Integrating BuddyPress, WordPress MU and bbPress
Posted on July 17, 2009 by Chris
Goal: Integrate WPMU 2.8.1 - BuddyPress 1.0.3 - bbPress 1.0.1
Assumptions: You have WPMU and BuddyPress working correctly. You know your way around an admin dashboard. You can configure php files.
Note: If something is “In Quotes” it generally means that there’s a button with that text that you should click.
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Where Do I Find My phpinfo?
Posted on June 1, 2009 by Chris
Many times when problems arise with a website, your fellow helpers will suggest that you check your phpinfo. This might sound like a complicated process and may scare you away from trying. But don’t be be afraid! It’s truly one of the easiest uses of PHP that you’ll ever come across.
Use your favorite editing program [...]
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Why Do My BuddyPress Groups Keep Breaking?
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Chris
A few days ago, someone came to me for help with integrating WordPress MU, BuddyPress & bbPress. After a little work, we finally managed to put our heads together, sort out the issues and get everything working properly.
Logins were working together. Posts were being saved. New groups were being created. The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Until….
He handed control over to the client. Within the hour the site was broken again. BuddyPress groups refused to allow any new posts or groups. We were getting ugly red errors. The sky darkened and the birds gathered their young and went into hiding.
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Adding Plugins To WordPress Using The Plugin Browser
Posted on May 3, 2009 by Chris
Adding plugins to WordPress installations use to be a hassle. Now, with only a few clicks of your mouse, you can install and activate ten plugins in as many minutes.
First, click “Plugins” in your admin dashboard. Depending on your version of WordPress, you may also need to click “Add New” under the Plugins header.
Look for “Plugin Browser/Installer” and choose that option.
In the search box, enter the name of the plugin that you would like to add. A box will pop up with a list of plugins that you can choose from. After finding the correct one, click the “Install” link to the right of the plugin.
Once the plugin is automatically installed, you can also choose to activate it from the same screen. Remember that plugins won’t work if not yet activated.
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Integrating BuddyPress 1.0, WPMU 2.7.1 and bbPress Alpha 6
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Chris
Before beginning, you must install Wordpress Multi-User 2.7.1 (WPMU) as well as BuddyPress 1.0.
Remember to save (and upload) your work often when modifying the php files.
1. Download bbPress 1.0-Alpha-6
2. Unzip it and upload the entire bbpress folder to your root directory.
3. Change the name of the directory from bbpress to forums
4. Go to yoursite.com/forums Click “Let’s get started”
5. Enter the same database information that you used while installing WPMU.
6. Click “Show advanced settings”
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How To Get New Cookie Keys For WPMU
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Chris
When installing WordPress Multi-User, secret authentication keys are created and stored in your configuration file. The generated codes are generally a string of mixed up letters and numbers.
To make your cookies more secure, WordPress has created a way to get codes that are even more mixed up than the codes generated during installation.
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BuddyPress & bbPress - Moving The buddypress-enable Plugin
Posted on April 27, 2009 by Chris
Before your BuddyPress & bbPress installations will work together, you need to move a plugin.
The plugin can be found in the following location:
wp-content >> plugins >> buddypress >> bp-forums >> bbpress-plugins >> buddypress-enable.php
Assuming that you’ve put your bbPress installation in your root folder, in a directory called ‘forums’, move your buddypress-enable.php to the following path:
forums >> bb-plugins >> buddypress-enable.php
This plugin must be enabled via your forums admin dashboard.
*Note: If you are in the process of following my tutorial about Integrating WPMU, BuddyPress & bbPress…
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BuddyPress 1.0 RC-2 - Where Do I Put The Themes?
Posted on April 27, 2009 by Chris
Your first step after uploading BuddyPress 1.0 RC-2 should be to move the themes (or templates) into the appropriate locations. These destinations vary from older versions.
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Integrating WPMU, BuddyPress and bbPress
Posted on April 25, 2009 by Chris
Update: Please note that this tutorial is for BuddyPress 1.0 RC-2. A new and official release of BuddyPress is now available.
Though the directions within this tutorial will work for the new release, I’ve written a 2nd tutorial that cuts out a few unnecessary steps. The new tutorial can be found here.
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Getting Started
Posted on April 25, 2009 by Chris
I know there’s not much to see here right now. I’ve just finally decided to take this opportunity to start up a new site I’ve been thinking about for awhile.
The goal will basically be to help others with Wordpress & Wordpress MU problems. I also intend to help with the marketing aspect of your sites as well as give my suggestions for great plugins & features.
Have a look around. It shouldn’t take you more than 2 minutes at this point. I’m open to suggestions so feel free to leave a comment and let me know if there’s something you’d like me to write about.
Chris
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