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---+ Using the Watchlist Plugin

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The Watchlist Plugin is the recommended way to [[TWikiWatchNotify][monitor topics for changes]].

To use it, you need to be a registered user in TWiki.  The Watchlist Plugin is a plugin to the TWiki server software -- you do not need to install anything in a web browser.  It is installed by default in current TWiki distributions.

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---++ Getting started

You can add a Topic page to your watchlist by clicking the *Watch* button, found in the tool bar at the bottom of the page.  The button changes to *Unwatch*, allowing you to unsubscribe the same way.

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You can manage your watchlist by visiting your %WIKINAME%Watchlist page.

Click the *Watched Topics* tab to see currently watched Topics and Webs.

The *All* and *New* checkboxes in the *Options* columns allow you to watch entire Webs.  *New* will automatically add newly-created Topic pages to your watchlist, while *All* simply watches the entire Web for changes of any kind.

The *Preferences* tab allows you to chose whether you get an email immediately with each change, or batched together in one daily digest, or never.

---++ Managing watched topics

Go to your %WIKINAME%Watchlist page, and click the *Watched Topics* tab.  You will see something that looks like this:

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---++ Reviewing recent changes

Go to your %WIKINAME%Watchlist page, and click the *Recent Changes* tab.  You will see something that looks like this:

[[%PUBURLPATH%/TWiki/WatchlistPlugin/watchlist-changes.png]]

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---++ Watchlist preferences

Go to your %WIKINAME%Watchlist page, and click the *Preferences* tab.

You have three choices for how you receive e-mail notifications about your watchlist items.  This setting applies to your entire watchlist.

   * *Immediate*
      * As soon as a change is saved, an e-mail is sent
   * *Digest*
      * A summary of all changes for the day is e-mailed every night
      * If no changes occurred, no email is sent
   * *None*
      * The system never sends email about your watchlist
      * You can still use the *Recent Changes* tab to monitor activity of your watched pages

---++ See also

   * [[TWiki.WatchlistPlugin][TWiki.WatchlistPlugin]] - Standard documentation for the Watchlist Plugin
   * UsingNotify - The other change notification mechanism provided by TWiki

Topic revision: r2 - 2024-01-01 - BenScott

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