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Disable user status updates

@amotylszary

Participant

6 years, 2 months ago

Hello everyone,

Can someone tell me how we can disable users’ ability to post status updates? We only want admins to be able to create statuses and add to the activity feed. Users will be allowed to comment on those items, but not to post their own.

Seems simple enough, but I can’t figure it out. Turning off Activity Streams in BuddyPress removes the whole activity page for participants. We just want to remove their ability to post status updates.

thanks for your help!

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@shanebp

Moderator

6 years, 2 months ago
You don’t say which template pack you’re using… Depending on which you’re using:
Find this file:
buddypress\bp-templates\bp-legacy\buddypress\activity\index.php
Or this one:
buddypress\bp-templates\bp-nouveau\buddypress\activity\index.php

Then find this code:
```
	<?php if ( is_user_logged_in() ) : ?>

		<?php bp_get_template_part( 'activity/post-form' ); ?>

	<?php endif; ?>
```
And change it to:
```
	<?php if ( is_super_admin( get_current_user_id() ) ) : ?>

		<?php bp_get_template_part( 'activity/post-form' ); ?>

	<?php endif; ?>
```
Rather than make the changes to the BP templates, use a template overload instead.
@amotylszary

Participant

6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you! I am using legacy. Can you please specify where I make this change?

@shanebp

Moderator

6 years, 2 months ago

Please read my first post again – all the specifics are there.

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