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

SO Sofia Romano 1 month 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.

#api #billing #migration

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OM Omar Haddad 1 month ago

This deserves more votes. It is a small change with an outsized impact on day-to-day use.

BO Bob Martinez 1 month ago

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

FI Finn O'Brien 1 month 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.

SO Sofia Romano OP 1 month ago

Adding a small note: the same idea applies on mobile, just with a bit more attention to tap targets.