# Need help database

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 3, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018 "2019-03-03T08:07:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![withabed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/withabed/32/37752_2.png) [@withabed](https://forum.bubble.io/u/withabed)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018/1 "2019-03-03T08:07:56Z")

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hello bubblers, i have created a notification system for my app so when a user makes a post all users are notified, however i only want to send the notification to specific users i.e the one who are following the user who posted. whats the best way to do this?

many thanks

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**Author:** ![anon65040322](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@anon65040322](https://forum.bubble.io/u/anon65040322)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018/2 "2019-03-03T18:45:31Z")

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make changes to a list of users (do a search for users= following contains, whatever post’s user)  
notifications: add result from step 4

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**Author:** ![withabed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/withabed/32/37752_2.png) [@withabed](https://forum.bubble.io/u/withabed)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018/3 "2019-03-05T15:15:23Z")

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@anon65040322 im still missing something, i think im failing to define my notification recipient  
if you dont mind checking my test app here it is [https://bubble.io/page?type=page&name=news\_feed&id=adventist-news-zw&tab=tabs-2](https://bubble.io/page?type=page&name=news_feed&id=adventist-news-zw&tab=tabs-2)

many thanks

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**Author:** ![anon65040322](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@anon65040322](https://forum.bubble.io/u/anon65040322)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018/4 "2019-03-05T15:27:32Z")

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hi, youre nearly there,  
click ‘+change another field’  
then add notification: result of step 4  
[https://puu.sh/CVuuj.png](https://puu.sh/CVuuj.png)

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**Author:** ![withabed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/withabed/32/37752_2.png) [@withabed](https://forum.bubble.io/u/withabed)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018/5 "2019-03-06T11:51:45Z")

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@anon65040322 THANKS its working but still everyone can view the notification including the post creator and how can it resert the notifications number once clicked on ?

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**Author:** ![anon65040322](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@anon65040322](https://forum.bubble.io/u/anon65040322)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018/6 "2019-03-06T17:47:24Z")

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im not sure what you mean exactly by resetting

But you could simply remove it from whatever users list, similar to how you add it.

Or have a field type: read/seen/opened/whatever that is yes/no value. Once its opened you change it to yes.

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**Author:** ![withabed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/withabed/32/37752_2.png) [@withabed](https://forum.bubble.io/u/withabed)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2019, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/need-help-database/51018/7 "2019-03-07T08:48:26Z")

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ok , how do i make only the followers to see the notification ?