Tue Nov 01 2022

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Unread Comments are Now Highlighted With FastComments

What's New

Have you ever returned to a page and wanted to pick up reading the comment section where you left off? FastComments now styles comments that you missed, making this easy.

How to Get It

Any comment that triggered an in-app notification (replies, replies in the same thread, or comments on a page that you're subscribed to) will automatically be highlighted with the user's avatar glowing slightly. The color can be customized via CSS using the is-unread class. The default styling also supports dark mode.

Additionally, a new 24hr CSS class has been added to comment elements posted within the last 24 hours. You may use this to style comments as well.

Why Highlight The Avatar?

We understand that it might be preferable to highlight the entire comment. However, this presents readability and styling challenges with our customers who have customized the platform to fit their product. We found that highlighting the avatar slightly is a rather unobtrusive change in most cases. If desired, the glow can be removed and altered using widget customization rules.

In Conclusion

We know this feature has been eagerly anticipated by some. We took time to select styling that was not too obtrusive but still helpful, and we may make further adjustments based on feedback.

Cheers!