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@bryanbatcher,

you can use a function within bp-custom.php
Something like:

function bpfr_remove_nav_tabs() {

	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'messages' ); 
   // and so on for each item you want to remove

}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bpfr_remove_nav_tabs', 15 );

References
nav-item
http://hookr.io/plugins/buddypress/2.4.3/functions/bp_core_remove_nav_item/
sub-nav-item

bp_core_remove_subnav_item

For the header thing, see template file and made your modification from within a child-theme.
– profile pic and username: bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/members/single/member-header.php
– cover image: bp-templates/bp-legacy/buddypress/members/single/profile.php

Give this a try: (add to bp-custom.php) 1) & 2):

function bpfr_hide_tabs() {
global $bp;

	if ( bp_is_user() && !is_super_admin() ) {
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'notifications' );
		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'messages', 'compose' );
	}
	
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bpfr_hide_tabs', 15 );

3) With BP and xprofile component activated, a user doesn’t need access to WP dashboard. He can change his profile credentials from front-end.
Easiest way would be to use this plugin.

Retrieving them the possibility to change their email is anyway not a good idea. What happen when a user changed from yahoo to gmail, but can’t login because he lost his password ? Where will the new pwd be sent ?

Perhaps you have also to remove this from the BP usermenu on toolbar ?
Here’s how you can do it:

function admin_bar_remove_this(){
global $wp_admin_bar;
	$wp_admin_bar->remove_node('my-account-messages-compose');
}
add_action('wp_before_admin_bar_render','admin_bar_remove_this');

For standard BP profile tabs, try:

function zhubr_remove_profile_nav_item( $nav ) { 
	
    if ( ! bp_is_my_profile() )
	$nav = '';
		
    return $nav;
}
add_filter('bp_get_displayed_user_nav_notifications', 'zhubr_remove_profile_nav_item', 20, 1 );
add_filter('bp_get_displayed_user_nav_groups', 'zhubr_remove_profile_nav_item', 20, 1 );
// add additional calls for other tabs

To remove custom tabs, try:

function zhubr_remove_custom_profile_tab() {
	
    if ( bp_is_user() && ! bp_is_my_profile() )
	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'events' );
	
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'zhubr_remove_custom_profile_tab', 25 );

Try

function bpfr_hide_tabs() {
global $bp;
	 /**
	 * class_exists() & bp_is_active are recommanded to avoid problems during updates 
	 * or when Component is deactivated
	 */

	if( class_exists( 'bbPress' ) || bp_is_active ( 'groups' ) ) :

	if ( bp_is_user() && !is_super_admin() && !bp_is_my_profile() ) {
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'groups' );
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'forums' );
		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'groups' );
	}
	endif;
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bpfr_hide_tabs', 15 );

@paragbhagwat,

try this:

function bpfr_hide_tabs() {
global $bp;
	 /**
	 * class_exists() & bp_is_active are recommanded to avoid problems during updates 
	 * or when Component is deactivated
	 */

	if( class_exists( 'bbPress' ) || bp_is_active ( 'groups' ) ) :

	if ( bp_is_user() && !is_super_admin() && !bp_is_my_profile() ) {
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'groups' );
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'forums' );
		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'groups' );
	}
	endif;
}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'bpfr_hide_tabs', 15 );

This sounds like what I am trying to do.

I have a role “Partners” and the following function

function remove_nav_items() {
    bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'notifications' );
    bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'groups' );
    bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'forums' );
    bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'activity' );

}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'remove_nav_items');

How can I make an “if” statement with this function?
example: if role= ‘partners’ do remove_nav_items()

I am having trouble figuring out how to get the user role of a logged in user.

@tafmakura,

try

function bpfr_hide_top_nav() {	
if( bp_is_active('xprofile' ) )	
	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'profile' );
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'bpfr_hide_top_nav' );

function remove_bp_tab() {
global $bp;
bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'activity' );

}
add_action( 'bp_setup_nav', 'remove_bp_tab', 999 );

You can use this, this will remove your activity tab from member profile

you apply a condition to bp_core_remove_subnav_item function.

2 function to do that.
1) define the condition
2) remove the nav/subnav item

function bpfr_hide_nav() {
	$retval = false;
	
	if ( bp_is_user() && ! bp_is_my_profile() ) {
		$retval = true;
	}	
	return $retval;
}

function bpfr_hide_profile_nav() {
	
	// stop if condition is not filed
	if ( ! bpfr_hide_nav() ) {
		return;
	}
	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'friends' ); // bp topnav
	bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'friends' ); //bp subnav (my activities, my groups, etc)
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'bpfr_hide_profile_nav' );

Add this to bp-custom.php

@bruce7075,

here a complete solution you can use for friends privacy.

– Whe’re going to show the friends menu only to… friends !
– We remove friends activity.

Copy this to bp-custom.php

function bpfr_maybe_hide_friends_nav_etc() {
	$retval = false;
	
	if ( bp_is_user() && ! bp_is_my_profile() && ! friends_check_friendship( bp_displayed_user_id(), bp_loggedin_user_id() ) ) {
		$retval = true;
	}
	
	return $retval;
}

function bpfr_hide_friends_nav_to_non_friends() {
	
	// Stop if condition is not filed
	if ( ! bpfr_maybe_hide_friends_nav_etc() ) {
		return;
	}
	// otherwise, we remove the nav
	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'friends' ); // bp topnav
	bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'friends' ); //bp subnav (my activities, my groups, etc)
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'bpfr_hide_friends_nav_to_non_friends' );

// we want also to remove all friends related activities to non friends
function bpfr_hide_friends_activity_type_to_non_friends( $activity_action = array(), $component_id = '' ) {
	
	// if condition is not filed we go back to original output
	if ( 'friends' != $component_id || ! bpfr_maybe_hide_friends_nav_etc() ) {
		return $activity_action;
	}
	
	// otherwise, we remove member from context
	$activity_action['context'] = array_diff( $activity_action['context'], array( 'member' ) );
	
	return $activity_action;
}
add_filter( 'bp_activity_set_action', 'bpfr_hide_friends_activity_type_to_non_friends', 10, 2 );

Related topic (other solution, or strict answer to your question) 😉
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/documentation-for-remove_action-activity-streams/#post-242974

function bpfr_remove_change_avatar_tab() {
global $bp;
	bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'profile', 'change-avatar' );

}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'bpfr_remove_change_avatar_tab', 15 );

BuddyBar items

Source: bp-core-buddybar.php
function bp_core_remove_subnav_item( $parent_id, $slug )
and to remove a nav item
function bp_core_remove_nav_item( $parent_id )

Please do not double post.

try this:

function urbanfix_remove_nav_item() {

   if( current_user_cannot("access_s2member_level2") )
       bp_core_remove_nav_item('listings');
}
add_action( 'wp', 'urbanfix_remove_nav_item' );

Profile default tab is member’s activity. You have to modify this first and assign another tab to default. For example, profile tab.

define('BP_DEFAULT_COMPONENT', 'profile' );

Now you can use this to remove the activity tab. Note that the second if is related to visitor, you can remove it if you never want to show the activity tab.

function bpfr_hide_top_nav() {	
if( bp_is_active('xprofile' ) )	
	if( !is_user_logged_in() ) {			
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'activity' );
	}
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'bpfr_hide_top_nav' );

Add this to your child-theme functions.php or to bp-custom.php

Not sure it will work with your theme, and ‘activity’ tab seems now impossible to remove (since 2.2 at least). I don’t know why exactly. Uncomment both lines to see if it works for you.

function bpfr_hide_top_nav() {	
	
	if( !is_user_logged_in() ) {	

// bp topnav items to hide	
	//	bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'activity' );			
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'profile' );
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'friends' );
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'groups' );
		bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'forums' );	

//bp subnav (my activities, my groups, etc)
	//  bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'activity' );
		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'friends' ); 
		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'favorites' );
		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'groups' );
		bp_core_remove_subnav_item( 'activity', 'mentions' );
	}
}
add_action( 'bp_ready', 'bpfr_hide_top_nav', 10 );

You could be right. I think bp_core_remove_nav_item() might do a little more than just visually removing an item from the member’s nav menu.

If it helps, this is the method that adds the item to the nav menu.

Hi @eversatile

I have been trying to find the file location of the profile and group navigation menus, with no luck

There isn’t a template file which you can change if that’s what you mean, but…

I would like to change “forums” to “discuss” and remove the “members” from groups menu, etc

You can customise slugs quite easily. See the Customizable Slugs in BuddyPress article.

bp_core_remove_nav_item() will let you remove nav items from the navigation. There is also bp_core_remove_subnav_item() for removing sub nav items.

You can use bp_core_remove_nav_item( $parent_id ) to remove items from the navigation array. $parent_id is the slug of the parent navigation item. So, for example:

function my_nav_item_removal_function() {
    bp_core_remove_nav_item( 'friends' );
}
add_action( 'init', 'my_nav_item_removal_function' );