Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress

Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress (PNFPB) delivers free web push notifications to desktop browsers, Android, and iOS devices using Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) HTTP v1, self-hosted WebPush (VAPID), OneSignal, or Progressier as the push provider. Notifications fire automatically when posts, custom post types, or BuddyPress events are published. The plugin also generates a full Progressive Web App (PWA) with offline cache support.

Push Notification Providers

Choose one or more providers to match your infrastructure:

• Firebase HTTP v1 (FCM) – recommended; supports browser, Android, and iOS. Free via Google Firebase.
• WebPush (self-hosted VAPID) – open standard; no Google account required; browser-only.
• OneSignal – hosted service; supports browser and mobile app push. Free tier available.
• Progressier – hosted PWA push provider.
• webtoapp.design – push for mobile apps generated by webtoapp.design. Can run alongside Firebase or OneSignal to reach both browser and app audiences simultaneously.

Notification Triggers

WordPress content

• New post or custom post type published (including bbPress topics).
• New WooCommerce product published.
• New comment on a post.

BuddyPress / BuddyBoss

• New activity update (supports [member name] dynamic tag).
• New group activity (delivered only to group members; supports [group name] tag).
• Activity comment posted.
• Private message sent — delivered only to the recipient (compatible with BP Better Messages).
• Friendship request sent — delivered only to the recipient.
• Friendship request accepted — delivered only to the requester.
• New member joined.
• Member avatar changed.
• Member cover image changed.
• Group details updated — delivered to group members.
• Group invitation sent — delivered only to the invited user.
• Activity marked as favourite / liked — delivered to the activity author.
• BuddyPress follow (requires BuddyPress Followers plugin).

Admin-only notifications

• Contact Form 7 submission received.
• New user registration.

Full documentation is available at wiki.pnfpb.com.

Scheduling

Every notification type can be sent immediately or scheduled using WordPress Cron (hourly, twice-daily, daily, weekly). For high-volume sites, enable background scheduling via Action Scheduler to process 200,000+ subscribers without hitting PHP execution limits.

On-Demand Push

Send a push notification to all subscribers at any time from the admin panel — with a custom title, message body, image, and click URL. One-time and recurring schedules (daily, weekly, monthly) are supported.

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