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...

[Vick98]

Originally Posted by goarack

were are the vbulletin plugins
I dont see nothing i can do woth part 6

I have the same issue.

[CygnusFTK]

The Lite version doesn't seem to be working at all for me. Test Blog Posts not showing up in the target forum.

[CygnusFTK]

I take it back. My issue was putting the whole URL to my forums. Fixed that. Working like a charm.

Thanks for a handy hack.

[CygnusFTK]

Actually... everything works except for the fact that every time I go to re-publish old Blog Posts, it always assigns the new thread created in vBulletin to the same user - despite the fact that the Blog Post author (username) is left blank in the WP->vB settings and there is a matching username on the vBulletin side.
Hopefully this doesn't affect new Blog posts but I will report back.

[RobAC]

Hi Don,

Not sure if you saw my skype message, but I wasn't able to download the files you sent via skype. Can you either resend them, or send them to me via email? I included my email address in a skype message.

Thanks.

[stalkingdatoast]

Im having this error when trying to login to the admincp of vbulletin, this is coming from the plugin

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class vB_Bootstrap_Forum in /home/ab59890/public_html/wp_testing/forums/includes/class_bootstrap.php on line 1749

Please help

[caciocode]

Hi,

Has anyone tried the full version. It costs a lot is it worth it? ...$99 is a lot.

Does it support Wordpress wpmu?

Is it stable?

This is almost what I am looking for - for my site. I have a site where I would like students to ask questions without leaving the wordpress post, and be able to register and browse across the entire site with a single login.

3. *Comment sync - new comments made on WP are posted to the synced forum

I assume that means a new thread will be created each time a new post is published and each new comment on that post will be published as a post reply to the thread. Is that right?

[hawaiibillT]

Originally Posted by obscureclouddon

In the wordpress plugin, there is a button that says add vb plugins. Hit that and they'll be added automatically.

I'm trying out the lite version and there is no activate button showing.

[Heckwork]

What if a user changes his/her login name or password?

[Heckwork]

Hmm, http://codecanyon.net/item/vbulletin-connector/4126499