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WP Notification Bell — WordPress Notification Plugin

by wpdever · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.4.7 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 5.6+

WP Notification Bell has 700+ active installs on WordPress.org and 28,030 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 2, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

WP Notification Bell at a glance

Active installs
700+
Total downloads
28,030
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is WP Notification Bell well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 12 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • New notification sound
  • New comments notifications for guest users
  • Display date on comment, buddypress and bbpress notifications
  • Custom edit WooCommerce notifications (modify content, add date…)
  • Restrict the bell display to specific user roles
  • Target notifications to logged-out guests only
  • Multiple custom post types new posts notifications
  • Move post or cpt notifications to trash automatically
  • Notification page redirection instead of drop-down box option
  • AJAX powered recent notification feed widget in real-time
  • Advanced Custom Fields placeholders (add ACF fields as default value)
  • Polylang integration

WP Notification Bell reviews and ratings

12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.9 out of 5

12 reviews

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  • WordPress needs this

    Most notification plugins only allow you to manually notify people. Or, they only email notifications. This is the only plugin I can find that does on-site comment notifications. Which is nice to have even if all you have is a simple blog. Your readers should know if someone has replied to their comment (without relying on email). I'd love it if there was one more shortcode added. A shortcode to show a list of the user's notifications. In other words, I don't think I want to use the bell and pop-up. I'd rather have a page with a shortcode that shows the notifications. Please create an add on for Frontend PM as well.

    Billy Wilcosky

  • Great plugin and awesome support!

    The plugin was almost perfect for our needs and with the help of the plugin's developer we've implemented all our improvements. Great plugin and awesome support!

    kuperman87

  • This was the only content that met my needs

    I have researched many plugins in this area. This was the only content that met my needs. thank you. It will be much better if you improve it a little more aesthetically from a visual point of view. In particular, we expect a more aesthetic display for mobile devices.

    aga2442

  • Great plugin and developer

    The only good on-site new content notification plugin I found and the developer is very responsive.

    meir321

  • Helpful and excelent

    I use WordPress for years (since version 2.0) and this is my first plugin review, so all of you can see how good this plugin is and how much I appreciate the author's work! The plugin is simple and lightweight, yet with many powerful features and it is exactly what I've looking for. The only thing I miss is to give users the possibility to delete old/readed notifications - now I overcome it by simply "display: none" css code for old/readed notifications. Thank you again, please don't let this plugin die!

    elrann

  • this is best woo bell notification plugin

    They have very fast and instant support for any problem. The plugin itself works perfectly too. I am very grateful and wish you success in developing the plugin

    pachxata

Where WP Notification Bell ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that WP Notification Bell appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Notification Plugins #56 by tag, #30 in search #24 –

Details

On-site bell notifications. Display notifications custom or triggered (new posts/cpts, WooCommerce order updates, new comment replies, bbPress...)

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings WP Notification Bell competes in

Tags

  • alert
  • bbPress
  • buddypress
  • Notifications
  • woocommerce

More from wpdever

Version
1.4.7
Last updated
Mar 2, 2026
First published
Oct 15, 2020
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Notification Bell FAQ

What does WP Notification Bell do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Notification Bell offers New notification sound, New comments notifications for guest users, Display date on comment, buddypress and bbpress notifications, Custom edit WooCommerce notifications (modify content, add date…) and Restrict the bell display to specific user roles.

How many active installs does WP Notification Bell have?

WordPress.org reports 700+ active installs for WP Notification Bell as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Notification Bell still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on March 2, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is WP Notification Bell free?

WP Notification Bell is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does WP Notification Bell rank among Notification Plugins?

WP Notification Bell is #24 in the WordPress.org Notification Plugins ranking.