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title: "Configure individual notifications"
slug: "configure-individual-notifications"
tags: ["Site Administrator", "How-to", "Totara Learn"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:37Z
canonical: "totara.help/configure-individual-notifications"
---

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# Feature-specific notifications

It's important to understand that notifications set in one context are inherited to lower contexts. This means that the notifications you have [configured at the site level](/totara-20/docs/create-a-new-notification) will be inherited to all individual instances. Once you are happy with your site-wide settings, you can customise the notifications on an individual instance, such as a specific course or program.

For more information on notification inheritance, see [Using centralised notifications](/totara-20/docs/using-centralised-notifications).

You can configure notifications at lower context levels for a number of features. For example, after setting up seminar notifications at the site level, you could edit and create notifications for a specific seminar activity. See the following pages for more information on configuring notifications 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)

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_notifications.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T10%3A37%3A17Z&se=2026-11-01T11%3A37%3A17Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cHpz71ufRrNIZ8shbpAX%2FMh4ni5%2BJY9voMtisgx1uD4%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.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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