"New Message Notification" Not Working

[Texas_Toast]

I am no longer getting an icon showing that I have new responses to one of my threads.

That is really a problem.

Yesterday people had responded right away, and the only way I new is I had inadvertantly refreshed my browsers and I saw new posts in my thread, but still no message notification.

Hope this can be fixed!!!

 

[arn]

Which icon are you talking about? The top right one?

- - Post merged: Jan 6, 2020 - -

also make sure you didn't accidentally change anything on your preferences:

https://forums.macrumors.com/account/preferences

Specifically the notification preferences near the bottom

 

[Texas_Toast]

Which icon are you talking about? The top right one?

I haven't been here for a while, so I forget, but I think either the envelope or the bell turned red when you had a reply to one of your threads...

Also, there was a notification when you got PM's - one of those two icons.

 

[arn]

I replied earlier that you might have missed. It got merged. Can you check your https://forums.macrumors.com/account/preferences

 

[Texas_Toast]

I replied earlier that you might have missed. It got merged. Can you check your https://forums.macrumors.com/account/preferences

Okay so MacRumors changed the UI somewhat.

Why were my message/post alerts not working?

And why, ironically, now that I complained about this, are things apaprently now working again?

I got a red bell when you replied above, yet haven't gotten any such notifications in the last few days....

 

[JayMysterio]

Which icon are you talking about? The top right one?

- - Post merged: Jan 6, 2020 - -

also make sure you didn't accidentally change anything on your preferences:

https://forums.macrumors.com/account/preferences

Specifically the notification preferences near the bottom

I realize it isn't the same thing, but I've noticed that notifications don't seem to be working when someone responds to you after they've posted a message. Meaning if a person posts a message, then edits that message adding a response to you, it doesn't seem to trigger a notification.

I've come across threads that I hadn't gone back to in awhile only to see responses directed to me. If the response has an edited/merged notification, it didn't show up in the sidebar. It seems to be happening regularly.

 

[annk]

I realize it isn't the same thing, but I've noticed that notifications don't seem to be working when someone responds to you after they've posted a message. Meaning if a person posts a message, then edits that message adding a response to you, it doesn't seem to trigger a notification.

I've come across threads that I hadn't gone back to in awhile only to see responses directed to me. If the response has an edited/merged notification, it didn't show up in the sidebar. It seems to be happening regularly.

I'm answering you before I check with anyone, but I believe you're right. I seem to remember that as well. It's been like that since we went to XF, if I remember correctly.

@Weaselboy you've got a great memory about this stuff, are we right?

 

[Weaselboy]

I'm answering you before I check with anyone, but I believe you're right. I seem to remember that as well. It's been like that since we went to XF, if I remember correctly.

@Weaselboy you've got a great memory about this stuff, are we right?

Correct... you only get an alert if there is a new reply. An edit or merge of an existing reply does not generate an alert. It is a shortcoming of the XenForo software.

 

[Texas_Toast]

Correct... you only get an alert if there is a new reply. An edit or merge of an existing reply does not generate an alert. It is a shortcoming of the XenForo software.

Can that be fixed?

 

[Weaselboy]

Can that be fixed?

I'll ask the admins if there is a setting to change this, but I'm guessing there is not. The downside is every time say I go into one of my comments and fix a typo you would get another alert.

Ping > @Doctor Q and @annk