When you're signed in, the bell in the page header collects updates about the events, waitlists, and boards you're part of, so you can catch up in one place.
The bell
- A badge on the bell shows how many notifications you haven't read (it caps at 99+). It refreshes in the background and when you come back to the tab.
- Tap the bell to open a dropdown with your 3 most recent notifications. Unread ones have a dot and a tinted background.
- Mark all read appears at the top of the dropdown whenever you have unread items.
- The gear icon (Manage email preferences) jumps to the Email preferences section of your profile.
- See all notifications at the bottom opens your full list.
- With nothing to show, you'll see "You're all caught up."
Your full list
See all notifications opens the Notifications page (/notifications). It shows 20 at a time, newest first. Tap Load more for older ones; at the end it says "That's everything." Mark all read is here too.
What happens when you tap one
Tapping a notification marks it read and takes you to the most useful place:
- Most notifications open the event page, where you'll find the next step: finishing a payment, claiming an offered spot, viewing your ticket, or seeing what changed.
- An expired waitlist offer opens your Your activity page instead, since the spot is gone.
- Progress updates and poll results open the event page and jump to that update.
- Arigathanks board messages open the board; being added as a moderator opens the board's moderation queue.
- A host's fundraiser wrap-up reminder opens the event's host page.
- Host broadcasts open in a pop-up reader showing the subject, the message, and a View event link, so you can read it without leaving the page.
What you'll be notified about
Your RSVP and ticket
- Your RSVP is confirmed
- Payment is needed to finish an order
- A reminder that an event is coming up
- The host cancelled your RSVP, or moved you to the waitlist or to interested
Waitlist and spots
- A spot opened up, including cases where only some of your seats are free
- A waitlist offer expired
Changes to an event
- An event you're in was updated: the title, description, date and time, end time, time zone, location, or price
- An event was cancelled
Updates from hosts
- A message the host broadcast to attendees
- A progress update, or the results of a poll you voted in
- A poll you voted on became a real event
- A host published their Budget tracker
Arigathanks boards
- Your message on a board was approved or wasn't approved, with the host's note if they left one
- You were added as a moderator of a board
If you host
- A reminder to post a closing update and publish your Budget tracker after a fundraiser ends
The bell is separate from email
Many of these also arrive as email, but the two are independent: your email choices control only emails, and there are no separate settings for what appears in the bell. See Email notifications & unsubscribing to choose which emails you receive.