This tutorial will take you step-by-step on installing bbPress.
In this work, I shall refer to line numbers in the code. For this, I am using Notepad++. You do not have to, but it may make things easier for you to follow.

  1. Create a database on your website. You do not create any tables.
  2. Download bbPress.
  3. Open the file bb-config-sample.php
  4. Complete lines 3,4,5,6 with your information. (If you are unsure about any of these, looking at some of the WordPress installation walkthroughs may be useful).
  5. Line 11 is your website domain
  6. Line 12 is the sub-directory - Note the slashes !
  7. And Line 13 - let's have a name.
Save the file as bb-config.php The other information can be altered later.

Upload the config file you just made to your website.

In your browser, go to www.example.com/your-forum/bb-admin/upgrade-schema.php

You will see a very brief message saying tables have been created.If you do not, your config information is incorrect


Now Register

In your browser, go to www.example.com/your-forum/register.php

Enter your details, and then wait for your password


Don't log in yet - it's all far too ugly :)

  1. Log into your phpMyAdmin, and at the same time, open the file template-functions.php
  2. In phpMyAdmin, click to browse the bb_users table, and then click to EDIT that table.
  3. The last variable there is user_type. Now look at lines 400 onwards in the file you opened it's the end of the file).
  4. See that the number you enter corresponds to certain text. Feel free to change either, but do check that each matches. If you enter a number that does not match something in the file, nothing will appear under your name in the forum.
  5. Click Go to set any changes and remember to reupload the file if you have changed it

Your forum will now work.

If you want some intial styling, then head over to Fernando's for some CSS and excellent instructions on it's use.