WP Notification Bell

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wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Billy Wilcosky

   2.7y ago

   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.

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2. ★★★★★ kuperman87

   4.2y ago

   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!

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3. ★★★★★ aga2442

   4.5y ago

   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.

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4. ★★★★★ meir321

   4.5y ago

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

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5. ★★★★★ elrann

   5.2y ago

   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!

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6. ★★★★★ pachxata

   5.2y ago

   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

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7. ★★★★★ danielvigueras

   5.3y ago

   Very good

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8. ★★★★★ Le ouistiti est dans la place

   5.4y ago

   Le support par mail pour ce plugin est juste incroyable !! Il cherche est trouve des solutions pour vous ! De plus il est super cool et le plugin répond aux attentes de notification en temps réel sur wordpress avec une cloche ! Top merci beaucoup pour tout

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3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
   2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.2 Patched in 1.4.3
2. Medium · 6.4 WP Notification Bell <= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-05 CVE-2025-58821 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.4.6 Patched in 1.4.7
3. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.3.13 Patched in 1.3.13

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-07 800+ → 700+ down after 124 days in tier
2. 2026-01-03 900+ → 800+ down after 7 days in tier
3. 2025-12-27 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-12-26 900+ → 800+ down after 8 days in tier
5. 2025-12-18 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-12-17 900+ → 800+ down after 207 days in tier
7. 2025-05-24 800+ → 900+ up after 48 days in tier
8. 2025-04-06 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
• WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag D

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WP Notification Bell: 700+ active installs, 4.9★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-notification-bell