Hi,
just bring this topic back to live.
I tried your plugin.
Do you think, you could include capabilities like “User group can read, but not start topics, but reply.”
Or:
“User group can read, but not start topic or reply”
Or:
“user group can not see anything”
Or:
User Group can see, but not start topic or reply.
I think, what is really needed is a “can read, can create and can reply” for each group on every forum (and maybe topic)-.
Sorry for delay in replying – have been v. busy lately !
bbpress has a rich set of capabilities which you can use to create custom roles – read the attached and you should be able to create roles to suit your needs
Custom Capabilities
https://codex.bbpress.org/bbpress-user-roles-and-capabilities/