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If a member of a group is suspended or blocked, logged-in members can still see posts and comments created by the member within the group. 


What you will see is the member’s name shown as ‘Unknown Member’ and the member's avatar will go back to the default avatar set by the site's admin in the Buddyboss - Settings - Profile. Also you are unable to link to the member’s profile when clicking on the members name or avatar.


If you are admin then you can see the name of a suspended member. After clicking the name it will redirect  to their profile in WP Admin. 


If the blocked member is NOT a group organizer or moderator, the member’s name shows as ‘Unknown Member’ and again the avatar will show as the default avatar set by the site’s admin in the profile settings, also the link to the user's profile is also removed. 


Moreover, the Post content is visible to both suspended and blocked members.


Comments 

(Applies to posts and media comments)



If a member is suspended or blocked, logged-in members can still see comments created by the member in a group. 


What you will see is the member’s name shown as ‘Unknown Member’ and the member's avatar will go back to the default avatar set in the Buddyboss - Settings - Profile. Also you are unable to link to the member’s profile when clicking on the members name or avatar.


If you are admin then you can see the name of a suspended member. After clicking the name it will redirect  to their profile in WP Admin. 


If the blocked member is NOT a group organizer or moderator, the member’s name shows as ‘Unknown Member’ and again the avatar will show as the default avatar set by the site’s admin in the profile settings, also the link to the user's profile is also removed. 


Moreover, the Comment content is visible to both suspended and blocked members. And, and replaces comments with Unknown Members.


Members

If the member is suspended, logged-in members CAN NOT see members in group members directories. You can adjust the parameters around when a user is suspended automatically by navigating to Buddyboss - Settings - Moderation.


What you will see is the member’s name shown as ‘Unknown Member’ and the member's avatar will go back to the default avatar set in the Buddyboss - Settings - Profile. Also you are unable to link to the member’s profile when clicking on the members name or avatar.


If the member is blocked, logged-in members CAN see the blocked member in a groups members directories that the blocked member is a part of.


If the blocked member is NOT a group organizer or moderator, the member’s name shows as ‘Unknown Member’ and again the avatar will show as the default avatar set by the site’s admin in the profile settings, also the link to the user's profile is also removed. 



Media

(Applies to Photos, Videos, and Documents)


If the member is suspended or blocked, logged-in members CAN see media uploaded by the member to a group. 


What you will see is the member’s name shown as ‘Unknown Member’ and the member's avatar will go back to the default avatar set in the Buddyboss - Settings - Profile. Also you are unable to link to the member’s profile when clicking on the members name or avatar.


If you are admin then you can see the name of a suspended member. After clicking the name it will redirect  to their profile in WP Admin. 


If the blocked member is NOT a group organizer or moderator, the member’s name shows as ‘Unknown Member’ and again the avatar will show as the default avatar set by the site’s admin in the profile settings, also the link to the user's profile is also removed. 


The Media content is visible to both suspended and blocked members.


Discussions / Replies

If the member is suspended or blocked, logged-in members CAN see forum discussions and replies posted by the member in a group.

What you will see is the member’s name shown as ‘Unknown Member’ and the member's avatar will go back to the default avatar set in the Buddyboss - Settings - Profile. Also you are unable to link to the member’s profile when clicking on the members name or avatar.


If the blocked member is NOT a group organizer or moderator, the member’s name shows as ‘Unknown Member’ and again the avatar will show as the default avatar set by the site’s admin in the profile settings, also the link to the user's profile is also removed. 


Discussion/Reply content is visible to both suspended and blocked members. But the replies will be replaced with ‘Unknown Member’, if it’s set in the code. 


Send Invites

If the member is suspended or is blocked, logged-in members can NOT see the member in the list of members to send invites to when setting up a new group.


Send Private Message

If the member is suspended, or blocked, logged-in members can NOT see the member in the list of members to send a private message to within your message inbox.


Manage → Members

If the member is suspended, or blocked, logged-in members can NOT see members in the list of members within the members page, nor will the blocked or suspended member show in the search results when using the member filter options if enabled.


Please see our moderation logic for further understanding:



Location

Suspended

Is Blocked

Has Blocked

Groups → Activity Posts

Logged-in member CAN see posts and comments created by the member in a group

  • Member’s name shows as {is_suspended_label}

  • Member’s avatar shows as {is_suspended_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

    • If admin, link these to their profile in WP Admin

  • Post content IS visible

Logged-in member CAN see posts and comments created by the member in a group

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {is_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {is_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Post content IS visible

Logged-in member CAN see posts and comments created by the member in a group

  • Member’s name shows as {has_blocked_label}

  • Member’s avatar shows as {has_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Post content IS visible

Groups → Comments

Applies to post and media comments

Logged-in member CAN see comments created by the member in a group

  • Member’s name shows as {is_suspended_label}

  • Member’s avatar shows as {is_suspended_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

    • If admin, link these to their profile in WP Admin

  • Comment content IS visible

    • Replace comments with {is_suspended_message} , if it is set

Logged-in member CAN see comments created by the member in a group

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {is_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {is_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Comment content IS visible

    • Replace comments with {is_blocked_message} , if it is set

Logged-in member CAN see comments created by the member in a group

  • Member’s name shows as {has_blocked_label}

  • Member’s avatar shows as {has_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Comment content IS visible

    • Replace comments with {has_blocked_message} , if it is set

Groups → Members

Logged-in member CAN’T see member in group members directories

  • Make sure counts are adjusted

Logged-in member CAN see member in group members directories

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {is_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {is_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Remove all labels, meta data, buttons and actions

Logged-in member CAN see member in group members directories

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {has_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {has_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Remove all buttons and actions

Groups → Media

Apples to Photos, Videos, Documents

Logged-in member CAN see media uploaded by the member to a group

  • Member’s name shows as {is_suspended_label}

  • Member’s avatar shows as {is_suspended_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

    • If admin, link these to their profile in WP Admin

  • Media content IS visible

Logged-in member CAN see media uploaded by the member to a group

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {is_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {is_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Media content IS visible

Logged-in member CAN see media uploaded by the member to a group

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {has_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {has_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Media content IS visible

Groups → Discussions / Replies

Logged-in member CAN see forum discussions and replies posted by the member in a group

  • Member’s name shows as {is_suspended_label}

  • Member’s avatar shows as {is_suspended_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

    • If admin, link these to their profile in WP Admin

  • Discussion/reply content IS visible

    • Replace replies with {is_suspended_message} , if it is set

Logged-in member CAN see forum discussions and replies posted by the member in a group

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {is_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {is_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Discussion/reply content IS visible

    • Replace replies with {is_blocked_message} , if it is set

Logged-in member CAN see forum discussions and replies posted by the member in a group

  • If NOT a group organizer or moderator:

    • Member’s name shows as {has_blocked_label}

    • Member’s avatar shows as {has_blocked_avatar}

  • DON’T link member’s name or avatar to their profile

  • Discussion/reply content IS visible

    • Replace replies with {has_blocked_message} , if it is set

Groups → Send Invites

Logged-in member CAN’T see the member in the list of members to send invites to

Logged-in member CAN’T see the member in the list of members to send invites to

Logged-in member CAN’T see the member in the list of members to send invites to

Groups → Send Private Message

Logged-in member CAN’T see the member in the list of members to send a private message to

Logged-in member CAN’T see the member in the list of members to send a private message to

Logged-in member CAN’T see the member in the list of members to send a private message to

Groups → Manage → Members

Logged-in member CAN'T see member in list of members

Logged-in member CAN see member in list of members

  • Member’s name and avatar show as normal, but DON’T link to their profile

Logged-in member CAN see member in list of members

  • Member’s name and avatar show as normal, but DON’T link to their profile