# How do you enable "category group notifications"

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**Created:** [March 2, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-enable-category-group-notifications/397446 "2026-03-02T15:19:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-enable-category-group-notifications/397446/2 "2026-03-02T15:32:39Z")

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I think you want to configure the group so members watch the category for first posts by default. (Users can still change the notification status of the category in their preferences and can decide not to receive emails for watched topics, but by default it should work as you describe.)

You find the setting by selecting the group on the groups page. Then you click the “Manage” and the “Categories” tab.

 ![group watch first](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/c/c/acc57c7ee2ce0be010679a4ebfa709e51e13b13e.png)

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