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The '''Notifications tool''', gives editors of USApedia quick updates about actions that affect them. These notifications can help users become more aware of events that relate to them and take quick actions. | |||
==Kinds of notifications== | ==Kinds of notifications== | ||
Below are the current triggers for notifications: | Below are the current triggers for notifications: | ||
*[[Talk page]] messages: when a message is left on your user talk page (this replaces the orange bar that used to appear); | *[[Talk page]] messages: when a message is left on your user talk page (this replaces the orange bar that used to appear); | ||
*Page links: when a new link is made to a page you created; | *Page links: when a new link is made to a page you created; | ||
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*[[#Thanks|Thanks]]: when someone thanks you for your edit; | *[[#Thanks|Thanks]]: when someone thanks you for your edit; | ||
*User rights: when your user rights change; | * User rights: when your user rights change; | ||
===Talk page messages=== | ===Talk page messages=== | ||
This notification appears when a message is left on the [[talk page]] associated with your [[user page]]. See [[Help:User page#User talk pages]] for more information. | This notification appears when a message is left on the [[talk page]] associated with your [[user page]]. See [[Help:User page#User talk pages]] for more information. | ||
*Talk page messages are the only type of notification which cannot be disabled; a web notification will always be sent. | *Talk page messages are the only type of notification which cannot be disabled; a web notification will always be sent. | ||
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The mention notification is one of the most popular uses of notifications. It appears when your user name is mentioned on any [[talk page]]. | The mention notification is one of the most popular uses of notifications. It appears when your user name is mentioned on any [[talk page]]. | ||
*It is often used to inform other people about ongoing discussions of interest to them, or to let them know of a reply to a message on a page they may not be [[Watchlist|watching]]. | *It is often used to inform other people about ongoing discussions of interest to them, or to let them know of a reply to a message on a page they may not be [[Watchlist|watching]]. | ||
*A number of templates will trigger notifications | *A number of templates will trigger notifications | ||
*#{{tlx|Reply to}} - add a linked @username | *#{{tlx|Reply to}} - add a linked @username | ||
*#*{{tlx|@}}, {{tl|ping}}, and {{tl|tiny ping}} are [[redirects]] | *#*{{tlx|@}}, {{tl|ping}}, and {{tl|tiny ping}} are [[redirects]] | ||
*#{{tlx|User link}} - add a linked username (no @ sign) | *#{{tlx|User link}} - add a linked username (no @ sign) | ||
*#*{{tlx|U}} is a redirect | *#*{{tlx|U}} is a redirect | ||
*Plain links to user pages will also work: <code>[[User:Example|Example]]</code>. | *Plain links to user pages will also work: <code>[[User:Example|Example]]</code>. | ||
*{{Color|Red|Note}} that the post containing a link to a userpage ''must'' be signed; if the edit does not add a new signature to the page, no notification will be sent. It must also be in the page text - links in the edit summary do not create notifications. | *{{Color|Red|Note}} that the post containing a link to a userpage ''must'' be signed; if the edit does not add a new signature to the page, no notification will be sent. It must also be in the page text - links in the edit summary do not create notifications. | ||
Mentions: when your user name is mentioned on a talk page; | Mentions: when your user name is mentioned on a talk page; | ||
*The {{tlx|@}} template, also known as the {{tlx|Reply to}} template, allows you to add a notification to other editor's notification bar | *The {{tlx|@}} template, also known as the {{tlx|Reply to}} template, allows you to add a notification to other editor's notification bar | ||
**{{Color|Red|Note}} - The edit that adds this template must be signed with new signature tildes, or the notification(s) will not work | **{{Color|Red|Note}} - The edit that adds this template must be signed with new signature tildes, or the notification(s) will not work | ||
*More Details - When your userpage is linked to on any talk page or on a page in the USApedia: namespace by another user. A number of templates are used for this - {{tl|U}}, {{tl|ping}}, {{tl|reply to}} and {{tl|tiny ping}} - will all trigger notifications. Plain links to user pages will also work: <code>[[User:Example|Example]]</code>. This is one of the most popular uses of notifications; it is often used to inform other people about ongoing discussions of interest to them, or to let them know of a reply to a message on a page they may not be watching. | |||
*Note that the post containing a link to a userpage ''must'' be signed; if the edit does not add a new signature to the page, no notification will be sent. It must also be in the page text - links in the edit summary do not create notifications. | |||
===Welcome=== | ===Welcome=== | ||
This notification appears when you create a new account. Below is the standard text. | This notification appears when you create a new account. Below is the standard text. | ||
Welcome to | Welcome to USApedia, [''your username'']! We're glad you're here. | ||
===Page links=== | ===Page links=== | ||
This notification appears when a new [[internal link]] is made to a page you created. | This notification appears when a new [[internal link]] is made to a page you created. | ||
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When you hover over that link, a tooltip says 'Send a thank you notification to this user.'.{{clear}} | When you hover over that link, a tooltip says 'Send a thank you notification to this user.'.{{clear}} | ||
===Step 2=== | ===Step 2=== | ||
When an editor clicks on the "Thank" link, an inline confirmation will appear. | When an editor clicks on the "Thank" link, an inline confirmation will appear. | ||
:"'''Send thanks for this edit?'''" | :"'''Send thanks for this edit?'''" | ||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
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==Related== | ==Related== | ||
*[[Help:Watchlist]] | *[[Help:Watchlist]] | ||
*[[Help:Account bar]] | *[[Help:Account bar]] | ||
*[[Special:Notifications]] | *[[Special:Notifications]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{Mw|Help:Notifications}} | *{{Mw|Help:Notifications}} | ||
*{{Mw|Echo (Notifications)}} | *{{Mw|Echo (Notifications)}} | ||
*{{Mw|Notifications/Messages}} | *{{Mw|Notifications/Messages}} | ||