[David 9]

Hi,

I have a wordpress site and would like to interact with my users – however, I would like this interaction to be private from every other user on the forum. Ideally I envision a part of the forum that is for all registered users, but a separate section where I can interact with an individual – send files, chat etc.

Can this be done by using the group function – where I make a group of myself and the other individual and then keep this group private to myself and the individual? Or is this likely to become unsustainable for myself – having to keep track of what is being written on all the groups I have created?

Any help would really be appreciated! Maybe I am over complicating it if bbPress can have a secure messaging system that copes with attachments. Thanks

[Stephen Edgar]

bbPress does not have groups. BuddyPress does have groups 😉

[David 9]

Thanks for the reply. So in order to do this I would have to use BuddyPress along with bbPress?

[Stephen Edgar]

Yes, they work really well together, actually developed side by side most of the time.

To get an idea of what is in BuddyPress check this out:

BuddyPress Components and Features