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BuddyPress Hidden Profiles

Allows site admins to mark BuddyPress user profiles as hidden, excluding them from appearing in directories, searches, and making their profile pages return a 404 for non-admins.

by WordPress VIP · github.com/automattic/buddypress-hidden-profiles

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/automattic/buddypress-hidden-profiles/archive/refs/heads/develop.zip

Also on Packagist as automattic/buddypress-hidden-profiles:

composer require automattic/buddypress-hidden-profiles

From the readme

BuddyPress Hidden Profiles Allows site admins to mark BuddyPress user profiles as hidden, excluding them from directories, searches, and making their profile pages return a 404 for non-admins. Description This plugin provides a simple way to hide specific BuddyPress user profiles from non-administrative users. When a profile is marked as hidden: The profile page returns a 404 error for non-admins The user is excluded from member directories The user is excluded from search results The user is excluded from AJAX-loaded member lists Hidden profiles remain visible to: The profile owner themselves Site administrators Users with the manageoptions capability Features Simple checkbox interface in the WordPress user profile screen Complete profile hiding from non-admins Efficient caching of hidden user IDs WP-CLI support for bulk operations Maintains visibility for admins and profile owners Extensible via filters for custom hiding logic Installatio

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Releases

TagPublished
1.1.0 May 23, 2025
1.0.0 May 16, 2025

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