Title: bbPress
Last modified: September 25, 2018

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# bbPress

 *  Resolved [bgfrancey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgfrancey/)
 * (@bgfrancey)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-86/)
 * Hi there –
 * I have a client who is using bbPress for their members to share best practices
   etc. The bbPress page is locked so you have to be logged in to view it, however,
   the attachments are not. Anyone with the URL for an attachment to a message in
   bbPress can access it.
 * Would Prevent Direct Access be able to protect just those uploads on that page
   from being accessed from non-logged in users? The rest of the site has uploads
   that can be accessed by non-logged in users so we really only want to protect
   the bbPress page.
 * Thanks.

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 *  Plugin Author [WP Folio Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buildwps/)
 * (@buildwps)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-86/#post-10721693)
 * Hey [@bgfrancey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgfrancey/),
 * Thank you for reaching out.
 * Yes, absolutely. You can selectively protect those file uploads on that page (
   or any other pages) from being accessed by non-logged-in users.
 * This tutorial will give you an idea on how to do it with our Prevent Direct Access
   Gold. [https://preventdirectaccess.com/docs/getting-started-with-prevent-direct-access-gold/](https://preventdirectaccess.com/docs/getting-started-with-prevent-direct-access-gold/)
 * Hope it helps.
 *  Thread Starter [bgfrancey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgfrancey/)
 * (@bgfrancey)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-86/#post-10722389)
 * Fantastic! So would anything that is uploaded by a member to that page automatically
   be protected as long as the page is protected? The admin doesn’t have to go in
   and protect every file individually, correct?
 *  Plugin Author [WP Folio Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/buildwps/)
 * (@buildwps)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-86/#post-10723490)
 * As of now, I’m afraid you have to go in and protect those files manually. You
   can protect multiple files at once though.
 * In case there will be a lot of new upcoming file uploads to that private page
   or you have a lot of pages like that, we can surely build an extension that integrates
   PDA Gold with bbPress and automates the entire process for you.
 * Please just let us know [@bgfrancey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgfrancey/)
 *  Thread Starter [bgfrancey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgfrancey/)
 * (@bgfrancey)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-86/#post-10727238)
 * Ah okay. So for any new post in bbPress that has an attachment, the admin would
   have to manually protect it once the comment has been approved. I can let the
   client know that.
 * What would the cost of building something like an extension for bbPress be? Or
   is that something you would do anyway to extend the functionality of the plugin?

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 * Last reply from: [bgfrancey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bgfrancey/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-86/#post-10727238)
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