# Make members of a group watch a category by default

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-members-of-a-group-watch-a-category-by-default/22127>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** completed\
**Created:** [2014年十一月13日 08:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-members-of-a-group-watch-a-category-by-default/22127 "2014-11-13T08:27:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![alehandrof](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alehandrof/32/119526_2.png) [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\
**Post date:** [2017年三月24日 13:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-members-of-a-group-watch-a-category-by-default/22127/59 "2017-03-24T13:34:09Z")

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The settings will stay the same if you disable/uninstall the plugin.

This post explains how to change settings for multiple users if, for example, you want to have them stop watching a category (i.e., “unsubscribe”):

> [@(Obsolete) Set category tracking level defaults historically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-category-tracking-level-defaults-historically/53165/28):
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> That sounds about right slight_smile Thanks to everyone here for helping me. For those playing at home, here’s a summary of the last 15 posts or so. How to make all users watch (or unwatch) a specific category through the rails console Set your parameters: # Levels → :tracking :watching :watching\_first\_post :muted level = :watching category\_slug = "announcements" And then, to make everyone watch (or whatever level you set) this category: User.all.each do |user| CategoryUser.batch\_set(user…

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