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title: "Edit a notification"
slug: "edit-a-notification"
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
canonical: "totara.help/edit-a-notification"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Edit a notification

## Edit a site-level notification

To edit a [notification](/totara-20/docs/what-are-centralised-notifications) at the site level, follow these steps:

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Notifications*.
2. Expand the feature (e.g. **Seminar**) and notification trigger for the notification you wish to edit.
3. Click the icon of three dots (![three_dots(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/three_dots(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T11%3A36%3A12Z&se=2026-11-01T12%3A36%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=orWsWkwB8%2FqZ3zJdh88HiYjW1DrU2waJFMZoU1Av85w%3D)) next to the notification, then select **Edit**.
4. If the notification is a **Custom** notification then you can simply edit the [notification settings](/totara-20/docs/notification-settings) as required. If the notification type is **Factory** or **Inherited** then you will need to click the override toggle (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1674652172898.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T11%3A36%3A12Z&se=2026-11-01T12%3A36%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=orWsWkwB8%2FqZ3zJdh88HiYjW1DrU2waJFMZoU1Av85w%3D)) before editing each setting.
5. Click **Save**.

Changes to a notification at the site level will be inherited to the notification in lower contexts (where it has not been edited or overwritten).

![Editing a course completion notification.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1727364923005.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T11%3A36%3A12Z&se=2026-11-01T12%3A36%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=orWsWkwB8%2FqZ3zJdh88HiYjW1DrU2waJFMZoU1Av85w%3D)

## Edit a notification at a lower context level

If you are editing a **Custom** notification created in the current context then you will have the same editing options as you would when creating the notification. If you are editing a **Factory** or **Inherited** notification, then you can override the inherited properties, except for the title. To change an inherited property, click the override toggle (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1674652172898.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T11%3A36%3A12Z&se=2026-11-01T12%3A36%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=orWsWkwB8%2FqZ3zJdh88HiYjW1DrU2waJFMZoU1Av85w%3D)) next to the property. If a property is not overridden, then any change made in a higher context will automatically be applied in this context. If a property is overridden, then any change made in a higher context will have no effect.

It is possible to override a setting without making a change to the setting, in order to prevent any change from a higher context from affecting the setting in the current context. For example, the **Status** of a notification could be overridden and set to **Enabled**, in order to prevent the notification from being disabled if the notification is later disabled in a higher context. If you disable the override of a property, then the value of that property will immediately revert to the inherited value, and any changes subsequently made to the notification in a higher context will be reflected in the notification in the current context.

See the following pages for instructions on editing notifications for different features at lower context levels:

- [Configure program and certification notifications](/totara-20/docs/configure-program-and-certification-notifications)
- [Configure course and activity notifications](/totara-20/docs/configure-course-and-activity-notifications)
- [Configure seminar notifications](/totara-20/docs/configure-seminar-notifications)
- [Configure performance activity notifications](/totara-20/docs/configure-performance-activity-notifications)

## Next steps

- [Notification settings](/totara-20/docs/notification-settings)
- [Delete a notification](/totara-20/docs/delete-a-notification)

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_notifications.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T11%3A36%3A12Z&se=2026-11-01T12%3A36%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=orWsWkwB8%2FqZ3zJdh88HiYjW1DrU2waJFMZoU1Av85w%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to [Notifications](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=706) in Totara. Here you can learn more about how to set up and use centralised notifications, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

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