Plugin info

Total downloads: 13,945
Active installs: 500
Total reviews: 11
Average rating: 3.9
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 2 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 4/19/2025 (255 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 12/7/2015 (10 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 255 days ago • 11 reviews

42/100

Is BP Simple Private abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 255 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

A simple Private Content settings plugin for BuddyPress or the BuddyBoss Platform.

This plugin allows administrators to select whether posts, pages and sections can be viewed by non-logged-in users.

Your front page or home page will always be Public.

If a user is logged in – this plugin will have no effect on them.

It:

  • will redirect non-logged-in users trying to access private content to your front page or home page
  • provides a Settings screen in wp-admin: Settings > BP Simple Private
  • allows an admin to select which post types and BuddyPress or BuddyBoss components are Private
  • provides a Private checkbox in the upper right corner of every page, post, and custom post type selected in Settings

Spanish translation included, thanks to pablocusto

For more information about using this plugin, please visit: PhiloPress – BP Simple Private

Important: Please deactivate other privacy plugins and disable any privacy hacks on your site before activating this plugin. Otherwise there may be conflicts.

If you would like support for:

  • entering a custom redirection url
  • bbPress
  • multi-site
  • disabling BuddyPress RSS Feeds
  • the option to set a post type to ‘private’ on a site-wide basis

Then you may be interested in BP Simple Private Pro

For more plugins, please visit PhiloPress

Installation

  1. Unzip and then upload the ‘bp-simple-private’ folder to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory

  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

  3. Go to Settings -> BP Simple Private and select your options.
    Individual pages and posts can be set to Private via a Private checkbox in the upper right corner of every page, post, and custom post type.
    Go to httsp://www.philopress.com/products/bp-simple-private/ for more details about usage.

Frequently Asked Questions

BuddyBoss support?

Yes. Tested with the latest version of the BuddyBoss Platform and theme

MultiSite support?

No. Available in Pro version at: BP Simple Private Pro

Review feed

Henry Wright
9/3/2016

Control privacy easily

This plugin provides an admin page which allows you to manage the visibility of various areas of your site. If you need privacy to be under tight control then this is a super useful plugin. 5*

Screenshots

  1. Shows the Settings page

    Shows the Settings page

  2. Shows the Public or Private checkbox

    Shows the Public or Private checkbox

Changelog

2.3

  • fixes a bug when the BP Classic pluign is active

2.1

  • Tested with WP 5.4
  • bp_current_component() can return empty for some custom components, so now we also check the bp_uri

2.0

  • Tested with WP 5.0
  • Tested with Gutenberg

1.4

  • Tested with WP 4.2 and BP 2.7.2

1.3

  • Adds Spanish translation .po, cleans up English .pot

1.2

  • Fixes error re opening PHP bracket

1.1

  • Tweak to avoid a Notice in PHP 7

1.0

  • Initial release.