Somehow (my best guess is it happened with the database update in the WP2.5.1 upgrade), the database secret, stored as “secret” and visible on /wp-admin/options.php, changed making the logins for bbPress and WordPress clobber each other (both apps using the same cookie, but each app rewriting the cookie with its own contents, rather than recognizing the other app’s contents). If you’re having trouble with WordPress 2.5.1 + bbPress 0.9.0.2, especially if you’ve already watched the cookies go by and are sure that both apps are using the same cookie, check your secret (in bbPress, it’s in Admin > Settings > WP Integration).
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I tried the secret key from WP 2.5.1. Still having issues. Any other ideas? Was working great before the update.
Posted 12 May 2008 at 7:35 pm ¶Did you check the database secret that I’m talking about in this entry? It’s a different thing than the SECRET_KEY. Look at wp-admin/options.php and see what the value is for “secret” (copy it), then go into bbPress, to Admin > Settings > WP Integration and see if it matches the “database secret” shown there–if not, paste in what you just copied from WP.