# Configuring whether previous replies are included in notification emails

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-whether-previous-replies-are-included-in-notification-emails/39834
**Category:** Using Discourse
**Tags:** notifications, email, how-to
**Created:** [February 19, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-whether-previous-replies-are-included-in-notification-emails/39834 "2016-02-19T04:45:27Z")
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### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-whether-previous-replies-are-included-in-notification-emails/39834/1 "2016-02-19T04:45:27Z")

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> 🔖 This is a guide for configuring whether previous replies are included in your notification emails.
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> 🙋 Required user level: Users & Administrators

When Discourse sends out email notifications, it can include a block of “Previous Replies”.

 ![Previous Replies Example](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/4/2451ee275bfef30c52abd14d64320702a1f365c6.png)

## Summary

This guide will cover how to configure your email notification settings to include or exclude previous replies.

## Configuring email settings in user profile

You can control whether previous replies are included in your notification emails through your user profile settings.

1. Visit your [user profile](https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences).
2. Locate the `Include previous replies at the bottom of emails` setting.
3. This setting has three options:
  - `never` (default): Does not include previous replies in email notifications.
  - `always`: Always includes previous replies.
  - `unless previously sent`: Includes previous replies unless they were already sent in a previous email.  
 ![Email Settings User Profile](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/8/983bb4a2183d75f5619bebf67f0688072c22a25e.png)

By default, Discourse includes an excerpt of the post being replied to at the bottom of the notification and up to 5 of the latest previous posts if they have not been emailed in the past. The number of previous replies shown in the email notification can be adjusted with the `email posts context` site setting.

## Site-wide email settings for administrators

Forum admins can configure default email settings for all users.

1. Navigate to the Admin Settings.
2. Use the `default email previous replies` site setting to control whether previous replies are included in emails by default.
3. When changing this setting, you can apply it to:
  - All existing users.
  - New users only.

 ![Admin Email Settings](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/1/5/15324533799a7a27c37238129d71392a4a8df3b2.png)

Admins can also control whether to include the excerpt of the post being replied to using the `default email in reply to` site setting.

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## Additional Resources

- [https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-configure-email-notifications-in-discourse/78705](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-configure-email-notifications-in-discourse/78705)
- [https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-email-preview-settings-explained/77033](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-email-preview-settings-explained/77033)
- [https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-customization-guide/89319](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-notifications-customization-guide/89319)

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### Author: ![nwnuyhs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nwnuyhs/32/444904_2.png) [@nwnuyhs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nwnuyhs)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-whether-previous-replies-are-included-in-notification-emails/39834/11 "2024-09-19T21:51:18Z")

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thanks a lot，it’s useful