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Announcement notification is always on with 1 notification
Describe the bug The announcement notification in the top bar is always on, displaying one notification at a time.
The number 1 is actualy hardcoded. Do you have any suggestion for the number to display? What is the computation to use? What to use? Number of events/updates/news? how old? Thanks you for suggestions ;-)
It's tricky; every time we have a new release, update, or event to announce, the user isn't aware that the notification should be on.
I also find this bug quite annoying and hope that it gets fixed soon. Here is my take on a potential solution:
Solution 1 Display the red indicator only if there are new notifications since the last time the notification menu was opened. The site could remember which notification was the most recent when the user last viewed the menu, and show or hide the red badge based on whether that notification is still the most recent. Optionally, remove the “1” from the badge to indicate that there are some new notifications, without implying a specific count.
Solution 2 Just omit the red badge entirely.
Solution 3 Keep track of each notification individually, i.e. for each notification store whether it is read or unread. This is how most websites do this, but it is probably a bit overkill in this case.
Hello @CarmenDelgadoEclipse, I'd also like to work on this. A quick question: should the notification number remain consistent or disappear after a user opens the notification section?
@Lemeri123, as far as I know, it should disappear if the user reads all the new updates available. Keep in mind that there are 3 sections: Updates, events and releases.