bbPress Conundrum!

[Clownst0pper]

Hi everyone. I’m currently trying to implement bbPress into my WP site.

I managed to install it fine, the problem is that neither bbPress nor my website actually work together in any way.

For example, having installed bbPress to my root directory I could access the bbPress forum but it was entirely independent of my site, and had no “home” button to return to my site. Whilst my site had no forum button to physically travel to the forum.

It is as if I’d made two separate websites. (Is this normal for a bbPress setup?)

Having installed the bbPress plugin also, this did integrate into my site, in the correct position (within the confines of the page). However by doing this method in the dashboard it states my active theme does not include bbPress template files.

So I have a conundrum:

1. If I use the plugin it lacks most vital features but has the correct positioning on my site.

2. If I install bbPress to the root directory, bbPress becomes an entirely separate entity from my website with no ability (that I can see) to return back to my homepage or have it set within the confines of the page.

Is there a way of installing the plugin (as this places it where I need it to be) but also have the features of the independent bbPress site I made by manually installing to the root?

(am I making any sense at all?)

 

[PixieLandGirl]

For me I installed the BB plugin & then used a supported theme. All worked ok after that .

I also used the following plugins to add a little bit more functionality to things:

• Welcome Pack
  When a user registers on your site, Welcome Pack lets you automatically send them a friend or group invitation, a Welcome Message and can redirect them to a Start Page. You can also customise the default emails sent by BuddyPress to ensure that they match the brand and tone of your site.
  
• U BuddyPress Forum Editor
  This plugin is tinyMCE WYSIWYG HTML editor for BuddyPress Forum.
  
• BP Group Management
  Allows site administrators to manage BuddyPress group membership
  
• BuddyPress Restrict Group Creation
  Restrict group creation and settings to certain WP Role/Capabilities.

 

[gord]

Most of the WP forum integrations work as you have described. You are responsible for the integration into your theme.

I'm using Simple Press and have done a custom integration so it fits in with the rest of my layout. It wasn't too difficult, just a few CSS changes to fix the widths to my content area.