Notifications

Alerts, push, and email flow through the same machinery thread watch and resource watch use, so users find their preferences in the usual place.

Notifications the add-on sends

Notification	When it fires
New version	A new version is published on a watched download.
New comment	A new comment is posted on a watched download.
New review	A new review is posted on a watched download.
Thread reply	A reply lands in the auto-created discussion thread. Routed by the standard thread-watch system.

Each notification dispatches as an alert, an email, or both, based on the recipient's preferences.

Where users opt out

Users opt out of individual alert types at Account > Preferences > Alert preferences. The add-on's alerts are grouped under "[MC] Downloads Manager" on that page, alongside the alerts for other features.

Recipients can also disable email entirely at Account > Preferences > Email preferences.

Push notifications

When the site has push notifications enabled (Web Push or a third-party push service), eligible alerts are also delivered as push. The recipient must have granted browser push permission.

Watch defaults

Two settings control the default watch state for new users:

Setting	Default	What it does
Default watch on creation	Watch with email	Whether a new download's author starts watching their own download (and whether email is on by default).
Default watch on interaction	Watch (no email)	Whether posting a comment or review on a download auto-subscribes the user. Does not change anything if they have already explicitly chosen.

Each setting has three values: No watch, Watch (alerts only), Watch with email.

Disabling notifications globally

There is no global kill switch. Users opt out individually, or you can rebuild your alert opt-out preferences for new users from a fresh AdminCP > Setup > Options > User registration > Default alert opt-outs.

Cross-link

For developers who want to read a user's watch state through the API, see the downloads API page.