How do I get instant email notifications only for watched threads? Is it possible with the new software?
Discourse supports different types of notifications. It will automatically ātrackā topics where you spend more than 4 minutes reading them, but you can also manually update the notification type for each topics at the very bottom (see screenshot below).
Note that Discourse will first send you a notification on the site. If you after 10 minutes you havenāt seen the post, it will mail you a notification.
In your profile you can also control the notification defaults for your account:
I havenāt been getting any email notification from watched threads even when not actively visiting the site, but to be sure Iāll test with this one by closing the window after replying.
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Ok great! Iāll leave a reply so youāll get a notification.
One thing to keep in mind: we have a large email queue, so you can expect several hours of delay 
No email notification after being 40 minutes away from the forum. Perhaps itās only a temporary issue due to the email queue you mention.
Looking at the logs you should have received several emails by now - Iāll send you more information in a PM.
I donāt know if Iām doing something wrong, but I havenāt received a single email notification to threads Iāve replied to since the move to Discourse. Also, are my previously followed threads no longer valid?
I checked and we havenāt sent you any emails yet. Youāre not auto-subscribed to any threads you followed on vBulletin - Iāll try to get instructions up today on how to access the old site and re-subscribe.
Wow, thanks for the fast response, haha. Sounds good. Please notify when the instructions are up.
Also, how do I manually subscribe to threads? In the old site, any thread I replied to sent me email notifications, but that doesnāt seem to be the case here. Is there a way I can make that happen?
It should subscribe you when you reply, unless you have changed this in your preferences:
To manually change tracking for a specific topic, click the tracking button at the bottom of the screen:
Finally, Discourse wonāt email you if you have already seen the update on the site.
Oh! I received an email for this thread when you replied. But nothing for the really active Blender 2.8 development thread. Iām going to mute then track and see if that fixes it.
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Hereās the guide on copying your existing subscribed threads:
Thanks for the thread!
Also, mute then track didnāt resolve the issue. Iām trying āwatchā option to see if thatāll do it.
Update: It still didnāt do it. No email notifications from that thread. =/
Update 2: Never mind, I received an email!