WordPress plugin comparison

bbPress New Topic Notifications vs WP Notification Bell

bbPress New Topic Notifications

by Jared Atchison

90+ installs4.7

WP Notification Bell

by wpdever

600+ installs4.9

At a glance

WP Notification Bell has more active installs: 600+, against 90+ for bbPress New Topic Notifications.
On a typical day, WP Notification Bell is downloaded about 21 times, bbPress New Topic Notifications about 3.
WP Notification Bell is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
WP Notification Bell was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Sep 28, 2012 for bbPress New Topic Notifications.
bbPress New Topic Notifications has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for WP Notification Bell.

WP Notification Bell leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	bbPress New Topic Notifications	WP Notification Bell
Popular rank	#17,075	#8,055
Active installs	90+	600+
Downloads, last 30 days	60	700
Rating	4.7(3)	4.9(12)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	–	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.57
Last release	14 years ago	27 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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