# Understanding community notifications

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).


https://help.circle.so/p/audience/notifications/understanding-community-notifications

Category: [Audience](https://help.circle.so/p/audience) › [Notifications](https://help.circle.so/p/audience/notifications)

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_Last updated: October, 2026_

Whether you are using a desktop or Circle mobile app, you can stay connected and engaged with your community through notifications! Let's take a look at how community notifications work.

## **Overview**

Circle offers a range of customizable notification options, allowing everyone in your community to stay informed about the activities that matter most to them.

Community notifications are divided into the following categories:

- **Email preferences** : This category covers the preferences for emails sent via [Email Hub](/p/email-hub/email-marketing/get-to-know-email-hub).

- **New activity** : This category includes notifications for mentions, direct messages, [**Circle live**](/p/live-and-events/live-setup), [**weekly digests**](/p/audience/notifications), and activities on your posts and comments.

- **New posts:** This category covers notifications for new content posted in post and event spaces.

- **Default notifications:** This category includes default notifications that are automatically sent to members based on either the admin's configuration or specific action. For more information, see the **Default notifications** section in this article.

When supported, notifications are sent for these categories in the following ways:

- Emails

- In-app notifications

- Mobile notifications (push notifications)

## **Automatically enabled notifications for new members**

When a new member joins the community, certain notification preferences are automatically enabled to keep them informed and engaged.

- **Email preferences: ** By default, email o **ffers, news, and updates**  are enabled for new members.

- **New activity:** All notification types are enabled for every option under the **New activity** category.

- **New posts** : Notification settings for new posts vary based on the admin’s space notification configuration. Certain or all notification types may be enabled for specific spaces.  

> ℹ️ **Note:** Members can [**customize**](/p/audience/notifications) these automatically enabled notification settings once they join the community.

## **Default notifications**

In addition to the range of notifications that members can manage, we also send default notifications to members based on the admin's configuration or when specific actions are triggered within the community. Members are not able to customize notifications that fall into this category.

- **Moderation**

- **Events**

- **Posts**

- **Paywalls**

## **Relevant articles**

- [Access your notifications](/p/members/account-access-management/access-your-notifications)

- [Manage your notification preferences](/p/members/account-access-management/manage-your-notification-preferences)

- [Manage your in-app notifications](/p/members/account-access-management/manage-your-in-app-notifications)

- [Bulk reset notifications for post and event space members](/p/audience/notifications)