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BuddyPress Members Only

BuddyPress Members Only restricts Your Buddypress and Wordpress to logged in/registered members.

By Tomas·Private·Free
3.7(26 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 months ago
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As of April 2026, BuddyPress Members Only is a WordPress private plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 26 reviews. It has been downloaded 119K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Downloads are up 13% this week. Top alternative: underConstruction.

3.7/526 reviews
1.0K+active installs
119K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

BuddyPress Members Only is a BuddyPress plugin that restricts your BuddyPress to logged in/registered members only.

opt to just allow logged in users to view your site, non members can only open a few specified page which you setting in our plugin back end. Logged in users have full access on your BuddyPress site.

opt to open or close a few buddypress components to guest: for example, you can just enable Buddypress Activity Component pages to subscriber user role, then open buddypress groups component pages to support user role, and open users profile component pages to customer user role, and opt to buddypress member component pages open for non member users, and … and so on.
Check Demos

The plugin is a simple & quick & light BuddyPress Membership solution, it allows you to…

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Ratings & Reviews

3.726 reviews
5 ★
16
4 ★
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3 ★
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0
1 ★
8

Recent Reviews

True membership plugin
by entoen·5 years ago

if you are searching for a really extensive membership plugin this is the one. the pro version takes it to the max with the custom post type and specific url restrictions per user role.

so not only great for Buddypress, great for any site.

this all comes with fast, responsive and human support.

SITE CRASH
by attilagegeny·5 years ago·2 replies

After plugin installed, the buddypress website full crashed regards redirections, also admin surface too.
Need remove all WP and buddypress plugin from DB too. So almost reinstall everything.

  • This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by attilagegeny.
My site got crashed
by joaotostes·5 years ago·2 replies

I’m working on a new website/solution here, it’s almost done. When trying to use this plugin, it started to ask for a password on the homepage of my website. Even if I’m using my admin account, it was in a loop and the site just stopped working.
So, the first thing I did was to disable the plugin. The problem still remains. Then I deleted the plugin. The problem still remains.
I didn’t install ANY other plugin in my working site at the same time, nothing else was new. Just this one.
I had a backup from the day before – all I was going to lose was the work I had that morning (pages adjustments, translations, things like that). Before reinstalling the backup, I tried to search for the plugin name and the developer name inside the database and inside the files, and I did the same with function names I’d found reading the plugin code.
Even without the plugin anymore (disabled and removed), it was my surprise that I could find entries inside my database, like the function name and the developer name. As I told you, I had a backup, so I removed the lines to see what was going to happen and the site got live again. I mean, I found database remains of the plugin even after uninstalling the plugin and only after deleting it my website got back.
I comprehend that the plugin maybe work in old WP versions but what I’m telling you here is that my system and everything is running and updated, and everything was working like a charm, and after this plugin I went in a big trouble. I work with WP for almost 14 years and it was the first time ever I had a problem like that.
So at this time, without screenshots or live demo with the most up-to-date WP version running, I’m not going to give it a try again.

Very useful
by laudag·7 years ago

This plugin helped me a lot because my buddypress is inside a regular website with subscribers. Hard to make the difference between subribers and buddypress users. Now, it’s OK ! Ahd more, I can make a little extranet giving acces to some not buddypress pages to buddypress users.
Excellent work. Hope works fine now… 🙂

Laurent

My Rant
by my23rdwish·7 years ago·1 reply

I have gone through this plugin and even bought the pro plugin too. I have not found any issues with it. I dont know if the people that are complaining are simply frustrated with some lacking of coding skills on their part?
I have worked with WordPress for over 10 years and handled close to a 1000 different plugins. Yes sometimes you get crap coding. Sometimes you get a wonderful plugin. This plugin is also great for a fine tooth restrictions.. being able to narrow it down to precise link if need be.
Too many people come to the wordpress directory looking for free… spending hours looking for something free. When in the end alot of the Free plugins lack updating and many get left behind.
You get what you pay for and at least by paying for a plugin you a supporting future development and updates.
Alot of you out there who are building sites, dreaming of making it big. Need to quit being so cheap! because in the end, you get what you pay for. This will only delay your site development and it is something customers will sniff out as a weak site.
I rarely leave reviews on plugins, but I have gotten tired of reading complaints and bashing of those who create. So I am taking my rant out in this review.

I do not know the developer of this plugin, but i do recognize a pattern of frustrated idiots who cant take a moment to write a developer. They would rather talk trash and leave bad reviews.
Rant-Done

Download Trends

Today: 6Yesterday: 11This week: 72Period total: 4K

Compatibility

WordPress3.8+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v3.6
56.2%
v3.5
19.6%
v3.3
15.2%
v2.8
6.5%
Other
2.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Version 3.6.3

the plugin has been completely rewritten to adhere to wordpress security standards

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

TomasTomas
Plugin Info
Version
3.6.3
Last Updated
Nov 8, 2025
WP Requires
3.8+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
119K+
Added
Jan 25, 2014
Business
Free

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Developer

T
Tomas
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