bbPress 2.0 Beta 2 has been released. bbPress development is moving much quicker than anticipated due mostly to volunteer contributions. Since the previous release, the following changes have been made: GlotPress integration Fixes Forum archive bug on some installations Fixes and improvements to importer Adds home link support to breadcrumb Adds missing breadcrumbs to various template files Adds filters for future anti-spam support Improvements to templates and CSS Improvements to Theme Compatibility Improved RTL support Improved multisite support Topic/reply trash fixes bbPress 2 is still not necessarily ready for use on a live site yet, but bbPress theme and plugin developers are encouraged to start testing now. If you encounter any bugs, please report them to the bbPress Trac.

bbPress 2 Beta 1 has been released as a WordPress plugin. bbPress is essentially the forum brother of WordPress, but unlike BuddyPress and other siblings, installation and integration were not too ideal. The new version of bbPress not only introduces itself as a simple-to-use WordPress plugin for the first time, but it also carries an incredible amount of improvements, according to the launch post: Seamless integration with your WordPress site and theme Integrated admin interface for forums, topics, and replies Split and merge topics within a single forum Shortcodes to help you customize where your forums appear Currently comes with a child theme of TwentyTen to get you started Keep track of changes with topic and reply revisions Dashboard widget shows you a shapshot of your forums at a glance Automatically creates a new “Moderator” role for your forums Mark topics as favorites and view them within your new user […]