Title: Plugin has no function
Last modified: August 15, 2024

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# Plugin has no function

 *  Resolved [lockenelch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lockenelch/)
 * (@lockenelch)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/)
 * Until recently I used the ‘Private Buddypress’ plugin by Dennis Morhardt. After
   updating WP, this plugin could no longer be activated. LH Private BuddyPress 
   can be activated, but does not work at all. I use WP 6.6.1 and PHP 8.2. Twenty
   Sixteen is activated as the theme. Even after deactivating all other plugins,
   except BP, there is no change. I am currently using ‘BuddyPress Members only’,
   but it is not possible to protect the start page with this plugin.

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 *  Plugin Author [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * (@shawfactor)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/#post-17956046)
 * this is simply not true. One look at the code can demonstrate this but if you
   don’t understand code try accessing this url:
 * [https://princesparktouch.com/members/](https://princesparktouch.com/members/)
 * it’s the members directory on one of my sites. You can’t without being logged
   in and are redirected to the login page.
 *  Plugin Author [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * (@shawfactor)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/#post-17956062)
 * note the plugin does not protect the activation and registration pages
 * note my review of the code indicates there is an error in the plugin around site
   maps showing the buddyoress components (since buddypress changed to custom post
   types for compenents). I’ll be pushing out a fix for that shortly but that is
   not your issue
    -  This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/).
 *  Thread Starter [lockenelch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lockenelch/)
 * (@lockenelch)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/#post-17956630)
 * I have now tested it again on our pages, the plugin does exactly what it says
   in the description, it protects the members area. With the plugin ‘Private Buddypress’
   by Dennis Morhardt, all pages could be protected, including the start page, so
   that the login page was generally linked to. I assumed that this was also possible
   with LH Private BuddyPress. Sorry for the inconvenience, I should of course have
   realised.
 *  Plugin Author [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * (@shawfactor)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/#post-17957564)
 * By defaults it protects all components except registration/activation (I assume
   this is what you meant by start page) so it will also protect groups, activities,
   messages etc
 * I’ll add a filter to allow it protect the registration/activation as well in 
   my next update and circle back here with sample code.
 *  Thread Starter [lockenelch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lockenelch/)
 * (@lockenelch)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/#post-17957865)
 * Thank you for the quick reply, as soon as the filter is integrated I will be 
   happy to try it out.
   By Startpage I mean the front page, the page that opens 
   when you enter the address where the WordPress installation is stored. This works,
   for example, with an entry in the .htaccess file. Then you would have to enter
   a password to access the directory in which WP is installed and then log in to
   BuddyPress. With Dennis Morhardt’s plugin, you were taken directly to the login
   page, there was no way for external users to see any content.
 *  Plugin Author [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * (@shawfactor)
 * [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/#post-17959307)
 * I understand now but the front page is generally not a buddypress page. Are you
   telling me that you’ve buddypress content on the front page?
 * note if you just want to make the whole site protected there are plugins to do
   that…

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 * Last reply from: [shawfactor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shawfactor/)
 * Last activity: [1 year, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-has-no-function/#post-17959307)
 * Status: resolved