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title: "Setting up legacy seminar notifications"
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tags: ["Totara Learn", "Content Creator", "Explainer"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:21Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:21Z
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# Setting up legacy seminar notifications

This notification system is now a legacy feature. Please see [Using centralised notifications](/totara-20/docs/using-centralised-notifications) for details on using the modern notification system. You can also view our [Transitioning to new seminar notifications](/totara-20/docs/transitioning-to-new-seminar-notifications) guidance. 

When using [seminars](/totara-20/docs/what-are-seminars) in Totara Learn, Trainers, Editing Trainers and Site Administrators can set up automated and customised system-generated notifications for various actions, updates and milestones related to a seminar activity and its associated events.

There are two spaces where you can interact with seminar notifications:

- **Notification templates (site-wide):** The default content for these notifications can be set via *Quick-access menu > Seminars > Notification templates*
- **Seminar notifications (activity-specific):** Within a specific seminar activity you can customise and add notifications via *Seminar administration* *> Notifications*

In both cases, you will see a list of all the predefined templates for seminar events and custom notifications you have created at the relevant level. You can create new templates, edit, delete, activate or deactivate existing ones, and sort the list by **Notification title** and **Status**.

The **Status** indicates if the notification templates are **Active** (visible and able to be used) or **Inactive** (not visible and unable to be used). Site Administrators can **Activate**/**Deactivate** a notification using the corresponding eye icons (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1646128883415.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A05%3A37Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A05%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=F4uNvdgKhSOfI45WthzWiIw%2FUZGvR9yVLL0UXzRK0%2Fg%3D),![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1646128883504.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T07%3A05%3A37Z&se=2026-11-06T08%3A05%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=F4uNvdgKhSOfI45WthzWiIw%2FUZGvR9yVLL0UXzRK0%2Fg%3D)) under **Options**.

Seminar notifications support the [multi-language content filter](/totara-20/docs/seminar-notification-multi-language-content), so when added to a notification, the content will be filtered according to each recipient's preferred language settings.

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## Next steps

- [Add a seminar notification template](/totara-20/docs/add-a-seminar-notification-template)
- [Add a seminar notification](/totara-20/docs/add-a-seminar-notification)

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