Marking sections as required reading

Carerealm tracks read receipts on every About section automatically — when you open one, a small "Mark as read" banner appears until you acknowledge it. The section is still readable from the moment it lands; the banner is a nudge, not a gate.

How "must read" surfaces

• Banner on the section — "You need to read this section!" with a "Mark as read" button.

• Read-by list — every section shows who has marked the latest revision as read.

• Audit trail — read events go into the area's activity log.

Promoting a section to "required reading"

Heads up — There isn't currently a "Required reading" tick-box in the section editor. The underlying ensure_read flag exists in the database but is only set via the workflow actions about.mark_required_reading and policy.require_acknowledgement. A required-reading toggle in the UI is on the roadmap.

Chasing unread sections

Use the workflow trigger about.section_unread_for_days to fire a follow-up (queue a form, send an email, notify a manager) when staff haven't marked a section read within N days. See Workflows.

Note — Read receipts implicitly reset on revision — when a moderator edits a section, the new revision starts with zero read receipts and prompts everyone to re-read.