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I generally stick to using capabilities. So I’d find a capability that all of the roles you want to be able to create groups have. Then the code looks like:

add_filter( 'bp_user_can_create_groups', function( $can_create ) {
	$can_create = false;
	if ( current_user_can( 'known_capability' ) ) {
		$can_create = true;
	}
	return $can_create;
} );

If you want to wrestle with the confusion of roles, this might work:

add_filter( 'bp_user_can_create_groups', function( $can_create ) {
	$can_create = false;
	$user = wp_get_current_user();
	if ( in_array( 'administrator', (array) $user->roles ) || in_array( 'my_custom_role_name', (array) $user->roles ) ) {
	    $can_create = true;
	}
	return $can_create;
} );

See above for a list of user capabilities by role:

2) Choose the users that you want to enable (to create groups). Get the list of WP capabilities for each of them from here (or use a role/capability editing plugin):

https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities

Choose one capability which is only shared by those users that will have the ability to create groups.

No, there is not currently a way to make a group “pending” though that’s will be possible as a result of something I’m working on.

Hi @auctionarmory-

That looks promising! The only way you can know if it “works” is by trying it in your environment. Create a couple of test users, one who’s got the somewhat elevated role of “vendor” and one who’s just a subscriber. Then try it when logged in as your test users. If your vendor can do create groups, but your subscriber can’t (and your admin still can) you’ve nailed it!

Good luck!

If you uncheck “allow group creation for all users” only site admins will be able to make groups.

Actually your code will work either way (no matter what the restrict group creation checkbox is set to). Your function must not be “seen” by WP. Is it in bp-custom.php or in your theme’s functions.php file?