Simple:Press can only run in a single instance of WordPress or – to put it another way – a single instance of Simple:Press can not be shared across two WordPress websites.

But then I am not totally sure if that is the question you were asking  so if I am wrong about that can you explain in a little more depth?

Yellow Swordfish said
Simple:Press can only run in a single instance of WordPress or – to put it another way – a single instance of Simple:Press can not be shared across two WordPress websites.

But then I am not totally sure if that is the question you were asking  so if I am wrong about that can you explain in a little more depth?

OK great, I really only need it in one so can I back up my posts and transfer them to another site?

EDIT: also, any idea why the forum repeats like this? 

I only have one forum group and one forum.

This is on my other site it repeats like 7 times, on my other site it repeats twice and I’m really curious as to why.

Yes you can move things. Please see this codex artivle for the basics: https://simple-press.com/documentation/codex/faq/problem-with-post-edit-buttonow-to/problem-with-post-edit-buttonow-to-move-sp-to-a-new-server-or-domain/

As to the repeating forums then this will be a product of your WP theme. Go to the forum admin > integration > Page and Permalink panel. See the section on ‘Theme Display Options’. Try turning on one of the top two options. One at a time. All being well then one of these should help you.

Yellow Swordfish said

Yes you can move things. Please see this codex artivle for the basics: https://simple-press.com/documentation/codex/faq/problem-with-post-edit-buttonow-to/problem-with-post-edit-buttonow-to-move-sp-to-a-new-server-or-domain/

As to the repeating forums then this will be a product of your WP theme. Go to the forum admin > integration > Page and Permalink panel. See the section on ‘Theme Display Options’. Try turning on one of the top two options. One at a time. All being well then one of these should help you.

Got the repeating fixed. You da best bro. 

It looks like I need to use cpanel to transfer the forum? Many thanks!

I don’t have any experience with moving a forum, so will leave that question to someone who has – but glad we could help with the repeating issue.

Ike said
I don’t have any experience with moving a forum, so will leave that question to someone who has – but glad we could help with the repeating issue.

I appreciate the response.

I tried just copying the files from ftp from one directory to the other and it didn’t work so I’ll have to tackle it tomorrow. 

You need the files AND the database together.

Yellow Swordfish said
You need the files AND the database together.

Forgive the question but what do you mean database? Is that inside simple press plugin?

The database is a table of information, so in this case users, posts, forums etc.. The SP data you would be looking to move is stored in the database in SP specific tables starting with the prefix ‘sf’.

You would need to export your SP database using the method detailed in the link of post #4.

Ike said

The database is a table of information, so in this case users, posts, forums etc.. The SP data you would be looking to move is stored in the database in SP specific tables starting with the prefix ‘sf’.

You would need to export your SP database using the method detailed in the link of post #4.

If you need to move your WordPress and Simple:Press installation to a new server
Simply ensure that all of the Simple:Press database tables are moved alongside those of your core WordPress. The Simple:Press tables are all prefixed with ‘sf‘ (following your own database level table prefix).

Be aware that some WordPress plugins we have looked at in the past that offer to perform some of these tasks will only operate on the core WordPress tables. Simply ensure that ALL tables are included in the move and there should be no other tasks to be carried out.

OK so these are the instructions. 

Is there a potential place to look?

I’ve got /wp-content/plugins/simple-press/ moved and /wp-content/sp-resources/ copied to the new location, but the database tables– any idea where they might be?

EDIT: I searched in ftp and found the files starting with sf- and they are moved as well. Yet when I refresh the new location of the forum it doesn’t take. Must I delete the old one before the new one will render?

No – these are NOT files. They are tables in your MySQL Database that you would have set up when you first installed WP.

To view these, export, import etc., you need to use a tool such as phpMyAdmin (which will be available via cPanel which I believe you said you use).

Yellow Swordfish said
No – these are NOT files. They are tables in your MySQL Database that you would have set up when you first installed WP.

To view these, export, import etc., you need to use a tool such as phpMyAdmin (which will be available via cPanel which I believe you said you use).

Ahh, great. Thank you.

It makes it sound so simple so it must be me but I moved the tables to the new location and refreshed the forum on the outside and it didn’t take. 

Anything I am missing perhaps?

Do I have to delete the old forum for the new one to show up?

It depends, what didn’t take?

Are you seeing anything? Are you seeing the old forum still?

If you are displaying it on a different WP page then I don’t think you would need to delete the old forum to get the moved one to show, can you give an example of what URL the old and new forums are displaying on?

Ike said
It depends, what didn’t take?

Are you seeing anything? Are you seeing the old forum still?

If you are displaying it on a different WP page then I don’t think you would need to delete the old forum to get the moved one to show, can you give an example of what URL the old and new forums are displaying on?

Yes, for example: my public portal is mysite.com

and the private site is mysite.com/members (wishlist membership site) and they are two different installations of wordpress. 

I transferred all of the tables from the 2nd installation of mysite.com/members/forum to the new one mysite.com/forum

Nothing on the new one changes when I transfer all of the tables and follow the instructions; changing the permalinks, admin panel, etc. 

I hope you see any holes in the procedure I am presenting.