# Notification tray

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/notification-tray/8514>\
**Category:** Site Operators\
**Created:** [October 15, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/notification-tray/8514 "2022-10-15T17:49:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Andres.Aulasneo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/andres.aulasneo/32/984_2.png) [@Andres.Aulasneo](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Andres.Aulasneo)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/notification-tray/8514/1 "2022-10-15T17:49:07Z")

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Hi all,

I couldn’t find much documentation about the _notification tray_ at the right of the course experience:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/openedx/original/2X/8/87f24f6595c042ed12e6ef54e7a61363fb35883c.png)

- Which notifications get there?
- Can this function be disabled?
- Can it be customized?

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**Author:** ![shahbazshabbir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@shahbazshabbir](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/shahbazshabbir)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/notification-tray/8514/2 "2023-12-19T02:33:00Z")

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@Andres.Aulasneo These links could be relevant, although it appears that the documentation has not been updated to reflect the latest design and implementation.

[https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-installing-configuring-and-running/en/latest/configuration/enable\_discussion\_notifications.html#enabling-discussion-notifications](https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-installing-configuring-and-running/en/latest/configuration/enable_discussion_notifications.html#enabling-discussion-notifications)

[https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-learner-guide/en/latest/sfd\_notifications/index.html](https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-learner-guide/en/latest/sfd_notifications/index.html)

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**Author:** ![shahbazshabbir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@shahbazshabbir](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/shahbazshabbir)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 6:04am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/notification-tray/8514/3 "2023-12-19T06:04:22Z")

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This PR could potentially provide some insights: [WHAT IS THE NOTIFICATIONS SIDEBAR FOR? NEW TEST CASE : The Notifications sidebar, why it it there and how to use it? · Issue #293 · openedx/wg-build-test-release · GitHub](https://github.com/openedx/wg-build-test-release/issues/293)