group forums
2. BP ver 1.7 is in beta 2 and almost ready for release
3. moving forward forums should be integrated using bbpress (which you have to install separately)
4. you only get the “create” a group button from the master root /user-groups BP URL
5. profile BP links like /members/username/groups are different than the master root pages
6. to manage a group after creation before BP 1.7 you have to actually visit the groups page in question (/user-groups/groupname) and the click “admin” to make changes – there is no master groups editing page
7. in BP 1.7 there is actually a new “groups” section in the wp-admin sidebar where you can (for the first time) have group management capabilities on the backend (edit / delete)

I stick by the fact that there is very little documentation on how to use BuddyPress after first install. I have been using WordPress since 2004 and have created and hacked hundreds of plugins and themes. I have written thousands of blog posts and articles / tutorials on WordPress. From that background, having installed BuddyPress I can quite easily say that it’s not intuitive to use, it’s difficult to figure out the integration points, and many things that should be easy are just plain hard.

WordPress is the #1 CMS in the world because of the low technical point of entry. It’s intuitive, easy to use, easy to install, well documented, and quite easy to hack. It’s usage has eclipsed both Joomla and Drupal because they are not. I think many people think BuddyPress will be as easy to install and use as WordPress itself, and it’s just not (yet).

I’m definitely figuring out where everything is, and how to get going after first install. I didn’t find much here in these forums or the Codex in that overall regard. Even external blog tutorials are a little sparse on the subject – most information you find is just severely dated.

Am I willing to contribute to the documentation? Certainly. I’m in the process of writing up my findings now – but I was looking for answers first…and all I was finding were others with similar unanswered questions.

[cpabramo]

Please help with this one. I am looking for this answer as well. Please help!

[danbpfr]

No, changing the theme will only change the design, not the content.

Just so I know if I should do this now or wait until no one is coming to the site…

This depends off your own philosophy i guess.
Some solve problems when they occur
Other wait to have many problems, so they can say “i have soooo much problems, pls HEEEEELP !”.
And other close their eyes and say: ” Who is the problem ?” 🙂

You can also read this forum. There are many questions like yours with many answers.

[OCN Interacitve]

Did I ask this question correctly? Is more info needed for a response? TIA

[danbpfr]

i  don’t understand why there haven’t been any additional comments on this.
Probably because they have nothing to say about such a multi debate subject on this forum.

Much like @pdillon809 I installed fresh install of BuddyPress
Much like ? He gave some details. Not you !
Which version do you use ?
What is your theme ?
Which plugins do you use ?

We don’t read in chicken guts here nore in cristal bowls !

and found absolutely no links to create either a group or forum (form the admin bar profile links).

To create a group you have to activate the group component in the BP settings. Maybe also allow your members to create groups.
Then you go on the group directory page and you’ll find logically a create button on that page. Have you your kitchen light button in your bedroom ? No ! Same for BP: each thing at his place. And a place for each thing.

I finally a create group button if you go to /groups
Very impressive ! But code is poetry isn’t it ?  You did a unecessary work i guess: this button is a 100% part of buddypress.

but still nothing for creating a forum topic (even as admin).
Have you installed bbPress ? Depending your BP version, have you allowed the group forum in the bbpress settings ?
Do you use the integrated group forum shipped with BP (1.xx.x) ?
Do you now understand why it’s important to give some details ?

I’ve used bbPress countless times, but can’t find any documentation for how it integrates with BP Groups, and there is no “Forums” on the backend even.

Did you take a look at the upper part of this support forum dedicated to BuddyPress ?
1) it’s written BuddyPress
2) it’s written Codex
3) it’s written Blog (sometimes reading a blog helps to understand what’s going on)

FYI, the codex contains also some precious informations about how to setup a group forum, a standalone forum or both group AND single forum. Did you read the codex page mentionned above by @mercime ?

Doing some searching I found dozens and dozens of people trying to create forums and groups – most have no answers.
Wow ! You have pretty much time to loose !!!
Depends where they ask, what they ask and what they understand when be answered. I can find you hundreds of users who created groups and forums without any difficulty ! What else ?

This post was better at stating the actual issue – links in BP menus vs. the user-based links in the profile menu.
Especially since you came into the discussion with a very constructive attitude ?!!!

But still no answers and severe lack of documentation.
Do you mean you have some time to contribute to the codex documentation ? That would be very much appreciated. You said you have several bbPress install behind you. Beautiful coincidence, some user claiming here about the lack of documentation ! Feel free to write, it’s a wiki ! Use the same credentials as here to access. If you are over inspired, you can also publish on the bbPress codex or ask for help on their support forum.

http://wprealm.com/blog/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-buddypress-puppy

[jtprattmedia]

I don’t understand why there haven’t been any additional comments on this. Much like @pdillon809 I installed fresh install of BuddyPress and found absolutely no links to create either a group or forum (form the admin bar profile links). I finally a create group button if you go to /groups – but still nothing for creating a forum topic (even as admin). I’ve used bbPress countless times, but can’t find any documentation for how it integrates with BP Groups, and there is no “Forums” on the backend even.

Doing some searching I found dozens and dozens of people trying to create forums and groups – most have no answers. This post was better at stating the actual issue – links in BP menus vs. the user-based links in the profile menu.

But still no answers and severe lack of documentation.

Can anybody shed any light on this?

[madfatter]

I discovered the problem was caused by a misconfiguration of the bb-config.php file that wasn’t updated when the website was transferred to a new server. Thanks to everyone who weighed in on the issue.

[danbpfr]

.. and sipping a cup of tea, yes 😀

[notpoppy]

First, thanks for the speedy reply!

I do have group forums so I guess that limits my choices a bit. Guess I’ll have to sit tight and wait for Buddypress 1.7 and BBPress forums 2.3…

[danbpfr]

hi @notpoppy,

no it’s not possible. WP post comments are not forum discussions.
And the BP included bbPress forum as no settings for such.

If you use BP 1.6.x with the bbPress 2.2.4 plugin for a standalone forum, you can plug bbPress, but this cannot be done if you have group forums.

If you use BP 1.7 and bbP 2.3, every thing becames possible, but you have to wait a little, both are still in beta…

That said, each WP comes with Askimet, the theoretical nec plus ultra of comments anti-spam, whitch protect the comments, the activity stream, etc
Search on this forum, you’ll find many discussions about spam and what to do/use….
Even if no definetly solution exist.

[virtualsouq]

Thank you so much for taking the time out to help. So far, I’ve went ahead and created the categories just like you described. Would I use these categories as a parent to the subtopics?

Thanks so much! =))

[Hugo Ashmore]

Sorry but flashing back to @mercim comment , are you running BP? If not then asking the questions you are on this support site is inappropriate,  and as suggested they should be addressed to the theme author or to the general WP forums.

[@mercime]

@ludachrisgsx Looks like you’d want to import vbulletin forums to bbPress forums https://codex.bbpress.org/import-forums/vbulletin/ For more information/assistance, please post at https://bbpress.org/forums/

BuddyPress and bbPress are both WordPress plugins.

1. scalable – yes. One can only be limited by server and skillset. https://wordpress.org/showcase/flavor/buddypress/ are just some who have thousand of users.

2. not buggy – nothing’s perfect in this world. Having said that, both BuddyPress and bbPress have the same Project Lead and both projects are actively maintained and upgraded. Compatibility of both plugins with current WordPress version is assured.

3. easily modified – easy is relative. The code is open source. Experienced BP/bbP/WP developers can certainly add/remove features as needed.

4. ton of features – register at http://testbp.org/ the official BuddyPress test site running default features on trunk versions of WP/BP/bbP using Twenty Twelve theme.

5. easy to build out different content types etc – see #3 above.

6. not bloated – one can enable or disable features as needed.

7. easily optimized for search engines – WP/BP are naturally optimized for search engines even without “seo” plugins.

8. solid support community – all of us who give support in these forums are volunteers living in different time zones. There is no on-demand support. One could hire full-time/experienced developers by posting at:
– https://buddypress.org/support/forum/plugin-forums/bp-jobs-board/ and
– http://jobs.wordpress.net/

9. secure, obviously – we take security seriously.

>> I know that asking this here will come with a BP slant,

Unlike phpfox and vbulletin, we’re not trying to sell BuddyPress. It’s free. It’s there for anybody to use. And it’s an outstanding plugin if I may say so myself, constantly improving and keeping up to date with latest developments. We have active communities submitting enhancement requests, bug reports and patches for the bugs where found. There are developers who submit add-ons themes/plugins which are either free in WordPress.org or commercial ones specifically for BuddyPress.

Good luck with your selection process.

EDIT – I took my time answering, didn’t see your post @modemlooper

[@mercime]

@virtualsouq Hello. Go to dashboard menu Forums > Add New after adding the title of the forum, make sure you select Category type in Forum Attributes box on the right

– https://codex.bbpress.org/getting-started-with-bbpress/ re type

[virtualsouq]

Hello?