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The '''Notifications tool''', gives editors of Saintapedia 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. | The '''Notifications tool''', gives editors of Saintapedia 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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*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 | ||
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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}} | ||