# Notifications

You can set up notifications to receive an email when an action is performed on a given content item. To receive notifications, you need to add your email address to your user profile.

To set up notifications for a content item:

1. Click **...** next to the page or select the page and click **Actions** in the top-right corner of the screen.
2. Choose **Notifications**.

   ![Notifications Menu](/files/Xu55jD2kHHDqbZjZqRSv)
3. Check the actions in which you are interested and you will receive notifications each time the given action occurs.

   ![notifications.jpg](/files/Ch9AZMzOmIzZKOSLMIcs)
4. Click **Save**.

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The notification settings apply to the chosen content item as well as any child items that appear below the item in the content tree.
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If the notifications option does not appear, the SMTP settings are probably incorrect. In this case, contact the administrator of your website.
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