Notifications
Stay updated on: study milestones, forum replies and likes, group activity, and new followers.
Overview
Notifications let you know when something important happens: you hit a study milestone, someone replies to your forum post, you're invited to a group, or a new user follows you. A bell icon in the app header shows your unread count, and you can manage all of your notifications from the full notifications page.
You can customize which types of notifications you receive in your notification preferences.
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Click the bell icon in the app header to see a quick list of recent notifications in a popover. For the full view, click "View all" at the bottom of the popover to open the notifications page.
Notification Types
There are nine types of notifications, each with its own icon and behavior:
| Type | What Triggers It | Where It Links |
|---|---|---|
| Daily goal complete | All of your deck daily goals are met for the day | Progress page |
| Streak milestone | Reaching 7, 14, 30, 50, 100, 200, or 365 day streaks | Progress page |
| Forum reply | Someone replies to your forum topic or post | The forum topic |
| Forum like | Someone likes your forum topic or reply | The forum topic |
| Group invite | You're invited to a study group | The group page |
| Group deck shared | A deck is shared to one of your groups | The group page |
| Group role changed | Your role is changed in a group (promoted or demoted) | The group page |
| Content moderation | Your content is flagged or removed | No link |
| New follower | A new user follows you | Their profile |
Bell Icon
The bell icon in the app header shows a badge with your unread notification count.
Click the bell to open a popover with a flat list of your most recent notifications. From there you can:
- Click a notification to mark it as read and navigate to the linked page.
- Click "Mark all read" to mark every unread notification as read at once.
- Click "View all" to open the full notifications page.
Full Notifications Page
The full notifications page shows all your notifications, grouped by date (Today, Yesterday, This Week, and Earlier) so you can quickly scan recent activity. The page title shows a subtitle with your total notification count across all filters.
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Two filters at the top let you narrow down what you see. The category tabs are:
- All: every type
- Study: daily goal and streak milestone notifications
- Groups: invites, shared decks, and role changes
- Forum: replies and likes
A read-status dropdown next to the tabs lets you switch between All, Unread, or Read.
Managing Notifications
Three buttons in the page header handle bulk actions: "Mark all read" marks every unread notification as read, "Clear all" permanently deletes every notification (with a confirmation dialog), and a settings icon opens your notification preferences.
On individual notifications:
- Click the notification itself to mark it as read and navigate to the linked page.
- Click the checkmark button on an unread notification to mark it as read without navigating.
- Click the trash button to delete just that notification.
Unread notifications appear with a bold title so they stand out from the read ones.
Preferences
You can control which types of notifications you receive. Each category can be toggled on or off independently:
| Preference | Controls |
|---|---|
| Milestones | Daily goal completions and streak milestones |
| Replies | When someone replies to your forum topic or post |
| Likes | When someone likes your forum topic or reply |
| Group invites | When you are invited to a study group |
| Group activity | When members share decks or your role changes |
| New followers | When someone starts following you |
| Moderation | Always on. See Moderation notifications below |
All user-toggleable categories are enabled by default. Disabling a category prevents new notifications of that type from being created. It doesn't delete existing ones.
Notification preferences are managed in Settings > Preferences.
Moderation Notifications
Moderation notifications are always on and can't be turned off in your preferences. They exist so you always know when something you posted was flagged, held, or removed.
Moderation applies to public text and images: deck names and descriptions, group names and descriptions, forum topics and posts, and uploaded images. Public content is checked by automated content moderation before it's visible to others, to keep the community safe and welcoming.
If your content gets flagged, it may be held for review or removed. When that happens, you'll receive a moderation notification explaining why. These always reach you, regardless of your other notification preferences.
What's not moderated: your own private flashcards, personal notes, and AI chat conversations. Anything not visible to other users is off-limits for moderation.
Tips and Troubleshooting
Not receiving notifications for a certain type? Check that the category is enabled in your notification preferences. All categories are on by default, but you may have disabled one previously.
Related
- Settings > Preferences is where you manage notification preferences.
- Progress covers daily goals and streak milestones.
- Forum covers forum topics and replies.
- Study Groups covers group invitations and activity.
- Profile covers following and followers.