Tapastic Update: New Notification System

[keii4ii]

Reading List Notifications for Unlocked Episodes

💜💙💚💛❤️ THANK YOU ❤️💛💚💙💜

for everything, but especially for the quoted part!

[brianorlando]

We've been dying to release this update specifically for that reason.

[noxfox]

I noticed the changes and I quite like them! I was wondering if it meant there would be a New vs Updated difference in the reading list, but I suppose that episode updates will remain in the activity feed (and that's super fine to me xD)

It's really awesome, especially for the part @keii4ii quoted! \o/

[brianorlando]

[Kura]

Question. If I upload a page and unlock a page at the same time is that going to send readers 2 'update' notifications instead of 1?

[noxfox]

I imagine it will show up as "new" in the reading list, and the "new" tag will appear on the uploaded and unlocked episodes?

[brianorlando]

is that going to send readers 2 'update' notifications

No. It will just say "New" on that particular episode.

[Kura]

I was more wondering about e-mails notifications, sorry if I worded that wrong.

[Raven_C]

Wait, if we upload a locked episode for supporters to read a few days in advance, will it also notify non supporters that a "locked episode" has been added? I wanna make sure that when i upload a locked page ONLY the supporters will be notified, then when it auto-unlocks it will let regular subscribers know. I hope i'm being clear.

[brianorlando]

e-mails notifications

Ahhh ok. There should only be one notification. In the case you mention, "New" will appear the first time you publish your episode, since it's new then. If you decided to lock it afterwards and unlock it again, it's technically not new. So in this case, it's best to lock your comic initially.

[brianorlando]

I wanna make sure that when i upload a locked page ONLY the supporters will be notified, then when it auto-unlocks it will let regular subscribers know. I hope i'm being clear.

That's exactly how the new system works.

[Kura]

Awesome then, thank you for clarifying for me =)

[daronakira]

New vs Updated

For now, updated episodes (i.e. new images, pages, etc.) will still allow the creator to send out an optional Activity Notification. In the future, we may consider marking the series on the Reading List with and "updated" / "up" tag (vs. "new" / "n") instead.

Marking edited/updated episodes as "new" didn't seem to make sense in some cases, which is why we held off on including that bit for now... at least until they can be better distinguished from one another.

[daronakira]

There is also one small bug we're aware of and working to fix:

When you click on a series with "new" episodes on your Reading List, it may take you to the episode before the new one(s), instead of the actual new episode... forcing you to scroll down or click the new episode on the list to get to it.

But hey, at least now you can see which episodes you have and have not read yet, and the "new" ones are clearly labeled! Haha... ha... Hopefully just a minor inconvenience for the time being, but we'll get it sorted soon

[Agentzap]

You forgot a thiiing http://i.imgur.com/pSJ94gA.png

[feyuca]

What is the thing you are referring to, @Agentzap ?

[Agentzap]

the see all notifications page

i can just click on the line now yaas

also when will notifications automatically slide away?

[MylCreates]

I've noticed this! I like the update!

[brianorlando]

the see all notifications page

The "See All" page has actually been around for a while. Glad you found it though. : )

Also, not sure what you mean by notifications sliding away? Can you elaborate on this more? Thanks!

[fanyart]

Yay, thanks a lot for these updates!!! ❤️

I was really worried that the non-supporter subscribers would get a notification on a locked episode, I'm glad that it's not like that.
... But there is still something bothering me - when I upload a locked episode, will the comic appear in the FRESH comics category (for non-subscribers) right away or only after it was unlocked?
And what about sharing - if a supporter shares the episode, people who click on it will have the episode locked and won't see anything - or do supporters not have the options to share a locked episode?
I mean, I would be sad if I clicked on a shared preview, in the daily feed or facebook for example, and the episode was locked.

And thanks so much for featuring my puffer fish! I was totally taken aback when I saw it You know, it's one of my most favorite images ever!