=== Groups bbPress === Contributors: itthinx, proaktion Donate link: https://www.itthinx.com/product-category/groups/ Tags: groups, bbPress, access control, memberships, forums Requires at least: 5.0 Tested up to: 6.9 Stable tag: 1.5.0 License: GPLv3 Protect bbPress Forums, Topics and Replies using Groups. == Description == *Groups bbPress* integrates [Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/) and [bbPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/) so that all topics and replies related to protected forums are also protected automatically. This additional plugin is necessary if you want to run member-only forums with bbPress and Groups. As the topics and replies in bbPress are custom post types, it is not sufficient to protect a forum using Groups. The topics and replies in a protected forum would still be accessible unless they are also protected. This plugin extends the access restrictions on a forum to its related topics. This also applies to replies posted on topics: replies posted on a topic will be accessible to users who can access the topic and the forum only. If additional access restrictions are set on a topic, its replies are protected by both the forum's and the topic's access restrictions. [Groups Forums](https://www.itthinx.com/shop/groups-forums/) is an alternative to using [bbPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/) as your forum system with [Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/). ### Feedback ### Feedback is welcome! If you need help, have problems, want to leave feedback or want to provide constructive criticism, please do so here at the [Groups bbPress](http://www.itthinx.com/plugins/groups-bbpress/) plugin page. Please try to solve problems there before you rate this plugin or say it doesn't work. There goes a _lot_ of work into providing you with quality plugins! Please help with your feedback and we're also grateful if you help spread the word about this plugin. **Thanks!** #### Twitter #### Follow [@itthinx](https://twitter.com/itthinx) on Twitter for updates on this and other plugins. == Installation == = Dashboard = Log in as an administrator and go to Plugins > Add New. Type Groups bbPress in the search field and click Search Plugins, locate the Groups bbPress plugin by itthinx and install it by clicking Install Now. Now activate the plugin to have topics and replies automatically protected based on forum access restrictions. = FTP = You can install the plugin via FTP, see [Manual Plugin Installation](http://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins#Manual_Plugin_Installation). == Screenshots == Currently there are no relevant screenshots for this plugin as it does not modify or add any administrative or front end user interfaces. A notice will be shown to administrators on the back end, if the required Groups plugin is missing or not activated. == Frequently Asked Questions == = How does this work? = Once a forum is protected by [Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/), its related topics and replies are also protected automatically. You don't need to set any additional access restrictions on those replies or topics. You can set additional access restrictions on topics and replies if desired. If you set an additional access restriction on a topic, the related replies will also be protected based on that. = What other alternatives do we have? = [Groups Forums](https://www.itthinx.com/shop/groups-forums/) is an alternative to using [bbPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress/) as your forum system with [Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/groups/). == Changelog == For the full changelog see [changelog.txt](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/groups-bbpress/trunk/changelog.txt). == Upgrade Notice == This release is compatible with the latest WordPress.