Alerts?
Will there be some kind of alerts for the notification system? Similar to what Vanilla and xenForo has? I think it really increases user engagement with the forum community, when a user get's an alert when there is a reply to a topic that the user participated in, or new PM.
Re: Alerts?
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Aren't notifications the same thing as alerts?
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I would assume it would similar to how Facebook alerts you when you have a new message or wallpost while you're still browsing (without refreshing) the page.
Whether it's in real-time or not, it's just a modest convenience. And probably a very nice convenience to have.
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Would probably need multiple switches, as those kinds of things can really bog down resources.
I'm going to guess you could have two separate switches (on to disable it entirely from the board) and by user preference, and then have flood controls (how many alerts you can get at a time) and how often they can appear.
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Yup, and disable by board/topic user pref. Could get quite complicated.
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I don't think it should prompt without a refresh though. Loading without refreshing is just too harsh on resources, but just loading on page refresh is ok.
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Alert's not to make it more social, alerts make it more engaging for the user. I find it to be XenForo's greatest feature, and they have been doing it for 2 years. As far as social media, not so much because it's usually spam related alerts.