There are a number of workspace notifications that can be configured to keep a workspace's owner and members up to date with changes and ongoing discussions. To configure workspace notifications as a Site Administrator, follow these steps:
- Go Quick-access menu > Plugins > Message outputs > Default message outputs.
- Use the checkboxes in the Enabled column to decide which notification types are available.
- Use the dropdowns to decide which notifications are permitted, and check the Defaults boxes to determine default behaviour.
- Click Save changes.
In addition to the workspace notifications available when following the steps above, there is one workspace-related notification trigger in the centralised notifications system (Quick-access menu > Notifications). The User added to a workspace trigger can be used to send notifications to users, their managers, or the workspace owner when a user is added to a workspace. See Using centralised notifications for more information.
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