Summary | Follow Category Button replaces the bell icon on category pages with a user intuitive “Follow” button | |
Preview | Preview on Discourse Theme Creator | |
Repository | https://github.com/discourse/discourse-follow-category | |
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What Does It Do?
The Follow Category Button theme component replaces the traditional bell icon on the categories page with a more intuitive “Follow” button.
Here’s how it works:
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Follow Button: Users can now see a “Follow” button instead of the default bell icon.
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Change Notification Level: Clicking the “Follow” button will automatically change the category notification level to “Watching First Post”, optimizing for a sane default.
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Dynamic Button Label: Once a user follows a category, the button label updates to “Following” to provide a clear indication of the user’s notification status.
Why Use It?
This component aims to improve user interaction with categories by making it more apparent and user-friendly to follow important discussions with a click of a button and optimizing for sane default.
Settings
Translation | Default |
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follow_category_button_title | Follow |
category_options.notifications.title | change notification level for this category |
category_options.notifications.watching.label | Following |
category_options.notifications.watching.title | Watching |
category_options.notifications.watching.description | You will automatically watch all topics in this category. You will be notified of every new post in every topic, and a count of new replies will be shown. |
category_options.notifications.watching_first_post.label | Following |
category_options.notifications.watching_first_post.title | Watching First Post |
category_options.notifications.watching_first_post.description | You will be notified of new topics in this category but not replies to the topics. |
category_options.notifications.tracking.label | Following |
category_options.notifications.tracking.title | Tracking |
category_options.notifications.tracking.description | You will automatically track all topics in this category. You will be notified if someone mentions your @name or replies to you, and a count of new replies will be shown. |
category_options.notifications.regular.label | Follow |
category_options.notifications.regular.title | Normal |
category_options.notifications.regular.description | You will be notified if someone mentions your @name or replies to you. |
category_options.notifications.muted.label | Muted |
category_options.notifications.muted.title | Muted |
category_options.notifications.muted.description | You will never be notified of anything about new topics in this category, and they will not appear in latest. |
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Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-06-12T17:35:31Z
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