BuddyBoss Platform vs Nav Menu Roles
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| Feature | BuddyBoss Platform v3.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | Nav Menu Roles v2.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | BuddyBoss Platform · BuddyBoss Platform Pro ($) | Nav Menu Roles |
| Pros | Member profiles, activity feeds and groups in one plugin; Private messaging, friends and follows; Forums built on bbPress with group integration | Per-item visibility by login state and role; Works in the menus screen and the customizer; Free with no paid tier |
| Cons | Large plugin that changes many core screens; Advanced features need a licence or Platform Pro; Licence verification calls the vendor's API | Hides menu items only, not the linked pages; Support is limited to the WordPress forums; Needs a separate access plugin to lock content |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Extended member profiles with custom fields, Activity feeds, Groups with membership management, Private messaging between members, Member and content moderation (reports and blocks), Licence verification and Pro licence management ($) | Per-item visibility by user role, Logged-in and logged-out visibility modes, Role settings in the Customizer menu editor, Importer for menus from other sites, Filter for the list of roles offered |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | bbPress, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | Giphy, Google reCAPTCHA | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9.1 | 6.6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | api.giphy.com, oq8tjkh4kk.execute-api.us-east-2.amazonaws.com, b6zdd3mwkj.execute-api.us-east-2.amazonaws.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 4 | — |
| Custom tables | 38 | — |