# Just In Time notifications for common FAQ items

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [November 4, 2014, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807 "2014-11-04T09:56:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807/1 "2014-11-04T09:56:10Z")

</div>

Continuing the discussion from [Automated Signatures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-signatures/1127/104):

> [@Automated Signatures?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-signatures/1127/104):
>
> I used to be really against signatures, but I am seriously thinking of setting my signature to:
> 
> ```plaintext
> cd /var/discourse
> git pull
> ./launcher rebuild app
> 
> ```

Perhaps certain marked articles/categories (How-to) could get preferential treatment in linked categories. For example in the Support category, the most relevant How-tos could get a special pop-up like so:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/a/7aeb13da10432cd35e343e4ad36c470793375425.jpg) 

For improved relevance hits, you could supplement the How-to article with a “common for these cases” questions similar to the ones you’ve frequently seen in Support already.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807/2 "2014-11-04T22:18:34Z")

</div>

I think it makes more sense for “your topic is similar to” to

- show categories
- prefer certain categories

basically for it to get _smarter_ long term rather than adding more “stuff” on top of it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807/3 "2015-06-27T20:26:39Z")

</div>

Ok phase 1 of smarter is in, unification with the pop up search. Thanks to @eviltrout’s hard work on this.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/4/c4f9a75ee430ea30f4ccde49b78ff4d5465c3bf3.jpg) 

One thing that jumps to mind here @sam perhaps this could show slightly less matches and have a “more…” that kicks you into the new full page search based on the same search terms?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807/4 "2015-06-27T22:10:01Z")

</div>

Sure, but what terms would it search for? Odds are it would come up blank

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![chapoi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chapoi/32/537252_2.png) [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807/5 "2025-12-04T11:32:48Z")

</div>