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How the notifications bell keeps members in the loop

Members get a bell in the header that alerts them to new classes, replies to their comments, answers to their messages, and your broadcasts — automatically, with nothing to configure.

What members get notified about

The bell sits in the member header and shows an unread count. It fills up automatically from four sources: new classes you publish, replies other people leave on their comments, your answers to messages they sent you, and broadcasts you send to your members.

Each notification links straight to the relevant place — a new class opens the class, a comment reply jumps to the conversation. Opening the bell marks everything as read, and the bell quietly checks for new notifications about once a minute while a member is on the site.

Your own bell in the admin

You have a separate notification bell in the admin top bar. It alerts you to things that need your attention — like new ideas and suggestions members send in through the feedback bubble — so you notice member input without watching the dashboard all day.

No setup required

Notifications are built in — there's nothing to enable and nothing per-class to configure. Publishing a class notifies your members automatically, which is one more reason a steady release rhythm beats big content dumps: every upload is a fresh reason for members to come back.

Good to know

  • Space out your uploads — each published class pings every member's bell, so a weekly rhythm creates weekly return visits.
  • Broadcasts also land in the bell, so save them for things worth interrupting people for.

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