See which discussions and replies you have not read yet, and mark them read or unread. Each person keeps their own read state.
Unread marks follow discussion posts and replies, including blogs, ideas, and questions. A discussion you wrote is never marked unread for you. Unread chat in a virtual event uses its own indicators. Mark all as read in your notifications marks notification rows.
What the marks mean
Your community may use different words than Unread and Unread replies. The marks stay in the same places.
| Where | What you see | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Beside a discussion title | Unread | You have not opened this discussion. A dot sits by the title and shows the word when you point at the post. |
| On the dates of a discussion you already opened | Unread replies | Replies arrived after you last caught up. The title is lighter. |
| Beside a category name | A dot | That category contains discussions you have not caught up on. |
| On the category page, with the member and discussion counts | Unread | Something in that category is still unread for you. |
| Above a run of replies | Unread replies | One line marks the start of those replies. Replies inside the run do not each get their own mark. |
| On a single reply | Unread | That reply is unread, and the replies around it are already read. |
Note: Sign in to see these marks. If you are signed in and they still do not appear, unread tracking is turned off for your community. Contact Bevy Support.
Mark a discussion read
Opening a discussion marks it read for you once the page has loaded. You can still see the reply marks on that visit. When you return to the list, those marks are gone until something new is posted.
You can also mark it from the menu:
- Open the discussion.
- Select Open discussion options (the three-dot menu).
- Select Mark as read.
The menu shows Mark as read while the discussion is unread, and Mark as unread while it is read.
Mark a discussion unread
- Open the discussion.
- Select Open discussion options.
- Select Mark as unread.
The discussion shows Unread again. Other discussions in the category stay as they were.
Mark replies
- On the reply, select Open comment options.
- When the reply has no replies under it, select Mark as read or Mark as unread.
- When it has replies under it, the actions are Mark as read from here and Mark as unread from here.
Mark as unread from here marks that reply and the replies under it. Replies on other branches stay as they were.
Mark as read from here clears a branch you had marked unread. Replies that arrived after you last caught up stay unread until you select Mark as read on the discussion.
Mark a category read
On the category's discussion list, select Mark all as read. A confirmation says All discussions marked as read. Discussions in categories nested under that category are included.
Tip: If the update fails, the message is Could not update the read state. Please try again.