Configure the Default Notification Settings

Last modified by superadmin on 2026/10/14 18:26

Steps

The administration holds the settings every account on the wiki starts from, described in Notifications.

  1. Open the menu at the top right of the page and select "Administer Wiki".

    The Administer Wiki entry of the menu at the top right

  2. Select "Notifications" in the administration menu.

    The Notifications entry of the administration menu and the section it opens

  3. Set the default mail frequency and the default level of detail about the changes in "Email Preferences".
  4. Switch the applications and event types new accounts start with ON or OFF in the "Applications" table.
  5. Select the default automatic page watching behaviour under "Watched Pages".

    The Automatic page watching setting of the administration

  6. Check that the section shows the values you chose, which every account registered from now on starts from.

    The Email Preferences of the administration showing the chosen default frequency

FAQ

Can I change the settings of one user?

Yes. The "Notifications" tab of their profile shows the same interface they see themselves.

Do my changes reach the accounts that already exist?

Only where the user never overrode the setting, since a user preference always wins over the wiki one.

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