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BuddyPress Restrict Messages

This plugin allows the site admin to restrict who can send private messages or to enable the users to choose themselves.

By Venutius·Pm·Free
5(7 reviews)
·70 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, BuddyPress Restrict Messages is a WordPress pm plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Front End PM – Ultimate Member….

5/57 reviews
70active installs
9.5K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

This plugin is perfect for private message spam prevention. It allows site admin and users themselves to limit exactly who can send messages to the user.

This plugin creates an admin settings page called Restrict Messages. Here the site admin can choose to impose global restrictions over who can send messages to the user.

If message restrictions are delegated to the user, a user settings page is created at Profile>>Settings>>Messages.

Each of these settings pages, depending on which is active, allows private messaging to be restricted to:

  • Friend Connections
  • Follow Connections
  • Groups Connections – with further selection of public, private or hidden status levels.

The public setting allows connections from all groups to send messages to the user, otherwise private or pub…

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Ratings & Reviews

57 reviews
5 ★
7
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3 ★
0
2 ★
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1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPressfalse+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.0

  • 20/07/2024

  • Fix: Corrected error that prevented the user based options from displaying.

  • Update: Improved translateability.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

rich! @ etivitirich! @ etivitirichrich
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.0
Last Updated
Jul 20, 2024
WP Requires
false+
Tested Up To
6.6.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
70
Downloads
9.5K+
Added
Nov 20, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

pmmessagesmessagingbuddypressprivate message

Developer

V
Venutius
21 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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