Is it possible to send emails to all users on each new topic in a specific category?

[Anna_Geller]

We would like to send emails to all users when we announce something (a new topic in the “Announcement” category). Is that possible? I couldn’t find any settings that could help me configure that.

We are on a hosted plan and would like to get more visibility when we announce new events and releases. Thanks in advance!

[merefield (Robert)]

How do I set category tracking level defaults historically

Following the release of Discourse v2.4.0.beta7 (or if you have this commit), admins now have the option to set the category tracking levels of all existing users when setting the default category tracking levels in their site settings: Add a category to one of the following site settings, then select the green checkbox button. [10%20PM] A modal window will pop up with the following options: [10%20PM]

The old way using the console

Discourse allows you to specify default…

[RGJ (Richard - Communiteq)]

Admin - User Preferences - add “Announcement” to default categories watching

[tobiaseigen]

Do be careful to set permissions for that category so only you are able to post to it. If you allow replies to your announcements, I also recommend you actually choose the default categories watching first post setting instead, so everyone is just emailed about the first post when you add an announcement topic, and not all the replies which could get annoying for folks.