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@maan18
I am not certain I understand your requirement but you can try:
https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp_lite

If you add this to your theme’s functions.php it will basically filter the entire button. You’ll then be free to modify whatever you need:

//filter group button
function bp_change_group_button( $button ) {

global $groups_template;

		if ( empty( $group ) )
			$group =& $groups_template->group;

		if ( !is_user_logged_in() || bp_group_is_user_banned( $group ) )
			return false;

		// Group creation was not completed or status is unknown
		if ( !$group->status )
			return false;

		// Already a member
		if ( isset( $group->is_member ) && $group->is_member ) {

			// Stop sole admins from abandoning their group
	 		$group_admins = groups_get_group_admins( $group->id );
		 	if ( 1 == count( $group_admins ) && $group_admins[0]->user_id == bp_loggedin_user_id() )
				return false;

			$button = array(
				'id'                => 'leave_group',
				'component'         => 'groups',
				'must_be_logged_in' => true,
				'block_self'        => false,
				'wrapper_class'     => 'group-button ' . $group->status,
				'wrapper_id'        => 'groupbutton-' . $group->id,
				'link_href'         => wp_nonce_url( bp_get_group_permalink( $group ) . 'leave-group', 'groups_leave_group' ),
				'link_text'         => __( 'Leave Group', 'buddypress' ),
				'link_title'        => __( 'Leave Group', 'buddypress' ),
				'link_class'        => 'group-button leave-group',
			);

		// Not a member
		} else {

			// Show different buttons based on group status
			switch ( $group->status ) {
				case 'hidden' :
					return false;
					break;

				case 'public':
					$button = array(
						'id'                => 'join_group',
						'component'         => 'groups',
						'must_be_logged_in' => true,
						'block_self'        => false,
						'wrapper_class'     => 'group-button ' . $group->status,
						'wrapper_id'        => 'groupbutton-' . $group->id,
						'link_href'         => wp_nonce_url( bp_get_group_permalink( $group ) . 'join', 'groups_join_group' ),
						'link_text'         => __( 'Join Group', 'buddypress' ),
						'link_title'        => __( 'Join Group', 'buddypress' ),
						'link_class'        => 'group-button join-group',
					);
					break;

				case 'private' :

					// Member has not requested membership yet
					if ( !bp_group_has_requested_membership( $group ) ) {
						$button = array(
							'id'                => 'request_membership',
							'component'         => 'groups',
							'must_be_logged_in' => true,
							'block_self'        => false,
							'wrapper_class'     => 'group-button ' . $group->status,
							'wrapper_id'        => 'groupbutton-' . $group->id,
							'link_href'         => wp_nonce_url( bp_get_group_permalink( $group ) . 'request-membership', 'groups_request_membership' ),
							'link_text'         => __( 'Request Membership', 'buddypress' ),
							'link_title'        => __( 'Request Membership', 'buddypress' ),
							'link_class'        => 'group-button request-membership',
						);

					// Member has requested membership already
					} else {
						$button = array(
							'id'                => 'membership_requested',
							'component'         => 'groups',
							'must_be_logged_in' => true,
							'block_self'        => false,
							'wrapper_class'     => 'group-button pending ' . $group->status,
							'wrapper_id'        => 'groupbutton-' . $group->id,
							'link_href'         => bp_get_group_permalink( $group ),
							'link_text'         => __( 'Request Sent', 'buddypress' ),
							'link_title'        => __( 'Request Sent', 'buddypress' ),
							'link_class'        => 'group-button pending membership-requested',
						);
					}

					break;
			}
		}

		return $button;

}
add_filter( 'bp_get_group_join_button', 'bp_change_group_button' );

@darrenmeehan
Alright, then I will test it out and supply feedback. I have a plugin as well that has been submitted to the repo in the last 4 days that is yet to be approved but I could also use some others testing and supplying feedback. You can get it here: https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp_lite
Thanks!

Actually just wrap notice check in if class because bp_include won’t run if bp isn’t active.

add_action( ‘bp_include’, ‘private_community_for_bp_lite_init’ );

function private_community_for_bp_lite_bp_check() {
    if ( !class_exists( 'BuddyPress' ) ) {
	add_action( 'admin_notices', 'private_community_for_bp_lite_install_buddypress_notice' );
    }
}
add_action('plugins_loaded', 'private_community_for_bp_lite_bp_check', 999);

/*** Make sure BuddyPress is loaded ********************************/
if ( class_exists( 'BuddyPress' ) ) {
	add_action( 'bp_include', 'private_community_for_bp_lite_init' );
} else {
	add_action( 'admin_notices', 'private_community_for_bp_lite_install_buddypress_notice' );
}

function private_community_for_bp_lite_init() {
	require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/private-community-for-bp-lite.php' );
}

function private_community_for_bp_lite_install_buddypress_notice() {
	echo '<div id="message" class="error fade"><p style="line-height: 150%">';
	_e('<strong>Private Community For BP Lite</strong></a> requires the BuddyPress plugin to work. Please <a href="https://buddypress.org/download">install BuddyPress</a> first, or <a href="plugins.php">deactivate Private Community For BP Lite</a>.');
	echo '</p></div>';
}

@kizmark

I’m still scratching my head with this one. It must be my install playing games. In the end I got it working with

Anyway I thought why not just build the link and throw it directly in the friends template?

Messages send is okay.
Just sent to kizmark and oz_admin

You have to use the correct name: kiz mark will fail.

@Henry, Did you got it solved?

I’m having the same question.. I want to get the link to have a send private message button

@synaptic
Still waiting for the plugin review before I move it over to the repo but until then you can get it here.
https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp_lite

Don’t think that exists but sounds like a good plugin.

Have you tried searching the WordPress plugin repository for something like ‘buddypress spam messages’?

A good plugin that will certainly resolve the issue is
https://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress-private-message-for-friends-only/

@agreenmail @agreenmail I was using the Twenty Twelve theme when I made the tutorial “How to Join a Private Group” around a month ago in this page https://codex.buddypress.org/user/buddypress-components-and-features/groups/how-to-join-a-private-group/

@bphelp

Hi dear, I successfully installed your private community for bp and I edited

private_community_for_bp-master/private-community-for-bp.php changing ‘test’ with the name of the page I want to be public.

I cannot figure out how to put more pages available for generic users.
I tried to copy this string

$bphelp_my_unblocked_pages = ‘page_name’;

many times changing the name of the page each time, but it always works only with the last page.
Can you please tell me how to put more pages?
Many many thanks,
Gabriele

@agreenmail I see the request membership button in all private group screens. BP/WP versions? What theme are you using? Change to Twenty Twelve theme and check if the request membership button is present in your private group

Has someone found a solution to this issue? I also want to deny access to non-logged in users to group and members pages.

I tried private_community_for_bp but I did not understand how to customize code since I want to leave generic users to vist 3 pages that do not belong to bp installation since, like site homepage

Labs is meant to be experiments. Sometimes, experiments go wrong because no-one’s looking after them 😉

There’s autosuggest in core for the recipient name box on the private message screen, but nowhere else AFAIK.