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| What are In-app Notifications? |
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| In-app Notifications are alerts delivered through the Activity Bell and the Notifications section of the Member Profile page that inform a member of activity related to ideas, campaigns, members, or tags they have subscribed to or are following. |
The Activity Bell displays up to ten of the most recent notifications, each marked with an icon identifying its type, and a blue dot beside any notification received since the Activity Bell was last opened. Selecting View All Notifications opens the complete list under the Notifications section of the Member Profile page.
Role Permissions
- All Roles (Member, Moderator, Administrator): All authenticated roles view and manage their own in-app notifications for ideas, campaigns, members, or tags they have subscribed to or are following. A Moderator additionally receives Moderator digest notifications tied to their moderation activity.
Activity Bell
Selecting the Activity Bell opens a dropdown showing up to ten of the most recent notifications related to the member's ideas. A notification only appears if the member has subscribed to or is following the idea, campaign, member, or tag it relates to. A blue dot beside a notification indicates it is new since the Activity Bell was last opened.
Selecting View All Notifications opens the full list; see View All Notifications below.
Notification Icons
Each notification displays an icon indicating its type. For example:
- Trending Ideas: Displayed with a fire icon.
- Tagging: Displayed with a tag icon.
- Annotations: Displayed with a bulb icon.
Types of Notifications
Notifications are generated based on the following activity:
- Kudos given or received on ideas and comments
- Ideas submitted, edited, modified, or annotated
- Idea approved
- Up or down votes
- Comments
- @mentions
- Stage changes
- Campaign changes
- Members assigned
- Campaigns
- Tags
- Moderator digest
- Trending Ideas
- Inactive Ideas
- Idea owner assigned
- Stage actions, such as answering refinement questions, joining or leaving the build team, or assigning members
View all Notifications
Selecting View All Notifications from the Activity Bell dropdown navigates to the Notifications section of the Member Profile page, displaying all notifications for that community.
The Notifications section shows All and Ideas & Kudos tabs, matching the tabs available in the Activity Bell dropdown. Another community's notifications can be viewed by selecting it from the community filter dropdown.
Mark All as Seen
Selecting Mark All as Seen, at the top right of the Notifications section, marks every unread notification as seen for the selected community and removes the blue dot beside it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are in-app notifications visible to every member automatically?
No. A notification is visible only if the member has subscribed to or is following the idea, campaign, member, or tag it relates to.
How many notifications appear in the Activity Bell dropdown?
The Activity Bell dropdown displays up to ten of the most recent notifications. Selecting View All Notification opens the complete list under the Notifications section of the Member Profile page.
Does Mark All as Seen delete notifications?
No. Selecting Mark All as Seen only marks unread notifications as seen for the selected community and removes the blue dot indicator; it does not delete any notifications.
Can notifications from other communities be viewed in one place?
Yes. From the Notifications section of the Member Profile page, another community can be selected from the filter dropdown to view its notifications.
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