I am attempting to create a forum site not unlike this site, but I need to support groups.

As a user I want to be able to create a group so that I can have forums which are private to the group.
As a member of a group I want to be able to invite other users to my group without having to friend the user.

I had group functionality, provided by BuddyPress but was lacking forums. I installed bbPress to gain forums, but given that groups is not a retired feature. I lost my groups admin tools.

Currently using the TwentyTen theme. I still have the ability to create a group, but users are required to friend someone and have them reply before they can be invited to the group. Not something that works for this group of existing users. I need to be able to administer groups and then have group members able to invite others without the friendship requirement.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I’m working on a new site in a multisite configuration running
WP 4.1.1
BuddyPress 2.2.1
bbPress 2.5.6

[@eric_pvg Participant 9 years, 9 months ago]

not a retired…> now a retired feature

[@robin-w Moderator 9 years, 9 months ago]

hmmm… you might fall between two plugins.

However I’d suggest you post this on the buddypress support groups as groups are a buddypress construct.

[@eric_pvg Participant 9 years, 9 months ago]

Will do. Thank you.

Does anyone know of a recipe for group forums under this version of WP? If anyone can suggest an alternative solution, it would be greatly appreciated.

Basic forums for groups should not be complicated.

[@robin-w Moderator 9 years, 9 months ago]

without buddypress, then

https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbp-private-groups/

[@robin-w Moderator 9 years, 9 months ago]

ahh, but that won’t work multisite