How Do I Turn Off Facebook Notifications
Monday, June 18, 2018
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Today I'm going to share with you ways to turn off notifications for a single Facebook post, and control what you see and when. How Do I Turn Off Facebook Notifications
Use these guidelines if Facebook generally alerts you with an e-mail when there's a brand-new talk about a post by somebody.
Why would I want to turn off alerts on a Facebook post?
In some cases you desire to publish a comment on a Facebook post however you don't desire to see all the replies and remarks that follow it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
These directions work for posts in either your primary timeline or a Facebook group, but they look a little different so I've broken it down into two areas.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me each time there's a remark, if I don't wish to alter my whole Facebook alerts settings?
How do I turn off Facebook alerts in a post on my timeline?
If you desire to keep a post offered in your timeline (i.e. you don't wish to hide it) however you don't desire to get notices of additional talk about the post when you've commented, here is the best ways to Stop notices.
First, discover and push 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 person who posted it. However we wish to click Shut off notifications at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will validate exactly what you've done:
This works, as you can click Turn On Alerts if you did this by mistake.
If you want to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you receive an e-mail every time someone else comments), go and find the post, click on the down-arrow and pick Turn on alerts:
Now you will get an email each time someone comments on the post.
How do I turn off Facebook alerts on my own post?
Of course this is a little various-- if you wish to turn off notices on one of your own posts, you get more choices when you click that down-arrow:
How do I shut off Facebook notifications in a Group?
If you are a member of a Facebook Group but pick not to have it show up in your timeline (for instance, 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 alerts.
In this example, a pal has actually published about the Fantastic British Bake-Off and another friend has actually pointed out, and tagged me in their comment, that I have not seen it yet and will be watching it tomorrow. I don't want to see any more comments in case somebody lets slip who's left the competition.
Click the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will raise a menu. Here you can also report a post as spam if you have to-- however we're going to focus on switching off the notifications. You do that by clicking on Switch off alerts:.
Once you've done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will no longer get alerts about this post. This suggests that whenever anybody talk about the post, you will not get an email informing you that this has happened.
Note that you will also see a clickable link allowing you to Turn On Notifications-- which is very helpful if you've done this by accident. You can click Switch on Alerts to make sure you still get comments emailed to you:.
If you desire to turn notifications back on for a post, go and find the post (you have not concealed it, so it will still be in your timeline or the group it was published in). Click the down-arrow once again and choose Turn on notices:.
Now you will receive an e-mail each time someone talk about the post.
This post has shown you the best ways to shut off notices in your Facebook timeline, by yourself posts and in Groups. You can find more on social media in the Resource Guide or by using the Browse box in the right-hand column.
Use these guidelines if Facebook generally alerts you with an e-mail when there's a brand-new talk about a post by somebody.
Why would I want to turn off alerts on a Facebook post?
In some cases you desire to publish a comment on a Facebook post however you don't desire to see all the replies and remarks that follow it. Why might this be? Here are some examples ...
- Your friend has actually had a great (or bad) event in their life and posted about it, and you wish to post a message of congratulations or support however you know about a million other -individuals are going to publish a comparable remark and you don't want lots of emails flooding your mailbox.
- You've gotten in a competitors by discussing a service's post but you don't wish to see all the other entries.
- You've talked about a news item someone's shared but it's rather distressing and you don't wish to be reminded of it every time somebody else remarks.
These directions work for posts in either your primary timeline or a Facebook group, but they look a little different so I've broken it down into two areas.
So, how do I avoid Facebook from emailing me each time there's a remark, if I don't wish to alter my whole Facebook alerts settings?
How do I turn off Facebook alerts in a post on my timeline?
If you desire to keep a post offered in your timeline (i.e. you don't wish to hide it) however you don't desire to get notices of additional talk about the post when you've commented, here is the best ways to Stop notices.
First, discover and push 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 person who posted it. However we wish to click Shut off notifications at the bottom of the list.
Now Facebook will validate exactly what you've done:
This works, as you can click Turn On Alerts if you did this by mistake.
If you want to turn your alerts back on at any time (so that you receive an e-mail every time someone else comments), go and find the post, click on the down-arrow and pick Turn on alerts:
Now you will get an email each time someone comments on the post.
How do I turn off Facebook alerts on my own post?
Of course this is a little various-- if you wish to turn off notices on one of your own posts, you get more choices when you click that down-arrow:
How do I shut off Facebook notifications in a Group?
If you are a member of a Facebook Group but pick not to have it show up in your timeline (for instance, 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 alerts.
In this example, a pal has actually published about the Fantastic British Bake-Off and another friend has actually pointed out, and tagged me in their comment, that I have not seen it yet and will be watching it tomorrow. I don't want to see any more comments in case somebody lets slip who's left the competition.
Click the little down-arrow in the top right corner of the post ...
This will raise a menu. Here you can also report a post as spam if you have to-- however we're going to focus on switching off the notifications. You do that by clicking on Switch off alerts:.
Once you've done that, you'll see a message above the post telling you that you will no longer get alerts about this post. This suggests that whenever anybody talk about the post, you will not get an email informing you that this has happened.
Note that you will also see a clickable link allowing you to Turn On Notifications-- which is very helpful if you've done this by accident. You can click Switch on Alerts to make sure you still get comments emailed to you:.
If you desire to turn notifications back on for a post, go and find the post (you have not concealed it, so it will still be in your timeline or the group it was published in). Click the down-arrow once again and choose Turn on notices:.
Now you will receive an e-mail each time someone talk about the post.
This post has shown you the best ways to shut off notices in your Facebook timeline, by yourself posts and in Groups. You can find more on social media in the Resource Guide or by using the Browse box in the right-hand column.