Wbcom Designs – Private Community for BuddyPress

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 70% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Earl_D

   1.3y ago

   it works really well except it doesn’t protect. Bbpress pages. That,s why only four stars.

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2. ★★★★★ dracou

   1.6y ago

   This plugin is really great! I’d love to see it developed further ,-)

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3. ★★★★★ Narin Pradeep

   2.8y ago

   I love this plugin 100% This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by Narin Pradeep.

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4. ★★★★★ flamuren

   3.1y ago

   I give it 5 stars since it works for almost everything and it does so with a great user experience and easy settings. The only thing I would love is that the plugin could block news articales. As of now everything is blocked, also the blog page. However some widgets in the footer show links to the blog articales and is not restricted so that everyone can read. I use the buddyX theme and its standard install/settings to try this out.

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5. ★★★★★ baasui

   3.5y ago

   great plugin thanks

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6. ★★★★★ retakankata

   3.7y ago

   Conflict with paid membership pro. It can work together with PMP

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7. ★★★★★ Richard Benton G4WKW

   4.0y ago

   A useful utility to keep non-members from your BuddyPress members stuff.

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8. ★★★★★ dgncngndz

   4.1y ago

   Thank you for all.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Wbcom Designs <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-12-15 CVE-2025-67582 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.1.1 Patched in 2.1.2
2. Medium · 6.3 Wbcom Designs Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation, Activation and Deactivation ↗
   2022-04-13 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.7.0 Patched in 1.7.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-30 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in tier
2. 2026-06-26 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-06-25 400+ → 300+ down after 321 days in tier
4. 2025-08-08 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-08-06 400+ → 500+ up after 4 days in tier
6. 2025-08-02 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-07-31 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-07-30 500+ → 400+ down after 144 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• LH Private BuddyPress 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Force Login 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• BuddyPress Members Only 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Private Website – Login Required 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Simple BuddyPress Profile Privacy 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• B BuddyPress Activity Privacy 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D

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Wbcom Designs – Private Community for BuddyPress: 300+ active installs, 4.9★ (25 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/lock-my-bp