Email & Push Notification Guide

AVideo — Email & Notification Guide

This guide explains which notifications exist in AVideo, when they happen, and where to configure them in the admin panel.

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Important — Email Must Be Configured First

Emails will not work until email sending is configured.

You must configure SMTP first using this guide:

https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/wiki/Setting-up-AVideo-Platform-to-send-emails

If this step is not done, no emails will be sent, even if notifications are enabled in the admin panel.

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Where to Configure Notifications

Plugin	Location
Notifications	Admin Panel → Plugins → Notifications → Edit
CustomizeUser	Admin Panel → Plugins → CustomizeUser → Edit
UserNotifications	Admin Panel → Plugins → UserNotifications → Edit

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Email Verification

Configured in:

Admin Panel → Plugins → CustomizeUser → Edit

You can also access it here:

Admin Panel → General Settings → User Settings

AVideo can require users to verify their email after registering.

How it works

1. A user creates an account.
2. If Send Verification Email Automatically is enabled, the system sends a verification email.
3. The email contains a verification button.
4. When the user clicks the button, the email is marked as verified.

The verification link uses:

objects/userVerifyEmail.php?code=...

There is a 30-minute cooldown, so the system will not send another verification email during that time.

Users can also resend the verification email from their profile page.

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Verification Settings

Setting	Description
Send Verification Email Automatically	Send verification email right after registration
Unverified Emails Cannot Login	User cannot login until email is verified
Unverified Emails Cannot Comment	Block comments for unverified users
Unverified Emails Cannot Live Stream	Block live streaming
Only Verified Emails Can Upload	Block video uploads
Auto-Delete Unverified Users After X Days	Remove accounts that never verified their email
Show Email Verified Mark	Show a checkmark on verified users

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Verification Email Text

These fields control the content of the verification email.

Setting	Default
Verification Email Text Line 1	Welcome message
Verification Email Text Line 2	Team signature
Verification Email Text Line 3	Intro message
Verification Email Text Line 4	Instruction to verify email
Verification Button Label	"Verify"

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Password Recovery Email

Configured in:

Admin Panel → Plugins → CustomizeUser → Edit

Triggered when a user clicks Forgot Password.

Setting	Description
Recovery Email Subject	Subject of the recovery email
Recovery Email Text	Message shown above the reset link

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Notifications Plugin

This plugin handles:

• Email notifications
• Bell notifications inside the site
• Push notifications (OneSignal)

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General Notification Settings

Setting	Description
Email Enabled	Enable or disable all email notifications
Bell Notification Enabled	Enable notifications in the site bell icon
Email Logo	Logo displayed in notification emails
Notify Verified Users Only	Send notifications only to verified users

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New Video Published

Triggered when a video becomes public.

Setting	Description
Notify Video Owner	Email sent to the uploader
Notify Subscribers	Email sent to channel subscribers
Notify Tag Subscribers	Email sent to users following the video's tags
Notify Extra Email	Always send to these email addresses
Subject	Email subject
Message Text	Email message
Webhook URL	Send video data to an external system

Available variables:

{user}
{videoName}
{videoLink}

This event can also trigger:

• Bell notifications
• OneSignal push notifications

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New Comment on Video

Triggered when a new comment is posted on a video.

Setting	Description
Notify Video Owner	Notify the video owner
Notify Extra Email	Send to extra email addresses
Subject	Email subject
Message Text	Email message

Variables available:

{user}
{videoName}
{videoLink}

The email includes the comment text.

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Reply to a Comment

Triggered when someone replies to a comment.

Setting	Description
Notify Video Owner	Notify the video owner
Notify Original Commenter	Notify the person who wrote the original comment
Notify Extra Email	Send to extra email addresses
Subject	Email subject
Message Text	Email message

Variables available:

{user}
{videoName}
{videoLink}

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Live Stream Started

Triggered when someone starts a public live stream.

Setting	Description
Notify Subscribers When Someone Goes Live	Enable or disable
Subject	Email subject (supports {user})
Message Text	Email message

Variables supported:

{user}
{siteURL}
{siteTitle}

Notes:

• Emails are sent in batches of 100
• There is a 5-minute cooldown to prevent duplicates

This can also trigger:

• Bell notifications
• OneSignal push notifications

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New User Registration (Admin Notification)

Triggered when a new user creates an account.

Setting	Description
Notify Admin on New Sign-Up	Email sent to the site contact email
Notify When User Requests Upload Rights	Notify admin
Notify When User Requests Livestream Rights	Notify admin
Sign-Up Auto Response Message	Welcome email sent to the new user

Variables supported:

{user}
{siteURL}
{siteTitle}

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Web Push Notifications (OneSignal)

Push notifications sent to browsers and mobile apps.

Setting	Description
OneSignal Enabled	Enable push notifications
Push on New Video	Send push when a video is published
Push on Live Stream	Send push when someone goes live
App ID	OneSignal App ID
REST API Key	OneSignal REST API Key
Firebase Sender ID	Firebase Sender ID
Debug Mode	Enable logs for troubleshooting

Setup guide:

https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/wiki/Notifications-Plugin#onesignal

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Bell Notifications (Inside the Site)

The bell icon 🔔 shows notifications to logged-in users.

Requires both plugins:

• Notifications
• UserNotifications

Event	Who receives it
New video published	Channel subscribers
Live stream started	Channel subscribers

Notification colors:

Type	Color
success	green
info	blue
warning	yellow
danger	red

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Variables Available in Messages

Variable	Meaning
{user}	Name of the user who triggered the action
{videoName}	Video title
{videoLink}	Link to the video
{siteURL}	Site URL
{siteTitle}	Site title