---
title: "Seminar notification placeholders"
slug: "seminar-notification-placeholders"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Site Administrator", "Content Creator", "Reference"]
updated: 2025-07-29T14:01:36Z
published: 2025-07-29T14:01:36Z
canonical: "totara.help/seminar-notification-placeholders"
---

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# Seminar notification placeholders

## Seminar activity placeholders

Below is a table showing the specific [notification placeholders](/19/docs/notification-placeholders) for seminar activities. These placeholders are available for all seminar notifications.

| Placeholder title | Placeholder syntax | Placeholder meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Course Full name | [course:full_name] | The full name of the course in which the seminar activity is contained. |
| Activity Name | [activity:name] | The name of the seminar activity. |
| Event [custom field shortname] | [event:cf_custom field shortname] | Select a [seminar event custom field](/19/docs/seminar-custom-fields). In the syntax, replace **custom field shortname** with the shortname of the custom field you want to use. |
| Event Cost | [event:cost] | The cost (if applicable) of attending the seminar event. |
| Event Reminder period | [event:reminder_period] | The amount of time before the event that the reminder message is sent. |
| Event Event date | [event:session_date] | Date of the event on which the user is booked. |
| Event Start date | [event:start_date] | Date of the start of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one. |
| Event Start time | [event:start_time] | Start time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one. |
| Event Finish date | [event:finish_date] | Date at the end of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one. |
| Event Finish time | [event:finish_time] | Finish time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the first one. |
| Event Duration | [event:duration] | Length of the event. |
| Event Details | [event:details] | Details about the event. |
| Event Attendees (with link) | [event:attendees_link] | Link to the attendees page for the event. |
| Event Latest start date | [event:latest_start_date] | Date at the start of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one. |
| Event Latest start time | [event:latest_start_time] | Start time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one. |
| Event Latest finish date | [event:latest_finish_date] | Date at the end of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one. |
| Event Latest finish time | [event:latest_finish_time] | Finish time of the event. If there are multiple sessions it will use the last one. |
| Event Registration cutoff | [event:registration_cutoff] | The deadline for registrations. If not set, this will default to the event start time. |
| Event Booked | [event:booked] | The number of attendees booked on the event. |
| Event Capacity | [event:capacity] | The total number of available bookings for the event. |
| Event Minimum Capacity | [event:minimum_capacity] | The minimum number of required attendees for the event to go ahead. |
| Course Full name (with link) | [course:full_name_link] | The name of the course in which the seminar activity is contained, which also links to the course page. |
| Event Event (with link) | [event:event_page_link] | A URL linking to the seminar event page. |
| Activity Name (with link) | [activity:name_link] | The name of the seminar activity, which also links to the activity. |
| Event All sessions | [event:all_sessions] | See the [Session placeholders](/19/docs/notification-placeholders#session-placeholders) section below for more information on editing this placeholder. |

## Session placeholders

Session information can be added using the **All sessions** placeholder, with the syntax **[event:all_sessions]**. This placeholder content can be modified by [editing the following language pack string](/19/docs/change-a-word-or-phrase): **notification_placeholder_event_all_sessions_layout**

By editing this string you can configure how the **All sessions** placeholder is displayed using the following placeholders.

| Placeholder title | Placeholder syntax | Placeholder meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Start session loop | [#sessions] | To start the loop. The **notification_placeholder_event_all_sessions_layout** string must always start with this placeholder. |
| End session loop | [/sessions] | To end the loop. The **notification_placeholder_event_all_sessions_layout** string must always end with this placeholder. |
| Session timezone | [session:timezone] | Time zone of the session. |
| Session asset name | [session:asset:name] | Name of the asset assigned to this session. |
| Session asset link | [session:asset:link] | Link to the details page for this asset. |
| Session facilitator name | [session:facilitator:name] | Name of the facilitator assigned to this session. |
| Session facilitator link | [session:facilitator:link] | Link to the details page for this facilitator. |
| Session room name | [session:room:name] | Name of the room assigned to this session. |
| Session room link | [session:room:link] | Link to the details page for this room. |

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