Notifications
Fishladder keeps you informed about task assignments, @mentions, comments, and status changes. Notifications are delivered through three channels: in-app, email, and Slack DM.
Notification Bell
The bell icon in the top-right corner shows your unread notification count. Click it to open the full notifications page where you can read, archive, or mark notifications as read.
Notifications Page
The notifications page shows all your notifications in reverse chronological order. Use the filter tabs to narrow the list:
- All — every notification
- Unread — only unread notifications
- @Mentions — when someone mentions you in a comment
- Assigned — when a task is assigned to you
Opening the notifications page automatically marks all visible notifications as read. Click a notification to navigate to the relevant task. Use the archive button to dismiss notifications you've dealt with.
Notification Types
| Event | When it fires |
|---|---|
| Task assigned | A task is assigned to you |
| Mentioned | Someone @mentions you in a comment |
| Comment | A new comment is added to a task you're watching |
| Status change | A task you're assigned to changes status |
| Due date | A task you're assigned to is due soon or overdue |
| Project update | A project you're a member of is updated |
Delivery Channels
Each notification type can be delivered via three channels:
- In-app — appears in the notification bell (default for most events)
- Email — sent to your account email (opt-in)
- Slack DM — sent as a direct message in Slack (requires linking your Slack account)
Emails Are Grouped
The notification bell updates immediately. Email waits a few minutes so that a burst of activity reaches you as one message rather than several — if someone assigns you ten tasks in a row, you get one email listing all ten.
The wait restarts each time something new happens, so the message arrives once things settle, and after fifteen minutes at the latest. Anything you have already seen in the app by then is left out of the email, so being active in Fishladder means less mail, not more.
Grouping applies to email only — the notification bell and Slack DMs still arrive straight away. Nothing here changes whichnotifications you receive, only when the email lands. Turn a channel off in preferences to stop it entirely.
Managing Preferences
Go to Settings → Notifications to configure which events trigger notifications and through which channels. You can also enable:
- Daily digest — a summary email of activity across your projects
- Weekly report — a Monday email with project health and progress highlights