diff --git src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-slugs.php src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-slugs.php
index 52ef6e36c..432b6f409 100644
--- src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-slugs.php
+++ src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-slugs.php
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ function bp_core_admin_slugs_options() {
 	// Set up an array of components (along with component names) that have directory pages.
 	$directory_pages = bp_core_admin_get_directory_pages();
 
-	if ( !empty( $directory_pages ) ) : ?>
+	if ( ! empty( $directory_pages ) ) : ?>
 
-		<h3><?php _e( 'Directories', 'buddypress' ); ?></h3>
+		<h3><?php esc_html_e( 'Directories', 'buddypress' ); ?></h3>
 
-		<p><?php _e( 'Associate a WordPress Page with each BuddyPress component directory.', 'buddypress' ); ?></p>
+		<p><?php esc_html_e( 'Associate a WordPress Page with each BuddyPress component directory.', 'buddypress' ); ?></p>
 
 		<table class="form-table">
 			<tbody>
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ function bp_core_admin_slugs_options() {
 								'name'             => 'bp_pages[' . esc_attr( $name ) . ']',
 								'echo'             => false,
 								'show_option_none' => __( '- None -', 'buddypress' ),
-								'selected'         => !empty( $existing_pages[$name] ) ? $existing_pages[$name] : false
+								'selected'         => ! empty( $existing_pages[$name] ) ? $existing_pages[$name] : false
 							) ); ?>
 
 							<?php if ( ! empty( $existing_pages[ $name ] ) && get_post( $existing_pages[ $name ] ) ) : ?>
 
 								<a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_permalink( $existing_pages[$name] ) ); ?>" class="button-secondary" target="_bp">
-									<?php _e( 'View', 'buddypress' ); ?> <span class="dashicons dashicons-external" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+									<?php esc_html_e( 'View', 'buddypress' ); ?> <span class="dashicons dashicons-external" aria-hidden="true"></span>
 									<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( '(opens in a new tab)', 'buddypress' ); ?></span>
 								</a>
 
@@ -185,23 +185,40 @@ function bp_core_admin_slugs_options() {
 
 	if ( !empty( $static_pages ) ) : ?>
 
-		<h3><?php _e( 'Registration', 'buddypress' ); ?></h3>
+		<h3><?php esc_html_e( 'Registration', 'buddypress' ); ?></h3>
 
 		<?php if ( bp_get_signup_allowed() || bp_get_members_invitations_allowed() ) : ?>
-			<p><?php _e( 'Associate WordPress Pages with the following BuddyPress Registration pages.', 'buddypress' ); ?></p>
+			<p>
+				<?php esc_html_e( 'Associate WordPress Pages with the following BuddyPress Registration pages.', 'buddypress' ); ?>
+				<?php esc_html_e( 'These pages will only be reachable by users who are not logged in.', 'buddypress' ); ?>
+			</p>
 		<?php else : ?>
 			<?php if ( is_multisite() ) : ?>
 				<p>
 					<?php
-					/* translators: %s: the link to the Network settings page */
-					printf( __( 'Registration is currently disabled.  Before associating a page is allowed, please enable registration by selecting either the "User accounts may be registered" or "Both sites and user accounts can be registered" option on <a href="%s">this page</a>.', 'buddypress' ), network_admin_url( 'settings.php' ) );
+					printf(
+						/* translators: %s: the link to the Network settings page */
+						esc_html_x( 'Registration is currently disabled.  Before associating a page is allowed, please enable registration by selecting either the "User accounts may be registered" or "Both sites and user accounts can be registered" option on %s.', 'Disabled registration message for multisite config', 'buddypress' ),
+						sprintf(
+							'<a href="%1$s">%2$s</a>',
+							esc_url( network_admin_url( 'settings.php' ) ),
+							esc_html_x( 'this page', 'Link text for the Multisite’s network settings page', 'buddypress' )
+						)
+					);
 					?>
 				</p>
 			<?php else : ?>
 				<p>
 					<?php
-					/* translators: %s: the link to the Site settings page */
-					printf( __( 'Registration is currently disabled.  Before associating a page is allowed, please enable registration by clicking on the "Anyone can register" checkbox on <a href="%s">this page</a>.', 'buddypress' ), admin_url( 'options-general.php' ) );
+					printf(
+						/* translators: %s: the link to the Site general options page */
+						esc_html_x( 'Registration is currently disabled.  Before associating a page is allowed, please enable registration by clicking on the "Anyone can register" checkbox on %s.', 'Disabled registration message for regular site config', 'buddypress' ),
+						sprintf(
+							'<a href="%1$s">%2$s</a>',
+							esc_url( admin_url( 'options-general.php' ) ),
+							esc_html_x( 'this page', 'Link text for the Site’s general options page', 'buddypress' )
+						)
+					);
 					?>
 				</p>
 			<?php endif; ?>
@@ -228,12 +245,6 @@ function bp_core_admin_slugs_options() {
 								'selected'         => !empty( $existing_pages[$name] ) ? $existing_pages[$name] : false
 							) ) ?>
 
-							<?php if ( ! empty( $existing_pages[ $name ] ) && get_post( $existing_pages[ $name ] ) ) : ?>
-
-								<a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $existing_pages[$name] ); ?>" class="button-secondary" target="_bp"><?php _e( 'View', 'buddypress' ); ?></a>
-
-							<?php endif; ?>
-
 							<?php if ( ! bp_is_root_blog() ) restore_current_blog(); ?>
 
 						</td>
@@ -266,8 +277,9 @@ function bp_core_admin_slugs_options() {
 function bp_core_admin_slugs_setup_handler() {
 
 	if ( isset( $_POST['bp-admin-pages-submit'] ) ) {
-		if ( !check_admin_referer( 'bp-admin-pages-setup' ) )
+		if ( ! check_admin_referer( 'bp-admin-pages-setup' ) ) {
 			return false;
+		}
 
 		// Then, update the directory pages.
 		if ( isset( $_POST['bp_pages'] ) ) {