Managing Notifications and Requests
Users receive notifications and requests if they have subscribed to a blog or message board or are mentioned in a post. They may also be notified if someone sent them a private message, invitation to join a site, or an event reminder. Lastly, users are notified to review content and asset creation when those activities are used with Liferay’s built-in Workflow capabilities.
To access notifications and requests:
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Click your avatar and select Notifications.
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The Notifications List tab shows all unread notifications. Here, the user was mentioned in a Message Boards comment.
Managing Notifications
To manage and sort accumulated notifications:
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Click the Filter and Order dropdown menu.
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Choose from:
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All: The default option. Displays both read and unread notifications.
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Unread: Displays notifications that haven’t been marked as read. Unread notifications are indicated with a blue border on the left-hand side of the notification.
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Read: Displays notifications that have been marked as read.
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Date: Order notifications by date.
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By default, notifications are listed by date in descending order. To sort notifications by ascending order, click the up/down arrow icon in the management bar.
To change your notification’s status:
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Click the Actions menu (
) next to the notification.
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Click Mark as Read or Mark as Unread to keep the notification fresh.
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Alternately, click Delete to remove the notification completely.
Managing Multiple Notifications
You can also manage multiple notifications at once:
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Select the checkbox next to the Filter and Order dropdown menu. This selects all the notification messages.
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Several icons appear:
- Mark as Read (
) - Mark as Unread (
) - Delete (
)
- Mark as Read (
Managing Requests to Join a Site
When a user gets a request to join a site, it appears in the Requests List tab. Users have the option to click Confirm to join the site or click Ignore to decline.
