Push notification plugin 1.64 version upgraded to use Firebase latest version API httpv1

[muraliwebworld]

Following are new features in 1.64 version Push notification plugin,

1. Option to use legacy Firebase api (or) to use latest version of Firebase api httpv1 for push notification. Since Google deprecated legacy firebase api valid until June 2024 and it will be completely removed after June 2024. So it is recommend to use latest version of Firebase api httpv1. Documentation to know about latest version of Firebase api httpv1

2. Latest version of Firebase api httpv1 for push notification is more secured, every push notification is based on oauth secured token. In order to enable and use latest version of httpv1, please upload service account json credentials from Firebase as per instruction given in plugin admin area.

3. New custom prompt icon (bell icon) to subscribe/unsubscribe notification, this icon can be customized, use your own icon for subscribe/unsubscribe push notification. Apple Safari requires custom prompt icon(manual gesture) to subscribe/unsubscribe push notifications

4. Scheduling option in Onetime/Ondemand push notifications. One time/On demand push notifications can be scheduled as single/recurring schedule.
   New admin option to show list of one time push notifications to show status/to resend/to duplicate push notification for future use. All one time push notifications will be stored and it will be listed in Notifications plugin admin settings tab. So that admin user can resend/duplicate/delete/to check status of scheduled one time push notifications

5. Option to use Onesignal as push notification provider or to use Firebase as push notification provider. If you select Onesignal as push notification provider then it will require onesignal plugin installed and activated inorder to work with this plugin, onesignal users can also receive buddypress push notification and other notifications from this plugin

6. As per latest version of Firebase api httpv1, all users will be subscribed to a default topic and for group notifications corresponding group users will be subscribed to group topic. Plugin will handle all these things automatically.
   Since latest version of Firebase api httpv1 modules are in ES6 javascript modules, all javascript modules in this plugin 1.64 version are compiled using @wordpress/scripts npm module. If you have any questions on this, please contact me in this forum or in github repository

7. User avatar icon of author of post will be displayed as push icon for activity post, friendship request, friendship accept, private message between friends, comment posted on activity ...

WordPress repository plugin link https://wordpress.org/plugins/push-notification-for-post-and-buddypress/