Thanks again. BTW – I tried to install your plug-in (above) but got a message to the effect that it contained an ‘invalid header’. Thought you’d like to know.
Many thanks. I see now that I have been wrongly using the private/hidden options available within BBP, but your post has put me on the right track – again, thanks.
Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I didn’t make that very clear: If a Facebook poster posts the URL of a specific topic within a forum (that is, posts it on FB), then that link can be followed by anyone – site member or not. However, if they post a link to a forum (as opposed to a topic within it) then the permissions kick-in and only site users/members (that is, logged-in WP users) can see it. Hope that’s clearer. (I’m using the Capability Manager to set permissions, if that’s any help)