Blackboard Ultra (All Users) - Discussions: Follow or Unfollow a Discussion

This article explains how to follow or unfollow a discussion in Blackboard Ultra to receive or disable notifications about new replies.

Follow or Unfollow a Discussion

Following a discussion allows you to receive email notifications when new replies are made. This can be useful for staying up-to-date and responding promptly.

Steps to Follow:

  1. Navigate to the desired course in Blackboard Ultra.
  2. In the Discussions tab, locate and click on the discussion.
  3. Click the bell icon or "Follow" to the extreme right of "Discussion Topic".

    An image with the bell icon and the word follow circled in red.

Managing Subscriptions

To Unfollow from a discussion, repeat the steps above. The bell icon will now have a line through it, and the text to the right will be "Unfollow".

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Blackboard Ultra, Discussion Boards, Subscribe, Follow, Unfollow, un-follow, un follow, topic, Notifications, Alerts, Email, Bb, Ultra, Blackboard 
Doc ID:
155542
Owned by:
Jeff P. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2025-10-13
Updated:
2026-02-10
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville