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Block Member Posting – Read-Only Members for BuddyPress

Name: Block Member Posting – Read-Only Members for BuddyPress
Author: Giannis Kipouros

Stop chosen members, or a whole member type, from posting activity updates and comments on BuddyPress and BuddyBoss. They can still read.

Block Member Posting ranks #46,897 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #1,174 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Oct 3, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.1.3 Current Version v1.1.3

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 03 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.3
Last Updated: Oct 03, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Giannis Kipouros

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Block Member Posting – Read-Only Members for BuddyPress

Go to Users in the admin, edit the member, and under "Block Member From Posting" tick the option to block them from making new posts. The activity post form disappears for them straight away.

Yes. On BuddyPress, edit the member type under Users > Member Types. On BuddyBoss, edit the profile type. Tick the posting and commenting options there and every member of that type is blocked, including members who join it later.

Yes. Posting and commenting are two separate options, both for single members and for member types.

Yes. They keep their account and can browse the site and the feed as before. Only the post form and the comment and reply buttons are removed.

No. The form and buttons are simply not shown to them.

The Users screen has Posting and Commenting columns, and "Blocked Posting" and "Blocked Commenting" links at the top to list only those members.

Yes. It works with BuddyBoss Platform as well as BuddyPress, and supports BuddyBoss profile types.

No. It removes the post form and the comment and reply buttons on the website, which is how members post there. Posts made through the REST API or a separate app are not blocked.

At thewpgarden.com/docs/bp-block-member-posting: setup, plus a guide for every feature.

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