Notifications

YAWBDB's notification bell collects important updates in one place.

It is designed to show what needs your attention without forcing you to check every page manually.

🔔 Notification bell

The bell appears in the top navigation bar.

It can show grouped sections such as:

• Announcements
• Unread messages
• Friend requests
• Moderation alerts
• Reports
• Tickets
• Appeals
• Support items

The exact sections depend on your account, roles, and enabled features.

📢 Announcements

Platform announcements can appear in the bell with an unread indicator.

Click an announcement to open the full post.

🔴 Unread messages

Unread chat conversations can appear in the bell with a preview and unread count.

Clicking the item opens the conversation.

🛡️ Moderation notifications

Moderation-related bell items are role-aware.

Depending on your access, you may see:

• Your appeal updates
• Pending appeals on servers you moderate
• Pending reports
• Open tickets
• Active sanctions
• Sanctions expiring soon

🔊 Sounds

YAWBDB can play distinct sounds for certain real-time notifications.

Sounds only play after you have interacted with the page, because browsers block autoplay before interaction.

📧 Email notifications

YAWBDB can also send email notifications based on your preferences.

Examples:

• Account suspensions or reinstatements
• Support ticket replies
• New chat messages
• Platform announcements
• Appeal updates
• New reports for moderators
• New tickets for support staff
• Friend requests

📧 Email preferences

Open your profile and go to Email Notifications to choose which emails you want.

Some preferences only appear if they are relevant to your account or roles.

💡 Best practices

• Keep important staff notifications enabled.
• Disable noisy notifications you do not need.
• Use the bell for quick triage.
• Check email preferences after joining a new team or taking a staff role.