by Vinny 4.8 (40 reviews)

bbPress Notify (No-Spam)

Name: bbPress Notify (No-Spam)
Rating: 4.8 (40 reviews)
Author: Vinny

Powerful, customizable email notifications for bbPress and BuddyBoss forums — without the spam.

bbPress Notify (No-Spam) ranks #4,309 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #167 of 2,958 in the Discussion & Community category, a 4.8/5 rating from 40 reviews, and was last updated Mar 11, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1.4)

v3.0.3 Current Version v3.0.3

Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 11 Mar, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#167 of 2,958 in Discussion & Community Top 10% by installs Downloads +50.2% this week

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#4,309

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Active Installs

2K+

-32.9%

KW Avg Position

13.4

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Downloads

292.1K

+27 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (40 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 96.8%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

40 reviews

Overall 96%

36 (90%)

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Support Threads Overview

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100%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Jul 19, 2025

bbPress Notify (No-Spam) [bbpress-notify-nospam] < 2.20

CVE-2025-49962 · Fixed in v2.20
Jul 4, 2024

bbPress Notify (No-Spam) [bbpress-notify-nospam] < 2.18.4

CVE-2024-37485 · Fixed in v2.18.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.0.3
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2026
Requires WP: 3.1+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Vinny

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 40
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for bbPress and BuddyBoss forum site owners, including community managers and membership sites, who want to send email notifications to users. It solves the problem of the default subscription system causing inbox flooding by giving admins control over who gets notified, when, and how.

HTML, plain text, multipart emails
Notify by user roles
Background notification processing
Dry-run preview mode
Filters and actions for developers
BuddyBoss compatibility

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about bbPress Notify (No-Spam)

Yes! BuddyBoss forked bbPress and kept all the inner workings. Anything that works with bbPress works with BuddyBoss.

Check the setting "Notify authors of their own posts" under both Topics and Replies.

As of version 2.0, settings are in their own bbPress Notify (No-Spam) menu item in the Admin dashboard.

If many users are notified at once, the server may time out. Enable Background Notifications to offload the sending to wp-cron. For very large communities, consider the Bulk Mailer add-on.

Yes — with the Opt-Out add-on, users can unsubscribe with one click.

Yes — we support popular tools like BuddyPress, BuddyBoss, MemberPress, LearnDash, AccessAlly, Ultimate Member, and Private Groups. See the Premium Add-Ons section for details.

Absolutely. Developers have access to dozens of filters and actions. Non-coders can use settings screens to adjust templates and recipients.