michaeltyson

Specify a list of tags or categories to keep hidden from the public – all posts within the specified 
tags/categories, and the tags/categories themselves, will not be visible to anyone but the original author.
Alternatively, in ‘inclusive’ mode specify a list of tags/categories to make public – all other tags/categories 
will remain hidden.
<h3>Changes</h3>
<ul>
<li>0.1: Initial release</li>
</ul>

Private Tags

Hide posts with certain tags/categories from the public and other authors

wbcomdesigns

Turn your BuddyPress site into an exclusive private community in minutes!
Private Community 2.0 helps you create members-only areas on your WordPress site. Whether you’re building a company intranet, paid membership site, or exclusive community, this plugin gives you complete control over who can access your content.
🎯 Perfect For: 
• Company intranets and team portals 
• Paid membership communities 
• Private family or group websites 
• Educational course platforms 
• Exclusive member networks
✨ What’s New in Version 2.0: 
We’ve completely rebuilt the plugin from the ground up with a focus on simplicity and performance. The new tabbed interface makes setup a breeze, while powerful features work behind the scenes to keep your site secure.
🔒 Two Simple Protection Modes:
1. Partial Protection – Keep some areas public 
• Lock specific member directories or group pages 
• Protect certain URLs while keeping others open 
• Use wildcards to protect entire sections (like /premium/*)
2. Full Protection – Lock everything except what you choose 
• Make your entire site members-only 
• Whitelist specific pages for public access 
• Perfect for private company sites
⚙️ How Your Visitors See It: 
• Built-in Login – Beautiful login form that matches your theme 
• Custom Forms – Use your favorite form plugin 
• Smart Redirect – Send visitors to a specific welcome page
💪 Why Choose Private Community? 
• Set up in 2 minutes – No complicated configurations 
• Works with any theme – Tested with popular BuddyPress themes 
• Lightning fast – Optimized for sites with thousands of pages 
• Secure by default – Blocks brute force attacks automatically 
• Always compatible – Regular updates for latest WordPress versions
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<h3>Documentation</h3>
📚 Comprehensive Documentation Available:
• <a href="https://github.com/wbcomdesigns/bp-lock/blob/main/docs/USER_GUIDE.md" rel="nofollow ugc">User Guide</a> – Complete setup and configuration guide 
• <a href="https://github.com/wbcomdesigns/bp-lock/blob/main/docs/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Developer Guide</a> – Hooks, filters, and API reference 
• <a href="https://github.com/wbcomdesigns/bp-lock/blob/main/docs/TESTING_GUIDE.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Testing Guide</a> – Quality assurance and testing procedures
<h3>THEME – WORDPRESS THEME WITH OUTSTANDING BUDDYPRESS SUPPORT</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/themes/buddyx/" rel="ugc">FREE BuddyPress Theme: BuddyX</a> – Offers unique layouts with clean code and easy-to-customize options, giving you a whole new way to visualize BuddyPress.</li>
</ul>
<h4>OUR ADON PLUGINS TO FURTHER IMPROVE YOUR BUDDYPRESS OR BUDDYBOSS PLATFORM COMMUNITY</h4>
Check out free community add-ons by Wbcom Designs:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-user-profile-reviews/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Member Reviews</a> Allow members to add ratings or feedback to other community members.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/review-buddypress-groups/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews</a> Allow members to add ratings or feedback to BuddyPress groups.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-activity-social-share/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Activity Social Share</a> Allow members to share activities on their social profiles like Facebook, Twitter, What’s App, LinkedIn with OG metadata.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/lock-my-bp/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – Private Community with BP Lock</a> A plugin to make your community private and only accessible to logged-in users. It also allows you to keep select pages or the component public.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-job-manager/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Job Manager</a> Allows your to integrate WP Job Manager plugin to BuddyPress.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-check-in/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – Check-ins for BuddyPress Activity</a> Allow members to add their location or post their Check-ins updates to activity.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-favorite-notification/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Favorite Notification</a> Allow members to be notified after any like or favorite on their BuddyPress activity.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-for-buddypress/" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress</a> It offers shortcodes and elementor widgets for the activity listing, member’s directory display, and the group’s directory on any post/page.</li>
</ul>
Check out paid community add-ons by Wbcom Designs:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddypress-hashtags/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Hashtags</a> Allows members to use hashtags in BuddyPress or BuddyBoss Platform activities and bbPress topics..</li>
<li><a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddypress-polls/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Polls</a> It allows you to extend BuddyPress or BuddyBoss Platform Activity for members to publish Polls with various options and works perfectly for individual activities and group activities.</li>
<li><a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddypress-quotes/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Quotes</a> It allows the feature to let members post their activity updates with interactive background selection such as colors and images set by the site administrator to tell a more expressive story.</li>
<li><a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddypress-status/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Status & Reaction</a> Allow your members to set a status icon and tagline on their profile and offer a big set of icons to react to published activities.</li>
<li><a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddypress-profanity/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Profanity</a> Allow you to censor content in your community! Easily Censor all the unwanted words in activities, private messages contents by specifying a list of keywords to be filtered.</li>
<li><a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddypress-sticky-post/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Sticky Post</a> Allows site administrators to prioritize certain activities over others. It lets admin pin-up site-wide and group activities to the top of the activity list.</li>
<li><a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/downloads/buddypress-auto-friends/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="nofollow ugc">Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Auto Friends</a> Allow the site admin to select global friends for all his members and add bulk global friends.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcodes-for-buddypress/?utm_source=wp.org&utm_medium=plugins&utm_campaign=wp.org" rel="ugc">Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress Pro</a> It offers shortcodes and elementor widgets with various argument parameters for the activity listing, member’s directory display, and the group’s directory on any post/page.</li>
</ul>
<h4>EXPERT SUPPORT</h4>
We are ready to provide incredible support. Ask your questions at <a href="https://wbcomdesigns.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">contact us directly</a>.

Wbcom Designs – Private Community for BuddyPress

Create a private BuddyPress community by restricting access to non-members. Control who sees what with flexible privacy settings.

Private Tags vs Wbcom Designs – Private Community for BuddyPress