Is it possible that I could set up notifications for flagged posts?
So every time someone flags a post you can receive an email so you can respond quicker.
AI-generated summary
In a support discussion titled “Flag Email Notifications,” Carson1 asks if email notifications can be set up to alert administrators immediately when a post is flagged. DeanMarkTaylor explains that there’s a site setting called “notify about flags after” — adjustable to as little as 1 hour — but clarifies it’s a site-level setting under /admin/site_settings/category/uncategorized, not user preferences, and requires admin access. Carson1 initially confuses user preferences with site settings, but later acknowledges understanding post 7. They then ask if immediate notifications (not delayed by an hour) are possible. DeanMarkTaylor replies that no such option exists officially, though suggests experimenting with a value like 0.5 for 30 minutes — cautioning it may not work or could break. Swang007 asks if Carson1 has contacted Philippe (likely a developer or staff member) to request this feature, to which Carson1 replies no. riking adds clarification that the “5 flags to close a topic” rule actually requires 12 total flags from at least 5 different users — meaning multiple posts must be severely flagged to trigger topic closure. The discussion highlights the current limitations of flag notification timing and the importance of understanding site vs. user settings.
There is a setting called “notify about flags after”:
You could set this to 1 hour.
Is that in preferences? I don’t see it.
In “Settings” under “Other” - but you can use Settings Filter/Search to find it.
No, you have screen shot “User Preferences”.
The setting you want is a Site Setting - you will need to be an Administrator to change it.
Find it under /admin/site_settings/category/uncategorized
Oh I see now, thanks:)
Is there anyway I can immediately receive notifications? Not just after an hour.
Not that I know of, perhaps someone else will know.
But do keep in mind that the default settings will mean that:
- if 3 users flag a post it will be hidden.
- if 3 different users flag a new user, that new user will be blocked from posting
- if 5 users flag to close a topic - it will be.
I doubt it will work and it might break - but you could try a number like 0.5 as the value for 30 minutes.
@Carson1 did you ever ask Philippe to make this change?
No I have not asked Philippe
Note that this is a total of 12 flags on a topic from at least 5 users - so multiple posts need to be extremely bad for this to trigger. (And trigger it does…)