The discussion revolves around notification behavior when a topic is moved between categories, particularly when a user is watching both categories. Jonathan5 asks whether a notification is sent when a topic is moved from category A to B, especially if the user has already received a notification for the topic in category A. Canapin explains that if the user hasn’t read the topic, a notification (either edit or new topic) may be sent depending on the read status. Jonathan5 clarifies that if the user already has an unread notification for the topic in category A, no additional notification will be sent when the topic is moved to category B. Canapin confirms that the existing notification will be replaced rather than duplicated, preventing redundant alerts.
If a user is “watching first post” on both category A and category B, will a notification be sent when a topic is moved from category A to category B?
Or will it be skipped as the topic has already triggered a notification?
Does it make any difference if category B is a subcategory of category A?
(Assuming disable category edit notifications is not set.)
If you move a topic from A to B that the user already read, there won’t be any notification.
If you move a topic from A to B the user didn’t read, there will be, in some cases, an edit notification. In others, a new topic notification.
It may send an edit notification when the topic is partially read, and a new topic notification when we didn’t read it at all.
Moving a partially read topic with unread replies (edit notification):
Moving first a read topic (no notification), then an unread topic (new topic notification):
That’s very clear, thank you.
If the user had been watching category A (and B) and had already received a new topic notification for the topic when posted in category A, will a further notification (whether “edit” or “new topic”) be sent when the topic is moved to category B?
I think I can infer from your answer that it will, but I just want to check.
If the user didn’t read the topic and has the notification as unread in his notification menu, there won’t be any additional notification. What will happen is that the current notification will be removed and almost instantly replaced with a new one.