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LH Private BuddyPress

Protect your BuddyPress Installation from strangers. Only registered users will be allowed to view directory pages, activity and profile pages.

By shawfactor·Privacy·Free
5(5 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 3 years ago
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As of April 2026, LH Private BuddyPress is a WordPress privacy plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent.

5/55 reviews
100active installs
11K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Protect your BuddyPress Installation from strangers. Only registered users will be allowed to view view directory pages, activity and profile pages. Users attempting to view blog content via RSS are also authenticated via HTTP Auth.

This plugin is inspired by the Private Buddypress plugin by Dennis Morhardt. I rewrote it to provide a solution that followed the WordPress coding stndards and the decisions rather than options philosophy. I deploy this on my own multisite environment where I don’t want public profiles, activity or members directories (and where I don’t want site admins changing this).

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Ratings & Reviews

55 reviews
5 ★
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3 ★
0
2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPressfalse+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11
PHP5.6+ required

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Changelog

1.00 November 02, 2016
* First release

1.01 November 04, 2016
* More documentation

1.02 March 24, 2017
* Fixed very minor error in php strict error reporting

1.03 March 24, 2017
* Nest bp_init

1.04 March 30, 2017
* More explicit variable check

1.05 May 10, 2017
* Another explicit variable check

1.06 July 26,…

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Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.12
Last Updated
Jul 30, 2022
WP Requires
false+
Tested Up To
6.0.11
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
11K+
Added
Nov 6, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

privacyprivateprotectbuddypressprotection

Developer

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shawfactor
90 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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