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Topic notifications

In Zulip, you can configure how you get notified about new messages for topics you follow.

In muted streams, topics you follow are automatically treated as unmuted, and you can configure when to automatically unmute topics.

Configure notifications for followed topics

  • Desktop/Web

  1. Go to Notifications.

  2. In the Notification triggers table, toggle the settings for Followed topics.

You will receive both followed topics notifications and stream notifications in topics you follow.

Automatically follow topics

Follow topics you start or participate in

  • Desktop/Web

  1. Go to Notifications.

  2. Under Topic notifications, select the desired option from the Automatically follow topics dropdown.

Follow topics where you are mentioned

You can automatically follow topics where you are personally mentioned. If this setting is enabled:

  • You will automatically follow topics where you are personally mentioned, but group mentions and wildcard mentions (@all, @topic, etc.) will not affect topic status.
  • You will automatically follow topics in muted streams when you are mentioned.
  • Mentions will not cause you to automatically follow topics you have explicitly muted.

  • Desktop/Web

  1. Go to Notifications.

  2. Under Topic notifications, toggle Automatically follow topics where I'm mentioned.

Automatically unmute topics in muted streams

  • Desktop/Web

  1. Go to Notifications.

  2. Under Topic notifications, select the desired option from the Automatically unmute topics in muted streams dropdown.

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