Notifications

Notifications keep you in the loop without making the platform noisy. The bell icon in the header is your control centre.

The notification bell

When you’re signed in, the header shows a small bell with an unread badge if anything is waiting. The badge counts up in real time as new notifications arrive.

Click the bell to open a dropdown with your most recent notifications and an action bar.
Each notification shows a type, a short description (“alex commented on your post: …”), a timestamp (“5 minutes ago”) and a link to the related content. Click it to open the post – the notification is marked as read automatically.

What you get notified about

We try to send only notifications that are actually useful:

New comment on your post – someone commented on a wanted poster you wrote.
New direct message – someone messaged you (also surfaced as the chat icon badge in the header – see Direct Messages).

The notifications page

For the full list with pagination and bulk actions, open the notifications page (/notifications) – the View all link in the dropdown takes you there.

On this page you can:

Mark all read – removes the unread badge in one click.
Clear all – deletes every notification (asks you to confirm).
Refresh – reload the list.
Load more – page through older notifications.

Empty list, fewer notifications

If there’s nothing waiting, you’ll see “No notifications yet”.
The bell hides its badge when the unread count is zero.
You don’t currently get notifications for your own actions.

Privacy and visibility

Notifications are only visible to you.
Each notification only links to content you would already be able to see.
No e-mails are sent unless we say so explicitly. Your inbox stays calm.

Troubleshooting

No notifications at all – make sure you’re signed in. Check the network connection. A page refresh usually fixes a stale dropdown.
Wrong unread count – use Mark all read to reset, then refresh the page.
Can’t open the page – verify you’re signed in; the page is private. If the issue persists, see Troubleshooting.

What’s next?

Comments – the comments that often trigger a notification.
Direct Messages – the chat icon and its own unread badge in the header.