WP Notification Bell

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   Step 1 is to enable 'Add bell icon to menu' either for logged-in users or visitors or both in General->Settings, or add one of the shortcodes.

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   Step 2 is to add fields in 'Notification item' tab in the settings.

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   Step 3 is to add a new notification.

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   Step 4 is to add an image (optional).

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   Notification bell for logged-in users added to a menu.

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   Notifications in a drop-down box with the comment reply trigger enabled, and manual notifications.

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   Notification bell for visitors (logged out users).

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   Empty notification box.

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1.0

• First version of the plugin.

1.0.6

• Fixed deleting notification items
• Added seen/unseen notification data
• Added date of publishing

1.0.8

• Added custom post type trigger
• Added loading spinner and fixed closing speed
• Changed database query
• Added filter hook when saving new post for the trigger

1.1.0

• Added notification bell for logged out users
• Added time placeholder

1.1.1

• Changed type checking order when adding custom post types
• Styling fixed for visitors and added specific notification item names for visitors
• Added a filter to possibly change the link for cpt
• Fixed links for cpt

1.1.2

• Added recipient role selection for new post and new cpt
• Fixed ajax calls

1.1.3

• Reduced server calls for logged out users
• Fixed recipient role selected in editor

1.1.4

• Fixed styling options for shortcode
• Removed count increment on post update
• Added post title placeholder
• Added freemius

1.1.5

• Notifications published after multiple post revisions fixed
• Fixed date timezone for logged out users
• Notifications only after first publish for logged out users
• Removed woocommerce notifications if option disabled

1.1.6

• Recent notifications widget for premium
• Changed title of All notifications table to post title

1.1.7

• Added nonce security checks
• Sanitized logged out user cookies

1.1.8

• Removed wnbell_notifications from custom post types to select
• Added possibility to add notifications for imported posts

1.1.9

• Added function to check in js script for wnbell_test_ls in pro
• Added option to restrict the bell display for some user roles in pro
• Fixed visited notification for woocommerce
• Added a floating bell option
• Added a full screen notification box for small devices

1.1.10

• Changed z-index for mobile devices
• Moved mediaquery js variable from js file to php file

1.1.11

• Removed a permission check for custom post types

1.2.0

• Changed how the count gets updated
• Added a new table to improve performance
• Stored server call interval as a global js variable

1.2.1

• Delete custom table row on post deleting
• Count for new logged in users is 1 instead of counting all existing notifications
• Added ACF placeholders for pro
• Joining with new role table for visitors
• Fixed infinite loop if cpt option not set

1.2.2

• Improved visitor count query
• Added Polylang integration in pro
• Changed woocommerce order display so it displays status label instead of slug
• Updated pot file
• Added table for usernames
• Fixed post date format to correctly compare with user notifications

1.2.3

• Now updates links on post update
• Fixed new notification for cpt from frontend

1.2.4

• Fixed seen notifications for woocommerce order updates
• Fixed user notifications order with custom notifications
• Added back in stock add-on

1.2.5

• Fixed notification count display and notification sort for user notifications only use case

1.2.6

• Removed default notification for new posts without meta box
• Added logged out role for premium
• Added page redirection for premium
• Added filter hooks for query conditions
• Added server call interval for widget

1.2.7

• Replaced link a href tags with divs
• Added a variable set check

1.2.8

• Removed admin check in new user submitted cpt notifications
• Adding custom fields for woocommerce order updates
• Added css class to style the bell

1.2.9

• Save ‘enable new post notification’ option from post meta box no matter its initial state
• Added back the default notification function for new posts (type ‘post’)
• Fixed admin css
• Added multiple notification sound options in premium
• Added hooks to add seen/unseen functionality to custom triggers

1.2.11

• Constant bug fix
• Fixed Polylang notifications

1.2.12

• Restyled the dropdown box
• Added comment notification for post authors
• Fixed comment links for approved comments
• Delete post or cpt notification automatically on post or cpt deletion in pro

1.3.0

• Updated bbpress get subscribers function
• Gave bbpress option, engagement or subscription notifications
• Changed bell icon css in menu
• Added guests comment notifications in pro

1.3.1

• Changed woocommerce modified date access, order properties no longer accessed directly
• Fixed box position and added padding in empty box
• Fixed Polylang language for imported posts
• Added time to trigger array

1.3.2

• Fixed unseen notification style id for user notifications
• Fixed Polylang language for imported custom post type posts
• Added hooks to user notifications
• Fixed sorting user notifications

1.3.3

• Added display option
• Fixed sql query for logged out user comment notifications
• Convert first letter to uppercase in comment and bbp notifications

1.3.5

• Added buddypress notifications

1.3.7

• Added check for new comments by logged out users
• Fixed buddypress bbpress notifications

1.3.8

• Added title in list of notifications
• Fixed the count for logged in first time users

1.3.9

• Fixed comment notifications

1.3.10

• Fixed date format to sort notifications

1.3.14

• Fixed undefined variable for visitor shortcode

1.3.19

• Allowed spaces in recipient username