In-app Notifications (formerly known as Popups) help you create standalone announcements in your project without publishing the posts in your feed or widgets.
This is perfect for creating updates, notifying users about scheduled maintenance, redirecting them to a specific URL, or promoting your marketing campaign.
The main advantage of In-app Notifications is that usually, when you create a post in AnnounceKit, it will be visible in your feed. With this feature, you can create a quick announcement and stop it whenever you want without it being displayed on your feed.
1) What are In-app Notifications and how to create one?
In-app Notifications work alongside your widget on the page you have implemented, so you can display another set of announcements at the same time.
You can pause or edit a notification whenever you want after its creation.
You can start by going to In-app Notifications on the dashboard, and clicking on "Create Notifications" on the top right. The list shows all your existing notifications with their type and status — you can pause, resume, or edit them at any time.
Next, choose the notification type. There are two types available today, with more on the way:
Top Bar — a fixed notification bar at the top of the page (previously called "Banner").
Pop-up — an overlay notification with a backdrop.
Modal and Snippet — coming soon.
A live preview on the right shows how your notification will look as you configure it.
Then pick a template to start from — a plain default, or ready-made presets like Marketing Campaign, Important Announcement, Warning Alert, and Success Message — and click Create Notification.
In the editor you can then set the notification's title, body, target URL, and publish/expiration dates, and target it to specific user segments.
2) Customization options
Along with changing the functionality of your notification, you can also change how it looks:
For Pop-ups, you can customize the colors of the elements inside the popup, and external elements such as font size, border, and shadow.
For Top Bars, you can customize the background color, text color, and font size.
All changes are reflected instantly in the live preview, so you can experiment before publishing. If you need any help setting up your first notification, drop us a message in the chat.