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I am trying to figure out how to get notified of new posts in the little circle on the top WordPress userbar that tells you when you have messages, a friend request, there is a new forum post, etc. Sometimes it tells me when there is a new post, and sometimes it does not and I can’t find the rhyme or reason for it. I know how to get email notifications, by checking the box after a post, but can someone please tell me if the notification in the top menu bar is BuddyPress or bbPress in nature, and how I go about making sure it tells me if there is a new post in my forum?

Thanks ahead of time for your wisdom, and apologies if this is an easy one: I’ve done a bit of searching and you won’t believe everything that comes up when you do searches for notifications. I just must not be asking the internet the right questions O.o

WordPress 3.9.1 and BuddyPress 2.0.1

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