How can I turn off new topic alert?

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In a discussion titled ‘How can I turn off new topic alert?’, ogulcan1787 asks how to hide the new topic alert, suggesting CSS like #list-area .show-more .alert { display: none; }. Lilly offers a similar CSS rule. ogulcan1787 thanks Lilly and prefers her code. However, merefield questions the need to disable the alert, noting it helps users see updates without refreshing. ogulcan1787 explains their MMORPG forum doesn’t want members notified of irrelevant topics, preferring the ‘Latest’ category for updates. merefield counters that users might miss updates to topics they care about. ogulcan1787 replies that they can check ‘Latest’ and may later re-enable the alert as a site update feature. merefield warns that without the alert, users will refresh unnecessarily, wasting resources. Lilly agrees, asking for a clearer use case. ogulcan1787 jokes they’re giving in to pressure, and merefield reassures them not to feel bullied, but to consider the consequences. The thread ends with ogulcan1787 deciding to keep the alert feature.

1

Hi how can i do that ?
With CSS or in admin settings ?

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#list-area .show-more .alert {
    display: none;
}

Is that true ?

2

I think this should work

#list-area .show-more {
    display: none;
}
3

I think they both work, but I preferred to use the codes you gave.
Thank you :heart:

4

Why would you want to do this?

It’s a really nice way of pulling in updates without having to refresh the screen.

5

It’s nice, yes, but my forum site is an mmorpg forum.
I do not want members to receive notifications of issues that do not interest them.

6

But what if the update is to a topic they are interested in?

7

There is a Latest category, they can look from there.
In the future, I can activate this as if it were a new update of the site.
It would be a different innovation for the members and attract attention.

I think I wrote too long :slight_smile:

8

This filter Topic List will not update unless you refresh the browser page or click the home logo.

And without this notification you won’t know if you need to or not. :man_shrugging:

So you are just going to have more users refreshing your website pointlessly and using more resources than they would otherwise need to in the hope there is an update where there may be none.

9

yea honestly the logic of hiding this doesn’t really make sense, unless you can provide the use case of why users should not be notified of new topics without having to reload to find out if they exist?

10

I decided not to remove the feature because of your pressure. :grin:

11

Don’t let us bully you, but I think it makes sense to consider the potential unwanted effects :slight_smile: