Already completed John
Thanks again for the fast help I appreciate it!
Seems to be up and working.
Like David said, the beta includes the files needed to run the bbPress forums. The error logs make it look like they’re not there.
You will need to look and see if there are files in your buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress directory; if not, you’ll want to download bbPress and put it there.
I was using the forums that needed to be set up using the groups. I don’t recall a forum directory but there may had been one. I think I used the built in bbPress version that came with 1.1
Once I overwrote the files I noticed the page was not found.
Good call on the error logs 
[26-Jan-2010 05:56:26] PHP Warning: require_once(/home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/class.bb-query.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bp-forums-bbpress.php on line 20
[26-Jan-2010 05:56:38] PHP Warning: require_once(/home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/class.bb-query.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bp-forums-bbpress.php on line 20
[26-Jan-2010 05:56:41] PHP Warning: require_once(/home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/class.bb-query.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bp-forums-bbpress.php on line 20
[26-Jan-2010 05:57:05] PHP Warning: parse_url(http://) [function.parse-url]: Unable to parse url in /home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sem-external-links/sem-external-links.php on line 139
[26-Jan-2010 06:08:36] PHP Warning: require_once(/home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/class.bb-query.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/bloggingwire/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bp-forums-bbpress.php on line 20
Until bbPress is a core WordPress plugin, BuddyPress hijacks your forums and takes over the controls.
There is a “forums” folder in the BuddyPress plugin. Within that folder should be a bbpress folder. The trunk version does not include the bbpress folder. So if you overwrote your entire BuddyPress folder (or forums folder)… you would no longer have bbpress installed. If that’s the case, just download it and dump the folder in /plugins/buddypress/forums/
Need more info.
Do you have an old bbPress external installation from 1.0, or do you use the built in bbPress version that came with 1.1?
Do you have any entries in your error logs?
It looks to be an htaccess file issue.
All the forum topics cannot be accessed nor can the forums their selves.
Any suggestions?
I found the answer. It’s not Buddypress, it’s WordPress MU. See: https://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic/15324 . Apparently, wp-activate.php doesn’t load the Buddypress login including the hooks. Weird thing it doesn’t happen to everyone..
Ajax in BP is interwoven with lots of CSS tags. As soon as you change something in templates, Ajax breaks. There are also some known problems with Ajax in version 1.1.3.
I got the site running the latest trunk version.
I lost out in 80 USD it seems for the custom template (maybe)
I’m having issues with the forums loading now. It’s saying page not found.
See here, https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/forums-not-showing-up-after-trunk-update
I used the buddy press installation I don’t think it ever actually created a forums directory did it?
Any other suggestions?
Check if your bbpress folder is still in place. With that I mean, are all bbpress files there? Probably you need to grab them again and put them in place.
Yeah, turned out the error was actually one of my WordPress plugins. It was Viva Carousel.
I had to turn BuddyPress off because that’s one of my most essential plugins that I need running. I’m gonna look into it on the Viva forums and see if anyone knows the problem.
What I wrote about here was mainly for people working with BP 1.2. But in either case (1.2 or 1.1x) if you want what you see at bp.org/forums then you will need template files to display your forums within your site’s BP theme.
With a std install of BP 1.2 you don’t have the ability to activate bbPress plugins, create forums independent of groups, etc. As of this date BP 1.2 only offers limited bbPress functionality from within BP. If you want more functionality you have to copy bb-config.php per the post at the URL below and then access the bbpress at http[yoursite]/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress
https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/bp-12-and-bbpress-adminplugins#post-34150
If you want to separate non-group forums from group forums so that people don’t see group forums when viewing a list of forums (as seen in a typical standalone install of bbPress) then one way to do that is to do a second install of bbpress. Easiest way is to install BP 1.2, activate the forums in the admin panel, then go copy the /wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress directory to a new location within your site – and be sure to also copy bb-config.php from the bp-forums directory and then edit the file so that it has the correct settings. That’s a simplified explanation, meaning there’s a bit more to it and you need to at least be semi-familiar with installing and administering bbpress software. For example, you probably should have the second copy of bbPress use its own db tables, etc.
@tinus2 – What would the url of those feeds be?
I have tried variations of:
http://mydomain.com/forums/rss/topic/forum-topic-here
to no avail.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I renamed the twire folder and I was able to access my admin.
I activated the buddy press once again and my site is working.
Very scary.
Check out this article, https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/clicked-deactivate-buddy-press-now-white-screen-appears
I simply deactivated it using the admin CP.
How is it supposed to work out the box? I mean, it looks like the only thing that works is to create a group, which thereby creates a forum discussion. There doesn’t seem to be any way at all to administer the forums.
The site or group administrators go into a group and they will have extra controls to moderate threads. I believe all the bbPress functionality is included, but perhaps not the ability to move a thread to another forum (group).
What I’m looking to do is create forum categories or “boards” the way buddypress did here:
https://buddypress.org/forums/
Then you need a seperate, external install of bbPress and then you need to integrate that into BuddyPress.
It looks like buddypress calls this a “Main Theme,” so my question could likely be better phrased: How do I create a “Main Theme” in Forums?
With the external bbPress install method, you need to create a bbPress theme to your requirements. With the BuddyPress two-click install, look at these files:
/themes/bp-default/groups/single/forum.php and the /forum directory in that path, too.
OK, tried both methods M suggested, and they get me this far:
1) I can create posts and forums in the bbPress admin panel
2) They don’t show up in BuddyPress/forums
Followed the dual install method and I get this:
Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 214
Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 194
Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 174
Warning: Division by zero in /home/dainis/community.urine-therapy.org/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-forums/bbpress/bb-includes/functions.bb-statistics.php on line 244
…still gonna see if it works…
Old wpmu versions are all here:
https://trac.mu.wordpress.org/browser/tags
If you first installed 2.9.x the version number is registered in the db
so “it’s normal”… but read this before procrastinating to much:
https://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic/15410
Which route should I take if I’m just wanting to add some “forums” “forum categories,” or “Main themes” as buddypress did here: https://buddypress.org/forums
Asked that question specifically here:
https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-a-main-theme-in-buddypressbbpress-forums#post-34773
PS: M, this solution (https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/bp-12-and-bbpress-adminplugins#post-34148 ) sounds pretty spiffy, but does this mean that everything will “disappear” in the next upgrade? Is your solution “safe?” Is there a way to know if it will work over the long haul? Also, it does not look like your solution includes installing bbPress, is that right?
How is it supposed to work out the box? I mean, it looks like the only thing that works is to create a group, which thereby creates a forum discussion. There doesn’t seem to be any way at all to administer the forums.
What I’m looking to do is create forum categories or “boards” the way buddypress did here:
https://buddypress.org/forums/
It looks like buddypress calls this a “Main Theme,” so my question could likely be better phrased: How do I create a “Main Theme” in Forums?
https://buddypress.org/forums/topic/how-to-create-forums-in-bbpress-within-buddypress?replies=4#post-34712
Just wanted to add I have followed Boone Gorges’ instructions from that link and everythign went like clockwork – I now have a full BB forum running in the same db as BP and everything came across spot on
