Notification Settings

Overview

Notification settings let you control which activities trigger notifications and how they are delivered. For each notification type, you can toggle individual channels (app, email, and push) on or off independently.

Accessing the Settings Screen

Steps:

User icon in the upper-right corner > "Settings" > "Notifications" tab

Notification Types and Channels

There are 6 notification types. Available channels vary by type.

Notification Type	App	Email	Push
Comments	✅	✅	✅
Follows	✅	✅	✅
Mentions	✅	✅	✅
Reposts	✅	—	✅
Likes	✅	—	✅
Announcements	✅	✅	—

Defaults: All available channels are enabled by default.

Description of Each Type

Comments

Someone commented on your content
Someone replied to your comment

Follows

Someone followed you

Mentions

You were mentioned in a post or comment
Note: this feature is coming soon

Reposts

Someone reposted your content

Likes

Someone liked your content

Announcements

Official announcements, maintenance notices, and updates from Memoreru

How to Change Settings

Open the "Notifications" tab in Settings
Find the notification type you want to change
Click the toggle for each channel (app, email, push) to turn it on or off

Changes take effect immediately.

About Push Notifications

Push notifications require browser permission to work.

How to grant permission:

1. Turn on push notifications in the notification settings
2. Your browser will display a permission dialog
3. Click "Allow"

If you have already granted permission, it takes effect immediately with no dialog shown. You can change browser notification permissions at any time through your browser settings.

Viewing Notifications

Notification List

How to access:

Click the notification icon (bell) in the upper-right corner

What's displayed:

A red dot marks unread notifications (no count number shown here)
Summary of each notification
Notification timestamp

Viewing all notifications

Click "Go to notifications" at the bottom of the list to open the dedicated notifications page.

What you can do there:

Filter by type (All, Unread, Reposts, Likes, Comments, Follows)
Delete individual notifications
See the unread count as a badge

Read / Unread Status

Marking as read:

1. Click a notification
2. It is automatically marked as read

Or

Mark all as read:
Click the "Mark all as read" button

Troubleshooting

Not Receiving Notifications

Things to check:

- Is the notification setting turned on?
- For email: is the registered address correct? Check your spam/junk folder.
- For push: check your browser's notification permission settings.

Receiving Too Many Notifications

What to do:

1. Turn off notification types you don't need
2. Disable email notifications and use only app notifications
3. Turn off push notifications to check notifications on your own schedule

FAQ

Q1. Can I turn off all notifications?

A: Yes, you can turn off each notification type individually. Turning off all toggles means you will receive no notifications.

Q2. Can I mute notifications from a specific user?

A: Per-user notification settings are not available in the current version. Unfollowing the user will reduce the number of notifications related to them.

Q3. Can I change the notification sound?

A: Notification sound customization is not available in the current version. You can adjust notification sounds through your browser or OS settings.