Steve Bruner - Installing WordPress and BuddyPress from scratch

PUNKCAST1780 Steve Bruner demonstrates how to install WordPress 3 and BuddyPress 1.2 from scratch at WordPressNYC Meetup on Aug 17 2010.

http://wpnyc.org

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Howto & Style

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• wordpress
• buddypress
• steve
• bruner
• punkcast
• wordpressnyc
• nyc
• help
• how-to

[bnleez]

I have BuddyPress installed but am trying to add forums. I go through the process but I end up with the following message (after forums fails to install): "A configuration file could not be created. No problem, but you will need to save the text shown below into a file named bb-config.php in the root directory of your WordPress installation before you can start using the forum functionality." Any video tutorials out there showing how to add this text?

[wwwhatsup]

You might want to consider upgrading to BP 1.5. Also go to wpnyc dot org and ask your question there.

[foultips]

This video was incredible... it just responded all the questions I needed and before the video was ended I had my BuddyPress issue solved, up and running... thanks a million.

[wwwhatsup]

@foultips I forwarded your comment to Steve. We all appreciate the time and effort he puts in to supporting the WordPress Community. I have one further thing to add to this vid. I followed up and used it to do a BP install myself - everything worked fine, except it was quickly swamped with spammer registrations.. Steve directed me to the "BuddyPress Registration" plugin which resolved that problem.

[litow14]

I am guessing the people in this class never did a website before. I can cut out the stupid questions and cut this video down to about 30 mins

[anilpallickal]

Thanks Steve....but there are some problems with user registrations as activation e mail is not going..and sometimes we need to bypass that with another plugin...Hopes buddypress will work on it..

[sculptmagazine]

thank you, steve! i've been trying to create a network for a year and this tutorial guided me towards that goal...finally!!