About Notification Extensions
Your app can use Wix’s notification extensions to send customizable notifications to your app's users in their site dashboard and / or the Wix Owner mobile app. This can be a useful way to alert your users about important updates and events.
How notifications appear to users
Wix supports several types of user notifications. Here’s how each type looks to users.
Wix site dashboard
All Wix site builders have a dashboard where they manage their site. Your app can trigger a notification to your users’ dashboard.
Wix Owner mobile app
Many users have the companion Wix Owner app (available from the Google Play and Apple App Store). This app lets users manage their site from anywhere.
The Wix Owner app supports 2 types of notifications:
- App dashboard notifications. Users can see these notifications when they enter the dashboard.
- App push notifications. Users can see these notifications without opening the app. The notifications display in the top section of the mobile device or on the lock screen.
Pushing a mobile app notification triggers both types of notifications to users.
Implementation options
Notification extensions must be self-hosted.
Next steps
To manage your notifications, you’ll need to:
- Set up at least one notification topic extension, which controls how users will decide whether to subscribe.
- Set up at least one notification extension, where you create a template that Wix will use to send your notifications.
- Work with the Notifications API, and specifically call the Notify endpoint to trigger a notification.