🔔Notifications

The notification system keeps you informed about important events, hot deals, and system updates. Never miss an opportunity or important information.

You’ll learn

  • What notifications exist.

  • Where to read them (dashboard vs main app).

  • How to mark read and clean up.

Notification Types

Hot Deal Alerts

When They Trigger:

  • Exceptional deal detected

  • Price significantly below average

  • Score 6 or higher (typically)

What They Show:

  • Listing title and price

  • Percentage below average

  • Hot deal score

  • Link to view details

Example:

System Notifications

Types:

  • Scraping Completed: Session finished successfully

  • Errors: Issues that occurred during scraping

  • Warnings: Important notices about operations

  • Updates: System or feature updates

Examples:

  • "Scraping session completed: 147 listings found"

  • "Warning: Slow connection detected"

  • "Error: Failed to extract listing details"

Viewing Notifications

In the Dashboard

1
  • Click "🔔 Notifications" in top navigation

  • Notifications page opens

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Screenshot placeholder: Notifications page showing unread vs read styling.

2

View All Notifications

  • See all notifications (read and unread)

  • Most recent first

  • Unread notifications highlighted

3

Filter Notifications

  • Filter by type (Hot Deal, System, etc.)

  • Show only unread

  • Show all notifications

4

Notification Details

  • Click notification to view details

  • Hot deals link to listing

  • System notifications show full message

In the Main App

1

Open Alerts

  • Click "🔔 Alerts" in sidebar

  • Alerts modal opens

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Screenshot placeholder: Alerts modal in the main app (hot deals + system alerts if shown).

2

View Notifications

  • See hot deals and alerts

  • Quick access without dashboard

  • Same information available

3

Quick Actions

  • View hot deal details

  • Navigate to listing

  • Dismiss notifications

Managing Notifications

Mark as Read

Individual:

  • Click on a notification

  • Automatically marked as read

  • Highlighting removed

All at Once:

  • Click "Mark All Read" button

  • All notifications marked as read

  • Badge count resets

Delete Notifications

Individual:

  • Click delete icon on notification

  • Removed from list immediately

  • Cannot be undone

Bulk Delete:

  • Select multiple notifications

  • Click "Delete Selected"

  • Removed in bulk

Filter Notifications

By Type:

  • Hot Deal alerts only

  • System notifications only

  • All types

By Status:

  • Unread only

  • Read only

  • All notifications

Notification Badge

Badge Indicator

Location:

  • Top navigation bar

  • Next to "🔔 Notifications" link

  • Red badge with number

What It Shows:

  • Number of unread notifications

  • Updates automatically

  • Clears when all read

Example:

  • Badge shows "5" = 5 unread notifications

  • Badge shows "99+" = 99+ unread

  • No badge = all read

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Screenshot placeholder: Notifications nav item showing a red unread badge (e.g., “3”).

Badge Behavior

  • Updates in Real-Time: New notifications appear immediately

  • Auto-Refresh: Dashboard refreshes every 10 seconds

  • Click to View: Click badge or link to go to notifications

Notification Settings

Preferences

Available Settings:

  • Notification types to show

  • Sound alerts (if available)

  • Desktop notifications (if available)

  • Email alerts (future feature)

Access:

  • Dashboard Settings page

  • Notification preferences section

  • Save to apply changes

Best Practices

1

Check Regularly

  • Review notifications daily

  • Don't let them pile up

  • Act on hot deals quickly

  • Address errors promptly

2

Organize by Priority

  • Hot deals: High priority

  • Errors: Address immediately

  • Warnings: Review when convenient

  • System updates: Informational

3

Use Filters

  • Filter by type for focused view

  • Show unread when checking

  • Use search if needed

  • Organize for efficiency

4

Clean Up

  • Delete old notifications

  • Mark as read when done

  • Keep list manageable

  • Archive important ones (future feature)


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