Create push notification categories
How to create and manage push notification categories in starti.app Manager
How to create push notification categories
Go to the feature in starti.app ManagerBefore you begin
Categories allow you to segment your users so they only receive push notifications that are relevant to them. For example, you can create categories such as "News", "Offers", and "Order status" — and let users choose which ones they want to subscribe to.
Users subscribe to categories directly in the app when they accept push notifications in your Introflow. If you haven't set up your Introflow yet, follow this guide: Set up Introflow.
For the technical documentation, read the guide: Manage push topics in the app.
Step-by-step guide to creating a category
Log in
Open starti.app Manager and log in with Microsoft, Google, or Apple.
Open categories
Select Push notifications in the left-hand menu bar and then click Categories.
Create a new category
Type the name of your new category in the input field under "Add new category" and press Add or Enter.
The category is created immediately and appears in the overview.
When you create a category, it is automatically assigned a Topic — this is the internal name that a developer uses to add subscribers to the category and to send push notifications to them. The Topic name cannot be changed once it has been created, so make sure the category name is correct from the start.
Choose whether the category should be visible in the app
All new categories are visible in the app by default. Uncheck Show in app if you want to hide the category from users — it can still be used for sending from Manager.
Manage your categories
Go to Push notifications -> Categories in the menu to edit existing categories:
- Rename a category by clicking the pencil icon next to the category name
- Sort categories in the desired order by dragging and dropping them using the 6 dots to the left of the category name
- Delete a category by clicking the trash icon
Deleting a category cannot be undone. Users who subscribe to the category will no longer receive notifications sent to it.