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GrowDiaries V2.3: Notifications and Messages

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Added 15 September 2025

Short video about the update:

Notifications Just Got an Upgrade!

We’ve got some fantastic news for our GrowDiaries community. Our latest update is live, and we’re excited to share what’s new in the notifications area!

The old notification system was a bit crowded and lacked detail. Now, we’ve completely revamped the notifications section and divided it into three parts for a better overall experience. No more clicking and scrolling, get everything you need to know right there.

The ‘For You’ Section

First up is the 'For You' tab, where you’ll find all the updates related to your own content, such as comments, likes, and diaries. All notifications are clickable and will take you to the page which triggered the notification. Additionally, for all tabs, we’ve included a feature that automatically marks notifications as ‘read’ when you scroll down. Also we’ve added a small cross on the right hand side that deletes notifications with just one click and keep your inbox clean

More importantly, we've introduced a new exciting feature: tagging a user with the “@” symbol now triggers a notification, ensuring you never miss a moment of your conversations with fellow growers on our platform.

The ‘Following’ Section

In the 'Following' tab, you can catch up on all the activities from the growers, diaries, brands, and products you follow. From sharing new journals and managing comments to uploading images, this dedicated area keeps you informed about their latest updates while you are away.

The ‘Messages’ Section

In the third tab, you’ll find the ‘Messages’ section. We’ve moved the chat feature here, where you can easily communicate with other growers and brands. You can also create group chats to collaborate, discuss diaries with friends, share tips, and stay connected in a more organized space.

For your convenience we’ve added a ‘Mark All as Read’ button to help you mark all notifications with one click.

Notifications Settings

To the right of the three tabs, you’ll find a cog icon that takes you to the notification settings page, where you can opt in or opt out of notifications and select which ones you want to appear in your inbox, such as follow requests, comments, questions, as well as other community-related items like reports and giveaways.

And last but not least we’ve added an additional menu to the profile icon where you can get access to your profile settings, create a new diary or upload a video

This is another step toward making Grow Diaries bigger and better than ever!

Please leave your thoughts and observations in the comments section! And as always, thank you for being part of our community!




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Core_T_Son
Core_T_Son commented3mo ago
Biggest mistake ever. Give me the old „Notification-Style“ back…
Shinsimilla
Shinsimilla commented3mo ago
@GrowDiaries, where do we choose the old style? Would love to keep the old diary view and the old message system.
Alikibassissi
Alikibassissi commented3mo ago
@GrowDiaries, another bullshit version. Your trying to give us a turd and tell us its chocolate! Muppets
GhostTerpZ
GhostTerpZ commented2mo ago
@GrowDiaries, But what I'm wondering is why it was necessary to update the website? What were the reasons?
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HinduGod
HinduGod commented1mo ago
WOW REAL BAD SOLUTIONS TO DA GROW QUESTION SECTION OF DA SITE!!! @GrowDiaries CAN I MAKE A SUGGESTION FOR DA NEXT UPDATE!! WHEN PEOPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS LINKED TO A DIARY AND GIVE A WRONG SOLUTION THEY GET 2 NEGATIVE POINTS IN DA GOTM CONTEST!! DAT WOULD BE VERY VERY GOOD! DAT PART OF DA SITE IS MADE TO HELP GROWERS NOT GUIDE THEM DOWN A WRONG PATH! EXAMPLE SOMEONE TOLD ME MY STEM IS CHANGING COLOR BECAUSE ITS COLD!!! WHEN IN FACT THE COLOR CHANGE IS FROM TOO STRONG OF LIGHT INTENSITY!!!
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented1mo ago
@HinduGod, We do not have such plans at the moment. We believe in the power and experience of our community when answering the grow questions. Surely not all the answers are correct, but in reality no one has all the correct answers :)
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet commented1mo ago
@HinduGod, Why are you writing in full caps? Why are you asking questions with weeks attached when you already know the answers? Then complain? If you don't like the help then go elsewhere or google, no one is here is paid.
HinduGod
HinduGod commented1mo ago
@Ultraviolet, I WRITE IN FILL CAPS BECAUSE MY EYES ARE BAD!! I DONT KNOW DA ANSWER TO MY QUSTIONS. I DO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE NOT!! DAT EXAMPLE OF DA RED STEM WASNT EVEN PART OF MY QUESTION HE JUST ADDED THAT IN. I AM FAR FROM A TROLL! MY DISCUSSION WITH @GrowDiaries IS BETWEEN THEM AND I. HAVE A GOOD DAY!!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet commented1mo ago
@HinduGod, THEN I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST! HAVE A LOVELY DAY
HinduGod
HinduGod commented1mo ago
@Ultraviolet, THANKS!!! DAT IS VERY VERY NICE OF YOU!!! THERE WAS NO NEED FOR DA HARSH WORDS!! THANKS FOR EDITING IT!! MY DIRECT MESSAGE IS ALWAYS OPEN!! IM HERE TO POST DIARIES AND HELP SUPPORT DIS GREAT PLATFORM!!! MUCH LOVE FROM DA HINDUGOD!!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet commented1mo ago
@HinduGod, You are welcome tristis trollius. HAVE A LOVELY DAY. ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOURS, HOPE YOU GET NEW SOCKS, AND GET EVERYTHING THAT YOU DESERVE. 👍 😉 REMEMBER TO NOT ASK QUESTIONS YOU ALRDY KNOW THE ANSWER TO.
HinduGod
HinduGod commented1mo ago
@Ultraviolet, LOOKS LIKE YOU DA TROLL.. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU!!!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet commented1mo ago
@HinduGod, Da Da Da Da Da Da time will tell who is and who is not, keep your prayers, save them for yourself. HAVE A LOVELY DAY AND GROW.
HinduGod
HinduGod commented1mo ago
@Ultraviolet, HAVE A LOVELY DAY AS WELL!!! I ALREADY PRAYED!!! IT WAS ALL GOOD AND FULL OF PEACE AND LOVE!!!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet commented1mo ago
@HinduGod , :) Im sure you did. PEACE AND LOVE RIGHT BACK AT YA! ALL YOURS brudda!
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet commented1mo ago
@HinduGod, "WHEN IN FACT THE COLOR CHANGE IS FROM TOO STRONG OF LIGHT INTENSITY!!!" Yeah, your stem can change color, but there is no way a plant that dark green is under enough light intensity that it would affect the stem. If that were the case, your plant wouldn't be dark green, which is only possible from a high level of nitrogen content in a low light setting. If it were actually a high-intensity light environment, the plant's chlorophyll would be more lime/yellow, depending on the level of Rubisco regeneration, then maybe you could say the stem changed color because of it. But here you are criticizing the community when all they did was try to help, -5 points for the fail. HOPE YOU CAN READ THAT. Peace & Love.
HinduGod
HinduGod commented1mo ago
@Ultraviolet, SORRY GOOD SIR!!! YOU ARE 100% WRONG!!! HAVE A GOOD DAY!!! MUCH PEACE AND LOVE!!!!
SkunkleDamo
SkunkleDamo commented13d ago
@Ultraviolet, you know your stuff pal I've seen . If the stem colour change is stripey purple does that indicate Mag Def?
HinduGod
HinduGod commented13d ago
@SkunkleDamo, GO LOOK AT MY DIARY!!! DIS GUY HAS NO CLUE!! MY LEAVES STEMS ARE REDISH ONLY ON DA TOP!!! DA UNDERSIDE IS NORMAL!! WHEN LIGHT IS TOO STRONG DA PLANT PROTECTS IT!!! ITS LIKE ADDING SUN SCREEN!!! I HAVE PICTURES OF DA LEAVES IN DIARY TO SHOW DIS!!!
HippyHemulen
HippyHemulen commented3mo ago
@GrowDiaries Can you make this new diary mode better picture resolution when you click open them? Old diary mode have better resolution and its still better than new imo. New diary mode should just be mobile app. :)
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented3mo ago
@HippyHemulen, we will look into this. Thanks for letting us know!
HinduGod
HinduGod commented2mo ago
@GrowDiaries CAN YOU MAKE IT DAT YOU CAN REPLY BACK TO A GROW QUESTION? DA ONLY WAY I CAN REPLY BACK IS BY PRIVATE MESSAGE!!! DIS IS NOT GOOD!!! PEOPLE GIVE OPINIONS ON AN ISSUE DAT ARE WRONG!! EXAMPLE I ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT STRETCH AND SOME PEOPLE THINK IT IS LACK OF LIGHT! IT IS 100% OBVIOUS LOOKING AT DA PLANT IT IS NOT LACK OF LIGHT!!! I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND BACK NOT IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE!!! DAT WOULD BE VERY VERY GOOD!!!
GhostTerpZ
GhostTerpZ commented3mo ago
You could have put that energy into a functioning group chat instead of this crap.
GhostTerpZ
GhostTerpZ commented2mo ago
@GrowDiaries, First of all, you can't create groups anymore since the update (or I just can't find it, which could be the case). You could expand it further, like a chat for all users. Otherwise, I was thinking that they could have worked on new features instead of redesigning the entire website. But that's just my opinion, of course. I think the old website was better.
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented2mo ago
@GhostTerpZ, good point. Will find out!
Shinsimilla
Shinsimilla commented1mo ago
@GrowDiaries, putting in a lot of work still to downgrade this place. Imagine you listened to us the first time we told you we wanted to keep the old version and just fix the bugs. 😐
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KanOrganics
KanOrganics commented3mo ago
Seems like a horizontal change; i.e.; nothing gained, and adds habitual friction on the user-facing end. Additionally, 'Mark As Read' does absolutely nothing, so it's more trouble than just the mental friction. We're still waiting for the bugs to be fixed from the updates a couple months ago, such as zoomed in images not being draggable on Firefox, only Chrome and others. And now we have another bug (and possibly more) added onto the queue. Will GrowDiaries ever be major bug-free? Will developers ever stop, breathe, and listen to their users?
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented3mo ago
@KanOrganics, Thanks for sharing your thought on this. We'll have developers look into this.
Shinsimilla
Shinsimilla commented1mo ago
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00110001001001111O commented1mo ago
GD eats a lot of shit, so let's say something positive. Good job getting messages sorted in a consistent way. Could we do something about the disappearing comments? If you follow the link 'go to comment' in notifications and reply to that message, the reply is not visible in the comment section.
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented1mo ago
@00110001001001111O, thanks! Checking!
Alikibassissi
Alikibassissi commented3mo ago
Stop trying to sell us a turd and call it chocolate. The new version is just as poor, or poorer and worse as previous versions. Growdiaries has gone down the drain so much over the years. When my current dieries have finished ile be moving to another platform. Whatever version you say is better is just utter bullshit, us true og's know the sites going downhill.
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented2mo ago
@Alikibassissi, would be great to hear your points on what's not working properly. Thanks!
Hashy
Hashy commented3mo ago
@GrowDiaries, I can't update my diaries as everything below blog in the drop down menu is greyed out.
GhostTerpZ
GhostTerpZ commented3mo ago
@Hashy, Like I said, I don't understand why you would remake a site that many people like.
GhostTerpZ
GhostTerpZ commented3mo ago
I don't like the new Growdiaries. I don't understand why they would completely change a good site that many people like. I think I'm not alone in this opinion.
Shinsimilla
Shinsimilla commented1mo ago
@GhostTerpZ, I have been saying this from the start of these changes and agree with you 100%. Imagine being this out of touch and stubborn.
AsNoriu
AsNoriu commented3mo ago
Its interesting layout, i will wait for you fixing bugs, before i make my mind ( always hard to get used to new things for most of us ). One thing i should mention - if someone liked my video, i get notification, but i don't see from which diary this video was ...
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented3mo ago
@AsNoriu, we have'n been getting many bug reports lately, so in case you know them - please feel free to share. Regarding the likes on the videos - we will look into this. Thanks!
MyWetPussy
MyWetPussy commented2mo ago
@GrowDiaries when a harvest is complete with a smoke report the jar doesn't change color on the contest page. Smoke report comments don't load only the pictures for the smoke report.
00110001001001111O
00110001001001111O commented3mo ago
This is tame. I came here for entertainment, c'mon.
Hashy
Hashy commented3mo ago
Sorry guys I don't like the way the chat has changed, it should be like it was, a growers section and a official companies section. Edit The more I look at the message part the more I dislike it. Its definitely a step backwards, it was so much easier to dm people and companies the old way. Definitely not a fan of this change. Edit edit. All you had to do was remove the airplane symbol from the screen and add a chat option in the drop down menu, when pressing chat it opens up just like if you pressed the airplane. But opens up exactly like the airplane symbol did, not like the way messages open up now. The exact same thing as its always been but from the drop down menu. Lol
meneerGreen
meneerGreen commented2mo ago
Ik kan geen dagboek meer plaatsen omdat het veld seeds success niet heb ingevuld, ik wil dat wel maar ik kan daar niets invullen en dus mijn dagboek niet plaatsen, is daar een oplossing voor??
meneerGreen
meneerGreen commented2mo ago
@GrowDiaries, de link werkt niet maar dat gezegd, het probleem is nog niet opgelost ik kan nog steeds mijn dagboek niet plaatsen. 😞
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented1mo ago
@meneerGreen, Sorry, the link should be working now. Is the problem still there?
meneerGreen
meneerGreen commented1mo ago
@GrowDiaries, ja, ik kan nog steeds geen nieuw dagboek plaatsen omdat ik bij seed succes niets kan invullen. 2-11, het werkt weer bedankt daarvoor, ik had het dagboek even helemaal verwijderd en opnieuw gemaakt 👍
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Alikibassissi
Alikibassissi commented2mo ago
Dont know about anyone else, but i can tell you the videos dont work, they make the phone crash. Another daft move by http://growdiaries.com, going backwards like usual
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented2mo ago
@Alikibassissi, thats a good inside. Thanks! Could you write about this problem to support please? Most probably they will need following info: which videos (shorts or videos in the diaries) and your phone/operating system. Thanks in advance!
Alikibassissi
Alikibassissi commented2mo ago
@GrowDiaries, i can write to support, but i never got a reply when i had a issue so no i dont think i will write to anyone for you. Figure this shit out yourself like i said. Also, you was supposed to send me something about 3 months ago now but im still waiting, or was that another lie (from peter @ growdiaries.) Billy bullshitters
Shinsimilla
Shinsimilla commented3mo ago
Don't mind the notifications change too much, although I did prefer the old way. Simpler was better. The new messaging is absolutely horrible on PC though. Only uses about a quarter of the screen and it was much easier to find the messages in the old system. Using a tiny bit of my screen and having to scroll through company and grower messages is a downgrade, not an improvement.
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented3mo ago
@Shinsimilla, Thanks for your feedback. There is an option to click on "Show all" and it will take you to the dedicated page with the notifications and messages tabs where you will basically have the entire page with those. Would it work this way for you?
Shinsimilla
Shinsimilla commented3mo ago
@GrowDiaries, thanks, it's better, but it was still easier just to see names and profile images and have business separate like it used to be. That way there was no scrolling and didn't waste space showing a bit of the message while you're looking for who you want to message. I'm more than happy to have changes, but most of what you're changing is not an improvement. It now feels like every other email system, which is outdated and can be designed in a much more streamlined way and yours was better and easier and you swapped back to the more cumbersome way of doing things. That is what set you apart from other sites that feel like documents and forums. It's a pity that whoever is running this is unaware of what actually made it unique and better.
HinduGod
HinduGod commented2mo ago
@GrowDiaries WHY DOES YOUR ACCOUNT NAME NOT HAVE DAT BLUE CHECK MARK LIKE DA OTHER OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS. BLUE CHECK MARK MEANS VERIFIED NO??? IT IS A LITTLE CONFUSING!!!
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented2mo ago
@HinduGod, Good idea, bro! We will look into that in the near future! 💪
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerps commented3mo ago
The new system for presenting diaries is nice, but the fact that I can no longer click on the photos is less so. I can no longer see the full images and zoom in as I want. It's annoying. And since I can no longer do that, I can no longer see the names of the photos and they are in poor image quality. I would have to redo this on mobile.
GrowDiaries
GrowDiaries commented3mo ago
@BrigadeDesTerps, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. The way it works currently is when you are in the image gallery (you can get there by clicking on the photo in the diary) - you could double click on the photo and it will let you zoom in. In case it's not working - could you please write to support with the details like browser version etc.?
AsNoriu
AsNoriu commented3mo ago
@growdiaries please review the new layout. On mobile if you visit someone diary, there is no simple path to return to your own acc, you have to press some other part of page ( like this blog, all diary list, breeder etc ) to have a chance to get to your own avatar page...