Description
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
Captures d’écran
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. 
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Download the zip file and extract
- Upload
buddy-notification-belldirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the
Pluginsmenu. - 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
FAQ
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Does this plugin work with BuddyBoss Platform?
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Yes. Full BuddyBoss Platform support is included. All BuddyBoss notification types (connections, follow, groups, messages, etc.) display correctly in the bell dropdown. You can also enable the « Use BuddyBoss Notification Panel » option so the bell triggers BuddyBoss’s native panel instead of the built-in dropdown.
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Does this plugin work with bbPress?
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Yes, it works with bbPress. You must have the BuddyPress Notifications module active.
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Where do I ask for support?
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Email buddydevelopers@gmail.com or 1naveengiri@gmail.com.
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How do I change the bell icon?
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Use this filter in your theme’s functions.php:
add_filter( 'buddy_bell_icon', function( $icon ) {
return '<i class="fas fa-bell fa-2x"></i>';
} ); -
How do I place the bell in a custom location?
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Use the shortcode
[buddy_notification_bell]on any page, widget, or template. You can also call it from PHP:echo do_shortcode( '[buddy_notification_bell]' ); -
Yes. Go to Notification Display and enable « Show Floating Bell ». It appears fixed at the bottom-right corner — useful for block/FSE themes.
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Historique des changements
2.0.0
- Complete rewrite with modern BD_BNB_ architecture and LinkedIn-style bell UI
- Real-time notifications via WordPress Heartbeat API
- Sound alert on new notification (configurable)
- LinkedIn-style dropdown with avatar, notification text, and relative time
- Floating bell option for block/FSE themes
- Individual and grouped notification display styles
- Mark all read with one click
- Full BuddyBoss Platform integration — all notification types (connections, follow, groups, etc.) display correctly
- Option to use BuddyBoss’s own notification panel on bell click
- Background tab alerts and real-time unread count badge updates
- Security hardening: nonce verification on all AJAX endpoints, sanitised input, escaped output
- Suppressed third-party admin notices on the plugin settings page
- Fixed mark-all-read using direct DB update for reliability
- Fixed BuddyBoss new-style notification actions (bb_connections_new_request, bb_following_new, etc.) correctly resolving notification text
1.0.4
- Add plugin translation files
- Fix style issues for bell notification container
1.0.3
- Test plugin with latest WordPress and BuddyPress versions
- Fix error for bbPress Notifications
- Update readme
1.0.2
- Tested with BuddyPress 5.1.2
- Hide notification count when no new notifications
- Set a default position of bell in primary menu on plugin activation
- Update plugin readme
1.0.1
- Fix fatal error when Notification Module is inactive
- Code improvement — removed debugging code
- Add notice when BuddyPress is inactive
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Uses WordPress Heartbeat API instead of long polling via AJAX
- Allows theme authors to replace the built-in notification UI via filter