Notifications Guide
Stay updated with alerts, reminders, and important notifications.
Types of Notifications
Baby Tracker sends several types of notifications:
- Vaccination reminders: Vaccination reminders
- Feeding reminders: Feeding reminders
- Diaper alerts: Diaper alerts
- Sleep notifications: Sleep notifications
- Health alerts: Health alerts
Priority Levels
Notifications have four priority levels:
Critical
Red β Immediate attention required (e.g., high fever, critically overdue vaccines)
High
Orange β Attention needed soon (e.g., overdue diaper, overdue feeding)
Medium
Blue β Informational but not urgent (e.g., upcoming vaccines)
Low
Gray β General information (e.g., welcome messages, tips)
Sticky Notifications
Sticky notifications remain at the top of the screen until manually dismissed. They are used for critical alerts that should not be ignored, such as:
- Overdue vaccinations, high fever, critical feeding/diaper overdue
Notification Tip: Sticky notifications remain visible even after reading until you close them. Regular notifications disappear after being read.
Notification Bell
The bell icon in the navbar shows your unread notifications:
- A red circle with a number shows the count of unread notifications.
- Click the bell to see a dropdown list of your recent notifications.
- Click on any notification to mark it as read and open the associated link.
Notification Center
The Notifications page provides a complete list of all your notifications with:
- Filter by All, Unread, and Sticky notifications
- Statistics cards showing total, unread, and sticky counts
- "Mark All as Read" button for bulk actions
- Delete button to remove individual notifications
Notification Frequency
Notifications are generated hourly via a cron job. You can also trigger a manual check by refreshing the page.
Notification Tip: Sticky notifications remain visible even after reading until you close them. Regular notifications disappear after being read.