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bbPress Members Only — WordPress Membership Plugin

by Tomas · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8.1 Tested up to WP 6.7.7

bbPress Members Only has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 14,098 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 21, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.7.7.

bbPress Members Only at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
14,098
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is bbPress Members Only well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.7.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Login redirect based on user roles, each user roles have options for redirect to the smae page before login, referrers … and so on
  • Restricts your bbPress forums based on user roles
  • Restricts your bbPress topics based on user roles
  • Restricts your bbPress replies based on user roles
  • Options to enable / disable restriction of your bbPress Topics, bbPress Replies, WordPress Pages / Posts
  • In bbPress Topic editor, bbPress reply editor, post / page editor, you can choose setting it as a members only page based on user roles
  • Restricts your bbPress forums to Logged in/Registered members only, you can choose which sub forum will open to guest user, or which sub forum will only opened…
  • Restricts your bbPress topics to Logged in/Registered members only
  • Restricts your bbPress replies to Logged in/Registered members only
  • Restricts important content in a wordpress post to Logged in/Registered members only
  • Supported https and websocket
  • Enable page level protect, when you edit a post, you can choose setting it as a members only page or not. By this way, you do not need enter page URLs to…

bbPress Members Only reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.6 out of 5

5 reviews

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  • Locks nothing

    This plugin is not working at all.Everything is open no matter what settings I use.

    mllapan

  • Does what it says with some adjustments

    This plugin saved me a lot of time and headaches. I personally had to make two adjustments. I had to use the bbPress shortcode on a page for it to work properly. Also, whenever the user was getting rerouted to the register page, it was stripping the HTTPS for some reason. I was able to fix this by going into the bbp-members-only.php file and editing lines 234, 240, 326, and 338 and changing the http:// to https://

    jupiterkat

  • Not working on Google Chrome

    Plugin is not working on Google Chrome at all. When developers fix this issue, then I'll change my rating.

    ars111

  • Hides the forum content

    Forum index is shown, content redirects to the login.

    dater

  • Simple - does just what I need

    Does exactly what it says - really great little plugin!

    angeljs

Details

bbPress Members Only restricts Your bbPress forums to logged in/registered members.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings bbPress Members Only competes in

Tags

  • bbPress
  • bbpress members only
  • community
  • membership
  • restricts

More from Tomas

Version
1.8.1
Last updated
Nov 21, 2024
First published
Jul 7, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

bbPress Members Only FAQ

What does bbPress Members Only do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, bbPress Members Only offers Login redirect based on user roles, each user roles have options for redirect to the smae page before login, referrers … and so on, Restricts your bbPress forums based on user roles, Restricts your bbPress topics based on user roles, Restricts your bbPress replies based on user roles and Options to enable / disable restriction of your bbPress Topics, bbPress Replies, WordPress Pages / Posts.

How many active installs does bbPress Members Only have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for bbPress Members Only as of September 7, 2026.

Is bbPress Members Only still maintained?

The last release was on November 21, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is bbPress Members Only free?

bbPress Members Only is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.