Back in the day (May 2009) when I had just launched this site, I was wondering if bbPress would’ve been a good choice as a forum software in the long term. I actually liked it for some time, especially for the immediate WordPress integration.
Unfortunately, I quickly realized it lacked a lot of the basic functions most message boards have, such as a proper PM system, bbCode support and so on. It looked quite simple (maybe too much) and I guess most people didn’t like it. I didn’t, either. That was weird.
Anyway, I didn’t have time for a migration — it was too late. What’s worse, is that there’s a MyBB Merge System which allows to import any forum into a MyBB forum (the software we are using now) but guess what? bbPress is not supported. So basically I had to write the importer on my own. After that, since the whole site relied on WordPress/bbPress as the authentication system, while it now uses MyBB (all the accounts have been moved there), I had to change some portions of code on the tracker frontend itself.
So, even if the site doesn’t look much different, indeed some things changed behind the scenes, which means some bug or glitch may pop up in these first days of beta stage. If you notice errors or anything you think it’s weird, just post a reply in this thread! http://bit.ly/1cn32o.
To me it feels like it’s the beginning of a new era for this site — forums are now much more accessible, visible and appealing; I bet we’ll get a lot of new posters with this migration. If you’re wondering why and still reading here, please stop and go have a look at the new boards. Happy posting!
nice work man!
spewin’ bout the forum migration tool not being supported.
oh well, all php coders should relish the chance to write their own.
get in contact with’em I reckon, let’em know that bbPress doesn’t work
those torrents ended up authenticating sucessfully after 20 or so mins this morning btw.
cheers!