BuddyDev | Activity Privacy

BuddyDev | Activity Privacy - Control the visibility of your community activity

BuddyDev | Activity Privacy is an extension designed for BuddyPress-based websites that require precise privacy control over activity feeds. The plugin allows you to define who can see individual activities and feeds while maintaining ease of use for users and administrators. Features focus on flexible content visibility management, data privacy compliance, and minimal impact on site performance.

Key Features of Activity Privacy

• Granular visibility settings – standard privacy levels (Public, Logged-in users, Friends only, Only me) plus the ability to add custom rules.
• Selective privacy for activity types – configure visibility for different actions (status, comments, shares, group activities).
• Privacy Selector in Post Box – Users get a simple interface to set their privacy whenever they create a post in Activities.
• Default privacy settings – the administrator can define default levels for new users or activity types.
• Administrative permissions – the ability to overwrite user settings and mass edit the visibility of existing entries without affecting data integrity.
• Group Activity Protection – Sync privacy policies with BuddyPress group settings, with the option to limit visibility to members only.
• REST API and template compatibility – integration with themes and external applications using BuddyPress/WordPress interfaces is ensured.
• Translations and localization – prepared text strings enabling quick translation into Polish and other languages.

Benefits of using Activity Privacy

Implementing activity visibility protection solutions offers multifaceted benefits. Primarily, it increases the trust of community participants by giving them control over their own data. This ensures that private content reaches only the intended audience, reducing the risk of unwanted exposure and helping to maintain compliance with applicable data protection regulations. For the website owner, this translates into higher user retention and higher-quality interactions, as participants are more willing to share content in an environment that respects their privacy.

Applications and use cases

• Educational Services – Students and lecturers can publish discussions available only to course groups or selected participants.
• Social networks and local groups – allowing you to share content only with friends or members of a specific group.
• Membership Sites and Forums – Restrict access to premium posts or discussions to subscribers.
• Internal company platforms – private communication channels for projects, teams or HR departments.
• BuddyPress-based applications – improve security and data control when integrating with external tools.

Integration, performance and security

Activity Privacy is designed to work seamlessly with existing BuddyPress infrastructure. Visibility filtering mechanisms optimize database queries, reducing the impact on page load times and server load. The plugin also offers permission validation mechanisms, ensuring content access is contextually verified—not just at the interface level but also at the query level. This prevents private entries from being accidentally exposed in archives or via the API.

Practical implementation tips

• Start by defining default privacy levels that match the website's policy.
• Conduct behavioral tests in various user scenarios (guest, registered, friend, group member).
• Use available mass editing tools when you need to change the visibility of historical activities.
• Configure translations and user messages to make the consequences of choosing a specific privacy level clear.

Implementing BuddyDev | Activity Privacy provides advanced control over content visibility within your BuddyPress-powered community. Configurable features and an intuitive interface make privacy management a key element that builds user trust and improves the overall experience. Activity Privacy is a solution that combines flexibility, security, and performance, addressing the diverse needs of social media platforms.