Buddy Notification Bell

2.0.2

• Fixed: dependency notice now correctly recognises BuddyBoss Platform as a valid community platform (previously only checked for BuddyPress)
• Improved: notice is now an informational blue banner instead of a warning, and is persistently dismissible per user via a “Don’t show again” link
• Tested up to WordPress 7.0

2.0.1

• Add user avatar on the notification

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