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bbPress Messages
bbPress Messages - Simple yet powerful private messaging system tailored for bbPress.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.5★ from 11
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 15 Nov 2017
- Added
- Mar 2016
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 4.8.30
- Downloads
- 24,093
Our analysis
AI-assistedbbPress Messages is a WordPress plugin designed to provide a private messaging system specifically for bbPress. It offers features such as message caching for improved load times and background processing for tasks like email notifications. The plugin also supports shortcodes and is translation ready, making it adaptable for various languages.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their bbPress forums with a private messaging feature. It is particularly useful for community sites that require direct communication between users.
Best for: This plugin suits community sites using bbPress that require private messaging functionality.
What it does well
- ✓Designed specifically for bbPress
- ✓Optimized for faster loading
- ✓Supports background task processing
- ✓Translation ready
- ✓Includes shortcodes and redesigned widgets
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in November 2017
- •Limited information on additional features or addons
- •Directory score indicates room for improvement
Verdict
bbPress Messages offers essential private messaging features for bbPress users, though its last update was in 2017, which may affect its long-term viability.
From the developer
DevriX's own description of bbPress Messages, lightly tidied.
bbPress Messages – Simple yet powerful private messaging system tailored for bbPress.
What’s New in 2.0?
Fully Optimized
Now bbPress Messages loads faster due to optimization and messages caching.
Background Schedules
For better experience and load time, now the tasks are processed in the background. Tasks that would take some time to finish such as email notifications, after send events, cleanup schedules and others.
Translation ready
Now you can use the languages files to translate bbPress Messages to your language. You can also contribute your translations and help translate this plugin.
Shortcodes
We’ve added couple shortcodes and rewrote older shortcodes, you can find out about shortcodes in the shortcodes tab in the settings page.
Widgets
We’ve redesigned the widgets for 2.0! Navigate to your dashboard and search for bbPM widgets now.
Other than that, bbPress Messages 2.0 is easy to extend, supports multisite installations, and we will be working on some free addons to extend its features and improve more. Please consult the project Github page https://github.com/elhardoum/bbp-messages to report a bug, contribute to the project or make suggestions.
If this is the first time you update, you should be migrating your older messages from the legacy database table to the new one. This could be done using the import tab in settings.
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