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...

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by Beezilbub

Hiya,

I've noticed that on some posts I do, when they show up on vubulletin there are some weird character coding problems. I back slashes instead of quotation marks in the title and I very often get these characters mixed throughout the text of the post: ?*

I thought maybe it was that the word press database needed to be converted to UTF 8 but that hasn't helped. Is there anything I can do to correct this problem?

Hmm I'd like to look at this more. I'll pm you.

[kralksk]

*Registration sync - new users created on vB are automatically created on WP

Only new users ? Old users not created to wp ?

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by kralksk

*Registration sync - new users created on vB are automatically created on WP

Only new users ? Old users not created to wp ?

There is a tool to create vB users out of the existing WP users. If you need the other way around, I can probably get that in there now that it syncs both ways.

[Rushyman]

Great plugin (I hope) and full version purchased. However I am having a problem. I set it up all OK, added the forum id for the WP post to appear but nothing is posting when I add a new WP post.

I have no error messages or anything with the plugin so not sure why this is not working. Any help?

Note I have the DB stored on a remote server, not that it should make any difference really.

[Inferno Dragon]

Hi,

@OP: could you please answer these questions, I am a little confused :S

1 - If I do a new installation of WP with my existing forum, will it sync the vb users to WP?
2 - What's the difference between the full and lite version?

Cheers,

[Hostboard]

While I ma going ahead to purchase the PRO just because something like this is in HUGE demand and needs to be fully supported to make sure the development continues, would you mind please make a comparison chart between the "lite" & "pro" versions.

Thank you

[RichieBoy67]

Wow, boy I could have used this a few times in the past. I will check out the pro version for price and branding ..

I am curious about something..while the price seems fair I am confused as to why it costs $600 to install and that does not even include the plug in cost. I am hoping this was a typo because if it is that difficult to set up I will skip it. Hopefully you added an extra zero by accident..

Great though! I am sure I will purchase this in the future depending on branding.

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by Rushyman

Great plugin (I hope) and full version purchased. However I am having a problem. I set it up all OK, added the forum id for the WP post to appear but nothing is posting when I add a new WP post.

I have no error messages or anything with the plugin so not sure why this is not working. Any help?

Note I have the DB stored on a remote server, not that it should make any difference really.

I am looking into this today. The first thing to look at is to make sure the forum id you added is set to act like a forum.

Otherwise, I'l update when I find the issue.

Thanks.

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by Inferno Dragon

Hi,

@OP: could you please answer these questions, I am a little confused :S

1 - If I do a new installation of WP with my existing forum, will it sync the vb users to WP?
2 - What's the difference between the full and lite version?

Cheers,

1. If that is what you need, I will make sure that works. The user sync feature needs some work. I just needed a push to do it

2. The lite version only syncs the posts from WP to vB.
The full version syncs logins, registrations, new posts, new comments, and vB avatars from vB o WP and/or WP to vB.

[obscureclouddon]

Originally Posted by Hostboard

While I ma going ahead to purchase the PRO just because something like this is in HUGE demand and needs to be fully supported to make sure the development continues, would you mind please make a comparison chart between the "lite" & "pro" versions.

Thank you

Sweet!
Thanks

I'll put a chart together. Good idea.