Integration with vBulletin - Wordpress vBulletin integration

Integrate your vBulletin forum with Wordpress.

The lite version of this Wordpress vBulletin bridge allows your Wordpress posts to be posted to vBulletin.

This is a Wordpress plugin that facilitates this functionality. Just install it in your WP plugin folder and set up the path to your vBulletin installation. As long as the forum is on the same server, this works well.

No need to combine the databases. No need to modify core WP files.

It's that easy!

All of your Wordpress posts will be posted in your forum. You will designate a forum to take these posts. If you have sub forums that match the name of the category of the Wordpress post, this plugin will automatically put the post there.

The full version, available at wp-vb-bridge.obscurecloud.com// allows more functionality to fully integrate your Wordpress and vBulletin including:

Wordpress->vB features:

1. *Registration sync - new users created on WP are automatically created on vB
2. *New post sync - new WP posts are intelligently posted to the matching forum. There are some controls on which forum they are posted to.
   Options:
   - Posts can be attributed to the user posting or
   - All posts can be attributed to a designated user
3. *Comment sync - new comments made on WP are posted to the synced forum
4. *Login sync - when you login or logout of WP, the vB session is created or destroyed at the same time
5. *Avatar sync - vBulletin avatars are used on WP comments (requires user-photo WP plugin)
6. *No modification of core WP files!
7. *No modification of WP config file!
8. *100% plugin setting based - install the plugin, set your forum path, activate the features you want, enjoy!

vBulletin ->Wordpress features *NEW*

• *Registration sync - new users created on vB are automatically created on WP
• *New thread sync - new vB threads are intelligently posted to the matching WP category.
  Options:
  - Only post to designated category
  - Try to match forum name (or any of its parents) to a WP category then post to the designated category if no match is found.
  - Try to match forum name (or any of its parents) to a WP category then create a new WP category
• *Reply sync - replies made to synced threads will have replies posted to the matching WP post
• *Login sync - when you login or logout of vB, the WP session is created or destroyed at the same time
• *No modification of core vB files!
• *No modification of vB config file!
• *100% plugin based - this plugin will create the vB plugins needed through the WP plugin settings page!

This is still a work in progress so the code will be updated often.

Feel free to let me know how it works, additional features you'd like, and if you have any problems.

Here is a guide from a user:
Thanks a bunch for putting this together BAJR
Quick Guide.

First unpack the folder into plugins, where all the files and sub folders should reside in [wb-vb] folder.

now in Wordpress Plugins, activate the plugin and then go to Settings --> WP Vb integration


Essentials are as follows: (everything else you can play with!)


1) Path to vBulletin. / means the Vbulletin Forum is in your root folder. ie www.mysite.com/
/forum/ means the Vbulletin Forum is in a folder called forum. ie www.mysite.com/forum/
ALWAYS add the trailing /


2) Activate login sync feature [check box]


3) Activate post sync feature [check box]

4) Forum ID - this is the NUMBER of your desired linked forum ( sub forums are added from this) so look at your vbulletin URL

http://mysite.com/forumdisplay.php?6-The-Forum the ID would be 6


5) vBulletin user id to assign posts to - this is numerical as well. so ID number of who you want to add these too.



6) vBulletin -> Wordpress Settings

Add vBulletin plugins ... click add


7) go back up and click [TEST] - if all is well you should see... vB loaded Plugins - 1|1|1|1|1|1|1



8) SAVE CHANGES...

[jluerken]

Warning: include_once(__dir__/admin/controllers/index.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /path/wp-content/plugins/wp-vb/wp-vb.php on line 35

Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening '__dir__/admin/controllers/index.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /path/wp-content/plugins/wp-vb/wp-vb.php on line 35

Fatal error: Class 'osc_wpvb_AdminMenu' not found in /path/wp-content/plugins/wp-vb/wp-vb.php on line 36

I wanted to give it a try but get aboves error message.

[Beezilbub]

Hello,

I can't get the posts to post into sub forums at all. I have the name of my word press category matching the name of the subforum but it doesn't place the post at all. Uncategorized posts will go into the vBulletin forum I have designated but categorized posts will not go to vBulletin at all. Is there a setting I'm neglecting perhaps?

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by jluerken

Warning: include_once(__dir__/admin/controllers/index.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /path/wp-content/plugins/wp-vb/wp-vb.php on line 35

Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening '__dir__/admin/controllers/index.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /path/wp-content/plugins/wp-vb/wp-vb.php on line 35

Fatal error: Class 'osc_wpvb_AdminMenu' not found in /path/wp-content/plugins/wp-vb/wp-vb.php on line 36

I wanted to give it a try but get aboves error message.

What is your PHP version? The error suggests you have a version lower than 5.3.0.

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by Beezilbub

Hello,

I can't get the posts to post into sub forums at all. I have the name of my word press category matching the name of the subforum but it doesn't place the post at all. Uncategorized posts will go into the vBulletin forum I have designated but categorized posts will not go to vBulletin at all. Is there a setting I'm neglecting perhaps?

I'e just posted an update. Please let me know if you still have trouble.

[Beezilbub]

Originally Posted by obscureclouddon

I'e just posted an update. Please let me know if you still have trouble.

That fixed it. Great work you are doing on this plug in. I really hate the native CMS system on vBulletin and this allows me to use wordpress as a substitute. Thanks!!

Also I thought I would mention there is a way to make sure that WordPress's ability to left or right float images in the articles also works in the vBulletin posts as well. You just have to add a few CSS styles from word press into your additional css style sheet on vBulletin. Not sure if anyone would find that useful but I thought I would mention it in case someone does.

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by Beezilbub

Also I thought I would mention there is a way to make sure that WordPress's ability to left or right float images in the articles also works in the vBulletin posts as well. You just have to add a few CSS styles from word press into your additional css style sheet on vBulletin. Not sure if anyone would find that useful but I thought I would mention it in case someone does.

Glad to hear that worked.
As for the float, in theory, if you use the theme unification method, the WP CSS will be on all vB pages and should have the same formatting.

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by obscureclouddon

What is your PHP version? The error suggests you have a version lower than 5.3.0.

I am running 5.2.17

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by jluerken

I am running 5.2.17

Yea... this plugin requires 5.3 or better. Sorry.

[jluerken]

5.2.x is not that old and very stable. It's default at some hosters I know.
Any chance to make it working for lower versions too?

[ZGeek]

Sorry, just want to be clear with the sync of the comments.

Once a thread is posted on the forums from wordpress. Does any comment on the vbulletin thread get pulled into the wordpress system? Or is it just wordpress to vbulletin?