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@vegaskev
I packaged a similar version that does the same thing for the people who prefer a plugin solution. Feel free to try it. Just download the zip file and install it like any other plugin.
https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp

Nearly 3 years later, several wp & bp updates and @travel-junkie’s solution still works. Thanks for your contribution @travel-junkie. I appreciate it.

@cannedbear shared servers suck. Just from my experience I had a small private community with less than 10 members and I did a lot of heavy development on it and after one year the host scrapped and locked me out of my account saying it was a resource hog and that I would need to upgrade my account without any prior notice. Anyway, that is my experience.

@mareksgregs The plugin in the I listed above https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp/archive/master.zip needs to be downloaded as a zip file then you upload it and activate it on your site. It restricts access to BP pages for those who are not logged in and reirects them to the register page. Maybe you need to be more clear as to what your looking to accomplish.

Fixed the repository here:
https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp
Should work fine now, sorry for the error from before I just overlooked a detail. Hope it works for you!

In lines 14 through 17 in loader.php delete the code and replace with this:
`
function private_community_for_bp_init() {
require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . ‘/private-community-for-bp.php’ );
}
add_action( ‘bp_include’, ‘private_community_for_bp_init’ );
`
I made an error an I will update the repository on github.
Sorry!

Yes I made a plugin that does that its been tested up to WP 3.5.1 and BP 1.7 beta 1. Its pretty simple so far, as its still in development. All you need to do is read the readme.txt for instructions about sitewide forums if that is what your using then activate it. Here is the link:
https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp

This will prevent access to BP pages from non logged in visitors and redirect them to the registration page. Make sure to read the readme.txt for instructions for sitewide forums
https://github.com/bphelp/private_community_for_bp

@mareksgregs

I am using this plugin for my test wp blog, it works great.

https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/private-only/

I am noticing my private intranet that I am setting up on buddypress is acting similar as of today (possibly yesterday). I initially saw a message saying a group was not set up for forums, but saw that the checkbox was already checked in admin. I then tried to enter a new post. My bb_posts table is still populating with the new posts, but I am getting the same error as listed above in the buddypress default theme and the posts are not populating in any part of my sites forum content.

@hnla ok, I understand.

@bphelp thanks you very much mate 😉 just that i need !!
everybody suggest a plugin but its not necesary. adding code is the best solution.
thanks again 😉
kind regards

Add this to bp-custom.php https://codex.buddypress.org/developer/customizing/bp-custom-php/
and it will prevent non-logged in users from accessing BP pages.
`
/* Block BP Pages For Non-Logged In Visitors */
function bp_block_pages() {
global $bp;
if ( bp_is_activity_component() || bp_is_groups_component() /*|| bbp_is_single_forum()*/ || bp_is_forums_component() || bp_is_blogs_component() || bp_is_page( BP_MEMBERS_SLUG ) ) {
// add components to be blocked to non-logged in visitors
if(!is_user_logged_in()) {
wp_redirect( get_option(‘siteurl’) . ‘/register’ );
} // Change /register to the page you want non-logged in visitors directed to
}
}
add_filter(‘get_header’,’bp_block_pages’,1);
/* End BP Blocked Pages */
/* Remove RSS Feeds */
function bp_remove_feeds() {
remove_action( ‘bp_actions’, ‘bp_activity_action_sitewide_feed’, 3 );
remove_action( ‘bp_actions’, ‘bp_activity_action_personal_feed’, 3 );
remove_action( ‘bp_actions’, ‘bp_activity_action_friends_feed’, 3 );
remove_action( ‘bp_actions’, ‘bp_activity_action_my_groups_feed’, 3 );
remove_action( ‘bp_actions’, ‘bp_activity_action_mentions_feed’, 3 );
remove_action( ‘bp_actions’, ‘bp_activity_action_favorites_feed’, 3 );
remove_action( ‘groups_action_group_feed’, ‘groups_action_group_feed’, 3 );
}
add_action(‘init’, ‘bp_remove_feeds’);
/* End Remove RSS Feeds */
`

@billgates82 you should always start a new post rather than tack onto an existing one that may seem to cover the same issue.

As in the post above yours consider looking at the S2 member plugin.

hi to everybody;

I have a BuddyPress Community that I’m building that’s based around a rather sensitive topic for my users and as such I need to make parts of the community totally private and not accessible by non logged in users.

I would like guests to be redirected to a page/message that requests login/sign-up before proceeding to the following parts of my community:

mysite.com/members
mysite.com/activity
mysite.com/groups/

However, I like guests to be able to freely view public blog and public content.

Is there a way to accomplish this?

I’ve also run into this… it’s not clear from the debugging page if a resolution has been found though?

>>users cannot communicate with, see each other, or even know other users exist). Only the admin will have the privilege of viewing profiles or commenting on users’ blog posts.

@bg01 As I see it, you don’t even need BuddyPress especially with the configuration you posted above.
– Just create a network (go multisite)
– allow students to create own blogs or create the blogs yourself and add student/user per blog
– make all sites private (Super Admin can see anything and everything)
– post comment on each student’s blog post.
If you have any issues with your multisite installation, please post at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite

Alternatively, you can have one single WP site. Make it private, no feeds. Set access of all posts in front end and back end to Site Admin and respective post Author in custom WP theme. Only Site Admin can post comment in all posts.
If you have any issues, please post at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting

Hi

Can make a plugin for Buddypress so that the forum sends private messages to group users. This will then cause the notification system to pick up the message and show it in the grey WordPress/Buddypress notification bar. Your forum notification problem solved for only £15.

Let me know if you are interested and we will build it

I would say sure no prob unfortunately though the role I played was suggesting that when a new topic was posted a private message is sent to the members. The actual implementation was done by my developer…will see if I can get him to post a how to here.