migrate from simple-press

Hi, good question….

There would need to be two steps to that: Converting from simplepress to a standalone phpBB, and then integrating that phpBB back to WP using WP-United.

A google search for a simplepress to phpBB converter turns up a few paid options (e.g. https://gconverter.com/simplepress-to-phpbb/), but I can’t vouch for their efficacy.

The best option is probably to convert via an intermediate step — e.g. this guy converts via bbPress: https://the-unsane.com/2012/converting-simplepress-to-phpbb3/

However what he says about passwords is a little incorrect, there is more to it than the simple substitution he suggests in his post, as phpBB converts characters like &, < and > in passwords. However, once you get WP-United installed after the conversion, it will handle these differences for you transparently and those users will be able to log in again.

If you go this route you’ll probably want to do some dry runs on a test site until you get the procedure down pat. It’s quite a project.

Hope this helps.

John

I’m marking this as resolved, but do post back if you have any further questions.

Hello Jhong, You mentioned the article and it the gentleman states that people should use “Separate Login and username”. Does this still apply if we use Wp-United?

https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/mod/separate_login_and_user_name/

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Regards,
Chevman

Hi,

Sorry for the delay, I’ve been on holiday.

That’s not necessary for WP-United…. WP-United doesn’t match on username, but just tries to create usernames in the corresponding side of your site that match as closely as possible, according to whatever rules you have in force.