[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:
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Comment (by shawfactor):

 You’ve mischaracterised my point


 Buddypress is not particularly useful without additional plugins and that
 will remain the case even if a privacy option is added.

 Sure we could add the various features over many years but it would be a
 massive amount of work and a huge backwards step as

 1. It would create a huge technical debt
 2. It would come at a huge opportunity cost to the real work that should
 be done
 3. It would be a massive pain to people who want to do those features
 differently (eg privacy is a spectrum that a simple option cannot capture
 4. It will alienate the small group of plugin developers who would be
 cannibalised

 Like it or not buddypress like woocommerce is a platform and we should
 concentrate on the apis that others can build on top of.

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