Markus Echterhoff

<p>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.</p>
<p>Translations by @mauriciogarofalo and @mechter</p>
<h4>Defaults</h4>
<p>If you don’t customize this plugin, this is what you’ll get:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sends mails from <code>"MyBlog <admin@MyBlog.foo>"</code> (with your Blog’s name and admin email)</li>
<li>Sends mail to <code>"Markus <markus@example.com>"</code> (with the name being the user’s display name on the forums, not their username)</li>
<li>Subject and Message have more user friendly defaults, use the available filters (see below) to make them your own.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customization</h4>
<p>You can install and activate this plugin and it just works, but you have full control over the details if you want to. Below are some filters and code snippets that help you do what you want. If you’re new to working directly with code, please see the example at the bottom of this page.</p>
<h4>Available filters</h4>
<pre><code>bbp_subscription_email_from( $from ) // $from can be a string or array('name'=>string, 'address'=>string)
bbp_subscription_email_recipients( $recipients ) // $recipients is array of array('name'=>string, 'address'=>string)
bbp_subscription_email_headers( $headers )
bbp_forum_subscription_email_subject( $subject, $forum_id, $topic_id )
bbp_forum_subscription_email_message( $message, $forum_id, $topic_id )
bbp_topic_subscription_email_subject( $subject, $forum_id, $topic_id, $reply_id )
bbp_topic_subscription_email_message( $message, $forum_id, $topic_id, $reply_id )

bbp_bounce_address( $bounce_address )

bbp_subscription_disable_async( false )
bbp_forum_subscription_disable_async( false )
bbp_topic_subscription_disable_async( false )
bbp_forum_subscription_notify_author( false )
bbp_topic_subscription_notify_author( false )
</code></pre>
<h4>Helpful Snippets</h4>
<p>Here are some pointers to get the data you might want in your notifications:</p>
<pre><code>$blog_name = get_bloginfo( 'name' );

$forum_title = bbp_get_forum_title( $forum_id );

$topic_author_user_id = bbp_get_topic_author_id( $topic_id );
$topic_author_display_name = bbp_get_topic_author_display_name( $topic_id );
$topic_title = wp_specialchars_decode( strip_tags( bbp_get_topic_title( $topic_id ) ), ENT_QUOTES );
$topic_content = wp_specialchars_decode( strip_tags( bbp_get_topic_content( $topic_id ) ), ENT_QUOTES );
$topic_url = get_permalink( $topic_id );

$reply_author_user_id = bbp_get_reply_author_id( $reply_id );
$reply_author_display_name = bbp_get_topic_author_display_name( $reply_id );
$reply_content = strip_tags( bbp_get_reply_content( $reply_id ) );
$reply_url = bbp_get_reply_url( $reply_id ); // note that it's not get_permalink()
</code></pre>
<h4>Example</h4>
<p>To have a nice subject line for new topic notifications, add this to your theme’s <code>functions.php</code>. If your theme does not have this file, you can simply create it and it will be loaded automatically. Note how the example is basically just one of the filters above, mixed with some of the snippets and a return statement. It’s that simple.</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'bbp_forum_subscription_email_subject', function( $subject, $forum_id, $topic_id ) {
    $blog_name = get_bloginfo( 'name' );
    $topic_author_display_name = bbp_get_topic_author_display_name( $topic_id );
    $topic_title = wp_specialchars_decode( strip_tags( bbp_get_topic_title( $topic_id ) ), ENT_QUOTES );
    return "[$blog_name] $topic_author_display_name created a new topic: $topic_title";
}, 10, 3); // first is priority (10 is default and just fine), second is number of arguments your filter expects
</code></pre>


AsynCRONous bbPress Subscriptions

By default, the bbPress forum reply notification emails were not being delivered to any forum subscribers. This plugin fixed that, immediately. Upon installing the plugin, the reply notification emails will just work.



Fixes bbPress Forum Reply Notification Emails

Thank you, works like a charm

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

Kuba Mikita

BracketSpace

<p><strong>Take full control of your WordPress cron system.</strong> Advanced Cron Manager gives you complete visibility into every scheduled task running on your site — so you can find problems, fix them, and keep your site running smoothly.</p>
<p>WordPress relies on WP-Cron for critical background tasks: sending emails, publishing scheduled posts, running backups, syncing data, and more. But by default, you have zero visibility into what’s happening. Events fail silently, schedules pile up, and debugging is guesswork. Advanced Cron Manager changes that.</p>
<p><strong>What you can do with the free version:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>See every scheduled event</strong> — view all registered cron events with their hooks, arguments, schedules, and next execution times, all in one clean dashboard</li>
<li><strong>Search and filter</strong> — quickly find the event you’re looking for, even on sites with hundreds of cron jobs</li>
<li><strong>Run events manually</strong> — trigger any cron event on demand to test it or force an immediate execution</li>
<li><strong>Pause and resume events</strong> — temporarily disable events without losing their configuration, perfect for troubleshooting</li>
<li><strong>Add and remove events</strong> — create new cron events or unschedule ones you no longer need</li>
<li><strong>Copy-paste PHP implementation</strong> — get ready-to-use code snippets for each event’s action hook and callback</li>
<li><strong>Bulk actions</strong> — manage multiple events at once: remove, pause, or unpause in batch</li>
<li><strong>Manage schedules</strong> — view, add, edit, and remove custom cron schedules (intervals)</li>
<li><strong>Server Scheduler</strong> — disable WP-Cron’s default page-load triggering and get instructions for setting up a real server cron job for more reliable execution</li>
</ul>
<h4>Advanced Cron Manager PRO</h4>
<p>The free version shows you what’s scheduled. <strong>PRO shows you what actually happened.</strong></p>
<p>Without logging and diagnostics, cron issues are invisible until something breaks. PRO gives you the tools to monitor, debug, and optimize every cron job on your site.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cron Logger</strong> — full execution history with timestamps and status for every event. Know exactly what ran, when it ran, and whether it succeeded or failed.</li>
<li><strong>Performance Stats</strong> — execution time and peak memory usage tracked per event. Spot slow or resource-heavy cron jobs before they become a problem.</li>
<li><strong>Error Catcher</strong> — automatically catches fatal errors thrown by cron callbacks and displays them in the log. No more silent failures.</li>
<li><strong>Debug Tool</strong> — log custom data from inside your cron callbacks using <code>do_action('advanced-cron-manager/log')</code>. Get full visibility into what your code is doing during cron execution.</li>
<li><strong>Event Rescheduling</strong> — change the next execution date and schedule of any event. Shift heavy tasks away from peak hours to balance server load.</li>
<li><strong>Event Listeners</strong> — see every function and method hooked into each cron event. Understand exactly what code runs behind each hook.</li>
<li><strong>Advanced Scheduling (Schyntax)</strong> — go beyond simple intervals. Schedule events for specific times like noon on the last day of the month, only on weekdays, every Tuesday and Friday, and more.</li>
</ul>
<p>14-day money-back guarantee — no risk, no questions asked.</p>
<p><a href="https://bracketspace.com/downloads/advanced-cron-manager-pro/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=readme" title="Advanced Cron Manager PRO" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Advanced Cron Manager PRO</a></p>
<h4>Good to know about WP-Cron</h4>
<p>WordPress Cron is triggered by page visits, which means scheduled tasks may not run exactly on time on low-traffic sites. For precise timing, use the Server Scheduler feature to set up a real system cron job. Note: custom schedules added by this plugin are only available while the plugin is active. Events you create will continue to exist after deactivation.</p>
<h4>Custom Development</h4>
<p>BracketSpace — the company behind this plugin — provides <a href="https://bracketspace.com/custom-development/" rel="nofollow ugc">custom WordPress plugin development services</a>. We can build any custom plugin for you.</p>


Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control

Thank you for this plugin. I'm liking it better than what I used to use. Excellent interface.

AsynCRONous bbPress Subscriptions vs Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control