Hi codings,

Great question! Based on the solutions already shared in your community, you have a straightforward way to restrict profile pages to logged-in users only. The most effective approach is to adjust the permissions for your Guest usergroup, which will prevent bots and non-authenticated visitors from accessing profile pages.

Here's the step-by-step process to implement this:

1. Log in to your admin dashboard
2. Navigate to Dashboard > Forums > Usergroups
3. Find and click to edit the "Guest" usergroup
4. Locate the permissions section and uncheck the following options:
   • Front – Can view members
   • Front – Can view profiles
5. Save your changes
6. Repeat the same process for the "Registered" usergroup if you want to restrict access even further (though typically you'd want registered users to see profiles)

This approach will effectively block bots and anonymous visitors from scraping your profile pages, since they won't have permission to access them. Non-logged-in users will be redirected to the login page when they try to view any profile or member list. Only authenticated users (and admins) will retain access to these areas. This is a clean solution that doesn't require custom coding—it's all built into your usergroup permission system.

Have you already tried adjusting these permissions, or would you like clarification on any of these steps?

@codings

Posted by: @codings

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It is "wpForo" not Forums.

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