# Change notification level with a link

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-with-a-link/57784
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** notifications
**Created:** [February 22, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-with-a-link/57784 "2017-02-22T12:59:03Z")
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### Author: ![pacharanero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pacharanero/32/500583_2.png) [@pacharanero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pacharanero)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-notification-level-with-a-link/57784/12 "2026-01-29T23:30:53Z")

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I wrote this Theme Component which may help with the use-case described here. It is aimed at Watching a Category (but thinking about it I could extend it so that the button will cause the user to Watch that Topic). It’s just a way of making the Watch action more _ **discoverable** _, especially for low-tech-level users (which accounts for a lot of users on my communities).

> [@Discourse Watch Category Button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-watch-category-button/394656):
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> discourse2Summary Watch Category Button adds a marker span that becomes a “Watch this category” button in posts.hammer_and_wrenchRepository [https://github.com/pacharanero/discourse-watch-category-button](https://github.com/pacharanero/discourse-watch-category-button)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component information_source This theme component uses the logged‑in user’s session to update category notification levels; no API keys are required. Features Add…

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