How to receive e-mail notifications for new posts and replies on your forum posts

Georgiana Iancu — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 12:32:03 GMT

Current Revision posted to Community Wiki by Georgiana Iancu on 12/22/2022 12:32:03 PM

We've had a few cases where members did not receive e-mail notifications when they got a reply on their forum question.
Normal settings would make sure that you receive notifications when someone replies to your question.
Still, it sometimes it happens that no e-mail was sent.

1. To make sure you receive e-mail notifications for only questions you raise in a forum follow the steps below:

Create a forum question in one of the forums you're a member of.

Before posting it, make sure you checked the "Notify me when someone replies to this post" box.

You will now be notified for replies to your own forum post.

2. To subscribe to a forum and receive email notifications for all new posts that are created in that specific forum go back to the forum itself:

On this page click on the button in the right bottom corner "Turn Forum notifications on"

and change it from:

Now you will receive emails for all forum activities that take place in the forum you subscribed to.

To make sure you only receive emails for your threads go into your settings:

Go into the notifications tab:

Keep all boxes checked (unless you have other preferences) and un-check the one like in the example below.

Now you will receive e-mails for only your forum threads.

Tags: notifications, forum thread, emails

How to receive e-mail notifications for new posts and replies on your forum posts

Lennert Fransen — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:49:52 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Community Wiki by Lennert Fransen on 1/21/2021 11:49:52 AM

1. To make sure you receive e-mail notifications for only questions you raise in a forum follow the steps below:

Create a forum question in one of the forums you're a member of.

Before posting it, make sure you checked the "Notify me when someone replies to this post" box.

You will now be notified for replies to your own forum post.

2. To subscribe to a forum and receive email notifications for all new posts that are created in that specific forum go back to the forum itself:

On this page click on the button in the right bottom corner "Turn Forum notifications on"

and change it from:

Now you will receive emails for all forum activities that take place in the forum you subscribed to.

To make sure you only receive emails for your threads go into your settings:

Go into the notifications tab:

Keep all boxes checked (unless you have other preferences) and un-check the one like in the example below.

Now you will receive e-mails for only your forum threads.

Tags: notifications, forum thread, emails

How to receive e-mail notifications for new posts and replies on your forum posts

Lennert Fransen — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:48:50 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Community Wiki by Lennert Fransen on 1/21/2021 11:48:50 AM

To make sure you receive e-mail notifications for only questions you raise in a forum follow the steps below:

Create a forum question in one of the forums you're a member of.

Before posting it, make sure you checked the "Notify me when someone replies to this post" box.

You will now be notified for replies to your own forum post.

To subscribe to a forum and receive email notifications for all new posts that are created in that specific forum go back to the forum itself:

On this page click on the button in the right bottom corner "Turn Forum notifications on"

and change it from:

Now you will receive emails for all forum activities that take place in the forum you subscribed to.

To make sure you only receive emails for your threads go into your settings:

Go into the notifications tab:

Keep all boxes checked (unless you have other preferences) and un-check the one like in the example below.

Now you will receive e-mails for only your forum threads.

Tags: notifications, forum thread, emails

How to receive e-mail notifications for new posts and replies on your forum posts

Lennert Fransen — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:48:16 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Community Wiki by Lennert Fransen on 1/21/2021 11:48:16 AM

To make sure you receive e-mail notifications for only questions you raise in a forum follow the steps below:

Create a forum question in one of the forums you're a member of.

Before posting it, make sure you checked the "Notify me when someone replies to this post" box.

You will now be notified for replies to your own forum post.

To subscribe to a forum and receive email notifications for all new posts that are created in that specific forum go back to the forum itself:

On this page click on the button in the right bottom corner "Turn Forum notifications on"

and change it from:

Now you will receive emails for all forum activities that take place in the forum you subscribed to.

To make sure you only receive emails for your threads go into your settings:

Go into the notifications tab:

Keep all boxes checked (unless you have other preferences) and un-check the one like in the example below.

Now you will receive e-mails for only your forum threads.

Tags: notifications, forum thread, emails

How to receive e-mail notifications for replies on your forum posts

Lennert Fransen — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:47:47 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Community Wiki by Lennert Fransen on 1/21/2021 11:47:47 AM

To make sure you receive e-mail notifications for only questions you raise in a forum follow the steps below:

Create a forum question in one of the forums you're a member of.

Before posting it, make sure you checked the "Notify me when someone replies to this post" box.

You will now be notified for replies to your own forum post.

To subscribe to a forum and receive email notifications for all new posts that are created in that specific forum go back to the forum itself:

On this page click on the button in the right bottom corner "Turn Forum notifications on"

and change it from:

Now you will receive emails for all forum activities that take place in the forum you subscribed to.

To make sure you only receive emails for your threads go into your settings:

Go into the notifications tab:

Keep all boxes checked (unless you have other preferences) and un-check the one like in the example below.

Now you will receive e-mails for only your forum threads.

Tags: notifications, forum thread, emails

How to receive e-mail notifications for replies on your forum posts

Alexandra Toma — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 11:07:57 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Community Wiki by Alexandra Toma on 8/9/2019 11:07:57 AM

To make sure you receive e-mail notifications for only questions you raise in a forum follow the steps below:

Create a forum question in one of the forums you're a member of.

Before posting it, make sure you checked the "Notify me when someone replies to this post" box.

(normally this should do the job but to make sure you really get notified follow the next steps.

Now go back to the forum itself and subscribe yourself to the forum:

From

Now you will receive emails for all forum activities that take place in the forum you subscribed to.
To make sure you only receive emails for your threads go into your settings:

Go into the notifications tab:

Keep all boxes checked (unless you have other preferences) and un-check the one like in the example below.

Now you will receive e-mails for only your forum threads.

Tags: notifications, forum thread, emails

How to receive e-mail notifications for replies on your forum posts

Lennert Fransen — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:24:18 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Community Wiki by Lennert Fransen on 2/22/2017 10:24:18 AM

To make sure you receive e-mail notifications for only questions you raise in a forum follow the steps below:

Create a forum question in one of the forums you're a member of.

Before posting it, make sure you checked the "Notify me when someone replies to this post" box.

(normally this should do the job but to make sure you really get notified follow the next steps.

Now go back to the forum itself and subscribe yourself to the forum:

From

Now you will receive emails for all forum activities that take place in the forum you subscribed to.
To make sure you only receive emails for your threads go into your settings:

Go into the notifications tab:

Keep all boxes checked (unless you have other preferences) and un-check the one as the example below.

Now you will receive e-mails for only your forum threads.

Tags: notifications, forum thread, emails