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Not receiving email alerts and not receiving "bell" notifications when logged on to forum

I am not receiving email alerts for forum threads to which I'm subscribed.  Also, when I'm logged in to the forum, I'm not getting the "bell" notifications for threads that I'm subscribed to.

As on the previous occasions that this has occurred, I have not changed any settings etc, and all emails and URLs are in my safe senders' lists.  MSE have managed to fix this in the past, hope you can do so again, please  :)

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  • I am not receiving bell notifications and also, when I go to the longer list of recent discussions off the front page, the forum is not showing under the thread title as it usually does.

    Is the site having some issues today?
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    All I want is a weather forecast saying there'll be more weather.
  • MSE_James
    MSE_James Posts: 1,729 Community Admin
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    edited 22 August 2025 at 12:05PM
    We are aware of the notification problem (we're not getting notifications either!) and our forum software provider is investigating

    As for the 'recent discussions' page - we're also aware of the issue (see here) and have switched to a different layout temporarily to enable people to navigate whilst our provider fixes that issue.
    Official MSE Forum Team member.
    Please report all problem posts to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • 10_66
    10_66 Posts: 3,521 Forumite
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    edited 22 August 2025 at 12:12PM
    MSE_James said:
    We are aware of the notification problem (we're not getting notifications either!) and our forum software provider is investigating...


     Re my original post, it's both the email notifications for new posts to subscribed threads and the "bell" notifications on the forum page too.  Can you confirm your reply applies to both, please?
  • MSE_James
    MSE_James Posts: 1,729 Community Admin
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    Yes, it does apply to both. I have also not received the emails and 'bell' notifications I would have expected to see today.
    Official MSE Forum Team member.
    Please report all problem posts to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • Bridlington1
    Bridlington1 Posts: 4,533 Forumite
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    I'm still getting notifications when someone messages me directly though, it seems to be just replies to threads I've used that aren't coming through.
  • Bob2000
    Bob2000 Posts: 477 Forumite
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    No emails at all since 12 noon yesterday. Also when l logged on the bell notifications are not there either. 
  • SueDebt
    SueDebt Posts: 36 Forumite
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    Bob2000 said:
    No emails at all since 12 noon yesterday. Also when l logged on the bell notifications are not there either. 
    I haven't received any email notifications since Friday.
  • ccluedo
    ccluedo Posts: 584 Forumite
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    SueDebt said:
    Bob2000 said:
    No emails at all since 12 noon yesterday. Also when l logged on the bell notifications are not there either. 
    I haven't received any email notifications since Friday.
    Same here😕
  • jaybee
    jaybee Posts: 1,589 Forumite
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    Same for me
  • guli
    guli Posts: 226 Forumite
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    same for me

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