I want to implement buddypress in a school situation, and I would like to monitor for bullying and other harassing behaviors that don’t get reported by the students. As the admin, do I have the ability to read/monitor private messages between users?

[@chrisclayton Participant 13 years, 7 months ago]

@Chccclay – Theirs no admin screen to read them, however unlike passwords which are hashed, messages are readable in plain text via the database. So, to answer your question, if you have database access then yes. you can read them.

[@mercime Participant 13 years, 7 months ago]

@Chccclay there is also premium plugin, BuddyPress Message Privacy, which will give your students the ability to control who can send them private messages.

[@chccclay Member 13 years, 7 months ago]

Fabulous. Thanks.

[@marc-k Participant 12 years ago]

Is there a way to hash private messages in BP for added security?