Private BuddyPress

FAQ

Can I exclude the homepage, the registration or blog pages from protection?

Yes, you can define the excludes on the settings page unter Settings -> Privacy.

Can I change the URL where non-loggedin users are being redirected?

Yes, currently you need to write a filter function in your functions.php.

function redirect_nonloggedin_users($current_uri, $redirect_to) {
    // Redirect users to the homepage
    // Caution! Exclude the homepage from 'Private BuddyPress' options
    // to avoid redirection loops!
    return get_option('siteurl') . '/?from=' . $redirect_to;
}

add_filter('pbp_redirect_login_page', 'redirect_nonloggedin_users', 10, 2);

Can I exclude e.g. the blog directory from protection?

Yes, you need to write a filter:

function make_blog_directory_visible($visibility) {
    global $bp;

    if ( bp_is_directory() && $bp->current_component == $bp->blogs->slug )
        return false;

    return $visibility;
}

add_filter('pbp_login_required_check', 'make_blog_directory_visible');

Are there other actions or filters?

Yes, currently in Private Buddypress are existing 5 actions:

• pbp_init: Fired when Private BuddyPress is initialised
• pbp_admin_init: Fired when Private BuddyPress in the admin area is initialised
• pbp_login_redirect: Fired when the users is not logged in and is being redirected to the login page or when it is a feed asked for a password
• pbp_save_options: Fired when the options of Private BuddyPress has been changed
• pbp_options_page: Fired on the options page to added more fields for custom options

Also in Private BuddyPress are existing 6 filters:

• pbp_is_buddypress_feed: Boolean value if the current page is a BuddyPress feed
• pbp_redirect_to_after_login: Called URI from where the users came from
• pbp_redirect_login_page: URI where nonloggedin users are being redirected
• pbp_login_required_check: Boolean value if for the current page a login is needed
• pbp_pre_options: Object with the new options before they saved
• pbp_protect_blog_feeds: Boolean value if blog feeds should be protected