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Add optional email alerts for new questions, answers, and comments#957

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@sdeibel sdeibel commented Apr 9, 2026

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Sends an email to a configurable address when new content is posted. Useful for low-traffic sites or monitoring during initial rollout. Hooks into existing askbot signals (new_question_posted, etc.) via AppConfig.ready().

Opt-in: does nothing unless POST_ALERT_EMAIL is set in Django settings.

Sends an email to a configurable address when new content is posted.
Useful for low-traffic sites or monitoring during initial rollout.
Hooks into existing askbot signals (new_question_posted, etc.) via
AppConfig.ready().

Opt-in: does nothing unless POST_ALERT_EMAIL is set in Django settings.
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evgenyfadeev commented Apr 13, 2026

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Question: does configuring alerts to be sent for all post not suffice - using an existing feature? You can go to your user profile and max out the email alerts - that way you'll receive email on every post.

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sdeibel commented Apr 14, 2026

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Hmm, I'm not sure. It might work but in general I never got reliable alerts until adding the above. Sorry, again all these things were added with the sole purpose of getting our site running well enough without needing a lot of attention, and so not all my changes may be appropriate to merge. I figured they might at least contain some useful ideas.

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