Best forum-notifications plugins for WordPress
The most popular forum-notifications plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. bbPress Notify (No-Spam) leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of bbPress Notify Admins (40+). All 2 plugins tagged “forum-notifications” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 forum-notifications plugins
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bbPress Notify (No-Spam)The most installed forum-notifications plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 40 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.bbPress Notify Admins
40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 2 plugins tagged “forum-notifications”

bbPress Notify (No-Spam)
Down in the last 7 days:8#4,310by Vinny5 days ago
Powerful, customizable email notifications for bbPress and BuddyBoss forums — without the spam.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(40)
- Downloads
- 36/day
bbPress Notify Admins
Up in the last 7 days:78#21,813by Brajesh Singh8 years ago
bbPress Notify Admins plugin notifies all site admins when a new topic is created or a new reply is posted on the bbPress based forums.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day