Sep 9
Lobby Chat: Basic Notifications
Lobby (chat) currently requires users to monitor windows manually.
Without notifications, users can miss replies, mentions, and announcements.
It is impractical for asynchronous communications once a community grows and is hard to get traction for the lobby without notifications.
Requested Features
1. System Notifications (Desktop Browser)
This would be nice to have
- Browser push banners when chat is not in focus.
- Trigger conditions:
- New message that @mentions the user.
- Reply in a thread the user started or participated in.
- Channel with “all messages” notifications enabled.
- Content: sender name, channel name, first 50–80 characters.
- Click action: opens chat at the exact message.
- Timeout: auto-dismiss after 5–7 seconds unless clicked.
2. Logged in Notifications (Navigation Bar)
I think this would be the MVP to make Lobby more usable
- Bell icon placed next to avatar in top-right nav.
- Badge bubble shows unread count.
- Dropdown list on click:
- Last 6 notifications with sender avatar, name, channel, snippet, timestamp.
- “View all” link for full history.
- “Mark all as read” option.
- Unread state: bold or highlighted until opened.
3. User Controls
- Per channel settings:
- All messages
- Mentions/replies only (default)
- Mute
- Global toggle for browser push notifications (on/off).
Benefits
- Real-time awareness without keeping chat tab in focus.
- Enables replies and improves networking.
- Better matches expectations from Slack/Teams/Discord.
Completed
Thanks for suggesting this. We’ve now shipped the core logged-in notification capability for the Event Lobby. Organisers and attendees will see a real-time unread count on the Event Lobby button, along with unread indicators for channels and direct messages inside the Lobby. These counts update while the Lobby is closed and clear as messages are read, so people no longer need to keep the Lobby open to spot new activity.