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Hi @imath,
Thanks for that, and sorry to be a pain (although hopefully I am bringing up things that do need addressing and are not unique to my setup), but I have discovered something else that is not working as I expect, as follows:
If someone comments on an Activity post, on my existing (not test) setup, that comment has the options below it to either Reply, Edit or Delete; but the reply and edit options are missing in my test setup for non-admin users, and the reply one is missing for admin. I am still using the default theme on my existing site, whereas I am using Nouveau on the test site, so is this a Nouveau issue? I downgraded to the current non beta BP on my test site but no difference. I am going to also investigate if a plugin is causing it, but as I have the same plugins on both sites it seems unlikely. I deactivated one plugin that seemed the most likely culprit (Buddypress Edit Activity from Buddyboss – https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-edit-activity/) but it was still the same (except of course this plugin is what adds the edit button in the first place, but the reply one is still missing).

On a bit of a tangent, can I assume that this forum is running on bbpress? It’s just that I am thinking about adding a forum but am not finding this one very user friendly – for example the reply button is not visible until you hover over the post you want to reply to, and then it doesn’t automatically add the “@name” at the beginning, plus everything is written in a code box rather than normal input, just for starters. Font size could do with being larger too. Or is it just me?

Hi @cthangaraja – as far as I’m aware, BuddyBoss, like BuddyPress, doesn’t have a forum component of their own.

So you would need an additional forum plugin (such as bbPress, wpForo, Asgaros, etc.)

Hi @cthangaraja

What forum are you using? bbPress?

This might work for you, it will restrict non-loggedin from accessing user profiles & members page.
Change the redirect URL as appropriate.

function michael_bp_not_loggedin_redirect() {
     global $bp;
     if ( is_buddypress() or bp_is_user() ) {
     if ( !is_user_logged_in() and !bp_is_register_page() and !bp_is_activation_page() ) {
      wp_redirect('https://yourwebsite/wp-login.php');
      exit;
      }
      }
}
add_filter( 'get_header' , 'michael_bp_not_loggedin_redirect',1 );

If you also want to restrict bbpress, then change the third line to:

if ( is_buddypress() or bp_is_user() or is_bbpress() ) {

Agree, I was just looking to see if anyone was going to reply. Having the same issue that with the Latest Activities widget, nothing shows up although the site has activity. Everything is updated.

On another note, on the activity page, it was showing some HTML in the feed… but wasn’t in the actual bbpress forum post.

BBPress is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add a forum or discussion board to your WordPress website. While it doesn’t come with a built-in private messaging feature, there are a few ways you can add this functionality to your forum:

Use a plugin: There are several plugins available that allow you to add private messaging to BBPress. One popular option is the “Private Messages For BBPress” plugin, which adds a private messaging system to your forum. You can also check out other plugins that are available in the WordPress repository.

Use a third-party service: Another option is to integrate a third-party service that offers private messaging. For example, you could use a service like BuddyPress, which offers a range of social networking features, including private messaging. You can integrate BuddyPress with BBPress to add private messaging to your forum.

Custom development: If you have the technical skills or can hire a developer, you could also develop a custom solution to add private messaging to your forum. This would involve creating a plugin or customizing the BBPress code to add the functionality you need.

Whichever method you choose, it’s important to consider the security and privacy implications of adding private messaging to your forum. Make sure to implement appropriate security measures to protect user data and prevent spam or abuse.

Yep when groups are created bbpress is installed you can create a forum for the group.

Hi kp,

yes I’m with ya on keeping extra plugins to a minimum.

Code published here…

https://easywebdesigntutorials.com/hide-buddypress-pages-and-bbpress-forums-from-not-logged-in-users/

…with minor modification (to remove bbpress check) seems to achieve what you want, as per below:

function ps_guest_redirect() {
     global $bp;
  if ( bp_is_user() ) {
      if(!is_user_logged_in() and !bp_is_register_page() and !bp_is_activation_page()) {
           wp_redirect('https://google.com');
  exit;
      }
  }
}
add_filter( 'get_header','ps_guest_redirect',1);