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AsynCRONous bbPress Subscriptions

Email notifications done right. No BCC lists, no added page load time, better performance.

By Markus Echterhoff·Cron·Free
5(8 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, AsynCRONous bbPress Subscriptions is a WordPress cron plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Crontrol.

5/58 reviews
100active installs
6.6K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Per default, bbPress is sending subscription notification emails as one email with a bunch of BCCs. There are various reasons why it would make more sense to send individual emails. This plugin does that, quietly in the background via WP cron, without slowing down page load times. Also increases notification performance and reduces database load on large sites.

Translations by @mauriciogarofalo and @mechter

Defaults

If you don’t customize this plugin, this is what you’ll get:

  • Sends mails from "MyBlog <[email protected]>" (with your Blog’s name and admin email)
  • Sends mail to "Markus <[email protected]>" (with the name being the user’s display name on the forums, not their username)
  • Subject and Message have more user friendly defaults, use the available…
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Ratings & Reviews

58 reviews
5 ★
8
4 ★
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3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.6+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.7

  • added two new filters that allow for sending notifications to post authors
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Markus EchterhoffMarkus Echterhoff
Plugin Info
Version
3.7
Last Updated
Jul 6, 2020
WP Requires
3.6+
Tested Up To
5.4.19
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
100
Downloads
6.6K+
Added
Mar 11, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

cronemailbbpresssubscriptionnotifications

Developer

M
Markus Echterhoff
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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