# \#activity-summary **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/activity-summary/662.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [How to prevent content being included in email notifications and activity summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-content-being-included-in-email-notifications-and-activity-summary/163032)
**Author:** [@ncutaia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncutaia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2020, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prevent-content-being-included-in-email-notifications-and-activity-summary/163032 "2020-09-04T14:40:10Z")
We are evaluating Discourse and have a question regarding content being sent in notification emails and how to guarantee that no content will be included in notification emails or activity summary. Our requirement stat… --- ## [Daily Summary Plugin / digest mode: all categories? alternatives?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-plugin-digest-mode-all-categories-alternatives/261020)
**Author:** [@Flominator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Flominator)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-summary-plugin-digest-mode-all-categories-alternatives/261020 "2026-08-05T03:35:12Z")
Hi there, at Restore Mailing List Mode Daily Summary I learned that @joebuhlig created discourse-mlm-daily-summary with the intention to bring back, what sounds like a feature that used to included in the mailing list … --- ## [Use translated posts when emailing users with their user language set](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-translated-posts-when-emailing-users-with-their-user-language-set/383546)
**Author:** [@tvavrda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tvavrda)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-translated-posts-when-emailing-users-with-their-user-language-set/383546 "2026-05-29T20:43:39Z")
It seems to me that topic e-mail notifications are not delivered in the user’s language. Is that a feature or a bug? I can imagine both options. --- ## [Configuring Activity Summary emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-activity-summary-emails/36627)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-activity-summary-emails/36627 "2025-06-30T14:28:58Z")
:bookmark: This guide explains how to configure and manage activity summary emails in Discourse, including user and admin options, customization, and troubleshooting. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Administ… --- ## [Digest UI should be hidden on free plan](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-ui-should-be-hidden-on-free-plan/396673)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-ui-should-be-hidden-on-free-plan/396673 "2026-02-26T18:13:32Z")
If digests are disabled (which the announcement post says so) and generation is disabled then I feel like this UI should be hidden to avoid confusion. It doesn’t seem to make anything and sending a test email does nothin… --- ## [Can Admin send digest to specific users/email addresses?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admin-send-digest-to-specific-users-email-addresses/396035)
**Author:** [@Haris](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Haris)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-admin-send-digest-to-specific-users-email-addresses/396035 "2026-02-14T16:41:14Z")
Is it possible in Discourse for an admin to send a digest in bulk to specific users or email addresses whenever they want? --- ## [How to enable weekly activity summary emails for moderator groups across multiple categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-weekly-activity-summary-emails-for-moderator-groups-across-multiple-categories/394923)
**Author:** [@S.AAKASH\_MUTHIAH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/S.AAKASH_MUTHIAH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-weekly-activity-summary-emails-for-moderator-groups-across-multiple-categories/394923 "2026-02-02T11:23:50Z")
Hello Team, We are using Discourse and would like to configure weekly activity summary (digest) emails for moderators based on the categories they moderate. Our setup uses moderator groups (for example: Category A Mode… --- ## [How to change the style of the email template of the digest?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-style-of-the-email-template-of-the-digest/61653)
**Author:** [@broz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/broz)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-the-style-of-the-email-template-of-the-digest/61653 "2025-12-25T15:58:45Z")
Hi, i would like to change the css style of the recap template (digest), that is sent to users. --- ## [Digest/Activity Summary emails not sending for users even though all conditions are met (Discourse 3.6)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-activity-summary-emails-not-sending-for-users-even-though-all-conditions-are-met-discourse-3-6/385651)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digest-activity-summary-emails-not-sending-for-users-even-though-all-conditions-are-met-discourse-3-6/385651 "2025-12-03T22:31:27Z")
We’re on Discourse 3.6 and seeing an issue where some users who should be receiving digest emails never do. Here’s what we’ve confirmed for the affected user: enable\_digest\_emails is true User has been inactive lo… --- ## [No Digest Mails - (at least) one user has none](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-digest-mails-at-least-one-user-has-none/322692)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-digest-mails-at-least-one-user-has-none/322692 "2025-12-03T22:25:21Z")
I have a user who is basic member, is not disabled, has allowed to receive digest mails on absence, has configured an email and shows activity back in February. I have a higher setting for “suppress digest after 600 day… --- ## [Daily digest is not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-digest-is-not-working/387789)
**Author:** [@James\_Harakaly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/James_Harakaly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-digest-is-not-working/387789 "2025-11-07T22:40:05Z")
is anyone else having issues with the digest not sending out daily? I’ve tried updating every single setting for emails for them to be allowed and to work, but the guy just still wasn’t being sent out. So either leave t… --- ## [Summary/digest popular topics: based on last seen, or on last emailed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-digest-popular-topics-based-on-last-seen-or-on-last-emailed/376760)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summary-digest-popular-topics-based-on-last-seen-or-on-last-emailed/376760 "2025-11-05T00:20:59Z")
When I run a Preview Summary test under Email Settings, it asks for the “Last seen user” date, and the emails are subtitled with “Since your last visit”. (Nothing implies that a recent email counts as seen or visited.) … --- ## [Cannot Send Digest Emails: Jobs::UserEmail Deprecation Notice / No Emails After Enqueue via Rails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-digest-emails-jobs-useremail-deprecation-notice-no-emails-after-enqueue-via-rails/385621)
**Author:** [@emonunix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emonunix)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-digest-emails-jobs-useremail-deprecation-notice-no-emails-after-enqueue-via-rails/385621 "2025-11-03T20:32:29Z")
Unable to send digest. Digest are enqueuing but not sending in real. I can’t see any email log. I see digest jobs enqueued in Sidekiq No actual digest emails are sent Each job logs: Deprecation notice: Jobs::UserEmail… --- ## [Please don't autosubscribe me to summary emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-dont-autosubscribe-me-to-summary-emails/127718)
**Author:** [@rgov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rgov)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-dont-autosubscribe-me-to-summary-emails/127718 "2025-10-29T19:13:34Z")
Discourse adoption is growing and I’ve signed up for accounts on deployments used for support forums for Processing, Hugo, GitLab, and others. However, it is a little bit tedious every time I encounter one of these site… --- ## [Receving periodic digests of non-followed shouldn't be the default. Are they?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receving-periodic-digests-of-non-followed-shouldnt-be-the-default-are-they/387087)
**Author:** [@roke\_julian\_lockhart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/roke_julian_lockhart)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/receving-periodic-digests-of-non-followed-shouldnt-be-the-default-are-they/387087 "2025-10-29T18:53:15Z")
One of the most significant annoyances I’ve heard from two members of my immediate family, when I’ve had the pleasure of listening to them triage their mail, is that when they register for a new Discourse forum, they are… --- ## [Internal Server Error when previewing digest emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-when-previewing-digest-emails/380954)
**Author:** [@xkhalid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xkhalid)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/internal-server-error-when-previewing-digest-emails/380954 "2025-10-23T10:34:05Z")
Hello, I’m on Discourse 3.6.0.beta1-dev and facing an issue when trying to preview the digest email from the admin panel: /admin/email/preview-digest Problem description When I click to send the digest, I get an Inte… --- ## [Feature Request: Add support for curated topics in Digest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-add-support-for-curated-topics-in-digest/375800)
**Author:** [@Ric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ric)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-add-support-for-curated-topics-in-digest/375800 "2025-07-29T21:31:23Z")
It would be really cool if admin’s or moderators could maintain a list of curated topics that get included in the digest emails. This would allow them to be used as a newsletter style publication. We may need to also co… --- ## [Feature Request: Digest opened mail statistics](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-digest-opened-mail-statistics/375801)
**Author:** [@Ric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-digest-opened-mail-statistics/375801 "2025-07-29T14:39:12Z")
Would it be possible to have a dashboard representation that shows the % of emails or just digest emails that are opened and read by the recipients? --- ## [Forum Summary Emails showing ads/weird preview text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-summary-emails-showing-ads-weird-preview-text/373400)
**Author:** [@sheapayne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sheapayne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-summary-emails-showing-ads-weird-preview-text/373400 "2025-07-09T20:21:31Z")
I’m having some trouble with daily summary emails that are supposed to go out to members of our forum. Thankfully it was set to only send email notifications to staff, but we’ve been getting our daily email summaries of … --- ## [Is it possible to enable daily activity summary emails for an active user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-daily-activity-summary-emails-for-an-active-user/369374)
**Author:** [@Mithrugan\_K\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mithrugan_K_S)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-enable-daily-activity-summary-emails-for-an-active-user/369374 "2025-06-10T19:16:27Z")
I understand that daily digest emails, currently, it’s not possible to force the system to send them to users who have recently been active" But this is the mandatory thing that we want for our marketing setup .Is there… --- ## [Why are weekly summary emails on by default?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-weekly-summary-emails-on-by-default/149448)
**Author:** [@gubikmic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gubikmic)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 4:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-are-weekly-summary-emails-on-by-default/149448 "2025-05-29T04:22:37Z")
Why are weekly summary emails sent out as the default setting? Why, when users are never even asked?! The assumption that just because a user signs up for a forum means they want to be kept updated weekly seems very un… --- ## [Set "default email digest frequency" to 3-4 days](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-email-digest-frequency-to-3-4-days/186806)
**Author:** [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-email-digest-frequency-to-3-4-days/186806 "2025-04-01T03:41:43Z")
I’d like to send the activity summary email to my users about every half-week (3 or 4 days). I don’t see an option to do so in the UI. Is there another way of setting this up. We’ve found that one week is too long if so… --- ## [How do you track activity (clicks) from activity summary emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-track-activity-clicks-from-activity-summary-emails/359202)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-track-activity-clicks-from-activity-summary-emails/359202 "2025-03-28T05:42:45Z")
Hello, Does anyone know if there is a way to track activity summary, for example the clicks generated back to the forum from a summary? If not is there another method for judging the effectiveness of the activity summa… --- ## [New users are subscribed to activity summary by default without consent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-are-subscribed-to-activity-summary-by-default-without-consent/305705)
**Author:** [@KaKi87](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KaKi87)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-are-subscribed-to-activity-summary-by-default-without-consent/305705 "2024-12-24T01:01:46Z")
Hi, When registering to a Discourse forum, the user is never asked whether they consent to be subscribed to the activity summary newsletter. Either the registration form should include a checkbox asking for consent, or… --- ## [Daily Digest not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-digest-not-working/337584)
**Author:** [@guildedgrey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guildedgrey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/daily-digest-not-working/337584 "2024-11-21T21:43:49Z")
I think I may be missing something obvious, but many of my users are only wanting one daily digest/summary email. They are still receiving emails on every.single.email. and response (some users want this). For the user… --- ## [Multiple repeated summary mail entries](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-repeated-summary-mail-entries/296539)
**Author:** [@ecki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ecki)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-repeated-summary-mail-entries/296539 "2024-11-02T02:05:43Z")
My idle test user just received its weekly summary mail and it contains 5 times the same topic (it’s a topic which was edited and pinned a few times, but still it should only show up once, especially if it shows the exac… --- ## [Missing space characters in activity summary email text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-space-characters-in-activity-summary-email-text/324245)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-space-characters-in-activity-summary-email-text/324245 "2024-10-09T11:41:05Z")
I’ve just sent myself some preview summaries, since I don’t normally get them. I’m seeing some random—but consistent—missing space characters in headings and text within the email. These spaces are not missing in the fo… --- ## [Assign users a random digest time?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-users-a-random-digest-time/325639)
**Author:** [@GeoffSchultz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GeoffSchultz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/assign-users-a-random-digest-time/325639 "2024-09-12T14:34:36Z")
I recently migrated a phpBB forum with about 1400 users to Discourse. Other than a handful of accounts, all of the digests seem to be sent starting at 8 AM. Is there some way to assign the users a random time between 00… --- ## [Duplicate topics in email activity summary](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-topics-in-email-activity-summary/319688)
**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-topics-in-email-activity-summary/319688 "2024-08-07T06:39:40Z")
I’m not sure if this is a bug or a problem with my settings. Lately some of the email digests contain duplicate topics. Here’s a screenshot of one of them with the same topic repeated three times in a row. Multiple peop… --- ## [Activity Summary not sent if other emails are sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-not-sent-if-other-emails-are-sent/293040)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activity-summary-not-sent-if-other-emails-are-sent/293040 "2024-07-18T09:28:05Z")
I’ve noticed under Admin|Emails|Sent that a digest email did not go out to users, but they did all get an email for user\_watching\_first\_post (per a preset default.) I’ve verified that it’s not the case that these users … [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/tag/activity-summary/662.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=activity-summary)