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Hey @BeeGee

Sorry I am not sure how to answer this but I'll add @NikNik and she will respond when she's in

There would probably be limits to the website but you never know and I like your thinking!

Cheers

Hi @BeeGee

We currently don't have this function.

We do have subscription options though, which means you can recieve emails when particular topics are commented on or your posts are liked or responded to.

You can find this by going to your username above and then to 'Edit my settings', where you will find a 'subscription and notification' tab. From there you will see some other options.

Also when you're writing a post, you will see to the right hand side a tick box which allows you to choose whether you are notificated when someone replies.

Our forums aren't bespoke made, so we do have some restictions with the software we use. In saying that though, we do get upgrades and fixes every now & then, so we'll put it on the list of things to explore.

Thanks for your suggestion!

Nik

Thanks @NikNik, I do already use the subscriptions feature and it is really handy. BB did not have this and I'm enjoying having threads I'm following land in my inbox.

The function I'm suggesting is a little different though - you don't have to have subscribed in advance to take advantage of it; it's a great way to get a bird's eye view of activity across the board.

I appreciate that off-the-shelf software always has limitations that one has to work within (I'm from an IT background myself) - this functionality though is quite common (bordering on standard I'd suggest) in different forum software solutions, and I would think your vendor could be interested in adding it to their planned enhancements list for their standard offering. It would certainly be worth the suggestion.

Hi @BeeGee

I have passed this on to our internal technology team. I will let you know what they come back with 🙂

Hi @BeeGee @NikNik

I'd like to second BeeGee's suggestion of this feature. It was invaluable to me on BlueBoard, to be able to pop on and see all of the new posts. This allowed me to be able to roll out the welcome wagon to new members without having to trawl through multiple threads or sub-forums searching for them. It also allowed me to keep abreast of threads that I hadn't necessarily posted in, but was still following avidly.

I do like the subscription option, but I miss the overview that the new posts functionality gave.

Hugs beaming to you all... 🙂

Hi @BeeGee @Silenus & @MoonGal

As promised, I raised this with out internal tech team who have investigated it.

It looks like there might be a "module" where you can see unread posts (regardless whether you have contributed to the discussion or not) that we can incorporated into our current design.

We are doing further investigation into cost and resources. I don't think it's a matter of 'if' more 'when' and 'how'.

I will provide updates as they come to hand.

Take care,

Nik

Awesome! Thanks NikNik, you da man/woman/other... really appreciate you following up and getting back to me.