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jupiter2379 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:57 pm **Posts:** 9

Sorry about that. Here is my question

Hi,

I have joomla 1.5 that has the community builder in it. I cannot make the forum work on my site. Can anyone help me with this?

Thank you

wlrdq · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:07 pm

No problem. I actually modified my signature because this happens pretty often. I'm glad to help and will respond to any PMs, but most people don't understand that and I think other users do not want to get PM'd directly.

Anyway, onto your problem. When you say you can not make the forum work, can you be more specific? Can you not create a menu item for it or does the page give you an error when you go to it or what?

jupiter2379 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:57 pm **Posts:** 9

There are no error messages. I just dont understand what i need to do in order for the forum to work.

When i go into my website as a registered user under the forum menu this is what it says: The forum component is not installed. Please contact your site administrator.

wlrdq · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:18 pm

Searching through my code, I found that message in two places:

plugin\language\default_language\default_language.php

Code:

DEFINE('_UE_SBNOTINSTALLED','The forum component is not installed.  Please contact your site administrator.');

plugin\user\plug_cbsimpleboardtab\cb.simpleboardtab.php

Code:

return CBTxt::T( 'The forum component is not installed.  Please contact your site administrator.' );

I can look at the code more, but my guess is that you need to install the forum component on it's own.

Here is a thread I found on CB's site discussing this:
http://www.joomlapolis.com/component/option,com_joomlaboard/Itemid,38/func,view/id,40822/catid,28/

The CB documentation probably also has more info on setting up the forum component to work with it.

If you need more help, let me know.

jupiter2379 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:57 pm **Posts:** 9

i downloaded kunena 1.5.6. Now what do i do?

im almost at 5 posts

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wlrdq · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:48 pm

Install it

jupiter2379 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:57 pm **Posts:** 9

LOL ok i tried that but when i try to choose the file to be uploaded it doesnt do it. do i need a php to be installed also for this to work? i tried to download from sourceforge.net but for some reason i cannot download it. i am using mac.
here some popcorn this might take me a while. dont regret that u responded offering to help me

wlrdq · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:11 pm

Not at all. I'm here to help and totally expect some back and forth.

Are you using the Joomla Install Manager to install Kunena?
http://help.joomla.org/content/view/1685/149/

jupiter2379 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:57 pm **Posts:** 9

There are no error messages. I just dont understand what i need to do in order for the forum to work.

When i go into my website as a registered user under the forum menu this is what it says: The forum component is not installed. Please contact your site administrator.

jupiter2379 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:57 pm **Posts:** 9

ok getting really confused. do u have a skype account? would be faster and easier

wlrdq · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:51 pm

Nope.

Let me see if I can help explain a little and maybe that will clear things up.

I assume this is what you have done:

Install Joomla!. This is a CMS and allows you to have users and articles, menus and all sorts of good stuff.
Using the Joomla! installer, install Community Builder. This is a Joomla component that allows you to have more community features like user profiles, messaging, etc. This does not include a forum by default, but does include ways to link to a forum you may have installed. I don't have much experience with this, so I would have to look at the CB documentation to see which forum they suggest using. Since you are trying to use Kunena, I assume this is what they are suggesting.
Using the Joomla! installer, install Kunena (or whatever forum CB suggests). Once this is installed, it ties into the Joomla! user/authentication system, so users that log into your site can post on here and will also get CB profiles and other features on your site.

Is this where you are now? If so, is the issue that you still just get that message that forums are not installed? If so, I'm wondering if CB does not integrate with Kunena. I can look more at the CB code and see if I can figure out exactly what it's trying to do.

Let me know if I missed any steps you went through that might help me understand what you are trying to do and what's going wrong.

Hope this helps. Sorry about no messenger.

jupiter2379 · **Joined:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:57 pm **Posts:** 9

yes they are suggesting kunena. i downloaded kunena as a zip but mac automatically unzip it. when i go into CB to install it doesnt allow it. every file is in .php format and it wont upload it. i was wondering if i needed to install that to for it to kunena to work but i cant install it for some reason.

he link u sent im not sure what to do with that.

wlrdq · **Posted:** Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:32 pm

Sorry, that was for Joomla! 1.0 and I didn't realize.

This looks like the Joomla! 1.5 equivalent:
http://help.joomla.org/content/view/1476/97/

You are actually installing Kunena in Joomla!, not in Community Builder.

Let me know if this helps.

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