Live Notifications

The live notification system provides in-app notifications for service order events. Notifications appear in the WooCommerce My Account area and update in real time using AJAX polling.

Enabling Live Notifications

1. Navigate to WP Admin > Woo Sell Services > Notifications
2. Enable Conversation Notification to create in-app notifications
3. Enable Conversation Notification Tab to show the Notifications tab in My Account

Where Notifications Appear

Notifications are displayed in the My Account > Notifications tab (endpoint: services-notification). Both vendors and customers see their relevant notifications here.

The notifications page can also be displayed anywhere using the shortcode [wss_services_notifications_shortcode].

Notification Events

Event	Vendor Sees	Customer Sees
New service order	Yes	—
Requirements submitted	Yes	—
Requirements received	—	Yes
New conversation message	Yes	Yes
Delivery submitted	—	Yes
Delivery accepted	Yes	—
Delivery rejected	Yes	—
Review received	Yes	Yes

Managing Notifications

Users can perform two actions on notifications:

• Mark as Read — clears the unread indicator
• Delete — permanently removes the notification

Both actions use AJAX handlers with nonce verification for security.

Notification Pagination

Notifications are paginated with a configurable number per page. Use the wss_notifications_per_page filter to change the default:

add_filter( 'wss_notifications_per_page', function() {
    return 20; // Show 20 notifications per page
} );

Customizing Notification Messages

Notification message templates can be customized in WP Admin > Woo Sell Services > Notifications. Each event type has its own message template field.

Notification Storage

Notifications are stored in the wss_service_notifications custom database table. Each notification records:

• Vendor ID and customer ID
• Order ID, item ID, and product ID
• Vendor and customer notification text
• Read status for both parties
• Timestamp and action type