Notifications

Notifications keep you informed about what matters - posts publishing, approvals pending, comments on your content, and more. Customize which notifications you receive and how they’re delivered.

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Notification types

Ordinal sends notifications for two categories of events:

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Posts you’re subscribed to

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Approvals

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Delivery channels

Each notification type can be delivered through: Go to Settings → Notifications to toggle each channel on or off per notification type.

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Slack notifications

For fast response on approvals and mentions, connect Slack to receive notifications as direct messages. To set up:

1. Go to Integrations → Slack
2. Click Slack Notifications
3. Authorize Ordinal to send you messages
4. Return to Settings → Notifications and enable Slack for the notification types you want

Once connected, Slack notifications appear as DMs from the Ordinal app. Click any notification to jump directly to the post or approval.

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Post subscriptions

You receive notifications about posts you’re subscribed to. Subscriptions determine who gets notified about comments, status changes, and publishing events.

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Automatic subscription

You’re automatically subscribed when you:

• Create a post
• Comment on a post
• Are @mentioned in a comment
• Are assigned as an approver
• Are added as a subscriber by someone else

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Manual subscription

To follow a post you’re interested in:

1. Open the post
2. Find the Subscribers section above the post comments
3. Click to add yourself

To stop receiving notifications, remove yourself from the subscribers list.

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Adding others

You can add teammates as subscribers to keep them informed:

1. Open the post
2. Find the Subscribers section
3. Click Add and select team members

They’ll receive notifications based on their own notification preferences.

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Configuring notifications

Go to Settings → Notifications to customize your preferences:

• Toggle each notification type on or off
• Choose which channels receive each type (in-app, email, Slack)
• Changes take effect immediately

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