bbPress Live allows you to pull data from a bbPress 1.0 forum using the new XML-RPC publishing API in bbPress.
As of April 2026, bbPress Live is a WordPress forums plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: bbPress.
bbPress Live allows the display of information from a
bbPress 1.0 forum from inside a WordPress blog.
Specifically, it provides two new widgets:
Each widget can be used multiple times, and configured individually.
There are also two functions for use in themes. These functions return a raw
php array which can be manipulated inside the theme:
bbpress_live_get_forums() – Provides an array of forumsbbpress_live_get_topics() – Provides an array of the latest topicsbbPress Live can only connect to a bbPress forum running bbPress with a version of
1.0 or higher. The bbPress blog must have XML-RPC enabled in it’s settings.
bbPre…
| WordPress | 2.6.2+ requiredTested up to 2.6.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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