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BuddyPress: Disable the Public Members Directory

The following code snippet can be used to disable access to the default BuddyPress Members Directory.  Simply add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file.

//Disable members directory
function disable_directory_members() {
 global $bp, $wp_query;
 $bp_is_directory = false;
 bp_core_redirect( $bp_root_domain );
}
add_action( 'bp_core_action_directory_members', 'disable_directory_members', 2 );

Update – 11/17/2011:  As of BuddyPress v1.5 this post this method is deprecated. You can now achieve this same result by unpublishing the ‘Members’ page from the ‘Pages menu in the admin area.

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BuddyPress: Remove a Sub Item from a Navigation Menu

This example demonstrates how to remove the Notifications item from the BuddyPress Settings default navigation menu. Simply add the code below to your theme’s functions.php file.

<?php
// Remove Settings->Notifications SubMenu
function skw_remove_notifications_subnav(){
global $bp;
if ( $bp->current_component == $bp->settings->slug ) {
bp_core_remove_subnav_item( $bp->settings->slug, 'notifications' );
}
}
add_action( 'wp', 'skw_remove_notifications_subnav', 2 );
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Here is a similar example that could be used to remove the System Notices menu from the Messages section.

<?php
// Remove Messages->Notices
function skw_remove_notices_subnav() {
global $bp;
if ( $bp->current_component == $bp->messages->slug ) {
bp_core_remove_subnav_item( $bp->messages->slug, 'notices' );
}
}
add_action( 'wp', 'skw_remove_notices_subnav', 11 );
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WordPress: Change the Excerpt Length

The following can be added to your theme’s functions.php to alter the excerpt word count.

//Filter the excerpt
function new_excerpt_length($length) {
 return 20;
}
add_filter('excerpt_length', 'new_excerpt_length');