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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. peopleinside/fla-polling Abandoned → [flarum/pusher](/?search=flarum%2Fpusher)ArchivedFlarum-extension[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) peopleinside/fla-polling ======================== Lightweight real-time polling for Flarum 2.0 - No WebSocket, No SSH required 1.2.5(1mo ago)013↓50%MITBlade Since Jun 13Pushed 1mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/PeopleInside/fla-polling)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/peopleinside/fla-polling)[ Docs](https://github.com/PeopleInside/fla-polling)[ RSS](/packages/peopleinside-fla-polling/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (23)Used By (0) FLA Polling for Flarum 2.0 ========================== [](#fla-polling-for-flarum-20) [![Flarum 2.0](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/efb5eba7f9df415c7628d164e4a61150fbee8a33a04d596a169b11d0f636dc60/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f466c6172756d2d322e302d626c75652e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/efb5eba7f9df415c7628d164e4a61150fbee8a33a04d596a169b11d0f636dc60/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f466c6172756d2d322e302d626c75652e737667)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bb50fd2278f18fc326bf71f6e88ca8f884f72f179d3e555e20ed30157190d0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bb50fd2278f18fc326bf71f6e88ca8f884f72f179d3e555e20ed30157190d0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667) A lightweight real-time polling extension for Flarum 2.0 that provides instant updates for new discussions and notifications **without requiring WebSockets, SSH access, or Node.js**. 🚀 Features ---------- [](#-features) - ✅ **No WebSocket required** - Works with standard HTTP requests - ✅ **No SSH or Node.js** - Perfect for shared hosting - ✅ **Self-hosted** - Complete control, no external dependencies - ✅ **Lightweight** - Minimal server resources consumption - ✅ **Real-time updates** - Check for new discussions and notifications every 10 seconds - ✅ **Visual notifications** - Banner for new discussions and badge for notification count - ✅ **Zero configuration** - Install and it just works - 🌍 **Multilingual support** - English and Italian included (easy to add more languages) 📋 How It Works -------------- [](#-how-it-works) Instead of maintaining a persistent WebSocket connection, FLA Polling uses **HTTP polling**: 1. Every 10 seconds, the browser sends a lightweight AJAX request to the server 2. The server checks the database for the latest discussion ID and unread notification count 3. If there are changes, the UI updates automatically: - A banner appears when new discussions are posted - The notification badge updates with the new count This approach is **extremely efficient** and works on any standard LAMP/LEMP stack. ### Performance Impact [](#performance-impact) For a forum with 100 concurrent users and 10-second polling interval: - **10 HTTP requests per second** to your server - Each request executes 2 simple database queries (less than 1ms each) - Total overhead: **negligible** (equivalent to a few page loads per minute) ### Screenshots [](#screenshots) [![Screenshot 2026-06-13 171644](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/5006150/607509319-6199b656-f966-4244-9ccc-ec9ceeabadaa.png?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3ODQ4NTQ3ODAsIm5iZiI6MTc4NDg1NDQ4MCwicGF0aCI6Ii81MDA2MTUwLzYwNzUwOTMxOS02MTk5YjY1Ni1mOTY2LTQyNDQtOWNjYy1lYzljZWVhYmFkYWEucG5nP1gtQW16LUFsZ29yaXRobT1BV1M0LUhNQUMtU0hBMjU2JlgtQW16LUNyZWRlbnRpYWw9QUtJQVZDT0RZTFNBNTNQUUs0WkElMkYyMDI2MDcyNCUyRnVzLWVhc3QtMSUyRnMzJTJGYXdzNF9yZXF1ZXN0JlgtQW16LURhdGU9MjAyNjA3MjRUMDA1NDQwWiZYLUFtei1FeHBpcmVzPTMwMCZYLUFtei1TaWduYXR1cmU9NDRlN2VjNGNkNzA5MWIxYTYyOWUwZTUxMTg2YTJiNjg1NDNhNWRiOWU2MjQxZGYxYTgzYTQxNGQ3Y2RlZTg3MiZYLUFtei1TaWduZWRIZWFkZXJzPWhvc3QmcmVzcG9uc2UtY29udGVudC10eXBlPWltYWdlJTJGcG5nIn0.4dxGjrzD1ttnzcRKBrCkL7Hh6ZNufeKhUCORMRtHtow)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/5006150/607509319-6199b656-f966-4244-9ccc-ec9ceeabadaa.png?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJnaXRodWIuY29tIiwiYXVkIjoicmF3LmdpdGh1YnVzZXJjb250ZW50LmNvbSIsImtleSI6ImtleTUiLCJleHAiOjE3ODQ4NTQ3ODAsIm5iZiI6MTc4NDg1NDQ4MCwicGF0aCI6Ii81MDA2MTUwLzYwNzUwOTMxOS02MTk5YjY1Ni1mOTY2LTQyNDQtOWNjYy1lYzljZWVhYmFkYWEucG5nP1gtQW16LUFsZ29yaXRobT1BV1M0LUhNQUMtU0hBMjU2JlgtQW16LUNyZWRlbnRpYWw9QUtJQVZDT0RZTFNBNTNQUUs0WkElMkYyMDI2MDcyNCUyRnVzLWVhc3QtMSUyRnMzJTJGYXdzNF9yZXF1ZXN0JlgtQW16LURhdGU9MjAyNjA3MjRUMDA1NDQwWiZYLUFtei1FeHBpcmVzPTMwMCZYLUFtei1TaWduYXR1cmU9NDRlN2VjNGNkNzA5MWIxYTYyOWUwZTUxMTg2YTJiNjg1NDNhNWRiOWU2MjQxZGYxYTgzYTQxNGQ3Y2RlZTg3MiZYLUFtei1TaWduZWRIZWFkZXJzPWhvc3QmcmVzcG9uc2UtY29udGVudC10eXBlPWltYWdlJTJGcG5nIn0.4dxGjrzD1ttnzcRKBrCkL7Hh6ZNufeKhUCORMRtHtow)[![Screenshot 2026-06-13 171733](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/5006150/607509347-7a0d0140-c245-436d-8ada-907b21b39cd3.png?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.MqTJ7wP3Haadrqkd6eKrYlexv9ckCHoUZzmik_IYg8A)](https://private-user-images.githubusercontent.com/5006150/607509347-7a0d0140-c245-436d-8ada-907b21b39cd3.png?jwt=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.MqTJ7wP3Haadrqkd6eKrYlexv9ckCHoUZzmik_IYg8A)📦 Installation -------------- [](#-installation) ### Via Composer (Recommended) [](#via-composer-recommended) ``` composer require peopleinside/fla-polling ``` ### Health Score 38 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance91 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity43 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~0 days Total 22 Last Release 44d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c1a29d20f5350e197074d6570b19839d242c2fb2e2b78b2ad7024019dde7ffeb?d=identicon)[peopleinside](/maintainers/peopleinside) --- Top Contributors [![PeopleInside](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5006150?v=4)](https://github.com/PeopleInside "PeopleInside (55 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/peopleinside-fla-polling/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/peopleinside-fla-polling/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/peopleinside-fla-polling) ``` ### Alternatives [flarum-lang/russian Russian language pack for Flarum. 12128.3k](/packages/flarum-lang-russian)[fof/byobu Well integrated, advanced private discussions. 59120.6k14](/packages/fof-byobu)[fof/discussion-language Specify the language a discussion is written in & sort by language 1034.8k7](/packages/fof-discussion-language)[flarum-lang/french French language pack to localize the Flarum forum software plus its official and third-party extensions. 1938.7k](/packages/flarum-lang-french)[fof/masquerade User profile builder extension for your Flarum forum. 2025.4k6](/packages/fof-masquerade)[michaelbelgium/mybb-to-flarum Migrate a MyBB Forum to a fresh Flarum instance 261.1k](/packages/michaelbelgium-mybb-to-flarum) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)