XF 1.5 No alert after new reply
- Thread starter dethfire
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You would only get an alert if you were watching the thread, someone quoted you, or someone mentioned you.
Are you sure the thread is still being "Watched"?
If it was due to a mention, was the mention added in the original post or was it edited in? (Mentions which are edited in don't generate alerts).
All of the aforementioned alerts also depend on you not opting out of them, so make sure they're all still enabled in the Alert Preferences page.
Are you sure the thread is still being "Watched"?
If it was due to a mention, was the mention added in the original post or was it edited in? (Mentions which are edited in don't generate alerts).
All of the aforementioned alerts also depend on you not opting out of them, so make sure they're all still enabled in the Alert Preferences page.
Unless it happens consistently, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
The only other thing related to watched threads is you will only get an alert for the first new post since you last viewed it. I'm not sure if there's a scenario that could have happened which would have been affected by that.
Aside from that, you may be looking at an issue with an add-on, but hopefully it's just a one off.
The only other thing related to watched threads is you will only get an alert for the first new post since you last viewed it. I'm not sure if there's a scenario that could have happened which would have been affected by that.
Aside from that, you may be looking at an issue with an add-on, but hopefully it's just a one off.
It's unlikely to be a bug with XF at least.
It's really not something we get a lot of reports of so, if anything, it would likely be an add-on conflict.
I have over 7,000 watched threads here and the only time I've not had an alert is when I have received an alert, not visited the thread, and then not had repeated alerts, which is by design.
It's really not something we get a lot of reports of so, if anything, it would likely be an add-on conflict.
I have over 7,000 watched threads here and the only time I've not had an alert is when I have received an alert, not visited the thread, and then not had repeated alerts, which is by design.
Then you're definitely talking about something completely unrelated.
Regardless, the likely cause for that is that an add-on has created an alert for a user, but the alert is then filtered out when the user opens their alert list.
It can also happen if the alert has expired. Alerts expire after 30 days by default. For performance reasons, the alert count isn't totally dynamic. It's a cached value. So if a user receives 5 alerts and doesn't visit for over 30 days, the alert count will read 5, but in fact they are all expired.
Regardless, the likely cause for that is that an add-on has created an alert for a user, but the alert is then filtered out when the user opens their alert list.
It can also happen if the alert has expired. Alerts expire after 30 days by default. For performance reasons, the alert count isn't totally dynamic. It's a cached value. So if a user receives 5 alerts and doesn't visit for over 30 days, the alert count will read 5, but in fact they are all expired.
Joeychgo
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If you compare the Unread watched threads and the alert list, you see he isn't getting all alerts. Its plain as day. Those 2 lists should be the same.
Joeychgo
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Not necessarily, its such a minor thing that it might not be complained about or noticed as much as most other things.
This isn't necessarily true. If you get an alert and don't read the thread, the alert will potentially be removed but the thread will still be unread (and you won't get another alert). Vice versa, if you read the thread immediately, the alert will still exist but the unread thread won't be listed.
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