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BP and bbPress – problems and questions


  • steven_hodson
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    @steven_hodson

    14 years, 8 months ago

    Okay I am in the process of getting BuddyPress 1.2.1 up and running on a WP 2.9.2 install (site: http://www.winextra.com but BP is not available to non-logged in visitors).

    Current;y I am just working on the theme aspect ( variation of the default theme which surprising may just suite my needs ) but I have some questions regarding the forums part of BP and my current install of bbPress 1.2.

    First off I have tried to connect my currently install forums (http://www.winextra.com/forums/ ) through the Forum Setup option page for BuddyPress. However whenever I point to the folder of where the bb-config.php file is BP keeps telling me that it can’t find the file. I have tried both http://www.winextra.com/forums/ and http://www.winextra.com/forums/bb-config.php with the same result – can’t find the file.

    So any suggestions on how to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated.

    Now for some general questions regarding BP Forums (hacked bbPress) and the existing installed bbPress forums.

    This is all supposing that I manage to get them connected of course to play nice in BP.

    1. bbPress plugins – with the switch (if that is what it is) to the BP implementation of bbPress how will the existing plugins I am using be affected?

    2. When I incorporated my currently installed bbPress forums with BP will they use the new theme by default or will I have to make a specific bbPress theme to match the new BP/WP blog theme?

    3. I saw reference to BP Forums using ‘groups’ instead of the bbPress style categories. How will incorporating my currently installed bbPress forums be affected by those? Will they be converted to the BP style ‘groups’ ?

    One long range question: Given the talk of moving bbPress to a plugin for WP how will this affect current BP/bbPress installs.

    I am sure I have missed a few questions but this will do for now as they are the most important ones on my mind. I appreciate any input on these questions as I really want to move forward on this change to a WP/BP setup.

    Thank you.

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  • r-a-y
    Keymaster

    @r-a-y

    14 years, 8 months ago

    I have tried both http://www.winextra.com/forums/ and http://www.winextra.com/forums/bb-config.php with the same result – can’t find the file.

    If I’m not mistaken, I think you have to put in the absolute file path to bb-config.php (eg. /var/www/forums/bb-config.php).

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    1) bbPress plugins in BuddyPress will require porting to a WP plugin so BuddyPress can detect it. Depending on the complexity of your bbPress plugins, this might be complicated.

    2) You’ll basically have two sets of forums – BP group forums and your external install of bbPress. Your external install of bbPress will need to be themed if you want it to match your WP/BP site.

    3) BP forums are powered by groups. You need to create a “group” in order to create a forum in BuddyPress. If you choose to integrate an external install of bbPress with BP, your BuddyPress forums will show up in your external install by default as well. To avoid duplication in your external bbPress install, read this thread.

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    Re: long range question. Not sure what is going to happen.


    steven_hodson
    Participant

    @steven_hodson

    14 years, 8 months ago

    thanks Ray the pathing solved the integration (?) problem but I have to admit this is now getting confusing:)

    What I was *expecting* was that the data from my current bbPress would basically be repurposed into BP style/version of bbPress forums.

    What I am hearing though is that instead of being a wrapper like BP is around WP I am going to have to maintain two sets of forums?

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