Is bbpress dead?

[chipbennett]

The fast issue is correct. bbPress will load slowed inside WordPress, simply because WordPress is much larger and slower in general than bbPress (coz it does a lot more).

If lightweight is a reference to file size, then bbPress will definitely be much smaller as a plugin since it will be utilizing most of WordPress's architecture to power itself.

Even then, WordPress itself is fairly fast. I never bothered with the so-called "deep" integration (didn't need it), but even if I had, I don't think it would have resulted in a noticeable performance hit.

And, given that the vast (vast vast) majority of use cases involve WP/bbP together, I realized it was a non-issue anyway.

In any case, I'm quite happy with my bbPress install, regardless of how its standing with respect to WordPress changes in the near future. :)

[ribonzz]

Well it may not completely dead, but no main forums uses it..

[chipbennett]

Well it may not completely dead, but no main forums uses it..

Well, for what it's worth, the wordpress.org and wordpress.com forums both use it.

[Jeffro]

So do a ton of respectable companies that need something quick and easy to power their support forums. Support is quite a popular use case for bbPress.