BuddyPress: Let Only Certain Roles Create Groups
Restricts creating BuddyPress groups to the roles you choose, such as editors or paying members, while everyone can still join groups.
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Code
if ( ! function_exists( 'buddypress' ) ) {
return;
}
// Roles allowed to create groups.
$wpide_bp_group_creators = array( 'editor', 'author' );
add_filter( 'bp_user_can_create_groups', function ( $can_create ) use ( $wpide_bp_group_creators ) {
if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {
return false;
}
if ( bp_current_user_can( 'bp_moderate' ) ) {
return true;
}
return $can_create && (bool) array_intersect( $wpide_bp_group_creators, (array) wp_get_current_user()->roles );
} );Notes
Administrators can always create groups.
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