SDAC Inc Forums (bbPress)

url: http://www.sandboxdev.com/forums

SDAC Forums

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • phpBB to bbPress migration
  • bbPress theme
  • bbPress/WordPress integration

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, bbPress, phpBB, PHP, WordPress

front end:

I had created the WordPress theme for the main SDAC Inc. site last year and started with that. I then created a custom bbPress theme using customized template files and some additional CSS for the forum specific code. I focused on making the templates simple and as lightweight as possible so that everything would look tied into the main site.

back end:

The forums run on the latest version of bbPress and have user integration with the main WordPress CMS web site so users can log into the forums or web site using one user name and password. I installed a number of anti-spam plugins to reduce the number of spam registrations and posts.

lessons learned/random thoughts:

I needed a place for people to discuss the released SDAC plugins and soon to be themes so I decided to implement bbPress. This was a great way to show clients that integrating WordPress and bbPress can easily be done on the backend with user management as well as on the front end with shared CSS/XHTML.

Scott Berkun Forums (phpBB to bbPress)

url: http://www.scottberkun.com/forums

Scott Berkun Forums

SDAC Inc. provided:

  • XHTML/CSS programming
  • phpBB to bbPress migration
  • bbPress theme
  • bbPress/WordPress integration

technologies used:

XHTML, CSS, bbPress, phpBB, PHP, WordPress

front end:

I had created the WordPress theme and phpBB skin a few years ago. I created the bbPress theme based on the already in place WordPress theme and a custom bbPress theme that I use for all clients.

back end:

After some issues with phpBB, the client decided it was time to migrate to bbPress. I created an import script and then imported the data and users. I also suggested the client consider some spam plugins to block spam bots (which has yet to be installed).

lessons learned/random thoughts:

With thousands of spam user registrations and posts – migrating the data post cleanup would be highly recommended and much faster. This is something I am definitely going to recommend next time around.