# About the Announcements category

**URL:** <https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/5416>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/5416 "2025-05-06T13:40:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![JimSculley](https://forum.cadmunity.com/user_avatar/forum.cadmunity.com/jimsculley/32/5190_2.png) [@JimSculley](https://forum.cadmunity.com/u/JimSculley)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.cadmunity.com/t/about-the-announcements-category/5416/1 "2025-05-06T13:40:38Z")

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This category is used by the admin to make sitewide announcements. Any new topic created here will send a notification to all users. See:

> **[Sending messages to all users on a Discourse site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-messages-to-all-users-on-a-discourse-site/229341)**
>
> 🔖 This guide explains how to send a private message or email to all users on your Discourse site, including using an external email service or creating an Announcements category. 🙋 Required user level: Administrator While Discourse is not...