SkakashiS If you don't use the queue system, you probably won't experience any issues. On a forum limited to 128MB RAM and a 60-second execution time, I was able to send notifications to 3-4 thousand members at once. For a forum with more members, I believe you would need either more RAM, a database queue, or Redis.

In summary, sending notifications to 100,000 members without a database queue or Redis would be difficult, but you can use the extension without any issues.

    🚀v0.3: What's Changed

    • With major performance improvements, you will be able to send notifications to more than 100,000 members at once (using database queue or redis)

    The Jobs system has been added, and I wanted to explain how it works. The performance improvement works like this: When you want to send notifications to 100,000 people at once, you may face some issues. So, first, we get the member IDs in batches of 50. Then, every time we reach 1000, we send this to Jobs. This way, we don't overload the server.

    Additionally, in the "Notifications have been sent to 1 users!" success message, we used to show the exact number of users. Now, this number is more of an estimate. The reason for this is to reduce server load for performance. In the past, if the same user was added from different groups, we counted them. Now, we don't count duplicate users, but of course, it is still checked in the background when sending the notification.

    • The design of the admin panel has been updated

    With your contributions, we have completely redesigned the Notification Hub admin settings page!

    • We have added the Notification Type Description field
    • The avatar in the Send Notification modal has been fixed
    • Other issues fixed...

    Note: Make sure to clear your cache after updating the extension.

    Important: Deactivate and reactivate the Notification Hub extension.

    ♻ Updating

    composer update huseyinfiliz/notificationhub

    To install: composer require huseyinfiliz/notificationhub

    💖 Demo

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    If you notice any issues with this update or have suggestions for new features, please share them here. Your feedback is crucial as we continue to improve the extension 🙏

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      huseyinfiliz

      It works very well ! 🙂

      There's just the bug with the error message that appears when you click on a notification in Firefox, but it's not serious....

      A v0.3 is equivalent to 1.0. The extension is well finished and performs well. Really, thank you very much and bravo for your work.

          Wlork Honestly, I think I know the cause of the issue, but I haven’t had the chance to test it on Firefox yet. I don’t want to be misunderstood, but I only run my tests on up-to-date Chrome browsers. The main reason for this is that the majority uses it...

          I’m glad you liked the extension, by the way. I remember you made a donation for this extension. What do you think about that?

              huseyinfiliz Honestly, I think I know the cause of the issue, but I haven’t had the chance to test it on Firefox yet. I don’t want to be misunderstood, but I only run my tests on up-to-date Chrome browsers. The main reason for this is that the majority uses it...

              If you know where the bug comes from, that's good.

              huseyinfiliz What do you think about that?

              Otherwise, I'm very pleased with this extension. My team has a lot of fun with it and my members appreciate it because they don't miss any important information thanks to this extension. For a forum, it's really really useful 🙂

              I know you had others features planned, but the choice is yours. I don't want to put any pressure on you, I'm very happy with the extension in its current state.

              huseyinfiliz I remember you made a donation for this extension.

              Did you get the bounty ? 🙂

                      Wlork I think adjusting internal links to open without reloading the page will solve the issue. The Internal Links No Reload extension might be enough to solve the problem.

                      No, I think the person giving the reward needs to confirm that all requests have been fulfilled in order to transfer the reward.

                      You are one of the most active users of the extension, so if you have any additional suggestions, I would love to hear them 💖✨

                          huseyinfiliz The Internal Links No Reload extension might be enough to solve the problem.

                          I tested it and I don't like it. Beacause it affects the whole forum and, unfortunately, I've detected some bugs.

                          Like I said, if you can fix it, great. If not, no problem. We'll deal with it.

                          huseyinfiliz No, I think the person giving the reward needs to confirm that all requests have been fulfilled in order to transfer the reward.

                          Okay, I didn't know. I'll report it 🙂

                          huseyinfiliz You are one of the most active users of the extension, so if you have any additional suggestions, I would love to hear them 💖✨

                          I'm not asking you to do it. It's up to you. Just two ideas that seems nice to me:

                          • Control which user groups can use specific notification types.
                          • Add/choose colors on a notification type on the icon or on the text, possibly.

                          🙂

                                I have just installed, tested it and it is awesome. I use Firefox and as Wlork said, it need to refresh to see it in firefox. 😛

                                What surprised me is that I didn't found the option to send notification in the Admin Panel, would be hard to be there? I think that currently there are two options: in your profile (that is not so bad idea at all) or visiting other users profile. I don't know if other people are fine with that, if they are, you can just forget the suggestion. 😛

                                Great work and thanks you!

                                PS. Another suggestion: it would be possible to create variables so we can add the current user name to the notification? Maybe it is complex and it would requiere a lot of (server) memory and it is not interesting because that

                                  SkakashiS Thank you for your feedback!

                                  Regarding your first point: I’m aware of the Firefox refresh issue and do plan to fix it. Unfortunately, I’m currently busy working on two new extensions, so I haven’t had the time yet.

                                  As for the suggestion about adding the notification option in the Admin Panel—it probably wouldn’t be too difficult to implement, but such a request hadn’t been made before. In fact, I’m considering adding an advanced notification sending feature to the admin panel. This would allow for sending notifications filtered by criteria like users who logged in or registered within specific date ranges, which could provide a lot more flexibility.

                                  Also, to prevent misuse—especially since some forums have used notifications for advertising—notification sending will be limited to trusted administrators and moderators. Members won’t have the ability to manage their notification receiving preferences.

                                  Thanks again for your valuable suggestions and support. Stay tuned for updates!

                                    Can anyone clarify for me how to notify everyone in real-time? If a user is on the forum, they can't see the notification and have to refresh the page to see it.

                                      SonPK This extension does not add a new feature to Flarum. It simply allows you to send private notifications to your members using the existing notification system. The fact that they can't see notifications without refreshing the page is not related to this extension.

                                      The Realtime extension may allow you to receive notifications without refreshing the page: https://flarum.org/extension/blomstra/realtime

                                      Maybe you can try this extension to send a bulk email to all your members: https://discuss.flarum.org/d/20443-mailing

                                          huseyinfiliz Thank you for your response. I understand the issue now. What I need to do is set up blomstra/realtime so that users don't have to refresh the page.

                                            9 days later

                                            Hi, is there a way for users to unsubscribe from each type of notification (or all at once if it is easier) ? This would make it GDPR-compliant.

                                            Regards

                                              nxmndr since notification types are not predefined things that you add from the admin panel, implementing this can be a bit complicated. Extension use the built-in notification system.

                                              Although there are differing opinions on this, some sources suggest that creating a sponsored discussion and then highlighting it with a notification does not pose a GDPR issue.

                                              There is a GDPR-compliant way to send sponsored and external notifications, and I plan to include it in future updates. For now, you can move members who agree to receive sponsored notifications into a separate user group and send advertisement notifications specifically to that group.

                                              The easiest way to do this might be by using Auto Moderator.

                                                I understand. I made a PR that allows users to disable all custom notifications at once, from the standard NotificationGrid (and makes them mailable).

                                                Thanks for this extension.

                                                  nxmndr I reviewed the PR you submitted on GitHub, and I don't see it as a suitable solution. You’re welcome to fork the project and use your version on your forum, but I believe the proposed change isn’t the right approach.

                                                  The design intentionally prevents members from disabling private notifications—a feature that’s particularly important for this extension. I don't think this fix effectively addresses the GDPR issue at hand.

                                                  Instead, my plan is to:

                                                  • Add an option in the notification types settings labeled “allow members to disable.”
                                                  • Create two separate notification blueprints to support this functionality.

                                                  The reasoning is that some forums use this extension for moderator alerts, while others rely on it to send welcome messages to new members. Naturally, we wouldn’t want users to be able to dismiss notifications like moderator alerts or important system messages.

                                                  Consider Instagram as an example: if your photo is removed due to a report, a notification must be sent, and users shouldn’t have the ability to disable such critical notifications.

                                                  For these reasons, I’m not going to accept this PR, and I recommend that you fork the extension if you wish to proceed with your changes.