Notifications...

[Bronium 512]

Right now I'm following quite a few roleplay topics that gets a lot of posts in a span of a few hours. More often than not, I arrive from school with around 60-70 notifications and it does get rather annoying.

 

I was just wondering if there was a notification setting that could give me a single notification saying something along the lines of - " X amount of posts have been added to ." Then I could just click the link and it take me to my last read post.

 

This would leave me with <15 notifications and would make my notifications folder much more organized.

 

I know that I can always customize my notification settings, I have no idea which ones to check off though which will give me this desired setting, nor do I know if this is possible.

 

This isn't something that's too urgent just a general question.

I know I could always simple disable:-

Notification method to use for replies to followed topics

and simply just check all my topics and this isn't beyond me but I just want a shortcut so I can easily check all my followed topics.

 

Just wanted to know. Not really asking for any site changes btw.

[Aureity 3,055]

You could just follow the topic instead, and it basically does that-it highlights threads that receive posts since you last clicked on it.

[Bronium 512]

You could just follow the topic instead, and it basically does that-it highlights threads that receive posts since you last clicked on it.

 

I have that box ticked off. The Notification method to use for replies to followed topics one

Or do you mean the "Follow this topic" box at the top? I do both either way.

[Aureity 3,055]

Follow this topic box.

[Nas 2,873]

I'm having a similar issue..lthough it's quite the opposite.

 

I follow a few topics, yet they never appeared on my notifications box...also I recently stopped getting notifications for when people ost on my topics, either...

[Killian Jones 2,655]

Try going to Notification Center and see if the right boxes are checked. even if they are, hit save changes.

 

Also check Content I Follow to change settings on topics you are following, from instant, to daily/weekly.

[Bronium 512]

@Auretias Yeah, I do follow and that's the problem. I get too many updates from some topics w/ hundreds of posts.

 

@NASCARFAN160 Tich's post is probably meant for you.

 

@Tich That's a good idea. I'll try it but what does it mean by daily digests? Is it like all the messages about posts sent to you in a daily message?

[Killian Jones 2,655]

I have no idea really, I put my notifications to instant. If you are willing to try using it and experiment with it.

 

EDIT:

 

It may send them as a single e-mail each day, although when that is, is beyond me.

Edited May 9, 2012 by Tich
:O I think I know

[Bronium 512]

@Tich I'll put all my followed content on Daily Digest and report about it tomorrow. It'll be funny if this was indeed exactly what I'm looking for.

[Twilight Sparkle ✨ 8,527]

@Auretias Yeah, I do follow and that's the problem. I get too many updates from some topics w/ hundreds of posts.

 

@NASCARFAN160 Tich's post is probably meant for you.

 

@Tich That's a good idea. I'll try it but what does it mean by daily digests? Is it like all the messages about posts sent to you in a daily message?

 

The daily digest emails you all the posts a thread has received at the end of the day. I find it quite useful for keeping up with busier topics.

 

Unfortunately, "rolling" notifications together is impossible due to the design of IP.Board's notification system. It would need to be more or less rewritten to work that way, and would be much more resource-intensive as well if it did.

 

I recommend using email notifications exclusively for keeping up with topics if you want to get instant notifications. Most email clients and webmail providers will thread all the emails together into a single "conversation", effectively achieving what you're looking for.