December 15, 2023

Buddy Notification Bell Plugin

Buddy Notification Bell convert BuddyPress notification to BuddyPress Bell Notification. It shows all notification with bell alert and anywhere you wa …

Plugin shows all BuddyPress notification with Bell alert. You can place your Notifications Bell anywhere, just with a shortcode [buddy_notification_bell] to show notification bell.
This bell not only show real-time notification but also it gives a notification bell sound alert.
Same like we get in facebook on new notification receive.

Demo

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

Download the zip file and extract
Upload buddy-notification-bell directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
Alternatively you can use WordPress Plugin installer from Dashboard->Plugins->Add New to add this plugin
Use shortcode [buddy_notification_bell] where ever you want notification to be shown.
Enjoy

Screenshots

Notification Bell with Notification Drop down by BuddyDeveloper[http://buddydevelopers.com]
Short code to show the Bell Icon.
setting to enable disable notification bell in primary menu.

FAQ

Does This plugin works with bbPress

Yes, it works with bbPress but since it is a BuddyPress addon. You must have the BuddyPress notification module active.

Where Do I Ask for support?

If you have any query related to the plugin you can email [email protected] or [email protected].

How to change the bell icon?

You can use this snippet.
add_filter( 'buddy_bell_icon', function( $icon ){ return '<i class="fas fa-bell fa-2x"></i>'; });

Changelog

1.0.4

Add plugin translation files
Fix style issues for bell notification container

1.0.3

Test plugin with latest wp and bp.
Fix error for bbPress Notifications.
update readme

1.0.2

Tested with BuddyPress 5.1.2
Hide Notification count when no new notification
Set a default position of bell in primary menu on Plugin activation
Update Plugin readme issues

1.0.1

Fix Fatal error when Notification Module is inactive
Code Improvement removed some debugging code.
Add Notice when BuddyPress is inactive

1.0.0

Complete rewrite for better code and efficiency.
Uses WordPress heartbeat api instead of long polling via the ajax.
Allows theme authors to replace the inbuilt notification UI with notification bell .