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UPDATE: Notifications v2.0

posted 8 years ago by jim (137)
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In addition to email notifications which were added 2 days ago, we will now also have notifications on the website ("on-site" notifications, similar to Facebook, Twitter, etc.). You'll notice a bell icon in the top right corner (if on mobile, you'll need to click the hamburger icon first). The number of unread notifications you have will appear in a red badge over the bell icon (if you don't have any unread notifications, there will be no red badge). Click on the bell to be taken to a list of your notifications.

I know there was demand for both kinds of notifications (email and on-site), so now we have both. I also know that email notifications can be spotty (depending on your email provider, sometimes email notifications get blocked by the spam filter, or take longer to arrive, etc.), so hopefully the addition of on-site notifications is a welcome feature.

EDIT: Real-time notifications have now been added (so you don't have to refresh the page). Due to cached assets, the layout might look a bit weird now (e.g., double search bars at the top, etc.) - you can clear your browser's cache to get rid of this immediately (or just wait a bit and things should sort themselves out).

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

I just noticed! Yes! I'm so excited for this one. Thank you so much for being so quick about all of this. It's awesome.

We definitely got a Lansbury here, folks ;)

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago

[–] StyxNyx (862) 8 years ago

Lansbury! 👍👍

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

Sorry guys, but that's never gonna get old for me, lol!

[–] StyxNyx (862) 8 years ago

hehehe 😉

[–] Cookie.L.A. (2117) 8 years ago

"WE'VE GOT LANSBURY!"

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

[–] Cookie.L.A. (2117) 8 years ago

It makes me think of an airplane taking off from Camp Kittyhawk or something, or basically any astronaut movie. ("We've got Roatation Speed!")

Then a vigorously glorious anthem plays as it takes to the sky.
.

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

This isn't what every astronaut crew says on all of NASA's missions? :P

[–] Cookie.L.A. (2117) 8 years ago

You know, they probably DO! Or at least they do now, as we're cutting-edge TREND SETTERS.

Where MovieChat leads, the world follows...
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[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

We are like the friendly Illuminati!

[–] LeiaOfLothlorien (1980) 8 years ago

Apologize for my naïveté, but what exactly is a Lansbury? I've seen that reference multiple times on this site, and I have no idea what it means. xD

But thank you, Jim! Appreciate this very much. c;

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

It started after, I believe Cooke L.A. was talking about the diversity of the interests of these boards and what was coming across the trending section. Angela Lansbury happened to be occupying a top spot at the time and so she used her as an example and ended her post with, "We got Lansbury, folks!"

I'm sort of paraphrasing...it was a couple days ago now so I don't remember the exact exchange, but then a couple of us got a kick out of that and I suggested we started using it as a sort of motto or inside joke for whenever something substantial happens :p As you can see...I'm sticking to that, ehehe

[–] LeiaOfLothlorien (1980) 8 years ago

Ah, okay, thank you. I thought it was referencing an old movie I haven't seen yet or something, which is certainly possible. 🙄😅

Also, I just got a notification on-site, but when I clicked on it, it logged me out. Is that happening to anyone else? And now I just got an Application Error.... I'm using private browsing mode on Safari on iPhone, would that have something to do with it?

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

I was logged out right after the notifications were instated, but it hasn't happened since. I was receiving an Application Error for a little bit before that, so I assume it's because he was in progress of the upgrade.

I haven't had it since then so I'm not sure. Maybe it is a mobile thing, which I'm not using, so I wouldn't know. Perhaps someone else on their mobile can say whether they're having similar issues or not.

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago

[–] LeiaOfLothlorien (1980) 8 years ago

Good point. I still can't believe he's doing it all on his own. That is a huge undertaking, and I have the upmost respect for him. I've taken a Web Design course in addition to a handful of coding/ computer science courses (C++ and Java), so I know how difficult and annoying programs can be to create and edit.

Still getting logged out once I click on a notification, though...

[–] LeiaOfLothlorien (1980) 8 years ago

Update: now I'm not getting logged out anymore. Yay!

[–] StyxNyx (862) 8 years ago

I got the application error a bit ago too. Didn't panic though as I'm now aware that this will happen periodically with updates.

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

Ah, we've come a long way in such a short time in regards to that, eh? haha

[–] StyxNyx (862) 8 years ago

LoL...definitely! 😉

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

Nice, thanks for finding the exact quote!

[–] LeiaOfLothlorien (1980) 8 years ago

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[–] klownz (478) 8 years ago

Great feature!

[–] Traveler (211) 8 years ago

I'd like to activate that kind of notification but it seems like it's not working when you turned off email notifications?

[–] Master_Lo (309) 8 years ago

Does it not?

[–] Traveler (211) 8 years ago

It does now!

Well, that's weird but I'll take it.

[–] Master_Lo (309) 8 years ago

Can you respond one more time. I turned e-mail notifications off. Now I want to make sure site notifications work.

[–] Traveler (211) 8 years ago

Is it working?

[–] Master_Lo (309) 8 years ago

Yes. Thanks!

[–] Mahrez99 (236) 8 years ago

Thanks Jim! Not a big fan of email notifications, so this is perfect for me.

[–] Apis (1624) 8 years ago

Can someone please answer this post, so I can observe how it goes?

[–] klownz (478) 8 years ago

HI! :)

[–] Apis (1624) 8 years ago

Hey, it works beautifully, and I don't even have my email set yet.

Thanks for the help, klownz :)

did it work for you?

[–] klownz (478) 8 years ago

Yep came through straight away... I did set up for email notifications but will disable them now because I prefer this way.

[–] Apis (1624) 8 years ago

Awesome... it worked again... I was afraid it won't cause the little "0" or "1" on the bell disappeared after the first announcement, but it worked beautifully again.

So folks, you don't need email at all, as I don't have it and it works anyway. :)

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago

[–] klownz (478) 8 years ago

I have had so much help over the years using forums with tech stuff or finding films or getting invites to private sites etc. So I always try to keep good karma :D even if its just a simple message or uploading an obscure film for someone :)

[–] DreamersxDisease (817) 8 years ago

That's really wonderful. Ya know, I think I've met so many more nice and cool folks on MC than I ever did throughout my years on IMDb, to be honest, haha. That must say something!

[–] StyxNyx (862) 8 years ago

Ditto that Dreamers!

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago

[–] klownz (478) 8 years ago

I use MEGA for uploading things for people if I can't get them a link or an invite to where I got the film for them... I have slow upload speed so uploading the whole film myself is usually last option... unless its just something like subtitles for a film which is never a problem :)

[–] Master_Lo (309) 8 years ago

Great job! Now I can deactivate e-mail notifications. This website/forum in mere days has had more upgrades than imdb boards in nearly 20 years.

Indeed, on outlook (hotmail) e-mail notifications ended up in junk folder.

[–] 9 (1235) 8 years ago