# "Notification email" setting not shown on email settings page

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-setting-not-shown-on-email-settings-page/396545
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** email, site-settings
**Created:** [February 19, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-setting-not-shown-on-email-settings-page/396545 "2026-02-19T21:12:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-setting-not-shown-on-email-settings-page/396545/1 "2026-02-19T21:12:43Z")

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The `Notification email` setting is essential for setting up email, as hinted at in the setting description. But it is missing from the email settings at `/admin/email`. To find the setting you have to navigate to `/admin/site_settings/category/required`.

 ![Screenshot 2026-02-19 at 1.05.36 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/8/4/1847a603dd3f3ab36fef3ffa45a7442a3af3ac0d.png)

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-email-setting-not-shown-on-email-settings-page/396545/2 "2026-02-20T23:56:34Z")

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Sure, this is just a minor change — will be done here:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37966](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/37966)