Title: Limit BuddyPress Groups Per User Author: Brajesh Singh Published: May 7, 2010 Last modified: May 1, 2020 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/limit-groups-per-user.svg) # Limit BuddyPress Groups Per User By [Brajesh Singh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sbrajesh/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/limit-groups-per-user.2.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/limit-groups-per-user/#description) * [Reviews](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/limit-groups-per-user/#reviews) * [Installation](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/limit-groups-per-user/#installation) * [Development](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/limit-groups-per-user/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/) ## Description Limit Groups Per user plugin allows site admins to restrict the number of groups a user can create on a BuddyPress based Social network. Features include: * Role based restrictions for BuddyPress group creation * Restrict Maximum number of Groups Created by a user with a a specific role( Role based limit) ### Upgrade After Installation/Upgrade, Please visit Dashboard->settings->Limit Groups Per User and update settings. ### Other For more info, please visit us at [BuddyDev.com](http://buddydev.com/) ## Installation The plugin is simple to install: 1. Download `limit-groups-per-user.zip` 2. Unzip It 3. Upload `limit-groups-per-user` directory to your `/wp-content/plugins` directory 4. Go to the plugin management page and activate the plugin “Limit Groups Per User”, Activate the plugin sitewide if you want to use it sitewide. 5. Enter the maximum no. of groups in Dashboard->Settings->BuddyPress->Settings(Or Network Admin->Settings->BuddyPress->Settings) Otherwise, Use the Plugin browser, upload it and activate, you are done. ## FAQ How to Use Go to Dashboard->Settings->BuddyPress->Settings, enter the maximum no. of groups a user can create. Click save. That’s it. It is not showing the error message to user Since BuddyPress does not include the action “template_notices” in directory pages, please edit your theme/groups/index.php and put it somewhere below the padder div ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0d0d081d82ac8f0550361a8f712329cc0ff4613bb7af2c7254c4e64ed9fe59cd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-471/)󠁿 [a3132](https://profiles.wordpress.org/a3132/) September 7, 2020 It’s simple and works. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b1c65b43d4fea8946932f1cf87632395a59d136b52fb0e08df0d68155e7911b0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[doesn’t work at first time, very nice support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-2393/)󠁿 [jlessa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jlessa/) May 9, 2020 3 replies I found this plugin online and I became very excited because it´s something that was crucial for my project. I´ve got very frustrated after installation `cause didn ´t work with my version. After open a ticket the support team release a new version some days later and now it´s working perfectly. Thanks and congrats for support team. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a80a189d2ae3d39c43d20f6fd496f47896f4f170e7f5a939e80367c818472ee2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[No frills and does what it says it does. Needed this functionality and it works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-frills-and-does-what-it-says-it-does/)󠁿 [Mark](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markob17/) September 3, 2016 Thank you Brajesh! [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Limit BuddyPress Groups Per User” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Brajesh Singh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sbrajesh/) * [ BuddyDev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buddydev/) * [ Ravi Sharma ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/raviousprime/) [Translate “Limit BuddyPress Groups Per User” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/limit-groups-per-user) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/limit-groups-per-user/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/limit-groups-per-user/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/limit-groups-per-user/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/limit-groups-per-user/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### Version 2.0.2 * Exclude settings for bbPress roles. * Change the strategy for checking role based restricitons. #### Version 2.0.0 * Add settings to support role based limits. * Not backward compatible. Please visit Dashboard->Settings->LImit Groups Per User to enable the restrictions. #### Version 1.2.1 * Minor changes #### Version 1.2 * Completely Rewritten * Updated for BuddyPress 1.9+ * Please only upgrade if you are using BuddyPress 1.9 or above #### Version 1.1.3 * More fine tuned * Create group button can be hidden now #### Version 1.1.1 * Updated for BuddyPress 1.5 #### Version 1.0 *Initial release ## Meta * Version **2.0.2** * Last updated **6 years ago** * Active installations **90+** * WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.4.19** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/limit-groups-per-user/) * Tags * [buddypress](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/buddypress/)[groups](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/groups/) * [Advanced View](https://li.wordpress.org/plugins/limit-groups-per-user/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/limit-groups-per-user/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Brajesh Singh ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sbrajesh/) * [ BuddyDev ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/buddydev/) * [ Ravi Sharma ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/raviousprime/) ## Support Got something to say? 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