Instant topic notification has been added to this support forum. This new feature enables you to receive either a PM or an email whenever a reply is posted to a particular topic. This feature, like others, is AJAX based to give you the most streamlined browsing experience.

To setup notification, simply click the button found at the top & bottom of each topic. Once clicked, you will be asked which type of notification you would like. And that's all it takes. You can then remove this notification via the button (which takes its place at the top & bottom of each topic) or via your Notifications page.

Once we're happy that it is working OK, this feature will be released to all forums. You can help speed up this process by helping test the system; one area I'm particularly interested in is if the email messages appear properly formatted in all email clients.

Enjoy


Note: At the moment a button to your notification area has been added to the menu bar. I do not think this will be its final position but need to find space elsewhere first

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Update

As no issues have arisen, this feature has now been implemented across all vForums message boards. As always, if you do have any problems then please make use of the support board

Set this to email me! Let's see!

Oh and make it change the icon when you've added the 'notify' ?

Posted By Michael on 7th Jun 08 at 11:50pm

 

Set this to email me! Let's see!

Oh and make it change the icon when you've added the 'notify' ?

The bug with the icon changing is that it only changes one of them. I'll get that fixed at some point before releasing to all forums

Can we change "Unnotify" to "Remove Notification" ? Unnotify just sounds weird.

Also, I think the profile would be a good place for the notification stuff.

Wooo im gonna like this feature. Im testing emails first as the emails are the most common problem.

Posted By Marc on 8th Jun 08 at 2:27am

 

Can we change "Unnotify" to "Remove Notification" ? Unnotify just sounds weird.

Also, I think the profile would be a good place for the notification stuff.

Unnotify is shorter so takes up less room on crowded navigation. Plus I've checked a few dictionaries and unnotify is an actual word

As for having it accessible via the profile, that's where I'd like to have it but am a little short of space there when a forum is quite thin and you have admin powers. For example I've already got links to Modify Profile, Warn, Ban, Send PM, Add to Buddies and Delete Account. Notifications could push that bar too far but we'll have to see.

How about in the 'PM Bar'?

Ross how about making the "notify" button inside the thread a little different from the main button which will appear in the menu bar or pm bar or wherever?

Posted By slip on 8th Jun 08 at 11:35am

 

Ross how about making the "notify" button inside the thread a little different from the main button which will appear in the menu bar or pm bar or wherever?

If it was in the PM bar, it would be text!

I know umm I Pmed Ross with little images for the notify.unnotify icons inside the thread - dunno if he read it yet.

It's unlikely that the link to the main notifications page will use an icon. The one here is really just a temporary measure.

Thanks for doing the slip.wr.blu template buttons. I'll get them uploaded later this afternoon

Bug Number 1: No Email. AOL.

I will change my email to my yahoo one, then MSN, then try Google.

Posted By Nick on 8th Jun 08 at 10:36pm

 

Bug Number 1: No Email. AOL.

I will change my email to my yahoo one, then MSN, then try Google.

Which thread? Did someone reply to it other than you?
Finally, how long did you wait?

This one. Since my very 1st post.

Posted By Nick on 9th Jun 08 at 12:05am

 

This one. Since my very 1st post.

The emails generated for these notifications do not go through the same kind of validation checks as other emails. This speeds up the sending process although it does increase the chances of mail being marked as spam or rejected.

Can you ensure that notification@virtualforums.co.uk is added to your allowed list and that the message wasn't sent to your spam folder.

Yeah I noticed that when I went into the F.A.Q thread. I'll add it to all my accounts. well mainly AOL.

There is no Bug for email now. And PM works too.

Good Job Ross!

Glad to hear that it went through

I tried all my email accounts, AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and Gmail, and it all goes through

Cool! I'll be using this feature a lot . Hmm... occasionally go to a thread, click the "Notify" button and the notification doesn't turn on... checked the notification page and it's still not there.

zOMG, I haven't been here for a while