How to add popup notifications in Bubble

You add popup notifications in Bubble by creating a Reusable popup element (or a simple Group), showing it with the workflow action Show, and then closing it automatically with a workflow that hides it after a few seconds. Bubble does not have a built‑in “toast” system, but you can easily build one using a floating group or a small popup that animates in/out.

Simple, reliable way to build popup notifications

You create a small visual element (usually a Group) that appears on top of the page when something happens, like “Form saved” or “Error: Missing field”. Then you trigger it using a workflow. Bubble shows/hides elements based on workflow actions, so the logic is: show the notification, wait, hide it. This behaves like a toast notification.

• Create a Group on your page. Set it to Style: Floating Group if you want it to appear above everything, typically top-right or bottom.
• Give it a background color (e.g., green for success, red for error) and add a text element inside for the message.
• Set collapse when hidden and this element is visible on page load = no.
• In the Workflow tab, create an event like “When button Save is clicked”.
• Add workflow action Show element → Your Notification Group.
• Add action Pause for 2000 ms.
• Add action Hide element → Your Notification Group.

Optional: dynamic notifications

If you want the same notification to show different messages:

• Store the notification text in a Custom State on the group (e.g., state “message” type text).
• Before showing it, use Set state to update the text.

// Example Bubble workflow steps (pseudo-structure)
// Step 1: Set state NotificationGroup's message = "Saved successfully"
// Step 2: Show NotificationGroup
// Step 3: Pause 2000 ms
// Step 4: Hide NotificationGroup

Optional: animation for a better look

You can add Bubble’s built‑in Animate action (e.g., Slide down, Fade in). Place it right after Show. Works for any Group/Floating Group.

• Show → Animate → Pause → Hide → Animate (fade out)

This method is simple, works on every Bubble plan, and is how most real Bubble apps handle notifications without plugins.