I apologize for bringing back this older topic, but after a hour of searching I cannot find the answer or even question I'm looking for. This topic has finally hits it though and it's the only one I've been able to find.
I'm having the same exactly problem. The Login and Registration settings in the bridge are not carrying over to the actual website. I would like SMF Registration and Login, however even when those two options are checked in the Joomla-SMF Forum component Configuration I still get the Joomla Login and Registration pages on the website.
Joomla 1.0.13
SMF 1.1.4
JSMF 2.0.2.1
There is open registration on my website and you can go there for any information that you might need. It's a test site for a potential site conversion.
http://www.ceribis.com/joomlaAny help would be greatly appreciated. I'm lost to find any answers at this point.