# Change to email notifications **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Created:** [13 September 2021 11:14 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/change-to-email-notifications/611 "2021-09-13T11:14:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [13 September 2021 11:14 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/change-to-email-notifications/611/1 "2021-09-13T11:14:36Z")
I’ve changed the default notification setting to :fasbellexclamation: (“watching”) for the #Law and practice and Miscellaneous categories. If you are receiving notifications by email, you’ll start to receive an email for each forum post, not just the first post in a topic. You can reply to a post by email or by visiting the forum. You can return back to the old setting by going to the relevant category and selecting :fasbellone: (“watching first post”). ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [15 November 2022 23:36 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/change-to-email-notifications/611/3 "2022-11-15T23:36:59Z")
From now on the default will be to receive a notification for the _first_ post in each topic, instead of _every_ post, in the #Law and practice and Miscellaneous categories. This is the :fasbellone: (“watching first post”) setting. You can choose to continue receiving notifications for _every_ post by going to the relevant category page and choosing the :fasbellexclamation: (“watching”) setting. Alternatives include watching individual topics which particularly interest you (by choosing the :fasbellexclamation: setting on the relevant topic pages) or turning off emails entirely (on your preferences page) and just visiting the site to read topics. The reason for the change is that there are quite a lot of posts these days – I don’t want you to feel inundated with emails, and in any event it’s getting expensive to send them. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [8 March 2025 23:54 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/change-to-email-notifications/611/4 "2025-03-08T23:54:39Z")
Email notifications are starting to cost me a small fortune! Currently the default is that you’re “watching first post”, which means you get an email for every new topic. I’m going to change the default so that you’re “tracking” the relevant categories. You’ll still be shown a count of new/unread posts when you visit the forum, but you won’t get notifications. But feel free to change this by going to the relevant category and choosing the relevant icon (they look like bells) or by going to the [Tracking preferences page](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/my/preferences/tracking). Please let me know if you have any queries. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [4 July 2025 08:25 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/change-to-email-notifications/611/5 "2025-07-04T08:25:02Z")
Good news – I have found a new email service, so (unless you change your preferences) you’ll receive an email notification for the first post in each topic within the #Law and practice category. This is how things were before March this year. ---
**Author:** ![EmmaJoyce](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5f9b8f/32.png) [@EmmaJoyce](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/EmmaJoyce)\ **Post date:** [4 July 2025 09:00 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/change-to-email-notifications/611/6 "2025-07-04T09:00:13Z")
Hello, Thank you – how do I sign up this way? Kind regards, **Emma Joyce** **Senior Social Worker** Social Care Practice Team Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [4 July 2025 09:12 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/change-to-email-notifications/611/7 "2025-07-04T09:12:00Z")
It’s automatic – I just changed the default settings for all users. As soon as someone starts a new topic, you should receive an email notification about it. The software calls that “watching first post”. :fasbellone: Unless you decide to “watch” that specific topic, you’ll only get a notification for its first post. Also, when you reply to a topic (as you have done here) you’ll automatically “watch” it. :fasbellexclamation: