Communities Notifications communities-notifications
Overview overview
AEM Communities provides a notifications section which displays events of interest to the signed in community member.
Notifications are similar to activities and subscriptions as they may result from
- The member posting content
- The member choosing to follow another member
- The member choosing to follow specific topics, articles and other threads of content
What distinguishes notifications from activities and subscriptions is
-
A link to the notifications section is always present in a community site’s header
- Activities require the activity stream function to be included in the community site’s structure
- Subscriptions require configuration of email
-
The implementation of notifications is through scalable and pluggable channels
- Activities are only available on the web
- Subscriptions are only available using email
As of Communities FP1, the notification channels available are
- The web channel, accessed using the
Notificationslink - The email channel, available when email is properly configured
Future channels are mobile and desktop.
Requirements requirements
Configure Email
Email must be configured in order for the email channel for notifications to be functional.
For instructions on setting up email, see Configuring Email.
Enable Follow
Components must be configured to enable following. Features that allow following are blog, forum, QnA, calendar, filelibrary, and comments.
Note that
-
Components used within community site templates and group templates may already be configured to allow following
-
Member profiles are already configured to allow other memebers to follow
Notifications from Following notifications-from-following
The Follow button provides a means to follow entries as activities, subscriptions and/or notifications. Each time the Follow button is selected, it is possible to toggle on or off a selection. The Email Subscriptions selection is only present when configured.
If any method of following is selected, the text of the button changes to Following. For convenience, it is possible to select Unfollow All to toggle off all methods.
The Follow button will appear
- When viewing another member’s profile
- On a main feature page, such as forums, QnA, and blogs
- Follows all activity for that general feature
- For a specific entry, such as a forum topic, QnA question, or blog article
- Follows all activity for that specific entry
Managing Notification Settings managing-notification-settings
By selecting the Notification Settings link from the Notifications page, it is possible for each member to manage how notifications are received.
The web channel is always enabled.
The email channel, which relies on proper configuration of email, provides the same settings as for the web channel.
The email channel is off by default.
It may be turned on by a member, but still depends on email being configured.
Viewing Notifications viewing-notifications
Web Notifications web-notifications
A wizard created community site now includes a link to the Notifications feature in the site’s header bar above the banner. Unlike messages, notifications are created for every community site, while messages must be enabled during the site creation process.
When visiting the published site, selecting the Notifications link will display all notifications for the member.
Email Notifications email-notifications
When the email channel is enabled, the member receives an email which contains a link to the content on the web.
