# Set default push notification for the General chat group

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-push-notification-for-the-general-chat-group/371877>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** push-notifications, chat\
**Created:** [June 26, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-push-notification-for-the-general-chat-group/371877 "2025-06-26T19:00:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeoffSchultz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GeoffSchultz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GeoffSchultz)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-push-notification-for-the-general-chat-group/371877/1 "2025-06-26T19:00:44Z")

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Last year I created a discourse forum at [knysnayachtowners.org](http://knysnayachtowners.org) and it was welcomed by some, but many users continued to use the WhatsApp group that has been around for years. I can understand that, as they get immediate responses from other owners. I am trying to see if an alternative would be to use the Discourse app on their phones and utilize the chat feature.

I want to use the General chat group, but the default push setting is “Only for mentions”. I would like a way to set the default to be “All Activity”, so that I don’t have to tell all of the existing users, and any new users, how to configure this.

I know that I could create my own chat channel and set the default notification to All Activity, but that runs into a similar notification issue for users.

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