Best notification bell plugins for WordPress
The most popular notification bell plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Buddy Notification Bell leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of Notif Bell (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “notification bell” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 notification bell plugins
- 1.
Buddy Notification BellThe most installed notification bell plugin, with 100+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 14 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
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Notif BellFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “notification bell”

Buddy Notification Bell
Up in the last 7 days:98#15,972by 1naveengiri5 months ago
Real-time notification bell for BuddyPress & BuddyBoss with sound alerts, LinkedIn-style dropdown, and floating bell shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Notif Bell
Down in the last 7 days:3,026#67,495by MarMar8x1 year ago
A lightweight and flexible environment for implementing notification bells!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day