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1. JoergHH
   

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   Has anyone successfully integrated an WP 2.5 theme within an bbP 0.9.0.1??

   I've tried this with Mimetastic 1.0 without luck

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   I've seen a few people fully integrate WP + bbPress
   (ie. http://kiaspeed2.com/forum/ but there are plenty more)
   where the bbPress code executes inside WordPress.

   But I personally don't recommend "full" integration.
   The amount of code required to load and render a single page is huge.

   Instead I recommend what I call "stand-alone integration" where bbPress and WordPress run separately but have virtually identical themes. Runs much faster.

   By the way, make sure you upgrade to bbPress 0.9.0.2 and WordPress 2.5.1 right away.

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   Posted 6 months ago #
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   _ck_ - 1 day ago  » 
   Instead I recommend what I call "stand-alone integration" where bbPress and WordPress run separately but have virtually identical themes. Runs much faster.

   That's what I'm looking for!

   But instructions I've found over the net refer to older version of bbP + WP.

   Any suggestions?!

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   Stand alone integration of bbPress 0.9 and WP 2.5 has never been easier as far as the back end. First install WordPress and then install bbPress which will ask you integration questions. Previously you had to add plugins and such to fix integration issues but it's no longer needed.

   However the front-end for bbPress - the theme - will require a bit of work to make it look like the WordPress side.

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   Once again: I don't need function integration but I do need the same look-and-feel AKA theme for both systems!

   Posted 6 months ago #
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   Well like I said, it's not instantaneous or very easy,
   but with a bit of editing you can make bbPress templates look like WordPress.

   For example you're on the forums now, but I have a demo WordPress setup
   over here (not finished yet but you get the idea)

   http://bbshowcase.org/news/
   try toggling back and forth to the forums front page:
   http://bbshowcase.org/forums/

   and you can see how they are virtually the same.

   Eventually someone's going to come up with a simple matching
   css stylesheet for both with the same classes so it's really easy.

   By the way there are some themes already matching WordPress like "K2 for bbPress" :
   http://www.linickx.com/archives/402/k2-for-bbpress-updated-v002

   Posted 6 months ago #

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