Title: How to make profile private
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# How to make profile private

 *  [Sofia Woods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortied/)
 * (@shortied)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-make-profile-private/)
 * hi there – we’re using your great plugin to create a directory of members that
   is only available to our members when they’re logged in.
 * It’s come to our attention that the profiles are now public and being indexed
   by google – how do we go about stopping that?
 * See here:
 * [http://www.criticalphysio.net/community-space/members/tone_dahl-michelsen/profile/](http://www.criticalphysio.net/community-space/members/tone_dahl-michelsen/profile/)
 * Many thanks!1
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-members/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Chad Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbutlerjr/)
 * (@cbutlerjr)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-make-profile-private/#post-6744750)
 * Your directory is likely made up of custom post types. By default, the plugin
   handles post and page post types. If you have custom post types, you need to 
   define them so the plugin can block them. There’s some information on this here:
   
   [http://rocketgeek.com/filter-hooks/blocking-custom-post-types-2/](http://rocketgeek.com/filter-hooks/blocking-custom-post-types-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [Sofia Woods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortied/)
 * (@shortied)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-make-profile-private/#post-6744752)
 * Thanks heaps Chad – I’m still a little confused.
 * So the [http://www.criticalphysio.net/community-space/members/tone_dahl-michelsen/profile/](http://www.criticalphysio.net/community-space/members/tone_dahl-michelsen/profile/)
   URL is not generated from your plugin? This is not a post type created by WP 
   Members?
 * I’m helping with the management of the site and I can see that we’re using WP
   Members as well as Buddy press. So am I right to assume that the members profiles
   are being handled by Buddy Press?
 * If that is the case – how do we handle
 * – a membership directory
    – an individual profile (so logged in users can view
   other’s profiles)
 * Through your plugin?
 * I hope there’s a way – many thanks
 *  Plugin Author [Chad Butler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cbutlerjr/)
 * (@cbutlerjr)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-make-profile-private/#post-6744764)
 * WP-Members doesn’t create any custom post types, so your assumption of it being
   from BuddyPress is probably correct.
 * I am working on a new extension for the plugin that handles some of the common
   redirects and integrations that get asked about. This will include BuddyPress
   and WooCommerce. That will be release soon to premium support subscribers initially.
   I have not made any firm decisions beyond that.
 *  Thread Starter [Sofia Woods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortied/)
 * (@shortied)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-make-profile-private/#post-6744767)
 * Okay Thanks Chad…much appreciated…

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Sofia Woods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shortied/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-make-profile-private/#post-6744767)
 * Status: not resolved