[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):

 A basic privacy option won’t change much at all in itself but it sets a
 precedent.

 Re patches from me, basically the main barrier is GitHub. I need to
 familiarise myself with it. I’m a self taught programmer I know it is hard
 to believe but I and have barely used it and would have no idea how to
 patch things (although I will learn). I’d also say that in terms of
 contributing buddypress will be better served by me publishing the rest of
 my plugins (I’ve about 50 I’ve been meaning to put in the repository)

 Re installations falling. How dramatic? The statistics in the repository
 show a decline over 2-3 years. I’d speculate that is inevitable for
 several reasons. The first is the main competitor is Facebook so the
 overall market is declining but conversely I’d say the sites that do
 remain are higher value (more users and more complex). Secondly I’d say
 that buddyboss cannibalise buddypress so overall installs of both may be
 growing. Anyway I’d be interested in more data

 Finally I’d suggest we’d be better served documenting, shepherding, and
 assisting new users of buddypress. Making it easier to add plugins, maybe
 having canonical plugins etc (see Matt Mullenwegs recent comments).

 I realise this has all got a bit meta so if there is a different place to
 continue this thread let me know.

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