How to Stop Notifications On Facebook
Thursday, April 19, 2018
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Today I'm going to share with you how to switch off alerts for a single Facebook post, and control exactly what you see and when. How To Stop Notifications On Facebook
Use these directions if Facebook normally alerts you with an email when there's a brand-new comment on a post by someone.
Why would I wish to shut off notices on a Facebook post?
In some cases you desire to post a talk about a Facebook post however you do not want to see all of the replies and remarks that come after it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
These directions work for posts in either your main timeline or a Facebook group, but they look somewhat various so I have actually broken it down into 2 sections.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me whenever there's a comment, if I do not want to alter my entire Facebook notifies settings?
How do I switch off Facebook notices in a post on my timeline?
If you want to keep a post readily available in your timeline (i.e. you do not wish to conceal it) however you do not want to get alerts of more talk about the post once you've commented, here is how to Stop alerts.
First, discover and press the little down-arrow in the top right-hand corner of the post:
This will give you a menu of things you can do:
You can see here that you can also Conceal the post or unfollow the individual who published it. However we desire to click on Shut off alerts at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will verify what you have actually done:
This works, as you can click Switch on Notices if you did this by error.
If you want to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you receive an e-mail every time somebody else comments), go and find the post, click the down-arrow and choose Switch on notices:
Now you will get an email each time someone remarks on the post.
How do I shut off Facebook notifications on my own post?
Naturally this is somewhat various-- if you want to switch off notifications on one of your own posts, you get more choices when you click that down-arrow:
How do I turn off Facebook alerts in a Group?
If you belong to a Facebook Group but pick not to have it come up in your timeline (for example, if you're in a photo-a-day group and would end up with 80 posts a day in your Facebook timeline), there's a slightly different method to shut off notices.
In this example, a friend has published about the Excellent British Bake-Off and another buddy has actually pointed out, and tagged me in their remark, that I haven't seen it yet and will be watching it tomorrow. I do not want to see anymore remarks in case someone lets slip who's left the competition.
Click the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will bring up a menu. Here you can also report a post as spam if you require to-- however we're going to focus on turning off the notifications. You do that by clicking on Shut off alerts:.
When you've done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will no longer get notifications about this post. This suggests that whenever anyone comments on the post, you will not get an e-mail informing you that this has actually occurred.
Keep in mind that you will also see a clickable link permitting you to Turn On Notices-- which is extremely useful if you have actually done this by accident. You can click Turn On Notifications to make sure you still get comments emailed to you:.
If you desire to turn notifications back on for a post, go and discover the post (you haven't concealed it, so it will still remain in your timeline or the group it was published in). Click on the down-arrow again and choose Switch on notifications:.
Now you will receive an e-mail each time somebody talk about the post.
This post has actually shown you ways to shut off notices in your Facebook timeline, by yourself posts and in Groups. You can discover more on social media in the Resource Guide or using the Search box in the right-hand column.
Use these directions if Facebook normally alerts you with an email when there's a brand-new comment on a post by someone.
Why would I wish to shut off notices on a Facebook post?
In some cases you desire to post a talk about a Facebook post however you do not want to see all of the replies and remarks that come after it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
- Your buddy has actually had a great (or bad) occasion in their life and published about it, and you wish to post a message of congratulations or assistance however you understand about a million other -individuals are going to publish a comparable remark and you do not want great deals of emails flooding your mailbox.
- You have actually entered a competitors by discussing a service's post however you don't desire to see all the other entries.
- You've talked about a news item somebody's shared however it's rather distressing and you don't wish to be advised of it every time somebody else comments.
These directions work for posts in either your main timeline or a Facebook group, but they look somewhat various so I have actually broken it down into 2 sections.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me whenever there's a comment, if I do not want to alter my entire Facebook notifies settings?
How do I switch off Facebook notices in a post on my timeline?
If you want to keep a post readily available in your timeline (i.e. you do not wish to conceal it) however you do not want to get alerts of more talk about the post once you've commented, here is how to Stop alerts.
First, discover and press the little down-arrow in the top right-hand corner of the post:
This will give you a menu of things you can do:
You can see here that you can also Conceal the post or unfollow the individual who published it. However we desire to click on Shut off alerts at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will verify what you have actually done:
This works, as you can click Switch on Notices if you did this by error.
If you want to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you receive an e-mail every time somebody else comments), go and find the post, click the down-arrow and choose Switch on notices:
Now you will get an email each time someone remarks on the post.
How do I shut off Facebook notifications on my own post?
Naturally this is somewhat various-- if you want to switch off notifications on one of your own posts, you get more choices when you click that down-arrow:
How do I turn off Facebook alerts in a Group?
If you belong to a Facebook Group but pick not to have it come up in your timeline (for example, if you're in a photo-a-day group and would end up with 80 posts a day in your Facebook timeline), there's a slightly different method to shut off notices.
In this example, a friend has published about the Excellent British Bake-Off and another buddy has actually pointed out, and tagged me in their remark, that I haven't seen it yet and will be watching it tomorrow. I do not want to see anymore remarks in case someone lets slip who's left the competition.
Click the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will bring up a menu. Here you can also report a post as spam if you require to-- however we're going to focus on turning off the notifications. You do that by clicking on Shut off alerts:.
When you've done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will no longer get notifications about this post. This suggests that whenever anyone comments on the post, you will not get an e-mail informing you that this has actually occurred.
Keep in mind that you will also see a clickable link permitting you to Turn On Notices-- which is extremely useful if you have actually done this by accident. You can click Turn On Notifications to make sure you still get comments emailed to you:.
If you desire to turn notifications back on for a post, go and discover the post (you haven't concealed it, so it will still remain in your timeline or the group it was published in). Click on the down-arrow again and choose Switch on notifications:.
Now you will receive an e-mail each time somebody talk about the post.
This post has actually shown you ways to shut off notices in your Facebook timeline, by yourself posts and in Groups. You can discover more on social media in the Resource Guide or using the Search box in the right-hand column.