# Notificatievoorkeuren werken niet?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-preferences-not-working/242683
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [23 oktober 2022 om 00:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-preferences-not-working/242683 "2022-10-23T00:54:48Z")
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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [23 oktober 2022 om 04:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notification-preferences-not-working/242683/2 "2022-10-23T04:38:12Z")

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Hello,

Yeah it seems to that’s the case.

> [@"Watching First Post Categories" doesn't respect "Muted Tags"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/watching-first-post-categories-doesnt-respect-muted-tags/158828):
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> Steps to reproduce In preferences/categories add a watched-first category. In preferences/tags add a muted tag. Using another user, create a post with the watched-first category and the muted tag. Check /notifications Expected behavior The new post should not appear. Actual behavior The new post appears. Other comments If instead of watching-first category, you choose watched or tracking, the behavior is as expected (the new post does not appear).

> [@What is the exact priority interaction between tag and category notification settings?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-exact-priority-interaction-between-tag-and-category-notification-settings/213210/2):
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> I don’t think that is correct. Based on my testing, ff a user has muted a category, but is watching a tag, they will receive notifications for topics in the muted category that are tagged with their watched tag. The tagged topic will also appear in the user’s latest topics list. Interestingly, if a user is watching a category, but has muted a tag, topics in the category tagged with the muted tag will not show up in the category’s latest topics list, but the user will receive a notification for…

I think the workaround here is using tags notifications instead category. Remove the category from **Watching First Post** and add tags to **Watching First Post** instead.

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