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@henrywright

This work okey –>: but, How I can Hide Admin from BuddyPress Widget??

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// Deny access to admins profile. User is redirected to the homepage
function bpfr_hide_admins_profile() {
	global $bp; 
	if(bp_is_profile && $bp->displayed_user->id == 1 && $bp->loggedin_user->id != 1) :
		wp_redirect( home_url() );
	exit;
	endif;
}
add_action( 'wp', 'bpfr_hide_admins_profile', 1 );

// Hide admin's activities from all activity feeds
function bpfr_hide_admin_activity( $a, $activities ) {	
	
	// ... but allow admin to see his activities!
	if ( is_site_admin() )	
		return $activities;	
	
	foreach ( $activities->activities as $key => $activity ) {	
		// ID's to exclude, separated by commas. ID 1 is always the superadmin
		if ( $activity->user_id == 1  ) {			
			
			unset( $activities->activities[$key] );			
			
			$activities->activity_count = $activities->activity_count-1;			
			$activities->total_activity_count = $activities->total_activity_count-1;			
					$activities->pag_num = $activities->pag_num -1;				
		}		
	}		
	// Renumber the array keys to account for missing items 	
	$activities_new = array_values( $activities->activities );		
	$activities->activities = $activities_new;	
	
	return $activities;
	
}
add_action( 'bp_has_activities', 'bpfr_hide_admin_activity', 10, 2 );

// Remove admin from the member directory
function bpdev_exclude_users($qs=false,$object=false){
    
    $excluded_user='1'; // Id's to remove, separated by comma
	
    if($object != 'members' && $object != 'friends')// hide admin to members & friends 
    return $qs;
	
    $args=wp_parse_args($qs);

    if(!empty($args['user_id']))
    return $qs;	
	
    if(!empty($args['exclude']))
		$args['exclude'] = $args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
    else
		$args['exclude'] = $excluded_user;
	
    $qs = build_query($args);

    return $qs;
	
}
add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpdev_exclude_users',20,2);

// once admin is removed, we must recount the members !
function bpfr_hide_get_total_filter($count){
    return $count-1;
}
add_filter('bp_get_total_member_count','bpfr_hide_get_total_filter');

The function is working correctly on my install.

Perhaps you have an issue with quotes, ie after copy/pasting the snippet from a topic where the code whas inserted without using the code button.
Which software do you use to publish bp-custom ?

Copy/paste following and give a try:

function buddydev_hide_members_directory_from_all_except_admin() {

if ( bp_is_members_directory() && ! is_super_admin() ) {
//should we add a message too?
//bp_core_add_message( 'Private page.', 'error' );
bp_core_redirect( site_url('/') );
}
}
add_action( 'bp_template_redirect', 'buddydev_hide_members_directory_from_all_except_admin' );

Please put this code in your bp-custom.php

function buddydev_hide_members_directory_from_all_except_admin() {

	if ( bp_is_members_directory() && ! is_super_admin() ) {
		//should we add a message too?
		//bp_core_add_message( 'Private page.', 'error' );
		bp_core_redirect( site_url('/') );
	}
}
add_action( 'bp_template_redirect', 'buddydev_hide_members_directory_from_all_except_admin' );

That should do it. Hoe it helps.

Hi @navyspitfire,

when you pick up code somewhere, you should also read the comments. The solution to your issue was in one of them.

Here is what wil exclude site admin from members directory and exclude also the logged_in user. The total member count will also be adjusted correctly on All members [x] tab and for the pagination count. $count-2 instead of $count-1 do the trick.

Excluded members, incl. admin, are of course excluded from search.

function bpex_hide_admin_on_member_directory( $qs=false, $object=false ){

	// Id's to hide, separated by comma
	$excluded_user = '1' ;

	// hide to members & friends 
	if($object != 'members' && $object != 'friends')
	return $qs;
	
	$args = wp_parse_args($qs);
	
	if(!empty($args['user_id']))
	return $qs;	
	
	if(!empty($args['exclude']))
	$args['exclude'] = $args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
	else
	$args['exclude'] = $excluded_user;
	
	$qs = build_query($args);
	
	return $qs;
	
}
add_action( 'bp_ajax_querystring','bpex_hide_admin_on_member_directory', 20, 2 );

// once admin is excluded, we must recount the members !
function bpex_hide_get_total_filter( $count ){
	return $count-2;
}
add_filter( 'bp_get_total_member_count', 'bpex_hide_get_total_filter' );

function bpex_exclude_loggedin_user( $qs = false, $object = false ) {

 //list of users to exclude
 if( !is_user_logged_in() )
     return $qs;

 //if the user is logged in , let us exclude her/him
 $excluded_user=  get_current_user_id();
  
 if( $object !='members' )//hide for members only
	return $qs;
  
 $args=wp_parse_args($qs);
  
 //check if we are listing friends?, do not exclude in this case
 if( !empty( $args[ 'user_id' ] ) )
	return $qs;
  
 if( !empty( $args['exclude'] ) )
	$args['exclude'] = $args['exclude'] .','. $excluded_user;
 else
	$args['exclude'] = $excluded_user;
  
	$qs = build_query( $args );
  
 return $qs;
  
}
add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpex_exclude_loggedin_user', 20, 2 );

Codex Reference

Playing with the user’s ID in different contexts

Hi, struggling to get any of the the code in post #190874 to work. I have created a bp-custom.php file which I have uploaded to the root of the buddpress folder and my code looks like this:

<?php
// deny access to admins profile. User is redirected to the homepage
function bpfr_hide_admins_profile() {
	global $bp; 
	if(bp_is_profile && $bp->displayed_user->id == 1 && $bp->loggedin_user->id != 1) :
		wp_redirect( home_url() );
	exit;
	endif;
}
add_action( 'wp', 'bpfr_hide_admins_profile', 1 );

// Remove admin from the member directory
function bpdev_exclude_users($qs=false,$object=false){
    
    $excluded_user='1'; // Id's to remove, separated by comma
	
    if($object != 'members' && $object != 'friends')// hide admin to members & friends 
    return $qs;
	
    $args=wp_parse_args($qs);

    if(!empty($args['user_id']))
    return $qs;	
	
    if(!empty($args['exclude']))
		$args['exclude'] = $args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
    else
		$args['exclude'] = $excluded_user;
	
    $qs = build_query($args);

    return $qs;
	
}
add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpdev_exclude_users',20,2);

// once admin is removed, we must recount the members !
function bpfr_hide_get_total_filter($count){
    return $count-1;
}
add_filter('bp_get_total_member_count','bpfr_hide_get_total_filter');
// hide admin's activities from all activity feeds
function bpfr_hide_admin_activity( $a, $activities ) {	
	
	// ... but allow admin to see his activities!
	if ( is_site_admin() )	
		return $activities;	
	
	foreach ( $activities->activities as $key => $activity ) {	
		// ID's to exclude, separated by commas. ID 1 is always the superadmin
		if ( $activity->user_id == 1  ) {			
			
			unset( $activities->activities[$key] );			
			
			$activities->activity_count = $activities->activity_count-1;			
			$activities->total_activity_count = $activities->total_activity_count-1;			
					$activities->pag_num = $activities->pag_num -1;				
		}		
	}		
	// Renumber the array keys to account for missing items 	
	$activities_new = array_values( $activities->activities );		
	$activities->activities = $activities_new;	
	
	return $activities;
	
}
add_action( 'bp_has_activities', 'bpfr_hide_admin_activity', 10, 2 );
?>

Not sure what I am doing wrong. All help gratefully received! Thanks

Hello,

please try to search in topics if a similar question wasn’t ask in the past.
hide+admin+in+admin

A possible solution here.

Please use the code button to insert code in a topic. Thank you !

Give this a try

// deny access to admins profile. User is redirected to the homepage

function bpfr_hide_admins_profile() {
	global $bp; 
	if(bp_is_profile && $bp->displayed_user->id == 1 && $bp->loggedin_user->id != 1) :
	wp_redirect( home_url() );
	exit;
	endif;
}
add_action( 'wp', 'bpfr_hide_admins_profile', 1 );

// Remove admin from the member directory

function bpdev_exclude_users($qs=false,$object=false){
	
	$excluded_user='1'; // Id's to remove, separated by comma
	
	if($object != 'members' && $object != 'friends')// hide admin to members & friends 
	return $qs;
	
	$args=wp_parse_args($qs);
	
	if(!empty($args['user_id']))
	return $qs;	
	
	if(!empty($args['exclude']))
	$args['exclude'] = $args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
	else
	$args['exclude'] = $excluded_user;
	
	$qs = build_query($args);
	
	return $qs;
	
}
add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpdev_exclude_users',20,2);

// once admin is removed, we must recount the members !

function bpfr_hide_get_total_filter($count){
	return $count-1;
}
add_filter('bp_get_total_member_count','bpfr_hide_get_total_filter');

// hide admin's activities from all activity feeds

function bpfr_hide_admin_activity( $a, $activities ) {	
	
	// ... but allow admin to see his activities!
	if ( is_site_admin() )	
	return $activities;	
	
	foreach ( $activities->activities as $key => $activity ) {	
		// ID's to exclude, separated by commas. ID 1 is always the superadmin
		if ( $activity->user_id == 1  ) {			
			
			unset( $activities->activities[$key] );			
			
			$activities->activity_count = $activities->activity_count-1;			
			$activities->total_activity_count = $activities->total_activity_count-1;			
			$activities->pag_num = $activities->pag_num -1;				
		}		
	}		
	// Renumber the array keys to account for missing items 	
	$activities_new = array_values( $activities->activities );		
	$activities->activities = $activities_new;	
	
	return $activities;
	
}
add_action( 'bp_has_activities', 'bpfr_hide_admin_activity', 10, 2 );

this code work for me but java script not work and when user favorite comment user can’t remove notification help me

define("BP_FAVORITE_NOTIFIER_SLUG","fa_notification");

    function bp_favorite_setup_globals() {	
	global $bp, $current_blog;
    $bp->bp_favorite=new stdClass();
    $bp->bp_favorite->id = 'bp_favorite';
    $bp->bp_favorite->slug = BP_FAVORITE_NOTIFIER_SLUG;
    $bp->bp_favorite->notification_callback = 'bp_favorite_format_notifications';//show the notification   
    $bp->active_components[$bp->bp_favorite->id] = $bp->bp_favorite->id;
			
            do_action( 'bp_favorite_setup_globals' );
    }
            add_action( 'bp_setup_globals', 'bp_favorite_setup_globals' );
     

function bp_favorite_format_notifications(  $action, $activity_id, $secondary_item_id, $total_items,$format='string'  ) { 
$action_checker = explode('_', $action);
$activities = bp_activity_get_specific( array( 'activity_ids' => $activity_id, 'display_comments' => true) );
	$glue = '';
	$user_names = array();

	$users = find_favorite_involved_persons($activity_id, $action);
	$total_user = $count = count($users);

	if($count > 2) {
		$users = array_slice($users, $count - 2);
		$count = $count - 2;
		$glue = ", ";
	} else if($total_user == 2) {
		$glue = " and ";
	}

	foreach((array)$users as $user_id) {
		$user_names[] = bp_core_get_user_displayname($user_id);
	}

	if(!empty($user_names)) {
		$favoriting_users = join($glue, $user_names);
	}

	switch ( $action ) {
		case 'new_bp_favorite_'.$activity_id:
			if($total_user > 2) {
				$text = $favoriting_users.' and '.$count.' liked: '.substr($activities["activities"][0]->content,0,32).'...';
			} else {
				$text = $favoriting_users." like: ".substr($activities["activities"][0]->content,0,32)."...";
			}
		break;
	}
	$url = '<div id="'.$action.'"class="notification"><a href="#" class="social-delete" onclick="deleteAjaxNotification(\''.$action.'\',\''.$activity_id.'\', \''.admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ).'\'); return false;">x</a><span class="social-loader"></span></div>';
	$link = favorite_activity_get_permalink( $activity_id );

	if($format=='string') {
		return apply_filters( 'bp_activity_multiple_favorite_notifications', '<a href="' . $link. '">' . $text . '</a>'. $url .'' ,$users, $total_user, $count, $glue, $link );
	} else {
		return array(
			'link' => $link,
			'text' => $text
		);
	}
	return false;

}
function find_favorite_involved_persons($activity_id, $action) {
	global $bp,$wpdb;
	$table = $wpdb->prefix . 'bp_notifications';
	return $wpdb->get_col($wpdb->prepare("select DISTINCT(secondary_item_id) from {$table} where item_id=%d and secondary_item_id!=%d and component_action = %s",$activity_id,$bp->loggedin_user->id, $action));
}
function favorite_activity_get_permalink( $activity_id, $activity_obj = false ) {
	global $bp;

	if ( !$activity_obj )
		$activity_obj = new BP_Activity_Activity( $activity_id );
                    
		if ( 'activity_comment' == $activity_obj->type )
			$link = bp_get_activity_directory_permalink(). 'p/' . $activity_obj->item_id . '/';
		else
			$link = bp_get_activity_directory_permalink() . 'p/' . $activity_obj->id . '/';

	return apply_filters( 'ac_notifier_activity_get_permalink', $link );

}

function favorite_notifier_remove_notification($activity ,$has_access){
       global $bp;
       if($has_access)		       
	   bp_core_delete_notifications_for_user_by_type( $bp->loggedin_user->id, $bp->bp_favorite->id, 'new_bp_favorite_'.$activity->id );
	}
add_action("bp_activity_screen_single_activity_permalink","favorite_notifier_remove_notification", 10,2);

function favorite_notification( $activity_id){  
                   global $bp;                 
	               $activities = bp_activity_get_specific( array( 'activity_ids' => $activity_id, 'display_comments' => true) );
				   $author_id = $activities['activities'][0]->user_id;
                   $user_id =  bp_loggedin_user_id();
	// if favoriting own activity, dont send notification
	if( $user_id == $author_id ) {
		return false;
	}
				   if ( bp_is_active( 'notifications' ) ) {
		bp_notifications_add_notification( array(
			'user_id'           => $author_id,
			'item_id'           => $activity_id,
			'secondary_item_id' => $user_id,
			'component_name'    => $bp->bp_favorite->id,
			'component_action'  => 'new_bp_favorite_'.$activity_id,
			'date_notified'     => bp_core_current_time(),
			'is_new'            => 1,
		) );
	}				
}
add_action("bp_activity_add_user_favorite","favorite_notification", 10, 2);

function deleteAjaxNotification(){
    global $bp;        
    bp_core_delete_notifications_by_item_id ($bp->loggedin_user->id, $bp->bp_favorite->id, 'new_bp_favorite_'.$activity->id);     
    die();        
}	
add_action('wp_ajax_deleteAjaxNotification', 'deleteAjaxNotification' ); 

function bp_like_add_like_action() {
global $bp, $activities_template; 
	 if ( bp_activity_can_favorite() ) : 
		
				$my_fav_count = bp_activity_get_meta( bp_get_activity_comment_id(), 'favorite_count' );
				
				$my_fav_count = "<span>".$my_fav_count."</span>";
				
				$is_favorite = apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_is_favorite', in_array( bp_get_activity_comment_id(), $activities_template->my_favs ) );
		

			 if ( !$is_favorite ) : ?>

				<a href="<?php echo apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_favorite_link', wp_nonce_url( home_url( bp_get_activity_root_slug() . '/favorite/' . bp_get_activity_comment_id() . '/' ), 'mark_favorite' ) ); ?>" class="tooltip-trigger fav bp-secondary-action bp-primary-action" title="<?php _e( 'Favorite', 'buddypress' ); ?>" style="position:relative;"><?php _e( 'Favorite', 'buddypress' ); ?><?php echo $my_fav_count; ?></a>

			<?php else : ?>

				<a href="<?php echo apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_favorite_link', wp_nonce_url( home_url( bp_get_activity_root_slug() . '/favorite/' . bp_get_activity_comment_id() . '/' ), 'mark_favorite' ) ); ?>" class="tooltip-trigger unfav bp-secondary-action bp-primary-action" title="<?php _e( 'Remove Favorite', 'buddypress' ); ?>" style="position:relative;"><?php _e( 'Remove Favorite', 'buddypress' ); ?><?php echo $my_fav_count; ?></a>

			<?php endif; 

		 endif; 
}
add_filter( 'bp_activity_comment_options' , 'bp_like_add_like_action', 1000 );

and java code

function deleteAjaxNotification(action_id, activity_id, adminUrl){
    jQuery('#'+action_id).children(".social-delete").html("");
    jQuery('#'+action_id ).children(".social-loader").show(); 

    jQuery.ajax({
        type: 'post',
        url: adminUrl,
        data: { action: "deleteAjaxNotification", action_id:action_id, activity_id:activity_id },
        success:
        function(data) {
        	jQuery('#'+action_id).parent().hide();
        	
        }
     });  
}

hi @canadadre,

you have to read the mentionnedd topic AND to follow the links if the topic contains some. 😉

i hope for you that you know how to copy/paste, because the above snippets must be added to your child-theme functions.php, or better into bp-custom.php

1. – Deny access to admins profile

// deny access to admins profile. User is redirected to the homepage
function bpfr_hide_admins_profile() {
	global $bp; 
	if(bp_is_profile && $bp->displayed_user->id == 1 && $bp->loggedin_user->id != 1) :
		wp_redirect( home_url() );
	exit;
	endif;
}
add_action( 'wp', 'bpfr_hide_admins_profile', 1 );

2. – Remove admin from the member directory and recount members

// Remove admin from the member directory
function bpdev_exclude_users($qs=false,$object=false){
    
    $excluded_user='1'; // Id's to remove, separated by comma
	
    if($object != 'members' && $object != 'friends')// hide admin to members & friends 
    return $qs;
	
    $args=wp_parse_args($qs);

    if(!empty($args['user_id']))
    return $qs;	
	
    if(!empty($args['exclude']))
		$args['exclude'] = $args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
    else
		$args['exclude'] = $excluded_user;
	
    $qs = build_query($args);

    return $qs;
	
}
add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpdev_exclude_users',20,2);

// once admin is removed, we must recount the members !
function bpfr_hide_get_total_filter($count){
    return $count-1;
}
add_filter('bp_get_total_member_count','bpfr_hide_get_total_filter');

3. – Hide admin’s activities from all activity feeds

// hide admin's activities from all activity feeds
function bpfr_hide_admin_activity( $a, $activities ) {	
	
	// ... but allow admin to see his activities!
	if ( is_site_admin() )	
		return $activities;	
	
	foreach ( $activities->activities as $key => $activity ) {	
		// ID's to exclude, separated by commas. ID 1 is always the superadmin
		if ( $activity->user_id == 1  ) {			
			
			unset( $activities->activities[$key] );			
			
			$activities->activity_count = $activities->activity_count-1;			
			$activities->total_activity_count = $activities->total_activity_count-1;			
					$activities->pag_num = $activities->pag_num -1;				
		}		
	}		
	// Renumber the array keys to account for missing items 	
	$activities_new = array_values( $activities->activities );		
	$activities->activities = $activities_new;	
	
	return $activities;
	
}
add_action( 'bp_has_activities', 'bpfr_hide_admin_activity', 10, 2 );

May this help !

@csimpson,

oh crossposting ! haven’t seen henry’s answer.

nobody visibility doesn’t exist. This setting is called “only me“. This means that only the member can see this field – and the site admins. Such fields are not for site admins, but for the members !

I don’t really understand what is not working for you, as what you’re looking for doesn’t exist in BuddyPress. Sorry if i’m misunderstanding you.

When you create such a field visibility, you should also set “Enforce the default visibility for all members“, so the member cannot modify it later on his profile settings.

Little weird side effect, when a “only me” field is used and member A wrote hello, this word becames clickabke, by default. When member B write also hello, it becames also clickable. And if A or B clcik on Hello, it shows a list of all members who wrote the same word. In this case A and B !

Not really confidential, isn’t it ? The solution is to remove the clickable link.
Here’s a snippet which let you do that selectively.

function my_xprofile_filter_link_profile_data( $field_value, $field_type = 'textbox' ) {
    // Access the field you are going to display value.
    global $field;
	
    // In this array you write the ids of the fields you want to hide the link.
    $excluded_field_ids = array(2,9,54); // field ID separated by comma
	
    // If the id of this $field is in the array, we return the value only and not the link.
    if (in_array($field->id, $excluded_field_ids))
	return $field_value;

	if ( 'datebox' == $field_type )
	return $field_value;
	
	if ( !strpos( $field_value, ',' ) && ( count( explode( ' ', $field_value ) ) > 5 ) )
	return $field_value;
	
	$values = explode( ',', $field_value );

	if ( !empty( $values ) ) {
		foreach ( (array) $values as $value ) {
			$value = trim( $value );
			
			// If the value is a URL, skip it and just make it clickable.
			if ( preg_match( '@(https?://([-\w\.]+)+(:\d+)?(/([\w/_\.]*(\?\S+)?)?)?)@', $value ) ) {
				$new_values[] = make_clickable( $value );
				
				// Is not clickable
			} else {
				
				// More than 5 spaces
				if ( count( explode( ' ', $value ) ) > 5 ) {
					$new_values[] = $value;
					
					// Less than 5 spaces
				} else {
					$search_url   = add_query_arg( array( 's' => urlencode( $value ) ), bp_get_members_directory_permalink() );
					$new_values[] = '<a href="' . $search_url . '" rel="nofollow">' . $value . '</a>';
				}
			}
		}
		
		$values = implode( ', ', $new_values );
	}
	
	return $values;
}

/**
 * We remove the buddypress filter and add our custom filter.
 */
function remove_xprofile_links() {
    // Remove the old filter.
    remove_filter( 'bp_get_the_profile_field_value', 'xprofile_filter_link_profile_data', 9, 2 );
    // Add your custom filter.
    add_filter( 'bp_get_the_profile_field_value', 'my_xprofile_filter_link_profile_data', 9, 2);
}
add_action('bp_setup_globals', 'remove_xprofile_links');

@pjbursnall yeah that code replicates the notification element only (the only part that is somewhat confusing to replicate) you place the code in the plugins directory in bp-custom.php you may have to create the file yourself.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9953482/how-to-make-a-pure-css-based-dropdown-menu – shows you how to create a drop down menu, https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_currentuserinfo get the current users info so you can create links to their profile pages, etc.

Just a note, to add the notifcations to your custom bar your code will look something like <li><?php bp_notification_badge(); ?></li>

Putting this in the functions or bp-custom.php files did not work.

I finally managed to get the admin and any other user excluded from the members directory by modifying the bp_had_members query that was already in my members-loop.php file.

<?php if ( bp_has_members( bp_ajax_querystring( ‘members’ ).’&exclude=1,3,25′ . ‘&type=alphabetical&per_page=30’ ) ) : ?> <!– &exclude= user_ids of the people you want to exclude –>

By adding just this, it also removed the users from the total members count.

Note: I do not use friends or activity feeds on my site, so I have no idea if it hides from them, but I suppose it wouldn’t.

I have been looking high and low for the answer to this with my limited PHP knowledge… and wanted to share it back so other people could learn from it too.

And credit where it is due, this post led me to the answer.
https://buddypress.org/support/topic/member-parameters-not-working-with-bp_ajax_querystring/

This helped me immensely while trying to hide the admin user from the member’s directory.

Thank you!

@philipstancil

@bphelp

I want to hide specific users from the “(BuddyPress) Recently Active Members” & “(BuddyPress) Members” widgets (latter one is most important for me), but I don’t want these users from the members directory. So what does the below code exactly do? Does it exclude users from members directory or the widgets? Or both?

<?php
// Remove admin from directory

add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpdev_exclude_users',20,2);
function bpdev_exclude_users($qs=false,$object=false){
 //list of users to exclude
 
 $excluded_user='1';//comma separated ids of users whom you want to exclude
 
 if($object!='members')//hide for members only
 return $qs;
 
 $args=wp_parse_args($qs);
 
 //check if we are listing friends?, do not exclude in this case
 if(!empty($args['user_id']))
 return $qs;
 
 if(!empty($args['exclude']))
 $args['exclude']=$args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
 else
 $args['exclude']=$excluded_user;
 
 $qs=build_query($args);
 
 return $qs;
 
}

//Remove admin from member count

add_filter('bp_get_total_member_count','bpdev_members_correct_count');
function bpdev_members_correct_count($count){
$excluded_users_count=1; //change it to the number of users you want to exclude
return $count-$excluded_users_count;
}
?>

@famous You can limit who views the members directory page to the Site/Super Admin only by surrounding the members directory section using is_super_admin https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_super_admin then either echo message that the section is restricted or just redirect non-Admin users to another page if visitors try to use the members slug in your site.

@merosler
If your adding php code I hope you have made a child theme as @philipstancil did because that is the proper way. I would never add custom code to a parent theme’s functions.php because if you update the theme then it may get overwritten. Anyway, make sure whenever you add code to functions.php it always needs to be between opening and closing php tags like this:

<?php
// Remove admin from directory

add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpdev_exclude_users',20,2);
function bpdev_exclude_users($qs=false,$object=false){
 //list of users to exclude
 
 $excluded_user='1';//comma separated ids of users whom you want to exclude
 
 if($object!='members')//hide for members only
 return $qs;
 
 $args=wp_parse_args($qs);
 
 //check if we are listing friends?, do not exclude in this case
 if(!empty($args['user_id']))
 return $qs;
 
 if(!empty($args['exclude']))
 $args['exclude']=$args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
 else
 $args['exclude']=$excluded_user;
 
 $qs=build_query($args);
 
 return $qs;
 
}

//Remove admin from member count

add_filter('bp_get_total_member_count','bpdev_members_correct_count');
function bpdev_members_correct_count($count){
$excluded_users_count=1; //change it to the number of users you want to exclude
return $count-$excluded_users_count;
}
?>

Crazy that we both found this old thread within 12 hours of each other. I got it working with this code:

// Remove admin from directory

add_action('bp_ajax_querystring','bpdev_exclude_users',20,2);
function bpdev_exclude_users($qs=false,$object=false){
 //list of users to exclude
 
 $excluded_user='1';//comma separated ids of users whom you want to exclude
 
 if($object!='members')//hide for members only
 return $qs;
 
 $args=wp_parse_args($qs);
 
 //check if we are listing friends?, do not exclude in this case
 if(!empty($args['user_id']))
 return $qs;
 
 if(!empty($args['exclude']))
 $args['exclude']=$args['exclude'].','.$excluded_user;
 else
 $args['exclude']=$excluded_user;
 
 $qs=build_query($args);
 
 return $qs;
 
}

//Remove admin from member count

add_filter('bp_get_total_member_count','bpdev_members_correct_count');
function bpdev_members_correct_count($count){
$excluded_users_count=1; //change it to the number of users you want to exclude
return $count-$excluded_users_count;
}

Interesting ‘plugin’ that GRA4.. it is a connection to their website. A little more than phoning home. Your members get included into their website. Wherever their ‘plugin’ is activated, all the members show up on all the other websites. They have a plugin for oscommerce, phpbb and wordpress and they are working on a plugin for drupal. All members are gathered to their website and you have NO admin privileges. You have NO control over the content on the website and I don’t know for sure, but I think there could be some major security (and privacy) concerns for all of your website members.

They don’t tell you straight out that you aren’t adding functionality to your WordPress website, they are providing a portal to their website, which shows up on your website making it appear like it’s your website. Quite crafty. – A FACADE-

They are using ‘elgg’ social software on their server. They authenticate using cookies and they secretly provide your website with a ‘secret key’ and their coding changes the .htaccess rewrites for your website to redirect your members to their website. The page they tell you to add, is the same name as the directory of their plugin and the rewrite for permalinks makes it appear that your members are looking at a page, but they are looking at another website. The shortcode they tell you to put on the page you create for their plugin calls the function that imports the data from their website to display on that page. So, basically.. it’s an interface with their website gra4.com. Their website shows up on an ip address in the United States, but they are Russian (no prejudice, just an observation), to share the information. Part of their coding calls a another website virturossiya.org/c (which shows up as ‘GRA4SetConfigValue(‘GRA4_remote_url’… in one of the files. That website also shows up on an ip in the USA, but the page title is in Russian and the favicon is a red star. (looking at that last domain name I can see ‘virtual russia’).

In conclusion, from my perspective, it’s a scam. You do NOT get your own social network with their ‘plugin’, you get to include your members into their website, without your members knowing it.. I don’t think that would be consistent with the spirit of WordPress or BuddyPress. I would stick with BuddyPress or one of the other true WordPress plugins that provide social networking within WordPress, unless you want to find yourself answering questions you have no answer for sometime in the future.. Let alone the risk of your own website and hosting information somehow being hacked. The concern I have is, if they are being honest, why hide all of this from WordPress users of their plugin? With their obvious ability to rewrite and redirect, who knows (really) where your website and member information is going?

If they do get back into the WordPress Repository, I would really be careful of these people. Always check to see if a plugin requires a connection with remote servers before you consider using a plugin.