Reference guide. The bbPress importer preserves original dates, maps forums to spaces and forum categories to Jetonomy categories, and supports a dry run.Back up your database.Run wp jetonomy import bbpress --dry-run to preview.Run the import; it batches large datasets to avoid timeouts.

This is expected behavior, not a bug. The guard you are hitting is intentional — it protects against a class of mistakes that used to cause data loss.If you need the other behavior, there is a documented filter you can hook to override it per site.

How to migrate from bbPress without losing data

sofia 3 months ago Resolved

Reference guide. The bbPress importer preserves original dates, maps forums to spaces and forum categories to Jetonomy categories, and supports a dry run.

Back up your database.
Run wp jetonomy import bbpress --dry-run to preview.
Run the import; it batches large datasets to avoid timeouts.

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sofia OP 2 weeks ago

Following this thread closely. We are about to face the exact same decision and the replies here are gold.

sofia OP 2 weeks ago

We ran into the same situation last quarter. What worked for us was starting small and only adding complexity when a real need showed up.

sofia OP 1 week ago

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

aisha 1 week ago

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

aisha 1 week ago

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

elena 1 week ago

For what it is worth, the same approach works with the PMPro adapter — the membership side is identical from here.

jamal 7 days ago

This matches my experience exactly. The hard part is staying consistent once the initial novelty wears off.

How to migrate from bbPress without losing data

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