[bobdobbs]

I want my forums to be private.

I want none of the forums, topics or posts to be viewable to anyone who isn’t logged in.

I’ve tried a plugin called “bbPress Members Only”.
However, this leaves the forum index open, and prevents non-logged-in users from seeing anything beyond the homepage: I want some pages to remain public.

Are there any plugins, or any options within bbpress itself that will let me create this level of privacy?

[Robin W]

If you set the forums to ‘private’ then this is what you will get, or have I misunderstood?

[Robin W]

but if otherwise

Private groups

[bobdobbs]

Hi Robin.

Private Groups looks like overkill for what need.

It looks like it’s very powerful and flexible. But it requires a zillion options to be assessed, along with with groups being created and configured for privacy.

I just want to hide all forums from website users who aren’t logged in.

Thanks.

[bobdobbs]

>> If you set the forums to ‘private’ then this is what you will get, or have I misunderstood?

afaict, this does indeed prevent forum/topic/thread content from being publicly available.

However, it still leaves the forum index page exposed.

[Robin W]

so how is it visible, as a menu item?
and what method in item 3 of this are you using

Step by step guide to setting up a bbPress forum – Part 1

[Robin W]

https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-add-conditional-logic-to-menus-in-wordpress/