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stinkfoot63
Contributor II
3 years ago

How do I dismiss notification center alerts (red number) on my account page?

Near the top of my account page- toward the right in a Bell icon there is a red circle with a white number of notifications that is persistent- I cannot seem to get rid of or dismiss them.

Not a big deal really but the red dot is attention getting- normally useful but if I cannot reset it to zero then subsequent alerts will likely be missed.

  • CurtB's avatar
    CurtB
    Valued Contributor III

    This is an issue that has ocurred to others.  Cox reported in February, 2021 that it appears to be a notification flag on the vendor Admin side of a user's Forum profile that sometimes gets "stuck" on a notification.  The vendor's resolution was simply to reset the flag to zero.

    Contact cox.help@cox.com and ask them to have their vendor reset your Forum notification flag.

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III

    Alerts on your Cox Account page or the Forum?  I think the keyword is "bell" and the Cox Account page has the bell.

    These are not notifications, alerts, warnings, ding-a-lings or anything useful.  These circles are just intrusive sales pitches.  On my page, I have 2 red circles:  1 to upgrade my Internet & 1 to purchase Cox Complete Care.  Cox designed these so you can't get rid of 'em.  If I click 1, there will still be 2 on my page.  It's just unscrupulous click bait.

    • CurtB's avatar
      CurtB
      Valued Contributor III

      Ah, I mis-read OP's post.  Yes, the red circle in the bell on the account page does seem to be a permanent fixture.  It's just background to me now.  I had forgotten it was even there.  But, if you ever get a red Forum notification circle again that you can't get rid of, contact Cox because they know how to clear it now.    

      • Bruce's avatar
        Bruce
        Honored Contributor III

        You could subscribe to every top-tier service, rent everything Cox has to rent and purchase every PPV & On-demand movie and Cox will still red-circle you.  You won't get rid of 'em.