> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bettter.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Email notifications

> Configure notification email and toggles for new features, comments, and voter status updates.

Email notifications keep you and your users informed about activity on your portal. Open the **Email notifications** accordion in the project settings panel.

<Note>
  Email notification configuration requires an existing project. During creation, the notification email field is disabled with: *"You need to create a project first to configure email notifications."*
</Note>

## Notifications for you

| Switch                      | Description                                               | Default |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **New feature suggestions** | Email me when someone submits a new feature on my board.  | OFF     |
| **New comments**            | Email me when someone leaves a comment on a feature card. | OFF     |

When either toggle is ON, a **Notification email** is required:

* **Label:** Notification email
* **Placeholder:** `you@example.com`
* **Validation:** Please enter a valid email address
* **Server error if missing:** Notification email is required when email notifications are enabled

If unset, Bettter defaults to your account email.

## Notifications for your users

Under the subheading **Notifications for your users**:

| Switch                     | Description                                                                                        | Default |
| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Roadmap status updates** | Email users who voted on a feature when its status changes to Planned, In development, or Shipped. | OFF     |

Voter notifications do not require a notification email address — they are sent to users who voted on the feature.

## Tips

* Enable **New feature suggestions** if you use **Open for voting** OFF and want to know when pending items arrive
* Enable **Roadmap status updates** to automatically notify voters when you move features through your pipeline
* Pair **New comments** with the [Comments](/2.manage-content/2.6-comments) toggle to stay on top of discussions

## Next

Continue to [How the public portal works](/4.public-portal/4.1-how-the-public-portal-works) to see what your configured portal looks like to visitors.