bbPress – Private Replies
A simple plugin to allow your bbPress users to mark their replies as private.
4.9(12 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, bbPress is a WordPress forums plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 30K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: bbPress.
4.9/512 reviews
300active installs
30K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
This add-on plugin for bbPress will allow your forum posters to mark their replies as private, meaning that only the original poster and forum moderators can see the content of the reply. This is a great plugin to install if you use bbPress as a support forum where users may need to share confidential information, such as site URLs, passwords, etc.
If you have suggestions or bugfixes for the plugin, please report them on Github.
Languages
Private Replies for bbPress as been translated into the following languages:
- English
- French
- German
- Dutch
Would you like to help translate the plugin into more languages? Contact Pippin.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.3.3
- Fix: Private replies from other users could be emailed to topic authors improperly
- Fix: noreply email address could trigger fatal PHPMailer errors in some scenarios
- Tweak: Added a filter to allow the capability required to view private replies to be changed
- Tweak: Added a filter that allows the noreply address to be overwritten
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