bbPress 101 - WordPress
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This document provides an introduction to bbPress, an open source forum software built on WordPress. It discusses that bbPress is forum software created by the same developers as WordPress to build engaging online communities. The document then covers bbPress' key features and architecture, how to theme it, developing with bbPress using its many hooks and filters, and examples of bbPress in use on various websites.
bbPress 101 - WordPress
- 1. bbPress 101 Jared 油Atchison 油 WordPress 油Developer 油& 油Consultant 油 jaredatchison.com 油/ 油@jaredatch 油 5/19/12 油 bbPress 油101 油 1 油
- 2. Just 油who 油the 油heck 油is 油this 油guy? 油 ABOUT ME 5/19/12 油 2 油
- 3. About Me ≒ 2008 油Texas 油A&M 油graduate 油(whoop) 油 ≒ WordPress 油developer 油& 油consultant 油 ≒ Featured 油Genesis 油developer 油 ≒ WordCamp 油speaker 油and 油aNendee 油 ≒ Plugin 油author 油(bbPress!) 油 ≒ Custom 油Metaboxes 油co-足author 油(CustomMetaboxes.com) 油 ≒ bbPress 油contributor, 油forum 油moderator 油 5/19/12 油 3 油
- 4. Diving 油in 油 BBPRESS (BBPRESS.ORG) 5/19/12 油 4 油
- 5. So ≒ Do 油you 油know 油what 油bbPress 油is? 油 ≒ Do 油you 油use 油bbPress? 油 5/19/12 油 5 油
- 6. bbPress 油is 油forum 油so1ware 油with 油a 油twist 油 from 油the 油creators 油of 油WordPress. 油Create 油a 油 simple 油and 油engaging 油community 油to 油 compliment 油your 油WordPress 油powered 油 website 油or 油blog. 油 油 bbpress.org 油 5/19/12 油 6 油
- 7. Simply said, bbPress is forum. Also 油known 油as 油bulle[n 油board 油and 油 message 油boards. 油 5/19/12 油 bbPress 油101 油 7 油
- 8. Not to be confused with 5/19/12 油 bbPress 油101 油 8 油
- 9. bbPress != BuddyPress (but 油we 油like 油BuddyPress 油too!) 油 5/19/12 油 bbPress 油101 油 9 油
- 10. bbPress is simple on purpose ≒ What 油do 油you 油want 油in 油a 油forum? 油 ≒ What 油do 油you 油need 油in 油a 油forum? 油 ≒ Core 油vs 油plugins. 油 ≒ Examples: 油signatures, 油aNachments, 油advanced 油 no[鍖ca[ons, 油search, 油quotes 油 ≒ bbPress 油is 油a 油solid 油founda[on 油built 油to 油be 油 extended 油(more 油on 油that 油later). 油 5/19/12 油 10 油
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- 12. Some background ≒ bbPress 油0.x 油 油the 油MaN 油release 油 stand-足alone 油 ≒ bbPress 油1.x 油 stand-足alone 油 ≒ bbPress 油2.x 油 油the 油JJJ 油release 油 plugin 油(bw) 油 油 5/19/12 油 12 油
- 13. 2.x 5/19/12 油 13 油
- 14. bbPress 2.x (behind the scenes) ≒ Completely 油rewriNen 油 ≒ One 油of 油the 油most 油advanced 油examples 油of 油CPTs 油 ≒ Loads 油of 油trickery 油(great 油learning 油example) 油 ≒ Forums 油= 油CPT 油 ≒ Topics 油(threads) 油= 油CPT 油 ≒ Replies 油= 油CPT 油 ≒ Topic 油tags 油= 油custom 油taxonomies 油 5/19/12 油 14 油
- 15. THREE CPTS? WAT? 5/19/12 油 15 油
- 16. Question 5/19/12 油 16 油
- 17. Answer 5/19/12 油 17 油
- 18. The cutting edge ≒ Any 油2.1 油users? 油 5/19/12 油 18 油
- 19. bbPress 2.1 ≒ Tons 油of 油鍖xes 油and 油enhancements 油 ≒ New 油theming 油method 油 ≒ WYSIWYG 油editor 油(TinyMCE) 油 ≒ improved 油importer 油(bw!) 油 ≒ All 油around 油awesome 油 ≒ Release 油is 油imminent 油 ≒ hNp://bbpress.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&group=resolu[on&milestone=2.1 油 油 5/19/12 油 19 油
- 20. Starting fresh? 2.1! Give it a whirl. (after backup) 5/19/12 油 bbPress 油101 油 20 油
- 21. GETTING MORE IN-DEPTH 5/19/12 油 21 油
- 22. Theming ≒ Theming 油in 油2.1 油is 油improved. 油And 油awesome. 油 ≒ bbp-足theme-足compat 油 Tableless. 油 ≒ Op[ons. 油You 油have 油them! 油 ≒ Theme, 油theme 油packs, 油oh 油my! 油 5/19/12 油 22 油
- 23. Developers. Developers. Developers. 5/19/12 油 23 油
- 24. It 油will 油not 油make 油you 油a 油pina 油colada 油:( 油 BBPRESS IS A DEVELOPERS PARADISE 5/19/12 油 24 油
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- 26. Developing with bbPress ≒ Hooks 油and 油鍖lters 油everywhere. 油Everywhere. 油 ≒ Coding 油standards++ 油 ≒ The 油documenta[on 油has 油documenta[on 油 Its 油that 油good. 油(All 油inline). 油 ≒ Great 油learning 油planorm. 油 油 ≒ Learning 油bbPress 油will 油make 油you 油a 油beNer 油 developer 油and 油more 油familiar 油with 油WordPress 油 ≒ bbPress 油plugins 油are 油in 油high 油demand 油 5/19/12 油 26 油
- 27. Plugins to consider ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gd-足bbpress-足tools/ 油 Bbcode, 油quotes, 油signatures, 油search, 油toolbar 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gd-足bbpress-足aNachments/ 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-足visual-足hooks/ 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-足custom-足css-足鍖le/ 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-足digest/ 油 send 油daily 油digest 油with 油forums 油ac[vity 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-足genesis-足extend/ 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpressmodera[on/ 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-足recaptcha/ 油 ≒ hNp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bbpress-足new-足topic-足no[鍖ca[ons/ 油 5/19/12 油 27 油
- 28. bbPress in the wild ≒ www.makeupgeek.com/forums/ 油 ≒ www.getshopped.org/forums/ 油 ≒ www.wpcandy.com/forums/ 油 ≒ hNp://codex.bbpress.org/showcase/ 油 5/19/12 油 28 油
- 29. Discussion time. Jared 油Atchison 油 WordPress 油Developer 油& 油Consultant 油 jaredatchison.com 油/ 油@jaredatch 油 5/19/12 油 bbPress 油101 油 29 油