Active installations100Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.7 / 5 from 14 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records Buddy Notification Bell version 2.0.2 as active, updated 5mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.0.
Overview
About this plugin
Buddy Notification Bell adds a real-time notification bell to your BuddyPress or BuddyBoss site. New notifications are detected automatically using the WordPress Heartbeat API — no page reload needed.
Key features:
Real-time detection of new notifications via WordPress Heartbeat API
Sound alert on new notification (enable/disable in settings)
LinkedIn-style dropdown panel with avatar, text, and time
Unread count badge on the bell icon
Floating bell button option (great for block/FSE themes)
Place the bell anywhere with the [buddy_notification_bell] shortcode
Auto-injects into the primary navigation menu (classic themes)
Mark all notifications as read with one click
Individual or grouped notification display style
Full BuddyBoss Platform compatibility — including an option to trigger BuddyBoss’s own notification panel on bell click
Secure: all AJAX endpoints nonce-verified, all output properly escaped
Demo
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
notification bell
real time notifications
real time
buddyboss
buddypress
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 7.0
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 7.0.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.0
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.5 · PHP 7.4
Update activity21 May 20265mo ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
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