TimCarey

<p>Creates a bp Group Frontpage from a form BuddyPress Group Admins can fill out. Like a book cover. For instance group banner image, large description, and links. Compatible with Suffusion child theme with Suffusion buddy pack and BP compatible themes.</p>
<h3>Info Before Activation</h3>
<ul>
<li>This plugin is designed for use with network sites or MU site in conjunction with buddypress</li>
<li>Buddy Press 1.2.7 or greater should be activated prior to activation of this plug in. </li>
<li>bp Album+ should be activated prior to activation of this plug in. </li>
<li>works on most buddy press compatible themes. </li>
<li>Now fully functional with the buddy press default theme. </li>
<li>Background colors and other frontpage settings relating to the looks can be simply adjusted by changing the included CSS document.</li>
</ul>
<h3>To Come Eventually</h3>
<ol>
<li>The ability for group Admins to be able to add up to 4 more ad hoc areas by choosing number of ad hoc areas from a drop down..</li>
<li>A menu under the buddy press menu in the website admin for this plug in.  There would be the ability for the site admin to set the text 2 welcome screens.  One welcome screen is for the group admin who just started the group and the other welcome screen is notifying users that the group is still being created.  </li>
<li>The ability to rearrange frontpage items.</li>
<li>The addition of an advanced admin menu to be able to create and edit CSS style sheets in group frontpage group admin settings.</li>
<li>Frontpage setting to be in its own and main menu of being with another and possibly having its own creation step when a group is created.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Adding Custom Style to A Group</h3>
<ol>
<li>Note: Group Frontpage styles only affect the group frontpage styles and not every page of the group.</li>
<li>Make a copy of the group frontpage default CSS document through FTP to your computer.  ( Default CSS file name is: bp-group-frontpage-css.css ).  The directory where this is stored is /wp-content/plugins/bp-group-frontpage/css.</li>
<li>Rename this copy and based on the name of the group it is intended for.  If your group name is My Group, then your file will be bp-group-f-my-group-css.css.  Notice that there is the addition of minus signs ( – ) between each word of your group name and the entire file name is lower case.  And the word frontpage is truncated two just the letter f. </li>
<li>Edit the file for your group and save.  </li>
<li>FTP your new file into the same directory as the default file.</li>
</ol>


BP Group Frontpage

Creates a Group Frontpage from a form BuddyPress Group Admins fill out. Like a book cover.

Jason Coleman

Paid Memberships Pro

<h3>The most popular WordPress plugin for private communities.</h3>
<p>Use BuddyPress or BuddyBoss with Paid Memberships Pro to create a members-only private community in your WordPress site. This plugin enables secure, private messaging, groups, member directories, and private profiles for members of your free or paid community.</p>
<p>This integration allows the site owner to control access to the most popular community features in BuddyPress and BuddyBoss.</p>
<h3>Restrict Community Features</h3>
<p>Use this BuddyPress and BuddyBoss plugin to restrict your membership site for multiple user types including visitors, non-members, and members. Offer private groups, private messaging, a member directory, and more in your private social network.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Groups:</strong> Restrict the ability for visitors and members to view, join, and create groups. You can also restrict access to the list of available groups in your community.</li>
<li><strong>Messaging:</strong> Restrict the ability for visitors and members to send public or private messages.</li>
<li><strong>Friends:</strong> Restrict the ability for visitors and members to send or accept friend requests.</li>
<li><strong>Member Directories:</strong> Restrict visitors and members from being included in the member directory.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Restrict Forums and Community Discussions</h3>
<p>If you include discussion boards and forums in your community, check out our <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-bbpress/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-bbpress" rel="nofollow ugc">bbPress Integration</a>. With BuddyPress or BuddyBoss and PMPro you can:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Restrict Forum Discussions</strong> by Membership Level.</li>
<li><strong>Assign a Forum Role</strong> by Membership Level.</li>
<li><strong>Adjust the error message shown</strong> when a user does not have permission to view discussions.</li>
<li><strong>Show a member’s level name</strong> in line with their discussion replies. This helps other community members see another member’s access level.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/buddypress-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-buddypress" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about protecting your members-only community with Paid Memberships Pro in our documentation site</a>.</p>
<h3>Compatible with BuddyPress and BuddyBoss</h3>
<p>Like BuddyPress, the BuddyBoss Platform turns your WordPress site into a robust community, with social networking features including groups, discussions, messaging, friends, and more. Community users can organize themselves into public, private, or hidden social areas with separate activity feeds and directories.</p>
<p>The platform is an evolution of BuddyPress and bbPress, consolidated into a single area of settings. For this reason, you can use the existing PMPro Add Ons for BuddyPress and bbPress to restrict features in BuddyBoss.</p>
<h3>About Paid Memberships Pro</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-buddypress" rel="nofollow ugc">Paid Memberships Pro is a WordPress membership plugin</a> that puts you in control. Create what you want and release in whatever format works best for your business.</p>
<ul>
<li>Courses & E-Learning</li>
<li>Private podcasts</li>
<li>Premium Newsletters</li>
<li>Private Communities</li>
<li>Sell physical & digital goods</li>
</ul>
<p>Paid Memberships Pro allows anyone to build a membership site—for free. Restrict content, accept payment, and manage subscriptions right from your WordPress admin.</p>
<p>Paid Memberships Pro is built “the WordPress way” with a lean core plugin and over 75 Add Ons to enhance every aspect of your membership site. Each business is different and we encourage customization. For our members we have a library of 300+ recipes to personalize your membership site.</p>
<p>Paid Memberships Pro is the flagship product of Stranger Studios. We are a bootstrapped company which grows when membership sites like yours grow. That means we focus our entire company towards helping you succeed.</p>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/" rel="ugc">Try Paid Memberships Pro entirely for free on WordPress.org</a> and see why 100,000+ sites trust us to help them #GetPaid.</p>
<h3>Read More</h3>
<p>Want more information on members-only communities, private groups and messaging, and WordPress membership sites? Have a look at:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-buddypress" rel="nofollow ugc">Paid Memberships Pro</a> official homepage.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/buddypress-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-buddypress" rel="nofollow ugc">BuddyPress and BuddyBoss Integration for PMPro documentation page</a>.</li>
<li>Also follow PMPro on <a href="https://twitter.com/pmproplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtMIeYJ4_YVidi1aq9kl5g" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PaidMembershipsPro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Facebook</a>.</li>
</ul>


BuddyPress & BuddyBoss Private Community with PMPro – Restrict Profiles, Groups, Messaging, Forum Discussions

Restrict access to communities in BuddyPress & BuddyBoss for free or premium members with the top WordPress membership plugin Paid Memberships Pro

BP Group Frontpage vs BuddyPress & BuddyBoss Private Community with PMPro – Restrict Profiles, Groups, Messaging, Forum Discussions