# Track a Category or Tag with Notifications

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-a-category-or-tag-with-notifications/30132>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [June 17, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-a-category-or-tag-with-notifications/30132 "2015-06-17T17:45:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/track-a-category-or-tag-with-notifications/30132/5 "2015-06-17T18:54:47Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> I think a better idea is having simpler “unwatch” support from email.
> 
> You can already do this via:
> 
> 1. Watch the tag
> 2. When you get the email about the new topic, unwatch it if not interested
> 
> It is the unwatch bit that is a visit to the site now.

That works great if you get emails. However, I turn off emails all the time. So I’d still get bombarded with notifications in the notification bubble for topics I’m watching for a given category/tag that have zero interest in me until I go and mark said topic as Regular/Muted.

I think based on @AstonJ’s screenshot, he isn’t as concerned with emails as he is with the notification bubble.

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