XF 2.3 Notification on follow user...

[TorontoJoe]

Hey gang.... I had selected to follow a few members who's posts I wanted to keep an eye on... I found it odd that they would continue to post and I had no idea. I did some searching and the only thing I think I came up with is that "following" a member doesn't actually generate a notification when they do anything. In fact I think I saw some mention of addons that would allow you to be notified.... but the only question that...... while I think would be so straightforward.

If following a member doesn't generate any notifications on any of their activity... what exactly is its purpose?

Apologies if I'm missing something here that should be painfully obvious....

While we're at it... how does an admin/mod get notifications of a member's posting activity? There needs to be a way to do this without an addon, right?

 

[AndyB]

You might like this add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/problem-user-email.6282/

 

[TorontoJoe]

Wow! @AndyB I'm glad I already have a subscription to your suite. So many useful tools. Thank you!

I'm still very curious as to what the native XF "follow" function is supposed to do... any idea? I'm trying to wrap my head around the notion of "following" someone with no notifications associated with that...

 

[Rene_V]

While we're at it... how does an admin/mod get notifications of a member's posting activity? There needs to be a way to do this without an addon, right?

This is something that isn't done with the in house options of the software a.f.a.i.k. You will need a custom add on for that.

 

[TorontoJoe]

This is something that isn't done with the in house options of the software a.f.a.i.k. You will need a custom add on for that.

Thanks... I guess the the answer is that it doesn't really do anything. Just seems odd. Definitely confusing.

 

[Rene_V]

Thanks... I guess the the answer is that it doesn't really do anything. Just seems odd. Definitely confusing.

Have you considered to request this as an add on at the Resource and add on-requests forum? Adding the option to notify users about the activity of those that they are following is an easy one to code. By activity I mean when they post, login or logout to name a few examples.

Resource and add-on requests

If you are looking for an add-on that does something in particular or you are hoping a developer will create a resource with particular functionality, you may post your request here.

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[TorontoJoe]

Have you considered to request this as an add on at the Resource and add on-requests forum? Adding the option to notify users about the activity of those that they are following is an easy one to code. By activity I mean when they post, login or logout to name a few examples.

Resource and add-on requests

If you are looking for an add-on that does something in particular or you are hoping a developer will create a resource with particular functionality, you may post your request here.

xenforo.com

I saw what I think is a thread in the suggestions forum. I think that topic was closed for some reason but just going by memory.

I hadn’t considered requesting an add on. Thanks for the advice. Honestly, I’m still trying to wrap my head around how this doesn’t already exist as a core function given how comprehensive the system is otherwise