Title: Installing bbPress – how?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Installing bbPress – how?

 *  Resolved [AlternativePhotography](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alternativephotography/)
 * (@alternativephotography)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-bbpress-how/)
 * I would like to use bbPress as a forum, how do i install it? I can’t find it 
   in plugins. Do i need to install it separately on the server, then “add” it to
   wp?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-bbpress-how/#post-1323181)
 * bbPress is not a plugin, it’s a stand alone app.
 * Go to [http://bbpress.org](http://bbpress.org) for more information.
 *  Thread Starter [AlternativePhotography](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alternativephotography/)
 * (@alternativephotography)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-bbpress-how/#post-1323221)
 * Ok, thanks!
 *  [scribu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scribu/)
 * (@scribu)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-bbpress-how/#post-1323404)
 * It will soon be a plugin, though.
 * Sorry for the mixed messages. 🙂
 *  [xpressabhi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xpressabhi/)
 * (@xpressabhi)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-bbpress-how/#post-1323455)
 * Hi,
    bbpress plugin is available in wordpress directory. I installed it but I
   can’t see any setting details or any thing. I checked my files in plugins directory,
   there I have bbpress directory like other plugins but there is no file inside
   directory. I thought may be its not installed properly so I did it again but 
   no file yet. Is it my mistake or plugins?
 * This plugin is developed by bbpress community. If its not working please remove
   it from plugin directory.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-bbpress-how/#post-1323456)
 * See the documentation for the plugin.

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