[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress Trac] #8734: Introduce simple "Private Site" toggle

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#8734: Introduce simple "Private Site" toggle
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 Reporter:  dcavins          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  11.0.0
Component:  Core             |     Version:  10.4.0
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Comment (by shawfactor):

 i reiterate that this is a terrible idea

 You are right that buddypress is not useful by most people without
 additional plugins .

 This is how it exactly should be. Social networking means many different
 things and it is highly unlikely that basic buddypress will match the goal
 you have when you first start. This is no different to WordPress itself,
 no one uses WordPress without plugins.

 Indeed considering how complex social networking is trying to cater to the
 needs of even the majority of users in core is impossible. Arguable you’d
 need to add forums, attachments, anti spam, tagging, a buddypress theme,
 and privacy. That is just off the top of my head,

 It gets ugly fast and sets a bad precedent both in terms of bloat (this is
 already a problem, abd I’ve raised two trac items about two legacy
 features that are a pain point) and it undermines the vital plugin
 developer ecosystem that exists around buddypress (I’m one).

 Instead we should keep building the apis that are needed. The two urgent
 ones are the attachments api and integrating with full site editing.

 The lesson we should take from the two reviews you linked too is the need
 for better documentation, help forums, and onboarding. I understand this
 is already happening

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