I sue this one which has options to limit all the BP components to registered users and has the added optional feature to approve all registrations. The only thing doesn’t lock pages just BP features. https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-registration-options/
@rvnamb You should look at the Rtmedia addons. I use Rtmedia but don’t use their addons yet with my BP install. However after reviewing the addons features I think you could accomplish what you describe. They even have a IG like photo filter addon.
@sharmavishal thanks for the response. I was just trying to describe the kind of site i.e. Private niche social network to give an idea of the kind of features that might be indicated. And the speed thing was my motivation to ask the question. Currently have media uploads chat room and other community oriented features using plugins. I feel like I have too many plugins and want to minimize by replacing any plugins that I can with code.
For instance I recently as able to replace a login redirect and auto join to group plugins with code. Currently working to get my BBP forums styled the way I’d like without using BBP style pack.
So as I am getting deeper into th custom code snippets and flexibility of BP in that regard I was seeking guidance on the best practices for where I could get the most most benefit from using plugin and where best to use code. What I don’t want to do is invest time tracking down and implementing code when it is better to just use a plugin.
Thanks again for the response and any insights
@sharmavishal thanks for the reply. the site is a private (must register and be approved) niche social network with WP BP and BBP. My concern is to find a balance between speed and the use of plugins while delivering the features that make for a good experience for my users.
@Dcavins thanks for the explanation I am learning more and more about the many ways of cutomizing BP kudos to all who built in such customization options.
@peter-hamilton how would I use your code snippet to redirect to the user profile. Separately looking for some thing that works all the code I have tried does not
@5high I have come across that code but didn’t know if it would be appropriate since I am not using s2 membership plugin.
one quick question. Where do you put the group you want joined. Is it as simple as replacing the $group_id string with the group id number?
I am curious. I am using auto group join plugin but wondering if suing the snippet in bp-custom.php might help with speed on the site reducing plugin loads?
Actually there is where I read it. However that is one huge document repository and things are not that easy to find so not quite as simple as you suggest. It took several days and many searches to discover what I was looking for.
I am curious how to get this to show as a tab in the profile page I implemented everything but there is no home tab just activity. Did I miss something? I am running twenty twelve theme with BP 2.6/WP 4.53.
There are some very good easy to implement chat plugin out there as well. I use the pro version of this one. Had it set up in minutes after install and it has a widget that seems like it would fit the bill for the quick conversation you mention.
