Automatically Mute Categories When a User Leaves a Group

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Hello Discourse Team & Community,

I’d like to propose a new feature that would allow categories to be automatically muted when a user leaves a group.

The Problem

  • When a user joins a group, they can be set to automatically track its related categories using Group Category Notification Defaults.
  • However, when a user leaves the group, they continue seeing those categories in Latest, and their notification settings are not reverted.
  • Manually muting the category for each user after leaving a group is not practical, especially for large forums.

Proposed Solution

  • Introduce an option in Group Settings to automatically mute or reset category notifications when a user leaves a group.
  • Alternatively, extend the Discourse Automations Plugin to include a “User Leaves Group” trigger that allows muting related categories.

Why This Matters

  • Keeps the user experience clean, ensuring users only see content relevant to their selected groups.
  • Reduces clutter in Latest for users who no longer belong to a group.
  • Helps maintain better organization in large forums with public groups and open categories.

Potential Workarounds

  • Custom Wizard Plugin: Could be an option, but currently requires user interaction to trigger changes.
  • Custom Automation: Would need development, but no built-in solution exists today.

I’d love to hear thoughts from the community and Discourse team! Would this be possible to implement in core, or would it be better suited as a plugin update?

Thanks in advance!

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