BuddyPress Rate Limit User Activity is a lightweight WordPress plugin that prevents spammy behavior and keeps your BuddyPress community healthy. It lets you set smart rate limits for posting, commenting, messages, and other actions, reducing abuse without blocking genuine users. Easy to configure, GDPR-friendly, and compatible with popular caching and security tools, it helps you maintain a fast, fair, and safe social network.
- Set per-user rate limits for posts, comments, messages, and activity updates
- Customizable cooldown windows to control how often actions can occur
- Global, role-based, and user-specific throttling rules
- Human-friendly error and warning messages for users
- Flexible whitelist and blacklist controls
- Protects against spam, flooding, and brute-force activity bursts
- Works with BuddyPress activity streams, groups, and private messages
- Admin dashboard with real-time logs of blocked and allowed actions
- Exportable logs for moderation and compliance review
- Granular exclusions for trusted roles and moderators
- Performance-first design with minimal database overhead
- Compatible with popular cache and security plugins
- Multisite and multilingual ready
- GDPR-friendly: no unnecessary personal data stored
- Developer hooks and filters for custom workflows
