diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/siteacc-upd.md b/changelog/unreleased/siteacc-upd.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fd2ffb052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/siteacc-upd.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Enhancement: Site accounts improvements
+
+This PR improves the site accounts:
+- Removed/hid API key stuff
+- Added quick links to the main panel
+- Made alert notifications mandatory
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/2549
diff --git a/pkg/siteacc/account/manage/template.go b/pkg/siteacc/account/manage/template.go
index 9fe3db7f2b..9862f02009 100644
--- a/pkg/siteacc/account/manage/template.go
+++ b/pkg/siteacc/account/manage/template.go
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ function handleRequestAccess() {
 	window.location.replace("{{getServerAddress}}/account/?path=contact&subject=" + encodeURIComponent("Request GOCDB access"));
 }
 
-function handleRequestKey() {
-	setState(STATE_STATUS, "Redirecting to the contact form...");
-	window.location.replace("{{getServerAddress}}/account/?path=contact&subject=" + encodeURIComponent("Request API key"));
-}
-
 function handleLogout() {
 	var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
     xhr.open("GET", "{{getServerAddress}}/logout");
@@ -63,19 +58,12 @@ const tplStyleSheet = `
 html * {
 	font-family: arial !important;
 }
-
-.apikey {
-	font-family: monospace !important;
-	background: antiquewhite;
-	border: 1px solid black;
-	padding: 2px;
-}
 `
 
 const tplBody = `
 <div>
 	<p><strong>Hello {{.Account.FirstName}} {{.Account.LastName}},</strong></p>
-	<p>On this page, you can manage your ScienceMesh user account. This includes editing your personal information, requesting an API key or access to the GOCDB and more.</p>
+	<p>On this page, you can manage your ScienceMesh user account. This includes editing your personal information, requesting access to the GOCDB and more.</p>
 </div>
 <div>&nbsp;</div>
 <div>
@@ -92,8 +80,7 @@ const tplBody = `
 </div>
 <div>
 	<strong>Account data:</strong>
-	<ul style="margin-top: 0em;">
-		<li {{if .Account.Data.APIKey}}style="margin-bottom: 0.2em;"{{end}}>API Key: <em>{{if .Account.Data.APIKey}}<span class="apikey">{{.Account.Data.APIKey}}</span>{{else}}(no key assigned yet){{end}}</em></li>	
+	<ul style="margin-top: 0em;">	
 		<li>GOCDB access: <em>{{if .Account.Data.GOCDBAccess}}Granted{{else}}Not granted{{end}}</em></li>
 	</ul>
 </div>
@@ -102,10 +89,16 @@ const tplBody = `
 		<button type="button" onClick="handleSettings();">Settings</button>
 		<button type="button" onClick="handleEditAccount();">Edit account</button>
 		<span style="width: 25px;">&nbsp;</span>
-		<button type="button" onClick="handleRequestKey();" {{if .Account.Data.APIKey}}disabled{{end}}>Request API Key</button>
 		<button type="button" onClick="handleRequestAccess();" {{if .Account.Data.GOCDBAccess}}disabled{{end}}>Request GOCDB access</button>
 		
 		<button type="button" onClick="handleLogout();" style="float: right;">Logout</button>
 	</form>
 </div>
+<div>
+	<p>Quick links:</p>
+	<ul>
+		<li><a href="https://gocdb.sciencemesh.uni-muenster.de" target="_blank">Central Database (GOCDB)</a></li>
+		<li><a href="https://developer.sciencemesh.io/docs/technical-documentation/central-database/" target="_blank">Central Database documentation</a></li>
+	</ul>
+</div>
 `
diff --git a/pkg/siteacc/account/settings/template.go b/pkg/siteacc/account/settings/template.go
index e3a2d94b69..6c3a058f2a 100644
--- a/pkg/siteacc/account/settings/template.go
+++ b/pkg/siteacc/account/settings/template.go
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ const tplBody = `
 		</div>
 	
 		<div style="grid-row: 2; grid-column: 1 / span 2;">
-			<input type="checkbox" id="rcvAlerts" name="rcvAlerts" value="on" {{if .Account.Settings.ReceiveAlerts}}checked{{end}}/>
-			<label for="rcvAlerts" style="font-weight: normal;">Receive email notifications about site alerts</label>
+			<input type="checkbox" id="rcvAlerts" name="rcvAlerts" value="on" checked disabled/>
+			<label for="rcvAlerts" style="font-weight: normal;">Receive email notifications about site alerts <em>(mandatory; always on)</em></label>
 		</div>
 
 		<div style="grid-row: 3; grid-column: 2; text-align: right;">
diff --git a/pkg/siteacc/admin/template.go b/pkg/siteacc/admin/template.go
index 6dccaca3df..07374f7fdc 100644
--- a/pkg/siteacc/admin/template.go
+++ b/pkg/siteacc/admin/template.go
@@ -68,19 +68,23 @@ const tplBody = `
 				</div>
 			</p>
 			<p>
+			<!--
 				<strong>API Key:</strong> {{if .Data.APIKey}}{{.Data.APIKey}}{{else}}<em>Not assigned</em>{{end}}
 				<br>
 				<strong>Site ID:</strong> {{.GetSiteID}}
 				<br><br>
 				<strong>Authorized:</strong> <em>{{if .Data.Authorized}}Yes{{else}}No{{end}}</em>
 				<br>
+			-->
 				<strong>GOCDB access:</strong> <em>{{if .Data.GOCDBAccess}}Granted{{else}}Not granted{{end}}</em>
 			</p>
 			<p>
 				<form method="POST" style="width: 100%;">
+				<!--
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('assign-api-key', '{{.Email}}');" {{if .Data.APIKey}}disabled{{end}}>Default API Key</button>
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('assign-api-key?isScienceMesh', '{{.Email}}');" {{if .Data.APIKey}}disabled{{end}}>ScienceMesh API Key</button>
 					<br><br>
+				-->
 
 				{{if .Data.GOCDBAccess}}
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('grant-gocdb-access?status=false', '{{.Email}}');">Revoke GOCDB access</button>
@@ -88,14 +92,18 @@ const tplBody = `
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('grant-gocdb-access?status=true', '{{.Email}}');">Grant GOCDB access</button>
 				{{end}}
 	
+				<!--
 				{{if .Data.Authorized}}
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('authorize?status=false', '{{.Email}}');" {{if not .Data.APIKey}}disabled{{end}}>Unauthorize</button>
 				{{else}}
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('authorize?status=true', '{{.Email}}');" {{if not .Data.APIKey}}disabled{{end}}>Authorize</button>
 				{{end}}
+				-->
 
+				<!--
 					<span style="width: 25px;">&nbsp;</span>
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('unregister-site', '{{.Email}}');" {{if not .Data.APIKey}}disabled{{end}}>Unregister site</button>
+				-->
 
 					<span style="width: 25px;">&nbsp;</span>
 					<button type="button" onClick="handleAction('remove', '{{.Email}}');" style="float: right;">Remove</button>
diff --git a/pkg/siteacc/alerting/dispatcher.go b/pkg/siteacc/alerting/dispatcher.go
index b8724079a6..760849887a 100644
--- a/pkg/siteacc/alerting/dispatcher.go
+++ b/pkg/siteacc/alerting/dispatcher.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (dispatcher *Dispatcher) DispatchAlerts(alerts *template.Data, accounts dat
 
 		// Dispatch the alert to all accounts configured to receive it
 		for _, account := range accounts {
-			if strings.EqualFold(account.Site, siteID) && account.Settings.ReceiveAlerts {
+			if strings.EqualFold(account.Site, siteID) /* && account.Settings.ReceiveAlerts */ { // TODO: Uncomment if alert notifications aren't mandatory anymore
 				if err := dispatcher.dispatchAlert(alert, account); err != nil {
 					// Log errors only
 					dispatcher.log.Err(err).Str("id", alert.Fingerprint).Str("recipient", account.Email).Msg("unable to dispatch alert to user")
diff --git a/pkg/siteacc/data/account.go b/pkg/siteacc/data/account.go
index 1279ac8bc8..7d54beea5e 100644
--- a/pkg/siteacc/data/account.go
+++ b/pkg/siteacc/data/account.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func NewAccount(email string, title, firstName, lastName string, site, role stri
 			Authorized:  false,
 		},
 		Settings: AccountSettings{
-			ReceiveAlerts: false,
+			ReceiveAlerts: true,
 		},
 	}